Question

What is success? I am not going to try to explain success. I think a precise meaning is impossible! Is it winning a Gold Medal at the Olympic Games or winning Wimbledon, or being awarded a Nobel Prize? What else? I believe personal success could be anything at all- it does not have to involve public recognition. Who is more successful? A millionaire who is unhappy, or an unnoticed person, who has led a simple, quiet, sincere and happy life? The simplest definition of success, I think, is “to set out to do something and to succeed in doing it.

The first step on the road to success starts with belief. Believe you can succeed and you will. Achieving success in whatever endeavor(努力)you choose may be the goal of life; because it gives you freedom from worry. Could that be?

Success means different things to every one of us. Some people believe it is measured in financial term; others believe it is helping others rather than helping themselves. However, most people are motivated to a great extend by public recognition. How many people are really happy? How many people are really doing what they want to with their lives? Incidentally, to imagine makes us different from animals.

Most important of all, I believe success is a matter of personal growth. If every day you are developing or growing just a millimeter, I believe one is successful. Just being a slightly better person each day for me is success. I’ve got a very long way to go them!

Finally, always remember success is a process and is not simply a matter of arriving at a destination. It’s the journey that really matters. Success is what you become in the often very difficult and dangerous journey down the river of life.

1.What is personal success according to the author?

A. Winning public recognition

B. Being an unhappy millionaire

C. Something impossible to define simply

D. Succeeding in doing what you want

2.Which plays an important role in your success?

A. Intelligence    B. Confidence

C. Wealth    D. Kindness

3.According to he text, humans are different from animals in_______.

A. belief    B. freedom

C. imagination    D. success

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. What is success    B. No true success

C. How to be successful    D. Success is reaching a destination

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】成功是什么？本文诠释了它的定义。

1.D

细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句The simplest definition of success,I think,is "to set out to do something and to succeed in doing it".可知作者认为个人的成功就是成功地做了你想做的事情。根据句意可知选D。

2.B

推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句The first step on the road to success starts with belief.Believe you can succeed and you will.可知成功的关键是“自信”。故选B。

3.C

细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Incidentally,the ability to imagine makes us different from animals.可知人类与动物的最大区分就是想象力。故选C。

4.A

主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句What is success?什么是成功？和最后一段Finally,always remember success is a process and is not simply a matter of arriving at a destination.成功是一个过程，不仅仅是到达目的地的问题。It's the journey that really matters.是行程重要；Success is what you become in the often very difficult and dangerous journey down the river of life. 成功是你在非常困难和危险的旅程中所取得的成就。可知本文在叙述什么是成功，故答案为A。

【名师点睛】

做推理判断题时，要抓住文章的主题和细节，分析文章结构，根据上下文内在联系，挖掘文章的深层含义。在进行推理时，考生一定要仔细阅读短文，千万不可脱离原文而仅凭个人的看法，主观臆断。本题第２小题推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句The first step on the road to success starts with belief.Believe you can succeed and you will.可知成功的关键是“自信”。故选B。