第1397阅读理解 附答案
CET-4 There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly. For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by his and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-confidence it would be unfortunate to set one’s goals at too low a level of achievement. A wise counselor once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his own professional success: "You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown," The counselor added, " You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given you best effort." 1. In the first paragraph, the author implies that ________ are essential in achieving success.
[A] ability and goals [C] ability and environment
[B] goals and determination [D] goals and environment 2. The word "frugal" (Line 2, Para. 2) means ________.
[A] wealthy [C] thrifty
[B] wasteful [D] miserable 3. Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ________.
[A] their life is miserable
[B] they do not live in peace
[C] their goals are too low
[D] they are not rich enough by their own standards.
4. The last paragraph implies that ________.
[A] we should have high goals
[B] success means achieving great goals
[C] success means taking a walk in the park
[D] success means trying one’s best at what one really likes 5. This passage mainly talks about ________.
[A] the definition of success
[B] how to achieve success
[C] how to set goals
[D] the importance of goals
1. C 推断题。由文章第一段最后一句可知,由于我们每个人天生的能力和后天成长的环境不同,所以我们对成功的定义很泛,由此可以推断,作者认为能力和环境是获得成功的基本条件,故选C。
2. C 语义题。结合文章第二段第二句中的poor shepherd(贫穷的牧羊人)和选项可以推断,C(节约的)正确,thrifty意为“节俭的,朴素的”;wealthy(富有的),wasteful(浪费的),miserable(悲惨的)均排除。
3. D 细节题。文章第二段倒数第二句指出,有的人已经很富有了却认为自己不成功是因为他们是根据自己的目标判断成功与否的,所以D正确。
4. D 推断题。文章最后一句指出,在没有尽全力做自己喜欢的事而失败之前,失败都不算真正的失败,由此推断,文章最后一段暗示,成功就是尽全力做自己喜欢的事情,所以D正确。
5. A 主旨题。本文第一句是全文的主题句,即每个人对成功的定义都不同,在接下来的几段中作者从不同角度定义了成功,所以A正确。
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