Question

17．Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time．Once he was making a television commercial （广告）．All Michael needed to do in the advertisement was to miss a shot．
For Michael，this was difficult．He had conditioned himself to succeed whenever he was throwing the ball．Every time he threw a basketball，it went in．Every time he tried to miss a shot，he failed．In total，it took him over 20 attempts （尝试） before he missed a shot．
For Michael，success is a strong habit．He had formed a habit that was so strong that it took him a lot of time to break it and"fail"．?
Just like drinking，smoking and collecting things，success is also a habit．The only thing is，it is much more effective!
Like all habits，once it is established （建立），it is difficult to break．?
Many people think that success is difficult to maintain （维持）．They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus．The truth is that it is simply a habit，and as easy to maintain as any other habit．
Spend some time making success a habit in your life．Once you have developed it，it is not something you will want to change again．Then，the only thing you will fail at is failing．
13．Why did Jordan attempt 20 times before he missed a shot in the advertisement？D
A．Because he didn't work hard enough．
B．Because he was not careful enough．
C．Because he was too tired．
D．Because success was a strong habit for him．
14．What do many people wrongly think of success？B
A．They think it is easy to maintain．
B．They think it needs too much action and focus．
C．They think it is impossible to establish the habit of success．
D．They think it doesn't require too much work．
15．What does the writer want to tell us？C
A．We should never miss a shot．
B．Trying to fail is necessary．
C．We should make success a habit．
D．Success is not easy to achieve．

Answer 1

分析 这篇短文以美国篮球运动员迈克尔乔丹为例，讲述了一个如何获得成功的道理，那就是让成功成为自己的习惯．

解答 13．D．细节理解题．由第三段For Michael，success is a strong habit，可知，成功对他来说是个强大的习惯，故选D．
14．B．细节理解题．由第五段They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus．The truth is that it is simply a habit，他们觉得成功需要辛苦工作，需要太多的行动和注意力，事实是，它仅仅是一种习惯，可知选B．
15．C．主旨归纳题．这篇短文以美国篮球运动员迈克尔乔丹为例，讲述了一个如何获得成功的道理，那就是让成功成为自己的习惯．故选C．

点评 本篇文章主要是细节理解方面的题型，需要考生通过跳读迅速找到对应的句子进行详细理解，句子的理解可以结合上下文意思，通过逻辑推理得到．