词汇1
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal 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 practicing. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
1.Paragraph 1 mainly talks about __________.
A.the reasons for success
B.the meaning of success
C.the standards of success
D.the importance of success
2.In Paragraph 2, the underlined word “that” refers to “__________”.
A.being good at something
B.setting a practical goal
C.putting in more time
D.succeeding in life
3.Successful people suggest doing what one loves because __________.
A.work makes one feel pain
B.one tends to enjoy his work
C.one gives up his work easily
D.it takes a lot of time to succeed
4.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A.Successful people like to show their great skills.
B.People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
C.People need to achieve success at the cost of life.
D.It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.
5.What is the main theme of the passage?
A.Having a goal is vital to success.
B.Being good is different from being great.
C.One cannot succeed without time and practice.
D.Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.
I.单词拼写
1.The lazy bird had nothing in store for the winter, so he had to s__________.
2.It's believed that humans' a__________ is a kind of monkey.
3.Li Bai, Du Fu were both well-known Chinese p__________.
4.On his a__________, he got down to working hard.
5.When we go to a different country, we should follow its c__________.
6.We need warm __________(衣服) for the winter.
7.The boy had been __________(淹) to death before the adults came to save him.
8.She entered the lab without __________(许可).
9.Do you know when India gained its __________(独立) from Britain?
10.He got a lot of __________(奖状) for his excellent study.
11.If you have a good d__________, you may always feel fit and healthy.
12.Sorry, this box is too heavy. I don't have the s__________ to lift it.
13.Out of c__________, I asked an impolite question, “May I know your age?”
14.When c__________ go into a shop, they naturally look to their left but move clockwise, towards the right.
15.C__________ the eggs with a little flour and heat the mixture gently.
16.In some countries, people eat too much fat and sugar; they should eat a __________(均衡的) diet to keep healthy.
17.Taking exercise is of great __________(利益) to our health.
18.If I pay all my __________(债), I'll have no money left.
19.He is not __________(苗条的) enough to wear these tight trousers.
20.Who gave you __________(允许) to leave the office so early?
Ⅱ.语法填空(重点训练题型)
1.The company was named Gates Hall in memory __________ a man named James Gates.
2.If appearance did not count, why would people dress __________ for such interviews—even if the job they are hoping to get is dressed down?
3.The 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature __________(award) to Mo Yan.
4.My grandfather is as __________(energy) as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.
5.Sir, you are not allowed to enter the building if you do not get our manager’s __________(permit).
6.I will not wait for him for a second—he may have something else to do, so he could not turn __________ here.
7.The North Korea’s conducting an underground nuclear explosion set __________ an international argument.
8.The old photos buried at the bottom of the suitcase reminded me __________ those happy old days we had spent together.
9.The wonderful time they had been looking forward to __________(arrive) at last.
10.He found it difficult to explain his __________(believe) to Philip.
11.It never occurred to me for a moment that Tom was playing a trick __________ me.
12.Almost all of us know the classic proverb “No pains, no __________”.
13.The chair looks rather hard, but in fact it is very comfortable __________(sit) on.
14.When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks __________ it were broken.
15.The children have had quite a lot of fun __________ that model railway.
16.You must keep your __________ if you promised to take the children to the cinema.
17.The race was so close that everyone __________(hold) his breath.
18.Paul was apologizing __________ Jane for having kept her waiting.
19.It was quite obvious __________ we must apply other methods of settling it.
20. The three men took turns at driving the truck, and they drove day __________ night for three days.
21.The child should be punished. You shouldn’t let him get away __________ telling lies.
22.A new study indicates that basic steps taken by people daily can go a long way in cutting __________ the greenhouse gas emission.
23.Seeing the sun __________(rise) above the surface of the sea, we let out a shout of joy.
24.I’ve never had a __________(pleasant) trip to Sichuan before.
25.You’re driving too fast. Can you drive a bit __________(slow)?
26.Willpower is a kind of quality, which is __________ it takes to do anything well.
27.Don’t have the water __________(run) while you brush your teeth.
28.There was a lot of fun at yesterday’s party. You ought __________ (come), but