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As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference.
The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.

【小题1】
A.search B.realize C.understand D.enter
【小题2】
A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something
【小题3】
A.in the end B.for example C.by the way D.on the contrary
【小题4】
A.Determination B.Courage C.Desire D.Convince
【小题5】
A.but B.so C.or D.and
【小题6】
A.building up B.suffering from C.looking for D.talking about
【小题7】
A.predict B.discover C.wonder D.question
【小题8】
A.tasks B.jobs C.lives D.games
【小题9】
A.surprised B.satisfied C.frightened D.disappointed
【小题10】
A.failure B.history C.procedure D.development
【小题11】
A.abandoned B.possessed C.offered D.required
【小题12】
A.stood B.stayed C.rose D.fell
【小题13】
A.alone B.awake C.alive D.alike
【小题14】
A.Teachers B.Managers C.Friends D.Parents
【小题15】
A.passing B.exposing C.devoting D.throwing
【小题16】
A.ordinary B.cruel C.good D.physical
【小题17】
A.thirst B.anger C.worry D.fortune
【小题18】
A.stands for B.turns to C.goes against D.applies to
【小题19】
A.success B.loss C.salary D.result
【小题20】
A.carry on B.insist on C.depend on D.bring on


【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】A
【小题6】D
【小题7】B
【小题8】C
【小题9】A
【小题10】D
【小题11】B
【小题12】C
【小题13】A
【小题14】D
【小题15】B
【小题16】C
【小题17】A
【小题18】D
【小题19】A
【小题20】C

解析试题分析:文章介绍了强烈的渴望在成功中起着重要的作用,在对120个国家的顶尖的艺术家,运动员和专家的生活调查中,研究人员发现,父母对孩子的成功起着一定的作用,但是,最终还是孩子的渴望最重要。
【小题1】考查动词:A. search寻找,B. realize意识到,实现,C. understand理解,D. enter进入,有些人渴望实现梦想或做不同的事情,选B
【小题2】考查不定代词:A. anything任何事情,B. everything每件事情,C. nothing没有什么D. something某些事,就是这些人有着不可磨灭的渴望想做一些事情,选D
【小题3】考查词组:A. in the end最后,B. for example例如,C. by the way顺便说一下,D. on the contrary正相反,就是这些人最后最可能对自己的人生满意了,选A
【小题4】考查名词:A. Determination决心,B. Courage勇气,C. Desire愿望,D. Convince使…相信,从第一段的内容,可知人的渴望是成就的起点,下文的__40__ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really __41__ a deep thirst.也可以得出答案,选C
【小题5】考查固定结构:A. but但是,B. so因此,C. or或者,D. and并且,不是希望,也不是愿望,而是超越一切的渴望。使用not…but…结构,选A
【小题6】考查词组:A. building up建立,增强,B. suffering from受…罪,C. looking for寻找,D. talking about谈论,从前面的Author Napoleon Hill said,可知他谈论的是深深的渴望,选D
【小题7】考查动词:A. predict预测,B. discover发现,C. wonder想知道,D. question询问,因为主语是a five-year study,所以是五年的调查发现…,选B
【小题8】考查名词:A. tasks任务,B. jobs工作,C. lives生活,D. games游戏,这个研究是由对120个国家的顶尖的艺术家,运动员和专家的生活调查组成的,选C
【小题9】考查形容词:A. surprised感到惊讶的,B. satisfied满足的,C. frightened害怕的,D. disappointed失望的,他报告说研究人员发现天生的能力在这些人的发展方面起着很少的作用,选A
【小题10】考查名词:A. failure失败,B. history历史,C. procedure程序,D. development发展,研究人员发现天生的能力在这些人的发展方面起着很少的作用,选D
【小题11】考查动词:A. abandoned放弃,B. possessed拥有,C. offered提供,D. required要求,研究人员也发现他们拥有特别强大的成功的渴望,选B
【小题12】考查动词:A. stood站,B. stayed留下,C. rose上升,上涨,D. fell落下,从后面的内容before school in the morning to practice swimming or running,可知他们早上会早起练习游泳或跑步,选C
【小题13】考查形容词:A. alone单独的,B. awake清醒的,C. alive活着的,D. alike相像的,从后面的time they could have spent hanging out with friends可知他们不会去和朋友闲逛,而是单独进行科学项目或绘画,选A
【小题14】考查名词:A. Teachers老师,B. Managers经理,C. Friends 朋友,D. Parents父母,从前面的Parental support was also a key factor.可知这些有着强烈渴望的年轻人的父母也有帮助,选D
【小题15】考查动词:A. passing通过,B. exposing暴露,C. devoting投入,奉献,D. throwing扔,使他们的孩子接触到伟大的思想和有影响的人,选B
【小题16】考查形容词:A. ordinary普通的,B. cruel残忍的,C. good好的,D. physical身体的,很多父母为了让孩子得到好的训练做出牺牲,选C
【小题17】考查名词:A. thirst渴,B. anger生气,C. worry担心,D. fortune幸运的,从前面的句子:But research found that they __46__ a powerful thirst to succeed.可知最后产生影响的是孩子的渴望,选A
【小题18】考查词组:A. stands for代表,B. turns to 求助于,C. goes against违背,D. applies to应用,适用于,这个原则也适用于成年人,选D
【小题19】考查名词:A. success成功,B. loss损失,C. salary薪水,D. result结果,从前面的句子:If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is,可知选A
【小题20】考查词组:A. carry on进行,继续,B. insist on坚持,C. depend on依赖,D. bring on引起 ,你在选择的领域的成功和你想做的事情都取决于你对这个简单问题的回答。选C
考点:考查人生百味类短文

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A.come up with B.come across C.come through D.come down
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During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease. Until then she had been a bright, __51__ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) __52__ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I'm your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn't that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed __53__ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, __54__ later on she would go __55__periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life __56__ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were __57__ for a short time.
Hoping to please her and put her mind __58__ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a __59__. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I __60__ my mother there as a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some __61__. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home." Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a __62__, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much __63__, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering __64__ I would have in mind if someday I couldn't find __65__ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some __66__ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only __67__ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday __68__ and when I become even more __69__ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your __70__.

【小题1】
A.accessible B.cheerful C.hopeful D.considerate
【小题2】
A.excited B.doubtful C.puzzled D.amazed
【小题3】
A.greatly B.hardly C.totally D.simply
【小题4】
A.but B.so C.and D.though
【小题5】
A.with B.through C.by D.over
【小题6】
A.declaring B.suggesting C.crying D.commenting
【小题7】
A.unsettled B.unattended C.unconcerned D.uninspired
【小题8】
A.in place B.under control C.in order D.at ease
【小题9】
A.lady B.student C.child D.mother
【小题10】
A.told B.pictured C.stated D.encouraged
【小题11】
A.response B.smile C.reasons D.answers
【小题12】
A.name B.dream C.symbol D.place
【小题13】
A.prettier B.younger C.happier D.healthier
【小题14】
A.that B.where C.which D.when
【小题15】
A.memory B.passion C.home D.way
【小题16】
A.deadly B.alarming C.interesting D.allergic
【小题17】
A.natural B.special C.rare D.unique
【小题18】
A.if B.what C.until D.whether
【小题19】
A.mechanical B.cloudy C.clear D.stubborn
【小题20】
A.appreciation B.satisfaction C.guidance D.convenience

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It’s the place where smart people make smart machines work even smarter. It’s also in the heart of sunny California, a great place to start a family and raise kids. What could be better?
But something is happening to their children. Up until the age of two they develop normally. But then everything seems to go backwards. The children become locked into their own small world, unable to communicate at all.
They call it the “curse(诅咒)of Silicon Valley,” but the medical name for the condi­tion is autism(自闭症). It used to be thought that autism was a kind of mental illness. Now doctors are sure that it is a neurological disease transmitted genetically. It seems that the people leading the communications revolution are having children who cannot commu­nicate at all.
But even the parents have trouble communicating. Asperger’s Syndrome is a mild version of autism. People who have it are highly intelligent and often brilliant with num­bers or system but have no social skill. This very combination of symptoms makes Asperger’s sufferers into ideal computer professionals.
The Asperger’s sufferer has always been a well—known figure in popular culture. He or she was the eccentric but dedicated scholar or the strange uncle or auntie who never married. But the high numbers of such people in Silicon Valley mean that they can meet others who understand them and share their interests. And while they might not be per­sonally attractive, they can earn truly attractive amounts of money. They can get married and have kids. Unfortunately, many of the children of two Asperger’s parents seem to be developing serious autism.
There is little anyone can do. It takes hours of work just to make autistic child realize that anyone else exists. And there is no cure in sight. Some argue that no cure should be found. “It may be that autistics are essentially different from normal people, but that these differences make them invaluable for the evolution of the human race,” says Dr. Kirk Whilhelmsen of the University of California. “To eliminate the genes for autism could be disastrous. ”
It seems that the children of Silicon Valley are paying the price of genius.
【小题1】What does Dr Kirk Whilhelmsen think of autism?

A.It is disastrous to society.
B.It is not completely a bad thing.
C.It is a punishment to those working in Silicon Valley.
D.People with autism should never marry.
【小题2】What can we learn about autism according to the passage?
A.It is believed to be a king of mental illness that can be cured.
B.People with autism can’t find people sharing their interests.
C.They do not care about the presence of others.
D.They are a burden for the society.
【小题3】Why do people call autism “curse of Silicon Valley”?
A.Because autistic people live in Silicon Valley.
B.Because many people working in Silicon Valley have autism children.
C.Because people with autism will be driven out of Silicon Valley.
D.Because people with autism are not personally attractive and not liked by others.
【小题4】What can we know about Asperger’s Syndrome according to the passage?
A.Asperger’s sufferers are ideal computer professionals.
B.Asperger’s sufferers never get married and have children.
C.Asperger’s sufferers are ashamed of themselves and locked into their own world.
D.Asperger’s sufferers can be beneficial to society if they are cured.

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