Question

What’s the secret of success? Is it having loads of money? Good luck? Great

teeth?

  Sure, cash, luck, and a nice 36 can’t hurt. But many social scientists agree that what successful people have in common is this: They were 37.

  There’s George Washington, the top general of America’s troops in the Revolutionary War, who lost two huge 38 and was nearly fired. 39 Steve Jobs, who developed a lot of failed products---and even got fired from Apple---before 40 to change the world with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

The 41 goes on: From Katy and Hall of Fame （名人堂）basketball legend Michael Jordan to Glee(歡樂合唱團 ) star Chris Colfer, the majority of today’s most successful people were 42 losers. They were dropped from record labels, 43_from basketball teams, or bullied in school. They felt humiliated, lost and 44.

But they eventually figured out how to move forward. And that is the key skill: the 45 to dust yourself off and try again. And again. Experts call this resilience(復原力  )---being able to 46 from setbacks. This is what turns losers into winners. Experts say that in terms of future success, resilience is more important than brains or talent. So 47 you fail a test or strike out at bat or sing off-key, don’t give up. 

1.A. gift         B. smile       C. health         D. habit

2.A. successes    B. failures     C. talented        D. disabled

3.A. battles       B. selections   C. quarrels        D. arguments

4.A. He’s        B. It’s         C. There’s        D. They’re

5.A. doing       B. leading     C. applying       D. returning

6.A. story        B. paper      C. research        D. list

7.A. at a time     B. at one time  C. at times        D. at which time

8.A. cut          B. put        C. thrown         D. taken

9.A. promising    B. happy       C. hopeless       D. hopeful

10.A. disability    B. ability       C. force          D. desire

11.A. come        B. resign       C. recover        D. keep

12.A. by the time   B. next time     C. before         D. until

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D  

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B 

11.C

12.B

【解析】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。所以當失敗降臨時，不要放棄。

1.B 考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)第一段的great teeth可知，應選smile.因為有一口好的牙齒，才會有燦爛的微笑。

2.B 考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知，所有成功人士有個共同的特點：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 at which time引導定語從句。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的能力。

12.B 連詞辨析。因此下次你再次失敗時，不要放棄。