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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 to that, in order to get 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 refers to ______.

A. being good at something

B. setting a practical goal

C. putting in more time

D. succeeding in life

【3】Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ______.

A. work makes one feel pain

B. one tends to enjoy his work

C. one gives up his work easily

D. it takes a lot of time to succeed

【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】D

【4】C

【解析】本文主要论述了在人生中要成功，虽然运气、天赋、家庭出身固然很重要，但还有一些其他的因素可以让人获得成功。

【1】段意归纳题。文中的“运气”“天赋”“家庭环境”等都是指成功的条件或理由，故选A。本段中并没有讲什么是成功，排除选项B(成功的含义)和C(成功的标准)，也没讲成功的重要性，排除选项D，选A。

【2】词义猜测题。联系前文However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.可知that指的是生活中的成功，选D。

【3】细节理解题。第三段第一句This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love.但其中的this就是指代上文的内容，即第二段中的内容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，这两句就告诉我们，要成功需要花费大量的时间，选D。

【4】主旨归纳题。由第二段开头的However可知，本文的中心论题不是第一段而在第二段to succeed in life, one first needs to… needs to…，再结合最后一段第一句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，可知本文的主题思想是不花时间和实践是不可能取得成功的，选C。