Question

Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates (辐射) from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet (磁铁). Besides, those who are self-confident can in turn inspire (encourage) confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success.
So how can we build a sense of self-confidence and prepare ourselves on the way to success?
First, do what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it. Believe in yourself and believe that you can do it in any situations, because if you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them.
Second, govern your behavior based on what other people think. What’s more important, be willing to take risks and go the extra miles to achieve better results, in which case mistakes can not be avoided. Always be ready to admit your mistakes, and learn from them. Next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices. Building self-confidence is readily achievable, as long as you have the focus and determination to carry things through. And what’s even better is that the things you’ll do to build self-confidence will also build success -- after all, your confidence will come from real, solid achievement. No one can take this away from you!
As you sow, so will you reap. With your perseverance (毅力) and improvement, you are getting closer to success. At this stage, wait for others to give congratulations and compliments on your achievements. “Thanks, I really worked hard on it. I’m pleased you recognize my efforts.” The congratulations and compliments from others will promote you to gain further success.
Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives, and it is no wonder that so many people struggle to find it. Self-confidence really can be learned and built on. Besides, whether you’re working on your own self-confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it’s well worth the effort!

1. 1.
   Those who are truly confident _______
   1. A.
      succeed without effort and hard work
   2. B.
      encourage people around to become confident
   3. C.
      appear more attractive and thus become successful
   4. D.
      gain the confidence of others and feel successful
2. 2.
   The underlined word “mock” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to _______
   1. A.
      praise
   2. B.
      imitate (模仿)
   3. C.
      punish
   4. D.
      laugh at
3. 3.
   When others congratulate us on our achievements, we are supposed to _______
   1. A.
      praise them in return
   2. B.
      gain further improvement
   3. C.
      politely accept the compliments
   4. D.
      expect them to congratulate you again
4. 4.
   Which of the following proverbs (sayings) best goes with Paragraph 4?
   1. A.
      Look before your leap
   2. B.
      It is no use crying over spilt milk
   3. C.
      Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration
   4. D.
      Learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones
5. 5.
   The purpose of the text is to _______
   1. A.
      tell people how to become successful
   2. B.
      convince people to do what they believe to be right
   3. C.
      encourage people to build confidence and achieve success
   4. D.
      criticize people who lack confidence and thus fail in their career

Answer 1

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试题分析：文章介绍了自信的重要性和如何获得自信，鼓励读者要建立自信心，从而获得成功。
1.细节理解题。由第一段第3句“inspire confidence in others”可知选B
2.词义猜测题。通过“even if”所引导从句的语气和下文 “criticize”, 可推知“即使他人嘲笑和批评你, 也要坚持做你认为是对的事情。” “mock”的意思是“嘲笑”。选D
3.细节理解题。由第五段第4、5句(即引号内的句子)可知。要礼貌的接受，选C
4.推理判断题。由第四段第3句可知。A选项意思是“三思而行”; B选项意思是“覆水难收”; C选项意思是“天才是1%的灵感和99%的努力”。选D
5.主旨大意题。A选项不全面, 忽略了“confidence”与“success”的关系; B选项过于片面, 只涉及第三段的内容, D选项没有把握文章的中心大意和作者的写作意图, 作者并没有批判缺乏自信的人。选C
考点：考查议论文
点评：阅读本文时要注意作者组织本文的结构：引题——论据——论点，只有把握了作者的中心论点，做题时才不会偏离议论中心