Question

I looked the word “successful” in my dictionary and some of the words listed were: happy, fortunate, and hard-working. If that’s the definition of “successful”, then I’m truly successful after__________.

I started dabbling(涉足)in the Internet marketing in October 2010.It didn’t take long for me to become a _________of the “become-a-millionaire-overnight” thought that was so popular on the internet. I had supposed that selling things on the Internet was so easy that even beginners could start making money on the very ________ day. I spent most of my time advertising rather than learning ___________to advertise. However, half a year’s hard work led to no money at all.

In June, I found a program that was_____,and I began to learn from it. It wasn’t long before I gave______the “get-rich-quick” mind. I began to __________that the Internet sale is a job like any other job and I would have to take it _________. I kept trying to cheer myself up, which I thought was the key to success in sales. I insisted on the excellent Internet marketing and then good _________ came. My dabbling became a hobby, and then passion (热情). Later passion _________ my business. I have really become a millionaire within a year.

The more I learn, the more I realize I need to learn more. I’ve made a lot of mistakes, but I know that every mistake is just one more forward, as a song tells us “you’ve got to lose to know how to win.”

1.A. failure    B. danger    C. course    D. warning

2.A. lover    B. victim    C. hater    D. supporter

3.A. next    B. last    C. first    D. second

4.A. how    B. what    C. when    D. where

5.A. helpless    B. valuable    C. comfortable    D. meaningless

6.A. out    B. away    C. up    D. in

7.A. complain    B. imagine    C. wonder    D. realize

8.A. quietly    B. seriously    C. slightly    D. heavily

9.A. luck    B. matter    C. place    D. event

10.A. organized    B. described    C. corrected    D. encouraged

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】文章大意：本文通过作者的创业经历告诉我们，如果我们接受了失败，努力工作，从不放弃，我们就可能成功。

1.句意：如果这就是“成功”的定义，那么失败之后我就真正成功了。考查名词及语境的理解。A. failure失败；B. danger 危险；C. course课程；D. warning警告。根据句意“那么失败之后我就真正成功了”可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。

2.句意：没过多久，我就成为了“一夜之间成为百万富翁”想法的牺牲品。考查名词辨析及语境的理解。A. lover爱人；B. victim牺牲品、受害者；C. hater仇恨者；D. supporter支持者。根据句意，可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

3.句意：我原以为在网上卖东西很容易，连初学者也可以在第一天就开始赚钱。考查序数词及语境的理解。A. next下一个；B. last最后；C. first第一；D. second第二。根据句意可知此处应是“第一天”，结合选项，可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

4.句意：我大部分时间都在做广告，而不是学习如何去做广告。考查疑问词及语境的理解。A. how如何、怎样；B. what什么；C. when什么时候；D. where哪儿。根据句意可知此处是“而不是学习如何去做广告”，结合选项，可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。

5.句意：六月，我发现了一个很有价值的项目。考查形容词及语境的理解。A. helpless无助的；B. valuable有价值的；C. comfortable舒适的；D. meaningless无意义的。根据下文and I began to learn from it.（我开始从中学习），可知是我发现了一个很有价值的项目，结合选项，可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

6.句意：，没过多久我就放弃了“快速致富”的想法。考查短语词组及语境的理解。根据句意可知此处应是“放弃了“快速致富”的想法”， give up固定短语，意思是“放弃”，故答案选C。

7.句意：我开始意识到网络销售和其它工作一样是一份职业。考查动词及语境的理解。A. complain抱怨；B. imagine想象；C. wonder惊奇；D. realize认识到。根据句意，可知此处是“开始去意识到”，结合选项，可知D选项符合题意，故答案选D。

8.句意：我必须认真对待它。考查副词及语境的理解。A. quietly安静地；B. seriously认真地；C. slightly轻微地；D. heavily沉重地。根据句意，可知此处是“认真地对待它”，副词修饰前面的动词，结合选项，可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

9.句意：我坚持优秀的网络营销，然后好运来了。考查名词及语境的理解。A. luck运气；B. matter事情；C. place地点；D. event事件。根据句意，可知此处“好运来了”，good luck“好运”，结合选项，可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。

10.句意：后来，热情鼓励了我的事业。考查动词及语境的理解。A. organized组织；B. described描述；C. corrected修正；D. encouraged鼓励。根据句意可知是“热情鼓励了我的事业”，结合选项，可知D选项符合题意，故答案选D。