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【题目】Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do .some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is.

However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition tothat, in order to be really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in.

This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do ,it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.

When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.

Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.

【1】Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.

A. the reasons for success

B. the meaning of success

C. the standards of success

D. the importance of success

【2】In Paragraph 2,the underlined word that refers to ______.

A. being good at something

B. setting a practical goal

C. putting in more time

D. succeeding in life

【3】What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. Successful people like to show their great skills.

B. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.

C. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.

D. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.

【4】What is the main theme of the passage?

A. Having a goal is vital to success.

B. Being good is different from being great.

C. One cannot succeed without time and practice.

D. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】试题分析：文章主要告诉我们要想取得成功就需要投入大量的时间和练习而不是期盼所谓的天分和运气。

【1】B细节理解题。根据第一段关键词some people think…success is for those with…, I’m going to say…, success, because…，由此可知，这里是发表有些人和作者自己对成功的原因的观点看法，故选B。

【2】B细节理解题。根据这词所在的位置，分析句子结构可知，这里是指前面的内容，所以定位于第二段的one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical，可知that指的是树立一个目标，故选B。

【3】B推断理解题。根据第四段It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.可知作者要表达的意思是：有认为成功的人有运气和天分这种想法对你没好处，大多时候会使你犯错，也就是说一些人的成功并不是考=靠运气和天分，故选B。

【4】C主旨大意题。总结文章大意以及第二段one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. T最后一段 If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. 可知文章主要讲了成功需要靠付出大量的时间和练习，故选C。

段落	关键词、句	大意推测
第一部分（Para. 1）	success; talent; luck; family circumstances; reality; life	成功的因素：有些人的观点、作者的看法。
第二部分（Para. 2）	succeed in life; set a goal; practical; good at something; time	生活的成功：作者认为要有树立目标，并投入时间和付之于实践。
第三部分（Para. 3）	successful people; advise; love; not enjoy; pain; become good at	成功人士的建议：爱自己做的事情。
第四部分 （Para. 4）	people; exhibiting…great skills or having achieved great success; a huge part of life; at a huge cost; lucky; born with rare talent; thinking; no good; a huge chance; be wrong	对成功的理解：成功的人展示高超的技能和莫大的成功，他们付出很多；认为他们是有运气或天生的天分对你没好处，只会增多你犯错的可能。
第五部分 （Para. 5）	become great at; need to work; time; consistent; level of success	总结：要想擅长于你做的事，得要情愿投入时间、努力工作和做到持续。