One of my main concerns when I am helping people achieve their goals is how they measure success. I see individuals getting frustrated as they struggle hard for success.
One of the main reasons that cause this frustration is that people allow their definition of success to be determined by someone or something else. Another is that they become frustrated at their own apparent lack of success when comparing themselves to other people.
We are individuals with individual wants, skills and experiences. We should look at our own skills to determine what is successful to us. We should look inwards to determine what it would mean for us to be successful in our own mind rather than someone else’s.
Evaluating a successful person needs to look at his pathway to success, his actions ，his determination and translate that into his own experience to see how he can improve himself.
You must set your own course of action, and stay on your course. You alone must determine what success means to you. Do what you do to the best of your ability and the rest will take care of itself. For example, I believe that I am successful but I am not a millionaire! Others may not see me as successful in their eyes but that does not matter. It is how I see myself that is important to me and my life.
Here is the truth. Being a success is doing your best, not being the best. Success is not something you become; it is something you continue being.
When we get to that point, we will experience a lot more joy and a lot less frustration. And that sounds good to us!
Remember the great quote from Napoleon Hill, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
小題1:What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Frustration Determines Success
B．The Importance of Frustration to Success
C．How to Measure Success
D．Evaluations of a Successful Person
小題2:In terms of success, the writer thinks people feel frustrated because they_____
A．struggle too hardB．know little about others
C．a(chǎn)re often discouragedD．underestimate themselves
小題3:Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Success is something you keep on being rather than you become.
B．Evaluating a successful person needs to look at others’ judgment.
C．It doesn’t matter others may not consider you as a success in their eyes.
D．It matters that you set your own course of action and stay on it.
小題4:According to the passage the writer advises us to_____.
A．a(chǎn)ttach the importance to others’ attitude and evaluation
B．learn from others ，failure
C．set a proper goal and strive to realize it
D．look at others’ skills to determine what is successful to us

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文，講的是人應(yīng)該怎樣才能做到成功，又應(yīng)該怎樣判斷成功，從而告訴我們：成功首需要的是堅(jiān)持，判斷成功不是你做得最好，而是你盡了最大努力。
小題1:C 總結(jié)歸納題。開篇點(diǎn)題，第一段第一句就是主題句One of my main concerns when I am helping people achieve their goals is how they measure success.當(dāng)我?guī)椭藗儗?shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的時(shí)候我主要關(guān)心的問題之一就是他們是怎么衡量成功的，所以C正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句話Another is that they become frustrated at their own apparent lack of success when comparing themselves to other people，所以D正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段Success is not something you become; it is something you continue being排除A，據(jù)第三段We should look inwards to determine what it would mean for us to be successful in our own mind rather than someone else’s.確定B正確。根據(jù)第五段最后一句Others may not see me as successful in their eyes but that does not matter.排除C，據(jù)第五段第一句話You must set your own course of action, and stay on your course.排除D。
小題4:C 判斷題。根據(jù)全篇內(nèi)容和最后一段最后一句話可以判斷出作者給我們的建議是制定目標(biāo)并且堅(jiān)持去實(shí)現(xiàn)。
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Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought  31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇跡).
This farmhouse had been  32  too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s  33  made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a  34  from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse  35  the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried  36  when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37  into the room where grain was stored and was quite  38  as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he  39  a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat  40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily  41  the cat’s paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a  42  family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to  43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came  44  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came  45  the next few days. Zigfried  46  every single hour of them.  47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a  48  smile at the door of his home, he heard the  49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The  50  froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”
小題1:
A．carefully B．excitedly C．hopefully D．proudly
小題2:
A．shabby B．noisy C．messyD．empty
小題3:
A．mouth B．nose C．stomach D．throat
小題4:
A．bag B．stick C．bowl D．coat
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)lthough B．until C．whereas D．unless
小題6:
A．leapt B．sniffedC．trembledD．withdrew
小題7:
A．broke B．marched C．paced D．stole
小題8:
A．curious B．nervous C．pitiful D．sensible
小題9:
A．took B．released C．felt D．drew
小題10:
A．strongly B．irregularly C．slowly D．wildly
小題11:
A．escaped B．seized C．rubbed D．scratched
小題12:
A．close B．happy C．new D．young
小題13:
A．celebrate B．communicateC．competeD．compromise
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)cross B．from C．off D．up
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)live B．loose C．open D．still
小題16:
A．counted B．enjoyed C．missed D．wasted
小題17:
A．However B．Instead C．Moreover D．Therefore
小題18:
A．bitter B．forced C．polite D．satisfied
小題19:
A．introductionB．discussion C．comment D．debate
小題20:
A．blood B．smile C．tear D．sweat

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