Question

Do you want to be a successful person? Would you like to know how successful people usually think and what drives them? Here I am going to tell you the key to success that successful people share.

First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to move ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they can’t control things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. At the same time, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life.

Perhaps what most separates successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose” --- they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to deal with things around them. They hold the view that when they live their life “on purpose”, their main concern is to do the job right. They live what they do. People want to do business with them because of their commitment. To live their life “on purpose”, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it.

Besides, they never give up easily. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. To achievers always bear in mind what they don’t have forever. Rather than see this as negative or depressing, they would use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.

So keep in mind what successful people always hold to be true so that you will have a clear idea of what you should do to be successful in life.

1.According to the passage, to be successful, ______.

A. you should set up a realistic goal

B. you should know your strengths and weaknesses

C. you shouldn’t blame others for your failure

D. you shouldn’t waste time

2.Which is NOT the key to success that successful people share?

A. Taking responsibility for their life.

B. Never giving up easily.

C. Having a goal in life.

D. Controlling things in life.

3.The underlined word “spur” in paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A. interest B. equip C. depend D. inspire

4.The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ______.

A. explain the exact meaning of success

B. share the key to success with readers

C. tell his experience of achieving success

D. encourage readers to learn from failure

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者在本文中分享了成功的關(guān)鍵因素：承擔(dān)責(zé)任；不放棄；有目標(biāo)。

1. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to move ahead.可知成功的人從來不因?yàn)樽约旱氖�敗而�?zé)備別人，他們會(huì)繼續(xù)向前。故C正確。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)2,3,4段They realize that their future lies in their own hand和Besides, they never give up easily以及Perhaps what most separates successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose” --- they are doing what they believe they are put here to do.可知ABC三段內(nèi)容在文章里都有所涉及。只有D項(xiàng)沒有提到。

3. 猜測詞義題。根據(jù)本句Rather than see this as negative or depressing, they would use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.他們并沒有把這看成是消極的，他們會(huì)用他們的知識來激勵(lì)自己繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，追求他們想要獲得的東西。所以該詞表示鼓勵(lì)，激勵(lì)。D項(xiàng)正確。

4. 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句Here I am going to tell you the key to success that successful people share.可知作者在本文中主要介紹的是成功人士成功的關(guān)鍵，也就是說與讀者分享成功的關(guān)鍵知識。故B正確。

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