1 . 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 practicing. 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 ensure you the level of success you may want, but it will ensure that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.

1. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.

A．the meaning of success	B．the reasons for success
C．the standards of success	D．the importance of success

2. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word “that” refers to ______.

A．setting a practical goal	B．being good at something
C．putting in more time	D．succeeding in life

3. Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ______.

A．it takes a lot of time to succeed

B．work makes one feel pain

C．one gives up his work easily

D．one tends to enjoy his work

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.

2 . A man came to the USA from another country. After    1    (settle) down at an island, he went into a cafeteria to get something     2    (eat). He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order, but nobody did.

    3    (final), a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him     4    the cafeteria worked.

“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At     5    other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon     6    (learn) how everything worked in the USA,” the man told his friend. “Life’s a cafeteria there. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. You can even get success,     7    you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it for you.You have to get up and get it     8    .”

You can’t change the inevitable. The only thing you can do    9    (be) to control your attitude. Once you reach that point in life, happiness and     10    (satisfy) can’t be too far away.

3 . For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts and rejections with it.
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize (幻想) about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal .We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long time to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes towards ourselves, the whole world changes.
1. The passage tries to stress the importance of ____________.

A．body size	B．different beauty standards
C．culture difference	D．attitudes towards life

2. What does the word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．The whole world	B．All the problems.
C．All the properties.	D．The absolute truth.

3. What can be inferred about the author?

A．The author is a Samoan.

B．The author succeeded in losing weight.

C．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.

D．The author has been troubled by her/his weight.

4. According to the author , what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later ?

A．They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.

B．They are indifferent to the regained weight.

C．The feel angry about the regained weight.

D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.

4 . It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈)from a(n) _______ injury. I had _______ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,_______ for the 3,000-meter run.
"Ready... set..." The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed _______ me. I felt _______ as I fell farther and farther behind.
"Hooray! "shouted the crowd. It was the loudest _______ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
"Maybe I should _______, "I thought as I moved on. _______,I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran _______ and decided not to ________ in track next year. It wouldn't be worth it, ________ my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer-- ________ than the one I'd heard earlier. I turned around and ________,the boys were preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys."
I was leaving ________ several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage! "one of them told me.
"Courage? I just ________ a race! "I thought.
"I would have given up on the first lap, "said another girl.
"We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"
Suddenly I regained ________ . I decided to ________ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren't always ________ in medals and victories, but in the ________ we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ________ the people who don't give up when
they lose.1.

A．slighter

B．worse

C．earlier

D．heavier

2.

A．expected

B．supposed        C, imagined

C．doubted

3.

A．late

B．eager

C．ready

D．thirsty

4.

A．from behind

B．ahead of

C．next to

D．close to

5.

A．ashamed

B．astonished

C．excited

D．frightened

6.

A．cheer

B．shout

C．cry

D．noise

7.

A．slow down

B．drop out

C．go on

D．speed up

8.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

9.

A．with delight

B．with fear

C．in pain

D．in advance

10.

A．play

B．arrive

C．race

D．attend

11.

A．even if

B．only if

C．unless

D．until

12.

A．weaker

B．longer

C．lower

D．louder

13.

A．well enough

B．sure enough

C．surprisingly enough

D．strangely enough

14.

A．while

B．when

C．as

D．since

15.

A．finished

B．won

C．passed

D．lost

16.

A．cheer

B．hope

C．interest

D．experience

17.

A．hold on

B．turn to

C．begin with

D．stick with

18.

A．measured

B．praised

C．tested

D．increased

19.

A．sadness

B．struggles

C．diseases.

D．tiredness

20.

A．or

B．nor

C．and

D．but

5 . Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a (an) _______ tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to _______ his home before winter. If his home failed to endure (忍耐) the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not _______   him in any way.

One _______, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They _______ their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest _______ and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered _______.

After Marc saw several homes, he _______ the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _______, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to __________ some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, __________ his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn’t perfect, but it was strong and he could __________ it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and __________ with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, __________ back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was __________. The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to __________. The villagers mourned (哀悼) for him.

Marc __________ the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, __________ a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s __________ and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually __________ the best ideas.

1.

A．strange

B．hopeful

C．good

D．reasonable

2.

A．find

B．run

C．complete

D．buy

3.

A．help

B．encourage

C．scold

D．persuade

4.

A．winter

B．summer

C．autumn

D．spring

5.

A．exchanged

B．received

C．recognized

D．won

6.

A．girls

B．jobs

C．houses

D．presents

7.

A．rooms

B．drinks

C．attention

D．advice

8.

A．expected

B．gathered

C．created

D．understood

9.

A．similarly

B．finally

C．however

D．therefore

10.

A．forget

B．believe

C．replace

D．doubt

11.

A．because

B．although

C．but

D．so

12.

A．repair

B．rebuild

C．sell

D．improve

13.

A．conversations

B．achievements

C．struggles

D．arguments

14.

A．drove

B．rushed

C．flew

D．moved

15.

A．weak

B．funny

C．small

D．amazing

16.

A．blindness

B．death

C．sadness

D．disease

17.

A．experienced

B．hated

C．survived

D．spent

18.

A．brought

B．earned

C．contacted

D．raised

19.

A．slow

B．easy

C．dangerous

D．special

20.

A．realize

B．bring

C．collect

D．apply