Question

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 “that “refers to ______.

A.being good at something         B.setting a practical goal

C.putting in more time            D.succeeding in life

3.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.C

【解析】

试题分析：一些人认为，成功只是为有天赋或出身富裕的人准备的。另一些人认为成功主要靠运气。作者认为，天赋也好，身世显贵也好，运气也好，这些都只是生活中真实存在的情况，它们并不能决定一个人的成功与否。

1.段落大意题。根据第一段可得知，作者列出很多人认为成功的因素，如"Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence"出生在好的家庭，天赋异禀等，因此，本段主要讲的是成功的因素。meaning（意义），standards（标准），importance（重要性）都不正确。故选A。

2.猜测词义题。根据前文However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in additional to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing.然而，要在生活中取得成功，你必须要设定一个目标，然后逐步将它变得更加实际。除此之外，要变得更加擅长某事，必须花费至少10,000个小时进行学习和实践。根据文意可知，that指代的是“设定一个目标”。故选B。

3.主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段主题句"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. "以及文章多次提到要花费时间和精力可知，正确选项为C项。ABD都是以偏概全。故选C。

考点：议论文类短文阅读