People have different opinions on success. Some people think that success is only for those withtalent or those who grow up in a good family,and others believe that success mostly depends on luck.I'm not going to say luck, talent and circumstances don't have effects because they do. Some peoplewere born into a good family while others were born with great intelligence, and it is just the reality.
However, to succeed in life, one needs to set a goal first 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 practising. To become great at certain things, it'll require more time,which most people won't put in.
This is an important reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. Ifyou don't enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit wellbefore you become good at it.
When you see people exhibit some great skills or have achieved great success, you know that theyhave put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It's sometimes very easy to think they gotlucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there's ahuge chance that you're wrong.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almostto the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you're not willing to put in time and work,don't expect to receive any rewards. Persistence and working hard won't guarantee you the level ofsuccess you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever you put all thatwork into.
单选题
The underlined word"that"in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】题干大意是：第二段中画线单词“that”指的是_______。根据第二段前两句“.to succeed in life, one needs to set a goal first and then gradually make it morepractical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something.…”可推知，画线单词that指代上文中的set a goal first and then gradually make it more practical(首先设定一个目标，然后逐渐使它变得更切实可行),与B项(设定一个切实可行的目标)意思最接近。故选B。
单选题
Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ________.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】题干大意是：成功人士建议一个人做自己喜欢的事，因为 __。根据第三段第一句"This is an important reason why many successful people advise you to dosomething you love.”可知，句中的This指代的是上文内容，即第二段最后两句。同时根据第二段最后两句“.…one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising. Tobecome great at certain things, it'll require more time, which most people won't put in.”可知，除此之外，为了真正擅长某件事，一个人至少需要花一万个小时学习和练习；为了变得精通某些事，这将需要更多的时间，而大多数人是不会投入这些时间的。由此可推知，成功人士建议一个人做自己喜欢的事，因为成功会花费大量的时间，所以D项正确。故选D。
单选题
What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】题干大意是：我们可以从第四段中推断出什么?根据第四段最后一句"It'ssometimes very easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent...there's ahuge chance that you're wrong.”可知，有时很容易认为那些展示出一些优秀技能或取得了巨大成功的人走运了，或者他们生来就有某种罕见的天赋，但是那样想对你没有好处，而且你有很大的可能是错的，因此D项错误，并且由此可推知，有时候人们并不是靠运气和天赋取得成功的，所以B项正确；根据第四段第一句“When you see people exhibitsome great skills or have achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part oftheir life to get there at a huge cost.”可知，文中并未提到成功人士喜欢展示出自己的一些优秀技能，只是陈述了会看到人们展示出一些优秀技能或取得巨大成功的这种情况，所以A项错误；C项中的at the cost of life(付出生命的代价)与第四段第一句中的they haveput in a huge part of their life(他们投入了他们一生中很大一部分的时间)不符，所以C项错误。故选B。
单选题
What is the main idea of the passage?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】题干大意是：本文的主旨是什么?通读全文并根据第二段开头的However可知，本文的中心论点不在第一段，而在第二段。根据第二段内容可知，一个人要想在生活中成功，不仅需要设定一个切实可行的目标，还需要花费大量时间学习和练习，从而变得真正擅长某件事或某些事。再结合最后一段第一句".…if you want to become great atit, you need to work day in and day out,almost to the point of addiction,and over a longperiod of time."可知，无论你做什么，如果你想变得精通它，你需要日复一日地做，几乎到了入迷的程度，而且要做很长一段时间。由此可推知，本文的主旨是：不投入时间和练习，一个人是不可能成功的。故选C。