Success is everybody’s dream. But what is the key to success? How can you be successful? I think we should measure success based on how much we give rather than how much we receive. Fortunately, it also works nicely the other way around since those who give more almost always will also receive more. So how do you pave your way to success? How do you become more successful? The answer is amazingly simple: the key to success is making yourself as useful as possible to others. Here are some ideas on how to do it.
1. Be observant of needs
To be useful to others, you should always be aware of even the slightest clues of needs. The more sensitive you are to the needs of others, the more appreciative people will eventually become. The best plan is being able to anticipate a need before the other people are even aware of it.
2. Find solutions to the needs
Now that you are aware of needs, the next step is finding solutions to them. The solutions you offer should be as useful as possible. To be able to do so, there is no other way but to continuously build your own value. It is from the value you have that you could give value to others.
3. Be proactive to help
Do not wait for the other person to ask for your help. Be proactive. Give your help even before they ask.
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What matters is not only the solution you offer, but also the way you deliver it. Being sincere means being glad to help others without expecting anything in return. Make it your joy to give something to others. People can somehow distinguish whether or not you are sincere.
5. Go the extra mile
Doing the above four steps is good, but add this one if you can: give more than expected. First, give what is expected, and then add a little more. If you do the above four steps people will be appreciative, but if you add this one step they will be impressed.
小题1: What is the measure of success according to the author?| A．Success means giving more as well as asking for more. | | B．Success is based on how much money you make. | | C．The more you receive from others, the more successful you will be. | | D．The more you give, the more successful you will be. |
小题2:The underlined word anticipate in para 2 probably means_______| A．offer | B．expect | C．prevent | D．change |
小题3:What’s the best title for the fifth paragraph?| A．Solutions Are Important. | B．Give More Help to Others | | C．Expecting More | D．Be Sincere |
小题4:The author would NOT agree that______| A．people should continuously build up their own value. | | B．the best time to help others is when they ask for help. | | C．people should help others without expecting anything in return. | | D．it is good to give others more help than what is expected. |
小题5:What does the passage mainly talk about?| A．How to measure success accurately. | | B．How to make your dreams come true. | | C．Giving is more important than receiving. | | D．How a person can be most useful to others. |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D |
小题1:推理题：从文章第一段的内容和句子：the key to success is making yourself as useful as possible to others. 说明是你给与的越多就会越成功。选D
小题2:B猜词题：从后面的are even aware of“意识到”说明这个词是“预料”。
小题3:D 段落主旨题：从这段的Being sincere means being glad to help others without expecting anything in return.说明说的是“真诚”。
小题4:B 细节题：从第三点里面的句子：Do not wait for the other person to ask for your help.说明是：别等这别人来求助。选B。
小题5:主旨题：从文章第一段的：the key to success is making yourself as useful as possible to others. 看出文章主要是说怎么使自己对别人有用。选D。 |
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It might sound ridiculous that goal setting could actually hold you back from completing tasks and dreams you may have. But it seems like everyone tells you should be setting goals for everything you want to accomplish, short term and long term. Goals can help you sometimes, but in some cases they just lead to constant frustration and they actually bring you down.
Let’s look at this a little closer with an example. A lot of people might set forth as a goal. Many people jump online and are looking to start a business online as a way to make money from home and let’s say they set a goal to make $10,000 in their first month. They do this because they seem tons of people making large sums of money in very little time so they think, $10,000 a month, that shouldn’t be too hard.
But what happens when you only bring in $1,000 in your first 30 days online? If this is pure profit you might still be happy but this is nowhere near reaching the goal you originally set out to meet. So naturally you would feel like you failed to reach your goal and you may be a little disappointed in yourself.
If you continue not to reach this goal month in month , it starts to add up and really weighs on you. I’m not saying that they are bad and you shouldn’t set them but you need to realize that you should not be emotionally attached to your goals.
An alternative approach would be to set certain milestones for when you want to accomplish things and start out small. Build your confidence by accomplishing smaller feats and if you overproduce, then it will be a nice surprise. You have to have some sort of end result in mind but break it down in to a day by day task. It makes it a lot easier for you to handle by just knowing everyday you have to complete a few small tasks and over time the snowball will roll into great things.
小题1:The purpose of the passage is to _______.| A．show that it’s necessary to set goals | | B．prove the disadvantages of setting goals | | C．suggest way of setting goals to reach success | | D．introduce how to reach success by setting high goals. |
小题2:In Paragraph 2 , the writer used the example to _______.| A．persuade readers not to be greedy for money | | B．prove that goals often result in frustration. | | C．show goal setting sometimes stops you realizing your dreams | | D．advise readers not to set goals to avoid frustration |
小题3:According to the passage, always sticking to our goals is ______.| A．important | B．unnecessary | C．ridiculous | D．natural |
小题4:What belief does the writer most probably hold?| A．The higher goals we set, the more success we’ll achieve | | B．Goal setting is not always necessary and helpful | | C．We shouldn’t set higher goals than other people | | D．Goals should be set for short term and long term. |
小题5:What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph?| A．Another helpful tip for setting goals | B．Benefits of setting small goal | | C．Side effects of goal setting | D．Success achieved without goal setting. |
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The green turtle is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Under the U．S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, the green turtle was listed as threatened except for the breeding populations in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico, where it is listed as endangered.
Green turtles continue to be caught for money by humans, and the destruction and loss of nesting and foraging(觅食)sites is a serious problem. Humans have already caused the decrease of large green turtle populations, including those that once nested in Bermuda and Cayman Islands. The situation of green turtle populations is difficult to determine because of our lack of knowledge about their life cycles. The number of nests in Florida appears to be increasing, but we don’t know whether this is due to an increase in the number of nests or because we have started to monitor(监控)nesting beaches more closely.
The green turtle is the largest hardshelled sea turtle. Adults of this species commonly reach 100 cm in length and 150 kg in mass. The average size of a female nesting in Florida is 101.5 cm straight in length, with an average body mass of 136 kg.
Growth rates of green turtles have not been measured under natural conditions. Green turtles grow slowly.
In the southern Bahamas, green turtles grow from 30 to 75 cm in 17 years, and according to Bjorndal and Bolten, growth rates decrease with increasing length. Growth rates measured in green turtles from Florida and Puerto Rico fall within the range of growth rates measured in the southern Bahamas. Based on growth rate studies of wild green turtles, the researchers Balazs, Frazer and Ehrhart estimate the age of sexual maturity(成熟)can range anywhere from 20 to 50 years.
小题1:The main idea of the passage is to tell us________.| A．something about an endangered animal | | B．how green turtles got extinct | | C．how heavy a green turtle is | | D．how long a green turtle can live |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT a reason why green turtles are endangered?| A．Humans catch them to get profit. | | B．They lose their nests. | | C．They have fewer places to find food. | | D．People like to keep them as pets. |
小题3:According to the passage, the green turtle________.| A．can reach 100 cm in length in 17 years | | B．lives in the sea and grows very slowly | | C．lives only in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico | | D．can grow from 30 to 75 cm in 17 years in southern Florida |
小题4:Why is it hard for us to know the number of green turtles?| A．Because it is difficult for us to be close to them. | | B．Because we have limited knowledge about them. | | C．Because we haven’t measured their growth rates. | | D．Because they grow too slowly. |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They 1 their own way to learn the language. Instead of 2 for the teachers to explain, they try to find the pattern and rules for themselves. They are good 3 who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes.
Secondly, 4 language learners are active in 5 , therefore, they do not wait for a chance to use the languages, and they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and let those people 6 them when they make a 7 . They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say 8 things which sound weird. They are willing to make mistakes and try again, when communication is difficult. They can accept information that is 9 or incomplete. It is more 10 for them to learn to think in the language than to know the 11 of every word.
12 successful language learners are learners with 13 . They want to learn language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to 14 with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practice using the language 15 because they want to learn it.
| 小题1: | | A．learn | B．observe | C．discover | D．notice |
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| 小题2: | | A．delaying | B．waiting | C．postponing | D．staying |
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| 小题3: | | A．finders | B．thinkers | C．believers | D．guessers |
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| 小题4: | | A．winning | B．lucky | C．successful | D．flourishing |
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| 小题5: | | A．discovering | B．memorizing | C．learning | D．studying |
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| 小题6: | | A．correct | B．change | C．adjust | D．mark |
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| 小题7: | | A．mistake | B．point | C．failure | D．fault |
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| 小题8: | | A．awkward | B．strange | C．unfamiliar | D．curious |
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| 小题9: | | A．unobvious | B．incredible | C．incorrect | D．indifferent |
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| 小题10: | | A．funny | B．interesting | C．important | D．boring |
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| 小题11: | | A．meaning | B．content | C．context | D．explanation |
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| 小题12: | | A．Finally | B．Secondly | C．Thirdly | D．Mostly |
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| 小题13: | | A．purpose | B．interest | C．matter | D．concern |
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| 小题14: | | A．convey | B．inform | C．report | D．communicate |
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| 小题15: | | A．regularly | B．commonly | C．typically | D．usually |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show 1 at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly 2 more difficult?
I’ve had both these 3 . As a Senior 3 student, I have to 4 many exams. Each time, I enter one, thinking “I 5 fail this time.”
But don’t be surprised --- it’s not 6 we don’t try, or don’t do enough preparation, 7 don’t take it seriously. On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much 8 . It is thinking: “I must…” that makes us taste the terrible flavor of 9 ．
We often 10 to our friends: “Don’t be too hard 11 yourself!” But when we 12 our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice．
In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult．
So why not 13 this crazy pursuit(追求)to get the best? Just face the problem 14 before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed．
In my opinion, 15 a calm state of mind is a skill for life. For people who want to succeed, 16 this is a very important lesson．
So 17 time when you’re trying to draw a straight line or 18 a performance, tell yourself: “If I can just do it better than last time, it’s a 19 ． ”
Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy 20 you succeed or fail．
| 小题2: | | A．looks | B．appears | C．listens | D．becomes |
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| 小题3: | | A．experiences | B．chances | C．times | D．difficulties |
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| 小题4: | | A．finish | B．win | C．take | D．join |
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| 小题5: | | A．can’t | B．may | C．shouldn’t | D．haven’t |
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| 小题6: | | A．why | B．since | C．when | D．because |
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| 小题8: | | A．care | B．power | C．pressure | D．attention |
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| 小题9: | | A．exams | B．difficulty | C．marks | D．failure |
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| 小题12: | | A．share | B．achieve | C．build | D．set |
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| 小题13: | | A．throw away | B．get away | C．take away | D．let away |
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| 小题14: | | A．waiting | B．sitting | C．lying | D．laying |
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| 小题15: | | A．Becoming | B．Making | C．Growing | D．Keeping |
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| 小题16: | | A．trying | B．realizing | C．using | D．training |
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| 小题18: | | A．put on | B．play on | C．give on | D．show on |
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| 小题19: | | A．success | B．task | C．lesson | D．hit |
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| 小题20: | | A．if | B．either | C．neither | D．whether |
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Let’s pretend we’re sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat. The Rhine is one of the main waterways of Germany, and the river traffic is heavy. It’s interesting to watch the many boats going up and down the river. But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides. The boat is passing many old castles. We can see people working in the vineyards (葡萄园) on the hillsides. There are vineyards as far as the eye can see. Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world.
Suddenly our boat slows down and begins to turn a little. We are coming to a sharp bend in the river. On our right we can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high. At first it looks quite ordinary, but there is nothing ordinary about it. There are many stories, poems, and songs about the cliff. We are looking at the Lorelei. Then someone on the boat begins to sing in German, the song of the Lorelei. It is a song about a beautiful siren (妖妇) who has lured(引诱) many sailors to their deaths.
The siren is supposed to sit on the rock combing her long golden hair and singing. The sailors who hear her forget to steer（掌舵）, and the current of river hurls (掀翻) their boats on the rocks and dashes（猛撞）them to pieces.
Soon other people on the boat begin to sing. The beautiful song adds to special magic to the moment, and you begin to realize why so many people have made this trip down the Rhine to see the rock of the Lorelei.
小题1:The most interesting thing to those who are sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat is . | A．to watch many boats going up and down the river | | B．to see the beautiful scene along the banks and hillsides | | C．to hear a song about beautiful siren | | D．to see a beautiful siren combing her golden hair |
小题2: Which of the following is famous all over the world?| A．The Rhine River. | B．The River Traffic. | | C．Wine from the Rhine Valley. | D．The Lorelei. |
小题3:We can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high .| A．on our right when coming to a sharp bend | B．on the Rhine hillsides | | C．from the Rhine Valley | D．on the boat |
小题4: The song of the Lorelei is about .| A．The Rhine wine | | B．a rocky cliff | | C．the beautiful scenery along the Rhine River | | D．a beautiful and dangerous siren |
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