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4．Most people follow others blindly mainly under the effect of peer（同龄人） pressure．Some people also feel it safe to follow a large number of people．In some rare cases it might be right to follow the crowd （群众），but in most cases this can be one big mistake．Ninety-five percent of people never succeed because they are following the wrong group．Actually there are reasons why we shouldn't follow the crowd blindly．
   According to a study，people tend to follow the crowd when they aren't sure 
about the direction they should take．This means a large number of people could be 
following others without understanding what's right and what's wrong!This attracts more people to follow them and the result is that most people move in a certain 
direction even if it isn't right．
   A man who wants to be successful always hopes for others'guidance and he usually follows the same path of most people，but the question this man never asks himself is：are all of those people successful？Of course not!If you want to follow a crowd，then follow a successful one．However，in real life you'll only find one successful person among hundreds of people，and that's why following the crowd makes no sense at all．
    Most people act without thinking wisely．If you always follow others because
 they're greater than you in number，then sooner or later you'll discover that you're making decisions you might regret later．
    However，should we never follow the crowd？No．I'm not trying to say you 
should never follow the crowd，but instead I'm just asking you to think wisely before you take a decision．If you find others are right，there is no problem in following them，but if you have doubts about the direction they're moving in，don't follow them blindly．

53．What does the underlined word"rare"mean？A
A．A small number of．
B．A large number of．
C．The total number of．
D．The same number of．
54．A man who wants to succeed shouldC．
A．follow the crowd
B．follow others'guidance
C．follow a successful person
D．follow the same path of most people
55．What is the passage mainly about？D
A．Ways of finding successful people to follow．
B．Advantages of making a right direction．
C．Examples of not following others blindly．
D．Reasons of not following others balindly．

Answer 1

分析 短文讲了盲目跟从他人可能是一个大错误．百分之九十五的人不会成功，因为他们跟错了队．但是，这并不是意味着不能跟随他人，正确的做法是，在确定是否跟随他人之前必须三思而后行．

解答 答案：53．A  词意猜测题．根据上下句子Some people also feel it safe to follow a large number of people．In some…cases it might be right to follow the crowd （群众），but in most cases this can be one big mistake．but in most cases this can be one big mistake．Ninety-five percentof people never succeed because they are following the wrong group．"一些人也觉得跟着大多数人安全．在某些…情况下，可能跟这群众是正确的，但在大多数情况下它是个大错误．百分之九十五的人从没有成功是因为他们跟错了队．可知但在大多数情况下，盲目跟从这可能是一个大错误．与前面说的In some…cases it might be right to follow the crowd （群众）形成对比，即在某些少量的情况下，可能跟着群众是正确的，A small number of少量的．故选A．
54．C 细节理解题．根据倒数第七行句子If you want to follow a crowd，then follow a successful one．可知一个想要获取成功的人应该跟随一个成功的人．故选C．
55．D 主旨归纳题．根据整篇文章内容及其第一段最后一句Ninety-five percent of people never succeed because they are following the wrong group．Actually there are reasons why we shouldn't follow the crowd blindly． 百分之九十五的人从没有成功是因为他们跟错了队．其实有原因，我们不应该盲目跟从．可知其实是有原因的，我们不应该盲目随大流．后面的短文内容说的是原因．故选D．

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