18．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（环境）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（可行的）．And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10，000hours 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（难以忍受的）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（入迷），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（保证） 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．
29．Paragraph 1mainly talks aboutB．
A．the meaning of success
B．the reasons for success
C．the standards of success
D．the importance of success
30．In Paragraph 2，the underlined word"that"refers to _C．
A．being good at something
B．succeeding in life
C．setting a practical goal
D．putting in more time
31．What is the main theme of the passage？D
A．Having a goal is vital to success．
B．Being good is different from being great．
C．Luck，talent and family help to achieve success．
D．One cannot succeed without time and practice．
分析 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，但首先要树立目标，然后花大量的时间来学习和实践，没日没夜地工作，达到入迷的程度，并长此以往．
解答 29．B．段落大意题，通过第一段我们可以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 whileothers are born with great intelligence"出生在好的家庭，天赋异禀，可得知本段主要在讲一些成功的因素，故选A．此外根据上下文意思和排除法，不难得出答案是原因．其他meaning（意义），standards（标准），importance（重要性）都不正确；故选B．
30．C．词义猜测题．根据前文However，to succeed in life，one firstneeds 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 needsto spend at least 10，000 hours studying and practicing．译文为：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．此外，也可以从结构上找到答案，出现两次的needs．属于原词重现；故选C．
31．D．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．故选D．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
