Question

B [2015 •成都外国语学校高三月考] There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own idea of success to the ex?tent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactori?ly. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favourable 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 the least misery and sufferings is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his simple 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 him and accepted by his family 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 unsuc?cessful when judged by their own standards of success. Be?cause not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-con?fidence it would be unfortunate to set one's goals at too low a level of achievement.

A wise man once said to a young man who was experien?cing frustration (挫折)with his own professional success, "You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in travelling. Sometimes one can be very suc?cessful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the sub?way downtown. " The man added, "You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been un?successful at something you really like,and to which you have given your best effort."

5.According to the first paragraph, what is implied as basic in achieving success?

 A.     Ability and goals.

B.     Goals and determination.

C.     Ability and environment.

D.     Goals and environment.

6.     Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ________ .

 A.     their life is busy and miserable

B.     they haven't reached their own standards

C.     they set their goals at too low a level

D.     they are not rich in material possessions

7. From the last paragraph we can tell that_______________ .

 A.     success means achieving great goals

B.     success comes from great goal setting

C.     success means efforts and favourites pay off

D.     success has nothing to do with the distance of your travel

8.The purpose of the passage is___________  .

 A.     to give us a clear definition of what success is

B.     to talk about how to achieve success

C.     to state what our life goal is

D.     to discuss the importance of goals

Answer 1

B [文章大意]本文是一篇议论文，作者从不同的角度定义了成功。

5.C推理判断题。根据文章第一段的最后一句可知，因为我们每个人拥有的遗传的能力和有利的环境不同，所以我们对成功的定义很宽泛。由此可以推断，作者认为能力和环境是取得成功的基本条件。故选C项。

6.B细节理解题。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，这是因为他们是根据自己的目标判断成功与否的，故选B项。

7.C推理判断题。由文章最后一句可推知C项正确。

8.A主旨大意题。这篇文章主要谈的是成功的定义，文章第一句就是全文的主题句，每个人对成功的定义不同。接下来的几段也都是从不同的角度定义成功的。故选A项。