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 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.And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising.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 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，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 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.
小題1:Paragraph 1 mainly talks about________.
A．the reasons for success
B．the meaning of success
C．the standards of success
D．the importance of success
小題2:In Paragraph 2，the underlined word that refers to________.
A．being good at something
B．setting a practical goal
C．putting in more time
D．succeeding in life
小題3:Successful people suggest doing what one loves because________.
A．work makes one feel pain
B．one tends to enjoy his work
C．one gives up his work easily
D．it takes a lot of time to succeed
小題4:What can we infer from Paragraph  4?
A．Successful people like to show their great skills.
B．People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
C．People need to achieve success at the cost of life.
D．It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.
小題5:What is the main theme of the passage?
A．Having a goal is vital to success.
B．Being good is different from being great.
C．One cannot succeed without time and practice.
D．Luck，talent and family help to achieve success.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C
本文為議論文。成功的關(guān)鍵因素不是天賦、出身或運氣，而是設(shè)定一個符合實際的目標(biāo)，然后為此不斷地努力、付出。巨大的努力也許無法確保你想要的成功，但是你為之付出的(領(lǐng)域)一定會成為你的優(yōu)勢所在。
小題1:解析：選A。主旨大意題。第一段主要分析了成功的原因，有人認(rèn)為是天賦、出身或者運氣，但是作者并不完全認(rèn)同，認(rèn)為這只是生活的現(xiàn)實而已。故A項正確。B項意為“成功的意義”；C項意為“成功的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”；D項意為“成功的重要性”，均與第一段不相關(guān)。
小題2:解析：選B。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上句．..to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.可知，that代指“設(shè)定一個符合實際的目標(biāo)”。
小題3:解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知，成功需要付出大部分人不愿付出的時間來學(xué)習(xí)和練習(xí)，這就是成功人士建議一個人要從事他所喜歡的事情的原因，故D項“成功需要很多時間”正確。A項和C項描述的情況只能在一個人不喜歡的前提下發(fā)生，故排除。B項意為“人們往往喜歡自己的工作”，文章中無從得知。
小題4:解析：選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句可知，認(rèn)為成功是依靠運氣或者天賦的想法對你是沒有好處的，很有可能你錯了，也就是說有時候人們的成功并不是靠這些因素，故B項正確。A項與本段首句不一致，并未提到成功的人喜歡展示自己的技巧；C項at the cost of life“付出生命的代價”是對they have put in a huge part of their life“付出他們生命中絕大部分的時間”的曲解；根據(jù)．..thinking that way does you no good...排除D項。
小題5:解析：選C。主旨大意題。概括全文可知，文章主要指出成功的關(guān)鍵不是靠天賦、出身或運氣，沒有大量的時間和練習(xí)，一個人是不會取得成功的。文章雖然提到，要取得成功首先要設(shè)定一個符合實際的目標(biāo)，但沒說這是“至關(guān)重要的(vital)”，這并非文章的主題；文章也并非主要比較being good與being great的不同，故排除B項；D項與文章內(nèi)容相反。
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A．since　B．forC．while　D．because
小題2:
A．confused　B．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．delighted　D．embarrassed
小題3:
A．usually　B．obviouslyC．a(chǎn)ccidentallyD．finally
小題4:
A．impatienceB．misunderstandingC．disappointmentD．disagreement
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A．sayingB．readingC．doing　D．watching
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小題7:
A．contributeB．devoteC．a(chǎn)pply　D．limit
小題8:
A．try　B．figure　C．let　D．turn
小題9:
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小題11:
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One of the important things we should do for an　　apology is a readiness to　　the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no　　for the other person to　　us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling　　about themselves. That, after all, is the　　of every apology. It　　little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s　　encourages others to take their share of the blame.
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Actually, I have got       I supposed to. I have got valuable experience, devoted friends and the feeling that I am not laowai anymore.
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The researchers split the group up into three equal parts. One group was told they would earn $3 an hour. A second group was initially hired at $3 an hour but, before they started working, they got a surprise: The budget for the project had expanded unexpectedly, they were told, and they would now be paid $4 an hour. The third group was offered $4 an hour from the start and given no increase.
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A．None of the participants earned more than $4 an hour in previous jobs.
B．89 of the participants got a $1 wage raise for their high productivity.
C．It was so important that the budget for it was increased in the process.
D．Stamina shown in it was positively related to the amount of money paid.
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D．Because they felt they were nicely treated and tried best to repay it.
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She seemed simply forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, but later on she would go through periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life crying uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were unattended for a short time.   
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Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering where I would have gone in mind if someday I couldn’t find home 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 alarming symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy 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 guidance.               
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A．The author’s mother suffered with serious Alzheimer's disease.
B．The author’s mother forgot who’s his son.
C．The author didn’t know how to cure his mother.
D．The author’s mother couldn’t find her home.
小題2:What is not the symptom of the author’s mother ? 
A．cheerfulB．confusedC．forgetfulD．uneasy
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A．photographedB．a(chǎn)ppearedC．describedD．painted
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A．The author care much about his mother.
B．The author’s mother was fond of pet lambs.
C．The author saw a little girl playing with a pet lamb.
D．The author’s mother didn’t like her usual home.
小題5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Take Mother Home.
B．Everyone will suffer with Alzheimer's disease.
C．A story about a son and a mother.
D．Where Is Home?

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing on me. didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. I went to the spot where I used to take my kids-when I still had kids. Now they had      and were leaving.
I was sitting alone in my car when I saw a man in his seventies, whose problem appeared bigger than mine. He stood near the edge of the road,       a kite spindle(風(fēng)箏線錠) in his hands. Apparently, lost in thought, he stared skyward. I       my neck to see how successful he had been in       the clouds. Following his string with my eyes, I almost lost      0f the other end. Finally, the kite rested on what seemed to be the highest branch of the        tree in the park.  Obviously,  that was his grandson's kite!  The kite was a replica (復(fù)制品) of a beautiful bald eagle, and its wings spread       0pen. Grandpa had only one      to his problem: cut the string.
"You wanted it to fly as high as it could. Bill. didn't you?" "Yes, Grandpa,        wanted to keep it forever. " "There just comes a time when the only thing you can do is to cut the string and let it go. Perhaps by doing that, when it flies very high like real eagles do, it will come back to us. " Grandpa said.
I     how the old man cut the string to let fly the kite. As the two walked away, looked to the       . There I saw my answer, too. Today I have to cut the final strings that kept my two boys       my reach. Though I want to keep them forever, I have taught them to fly like an eagle. Maybe by doing this, when it's time to soar like real eagles do. one day they would come back to me.
小題1:
A．grown upB．turned upC．picked upD．taken up
小題2:
A．carryingB．grabbingC．keepingD．holding
小題3:
A．raisedB．spreadC．stretchedD．expanded
小題4:
A．reachingB．touchingC．gettingD．climbing
小題5:
A．sceneB．sightC．interestD．control
小題6:
A．thickestB．strongestC．tallestD．largest
小題7:
A．widelyB．wideC．tightlyD．closely
小題8:
A．methodB．hopeC．solutionD．result
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．soC．orD．but
小題10:
A．sensedB．glancedC．watchedD．found
小題11:
A．carB．skyC．kiteD．tree
小題12:
A．withinB．inC．beyondD．with

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

An older friend once gave me a piece of advice, “Enjoy the last few weeks of college,” she said, “since college is the best time of your life.”
This was not the first time I’d heard such a statement, but with graduation fast coming close, her words especially struck me. It seemed a bit disappointing to reach one's life peak at only 22 years of age, but in her opinion, college had been one of the best times in my life so far. I made friends, took classes, and learned a great deal about myself. But I was also excited for the time after college—moving to a new city, starting a new job, and becoming a "real" person. I hoped that my great dreams were practical.
Then, last week I read a column in Real Simple Magazine called 100 Years of Attitude, in which women 100 years or older shared their life experiences and views. I noticed that none of them considered college as the "best" time of their life. Not all of them went to college, but still in most cases their teens and twenties were not the best times of their life. They said some of their favorite times were raising their children, traveling after retirement, and even enjoying their present time and age.
Enjoying one's present time and age was a clear theme of the interviews. A piece of advice given by the women was about the importance of making the best of all situations. I think it more accurate than that of my friend; I can say with certainty that if I am lucky enough to make it to 100, I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting (跌落) downhill, or even leveling off.
I am sure that our eagerness and devotion will make us college students live a meaningful life. We will not just look backwards or miss our college days. We will look forward in excitement about continued journey uphill.
小題1:Which of the following opinions does the writer agree with?
A．College is the best time of one’s life.
B．Twenties were the best time of the old people.
C．One should make the best of all situations.
D．One should not look backwards at their college time.
小題2:In the second paragraph, the writer wants to say ______.
A．her achievements in college would be the peak of her success
B．she is looking forward to living as a “real” person in college
C．she becomes more and more uneasy with graduation
D．she is satisfied with the college life but is hopeful for the future
小題3:The column the writer read is mainly about those old women’s ______.
A．best time of life at youthB．life experiences and views
C．different opinions about lifeD．favorite time with best friends
小題4:By saying “I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting downhill, or even leveling off” (in Paragraph 4), the writer really means ______.
A．she will not spend the rest of her time at college
B．she will not just obtain a college level certificate
C．she will not be satisfied with what she has already accomplished
D．she will not be content with the life in the future

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