Question

What’s the secret of success? Is it having loads of money? Good luck? Great teeth?
Sure, cash, luck, and a nice1can’t hurt. But many social scientists agree that what successful people have in common is this: They were2.
There’s George Washington, the top general of America’s troops in the Revolutionary War, who lost two huge3and was nearly fired.4Steve Jobs, who developed a lot of failed products---and even got fired from Apple---before5to change the world with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
The6goes on: From Katy and Hall of Fame (名人堂)basketball legend Michael Jordan to Glee(歡樂合唱團(tuán) ) star Chris Colfer, the majority of today’s most successful people were7losers. They were dropped from record labels,8from basketball teams, or bullied in school. They felt humiliated, lost and9.
But they eventually figured out how to move forward. And that is the key skill: the10to dust yourself off and try again. And again. Experts call this resilience(復(fù)原力 )---being able to11from setbacks. This is what turns losers into winners. Experts say that in terms of future success, resilience is more important than brains or talent. So12you fail a test or strike out at bat or sing off-key, don’t give up.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      gift
   2. B.
      smile
   3. C.
      health
   4. D.
      habit
2. 2.
   1. A.
      successes
   2. B.
      failures
   3. C.
      talented
   4. D.
      disabled
3. 3.
   1. A.
      battles
   2. B.
      selections
   3. C.
      quarrels
   4. D.
      arguments
4. 4.
   1. A.
      He’s
   2. B.
      It’s
   3. C.
      There’s
   4. D.
      They’re
5. 5.
   1. A.
      doing
   2. B.
      leading
   3. C.
      applying
   4. D.
      returning
6. 6.
   1. A.
      story
   2. B.
      paper
   3. C.
      research
   4. D.
      list
7. 7.
   1. A.
      at a time
   2. B.
      at one time
   3. C.
      at times
   4. D.
      at which time
8. 8.
   1. A.
      cut
   2. B.
      put
   3. C.
      thrown
   4. D.
      taken
9. 9.
   1. A.
      promising
   2. B.
      happy
   3. C.
      hopeless
   4. D.
      hopeful
10. 10.
    1. A.
       disability
    2. B.
       ability
    3. C.
       force
    4. D.
       desire
11. 11.
    1. A.
       come
    2. B.
       resign
    3. C.
       recover
    4. D.
       keep
12. 12.
    1. A.
       by the time
    2. B.
       next time
    3. C.
       before
    4. D.
       until

Answer 1

BBACD DBACB CB
本文告訴我們失敗乃成功之母。許多成功人士都經(jīng)歷過許多失敗。所以當(dāng)失敗降臨時(shí)，不要放棄。
1.B 考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)第一段的great teeth可知，應(yīng)選smile.因?yàn)橛幸豢诤玫难例X，才會有燦爛的微笑。
2.B 考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知，所有成功人士有個(gè)共同的特點(diǎn)：失敗。
3.A 考查常識。華盛頓是將軍，故曾經(jīng)打敗過兩次戰(zhàn)役。
4.C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上面的There’s George Washington….，可知答案為C。
5.D 考查常識題。眾所周知，喬布斯后來又回到了蘋果，故用returning.
6.D 考查名詞辨析。以上都是舉的例子。故用list清單。
7.B 考查短語辨析。at a time 一次，每次  at one time 曾經(jīng)，一度  at times有時(shí) at which time引導(dǎo)定語從句。根據(jù)意思，絕大多數(shù)成功人士曾經(jīng)都是失敗者。
8.A考查動詞辨析。從籃球隊(duì)被砍下來。
9.C 考查形容詞辨析。他們曾經(jīng)都感到羞辱的，迷失的以及絕望的。
10.B考查名詞辨析。關(guān)鍵的技巧就是：使你自己重新振作的能力。
11.C考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)前面的resilience，可知是指從挫折中恢復(fù)的能力。
12.B 連詞辨析。因此下次你再次失敗時(shí)，不要放棄。