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【题目】阅读下面的短文，并用英语回答问题，请注意问题后的词数要求。

Everyone dreams of being successful. Does anyone think of the mere question as to what elements determine success? Is there a “success personality”--- some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula, and can anyone develop it? At the Gallop Organization we recently focused on success, inquiring into the opinions of 1,500 distinguished people selected at random from who’s who in America. Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is common sense.

Common sense is the most obvious quality possessed by our participants. Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality. And sixty-one percent say that common sense greatly contributes to their success.

To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to sweep aside extra ideas and get right to the key of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman put it in this way: “The key ability for success is simplifying. In conduction of meeting and dealing with industry, reducing a complex problem to the simplest term is highly important.”

Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success. You need to believe in yourself that you can achieve it, you need to have faith in your goals and your path to that success. However, nothing move until you do something. Belief alone is not going to achieve anything for you. It must be followed up with concrete action. Your plan for career success is nothing unless you act upon it whole-heartedly.

【1】What does “success personality” refer to? (no more than 6 words)

【2】Who were chosen to give their opinions about the secret to success? (no more than 3 words)

【3】What does “common sense” mean to most participants? (no more than 8 words)

【4】What is a businessman’s idea of the key ability for success? (no more than 5 words)

【5】What are many other factors that influence success besides common sense? (no more than 6 words)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Some winning combination of successful qualities

【2】1,500 distinguished people

【3】The ability to present judgments on everyday affairs

【4】To simplify a complex problem

【5】Self-confidence, goal , plan and concrete action

【解析】

【1】Some winning combination of successful qualities可依据第一段中的“some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably to achievement”进行概括得出答案。

【2】1,500 distinguished people 依据第一段中的“inquiring into the opinions of 1,500 distinguished people selected at random from who’s who in America”得出答案。

【3】The ability to present judgments on everyday affairs 依据第三段中的“common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs.”概括出答案。

【4】To simplify a complex problem 可依据第三段中的“reducing a complex problem to the simplest term is highly important.”进行概括。

【5】Self-confidence, goal , plan and concrete action 依据最后一段中的“you need to believe in yourself that you can achieve it, you need to have faith in your goals and your path to that success”以及“It must be followed up with concrete action.”进行概括得出答案。