What’s your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success    1  only with practice. In fact, I feel both of these statements (陳述) are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways    2   not in others.
For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and    3   surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see “Titanic”. I was really    4   because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition. Thinking that I might be lucky again, I   5   joining in other art competitions. But the result was that I    6  won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a    7   artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the   8   I produced were not of a very high standard.
These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky    9  , I also need to put in hard work. As we know,    10   makes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.
小題1:
A．movesB．comesC．returnsD．leaves
小題2:
A．orB．soC．a(chǎn)ndD．but
小題3:
A．wonB．beganC．failedD．ended
小題4:
A．sorryB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．luckyD．nervous
小題5:
A．triedB．forgotC．stoppedD．remembered
小題6:
A．oftenB．everC．seldomD．never
小題7:
A．greaterB．more naturalC．lowerD．more common
小題8:
A．resultsB．filmC．prizesD．drawings
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)t lastB．a(chǎn)t mostC．a(chǎn)t firstD．a(chǎn)t least
小題10:
A．chanceB．practiceC．differenceD．experience

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B
本短文中，作者談論了對成功的理解。他講述了好多年前參加畫畫比賽獲獎的成功和失敗的經(jīng)歷，進而闡述自己的觀點：成功靠得是練習，還有更少一點的幸運和機會。
小題1:句意是：成功伴隨練習而來。此處有“到來”之意，故選comes。
小題2:句意是：兩種觀點都是正確的在某些方面，而非其他方面。表示轉(zhuǎn)折，用but。
小題3:根據(jù)后文中的得到了獎賞，此處應該是獲勝了，選won。
小題4:第一次參加比賽，就獲獎，當然是非常“l(fā)ucky”的。
小題5:第一次參賽就能成功，還想嘗試幾次。選tried。
小題6:由上下文和句中的again，可以推測：再沒有獲勝過。選never
小題7:可以這樣理解：我失敗了，是因為別人比我有更強的藝術(shù)能力。選greater
小題8:我的作品水平不是非常高的。這里，drawings作品與上下文最相符。
小題9:作者的經(jīng)歷是：起初幸運過，但是后來不成功。選at first
小題10:Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
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