题目内容
Success does not belong to a select （精挑细选的） group of individuals; success belongs to those who are willing to go after it．Success belongs to those who are willing to look fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then do what they have to do．Success belongs to those who realize that there is something more important than their fear．
"Desire is the key to motivation．．．．" Desire is the longing to achieve a vision; without desire you have nothing．If you've lost your vision, or if your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision, use pictures, write the vision down．Habakkuk said, "Write the vision, and make it plain, "Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, it must be clear, it must be exciting．
"Seventy percent of success in life is showing up．" You can't get your dream job, if you're scared to turn in an application．You won't get the sale, if you don't try．Showing up doesn't guarantee success, but rest assured if you don't show up, you won't succeed．When it comes to your dreams, and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have to show up．
Thomas J．Watson said, "Would you like me to give you a formula （公式） for success? It's quite simple, really．Double your rate of failure．You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success．But it isn't at all．You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes．Make all you can．Because remember that's where you will find success．" Never fear failure, it is failure that will bring you success．Embrace failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you
will succeed．
Success is not about doing what the average person can't do, it's about doing what the average person is unwilling to do．And on a deeper level, it's about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to create．It's the habit of doing things with excellence that cause success．
Success is the enjoyment of the journey．You have to enjoy the journey!
Someone once said, "Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got．" You have to change．．．you will change, you will succeed．
39．If you want to succeed, you should ______．
A．make efforts to achieve it B．be a special person
C．face it with fear D．do everything important
40．What's Habakkuk's opinion?
A．We should make our aims common． B．We should set up a clear target．
C．We should have motivation． D．Desire is the key to motivation
41．The main idea of the third paragraph is that ______．
A．success needs showing up B．70% of people can succeed
C．you should show your hope D．you should fight for success
42．Thomas J．Watson encourages us to ______．
A．retire from failure B．escape from failure
C．make double mistakes D．grow from failure
43．Which is the best title of the passage? ______．
A．Success and Failure B．Keys to Success
C．Several Critical Steps to Success D．Importance of Success
ABADC
Maybe you’ve just invented something better than the iPhone or a solar-powered car. You don’t want anyone to steal your design. What should you do? Patent (申请专利) it! Patents are the best way to get credit for your work and help others continue advancing in that field. Here’s what you need to know.
A patent gives you the right to an invention. The patent protects its owner, which means the invention can’t be copied or sold without their agreement. In exchange, the owner must reveal information about the invention. This contributes knowledge that helps other inventors improve on their own research. A patent usually lasts about 20 years.
The first step to getting a patent is the application. The person applying must name the invention, explain its use and describe it clearly. The invention must be practical and contain some new characteristic — something that hasn’t been seen or used before. But not everything “new” can be patented. Many countries don’t allow patents on things like new concepts, scientific theories, medical procedures or substances already found in nature.
You may not be able to see patents, but they’re connected to nearly everything. There are patents on things you use every day, like plastic, medicine and your computer. There are patents on things that are unavailable on the market, too. Apple is well-known for its patents on potential products, such as the “iBike” or the “iKey”.
Of course there are also patents on inventions like this. Take the anti-eating face mask for example. This device locks around your head with a metal cage covering your mouth. You can breathe and speak, but you can’t eat!
Although many patented inventions can be failures, there’s plenty of room for success. So if you have a cool invention, try to patent it.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
| A．A patent can last for around 20 years. |
| B．Everything new can be patented. |
| C．Your invention is protected after you have applied for a patent. |
| D．Some patents are on the things that we use every day. |
| A．a popular product | B．a mere new concept |
| C．a famous brand in the world | D．a practical bike on the market |
| A．weapon | B．medicine | C．equipment | D．strength |
| A．advertise | B．persuade | C．warn | D．inform |
When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I ” in “team”.
There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered.
When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. Instead, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and teammates.
Now, the guys who don't play know they can still affect the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong relationship. They are more than just teammates. They are brothers.
The result: the Boston Celtics won the championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year.
There is a saying that goes, "A successful team beats with one heart." If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
【小题1】What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．The stories of three famous basketball superstars. |
| B．A famous basketball team named the Boston Celtics. |
| C．The importance of teamwork among teammates. |
| D．Matches between the Boston Celtics and other teams. |
| A．"I" will be missing once "I" am on the court. |
| B．The cooperation of the teammates is more important than the individual. |
| C．"I" work so hard in a team that "I" will forget who "I" am |
| D．Surrounded by other players, "I" don’t seem to exist. |
| A．He became an even better shooter with others’ help. |
| B．He focused much more attention on defense. |
| C．He created more chances for teammates. |
| D．He stood and cheered for his teammates |
| A．The whole team has become devoted to each and every stage of the game. |
| B．The cooperation and teamwork among the teammates in the match. |
| C．The influence of Garnett, Allen, Pierce and other teammates’ cheering. |
| D．The increasing frequency of team players on the bench |
Change Has Come to America
November, 04, 2008, Barack Obama
Hello, Chicago.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen.
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain. Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.
I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama.
Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the new White House.
To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me. I am grateful to them.
And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best -- the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.
To my chief strategist David Axelrod who's been a partner with me every step of the way.
To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.
【小题1】 Why did Sen. McCain make a phone call to the writer?
| A．To inform the writer of something important. |
| B．To share his happiness with the writer. |
| C．To congratulate the writer on his success. |
| D．To give him some good ideas on making a successful speech.. |
| A．She would be a governor. |
| B．She would be the vice president-elect of the United States. |
| C．She would be the nation's next first lady. |
| D．She would be the campaign manager of Sen. McCain’s. |
| A．5 | B．6 | C．7 | D．8 |
| A．He is a failure rather than a success. |
| B．He still doesn’t know who this victory truly belongs to. |
| C．He thinks highly of his supporters. |
| D．He considers his success as people’s victory. |