Question

There are lots of successful people all over the world. Different people have different opinion about their_______.Once a successful businessman was invited to a TV interview.Everybody couldn’t wait_______the secret of his great achievements._______, he only said with a smile,“Won’t it be better for your ideas on a certain problem?”

All the people were listening to him_______.Here was his problem. He said, “people all_______to the place where a gold mine had_______been discovered. But when they got there, they found they were_______by a river in front of it. They had to cross the river if they wanted to get to the gold mine. What would you do if you were among them.”

“Make another way,”someone suggested, “Swim_______the river”said another. The businessman smiled without saying a word.Finally he gave his idea.”Why not do something_______instead of rushing to the mine? How about________a boat the ferry(渡船)service?”The listeners were all________at his idea. He then explained calmly. The man who bought the boat could________a lot of money by taking the passengers to________bank of the river. They would like to pay for the ferry________there was gold across from the bank.

Do what the others haven’t thought of or do something that others have never tired before—that is the key________success.

A difficult situation, in the eyes of a wise man, often means a chance of success.

1.A. succeed    B. success    C. successful    D. successfully

2.A. hear    B. hearing    C. to hear    D. heard

3.A. Already    B. But    C. Also    D. However

4.A. care    B. careful    C. carefully    D. careless

5.A. rushed    B. entered    C. got    D. flew

6.A. just    B. soon    C. nearly    D. almost

7.A. covered    B. turned    C. passed    D. stopped

8.A. over    B. through    C. across    D. along

9.A. difficult    B. different    C. interesting    D. exciting

10.A. buy    B. buying    C. to buy    D. bought

11.A. tired    B. worried    C. pleased    D. amazed

12.A. make    B. look    C. send    D. have

13.A. other    B. others    C. the other    D. another

14.A. before    B. so    C. until    D. because

15.A. of    B. to    C. for    D. in

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

【解析】

本文介绍了一位被电视采访的成功商人介绍他成功的秘诀，就是要做别人没想过的事或者做别人从来没有尝试过的事情。在一个智者的眼中，困难的处境往往意味着成功的机会。

1.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. succeed 成功，是动词；B. success成功，是名词； C. successful 成功的，是形容词； D. successfully成功地，是副词。句意：不同的人关于成功有不同的观点。有形容词性物主代词their修饰，故用名词，故为success，故选B。

2.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. hear 听见；B. hearing听见； C. to hear听见； D. heard听见；句意：每个人等不及要听他伟大成就的秘诀。can't/couldn't wait to do sth等不及做某事，故为to hear，故选C。

3.D

考查副词和连词及语境的理解。A. Already 已经； B. But 但是； C. Also而且； D. However然而；句意：然而，他只是微笑着说：“在某一个问题方面，难道你将不会有更好的主意吗？”此处有逗号隔开，故用连词however，故选D。

4.C

考查副词及语境的理解。A. care 照料，是动词或名词； B. careful 认真的，是形容词； C. carefully 认真地，是副词；D. careless粗心的，是形容词；句意：所有的人都在认真地听他说。修饰动宾短语listen to him，故用副词，故选C。

5.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. rushed 急忙； B. entered 进入； C. got 得到；D. flew飞翔；句意：他说：“人们急忙去金矿刚被发现的地方。” 根据the place where a gold mine had___6___been discovered.可知因为是发现金矿的地方，因此人们冲忙赶往那里，故用rush，故选A。

6.A

考查副词及语境的理解。A. just 刚刚； B. soon 不久；C. nearly 几乎； D. almost几乎；句意：他说：“人们急忙去金矿刚被发现的地方。”此处与过去完成时连用，故用副词just，故选A。

7.D

考查动词及语境的理解。A. covered 覆盖；B. turned 转动；C. passed 通过； D. stopped停止；句意：但是当他们到达那里，他们发现被前面的一条河拦住。根据后文的They had to cross the river if they wanted to get to the gold mine.可知他们必须穿过那条河，他们才能到达那个金矿，因此这条河拦住了他们，故选D。

8.C

考查介词及语境的理解。A. over在…..之上，（在某物的凌空的位置）； B. through表示从中间穿过； C. across 表示从表面穿过；D. along沿着；句意：另一个人说“游过这条河。”此处表示从河面上穿过，故用介词across，故选C。

9.B

考查及语境的理解。A. difficult B. different C. interesting D. exciting句意：为什么不做些不同的事，而不是匆忙赶往那座金矿呢？根据后文的How about___10___a boat the ferry(渡船)service?可知此处建议渡船过河，因此不是换条路，也不是游过这条河，因此这是做不同的事，故选B。

10.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. buy买；B. buying买；C. to buy买；D. bought买；句意：买一艘船，渡船服务，怎么样？故How about doing sth? 做某事怎么样？故用动名词buying，选B。

11.D

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. tired疲倦的； B. worried担心的； C. pleased 满意的； D. amazed惊讶的；句意：听众都对他的观点感到惊讶。根据前文的Why not do something___9___instead of rushing to the mine?可知此处成功的人建议做些不同的事，因此听众对于他的建议感到惊讶，故选D。

12.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. make 使得； B. look看； C. send 发送； D. have有；句意：买了那艘船的人能通过带乘客去河的另一岸，赚了很多钱。根据后文的They would like to pay for the ferry___14___there was gold across from the bank.可知要过河坐船的人要付钱，因此买船的人能通过这件事来赚钱，make money赚钱，故选A。

13.C

考查代词及语境的理解。A. other其他的；B. others其他的（人或物）； C. the other 表示两者中的另一个； D. another表示三者或三者以上的另一个；句意：买了那艘船的人能通过带乘客去河的另一岸，赚了很多钱。因为河岸有两边，此处表示河的另一个岸，故用the other，故选C。

14.D

考查连词及语境的理解。A. before 在……之前；B. so 所以；C. until 直到； D. because因为；句意：他们愿意为渡船付钱，因为在河岸对面有黄金。此处表示人们愿意渡船的原因，是河对岸有黄金，故用连词because，故选D。

15.B

考查介词及语境的理解。A. of ……的； B. to 向； C. for为了； D. in在……里；句意：做别人没想过的事或者做别人从来没有尝试过的事情——这就是成功的秘诀。the key to ……的秘诀，故选B。