天津市宁河县2014高考英语阅读理解训练（4）及答案（解析）阅读理解Successdoesnotbelongtoaselectgroupofindividuals;successbelongstothosewhoarewillingtogoafterit.Successbelongstothosewhoarewillingtolookfearintheface,eyeballtoeyeball,andthendowhattheyhavetodo.Successbelongstothosewhorealizethatthereissomethingmoreimportantthantheirfear.“Desireisthekeytomotivation….”Desireisthelongingtoachieveavision;withoutdesireyouhavenothing.Ifyou’velostyourvision,orifyourdesireisnotstrong,worktoclarifyyourvision,usepictures,writethevisiondown.Habakkuksaid,“Writethevision,andmakeitplain,”Beforeyoucanrunwithdesire,yourvisionmustbeplain,itmustbeclear,itmustbeexciting.“Seventypercentofsuccessinlifeisshowingup.”Youcan’tgetyourdreamjob,ifyou’rescaredtoturninanapplication.Youwon’tgetthesale,ifyoudon’ttry.Showingupdoesn’tguaranteesuccess,butrestassuredifyoudon’tshowup,youwon’tsucceed.Whenitcomestoyourdreams,andthethingsyoudesiretoachieveinthislife,youhavetoshowup.ThomasJ.Watsonsaid,“Wouldyoulikemetogiveyouaformula（公式）forsuccess?It’squitesimple,really.Doubleyourrateoffailure.Youarethinkingoffailureastheenemyofsuccess.Butitisn’tatall.Youcanbediscouragedbyfailureoryoucanlearnfromit,sogoaheadandmakemistakes.Makeallyoucan.Becauserememberthat’swhereyouwillfindsuccess.”Neverfearfailure,itisfailurethatwillbringyousuccess.Embracefailure,becomeastudentoffailure,learnfromfailure,andsoonyouwillsucceed.Successisnotaboutdoingwhattheaveragepersoncan’tdo,it’saboutdoingwhattheaveragepersonisunwillingtodo.Andonadeeperlevel,it’saboutcreatinghabitsthattheaveragepersonisunwillingtocreate.It’sthehabitofdoingthingswithexcellencethatcausesuccess.Successistheenjoymentofthejourney.Youhavetoenjoythejourney!Someoneoncesaid,“Unlessyouchangehowyouare,youwillalwayshavewhatyou’vegot.”Youhavetochange…youwillchange,youwillsucceed.11.Ifyouwanttosucceed,youshould_________.A.makeeffortstoachieveitB.beaspecialpersonC.faceitwithfearD.doeverythingimportant12.What'sHabakkuk'sopinion?A.Weshouldmakeouraimscommon.B.Weshouldsetupacleartarget.C.Weshouldhavemotivation.D.Desireisthekeytomotivation.13.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphisthat_________.A.successneedsshowingupB.70%ofpeoplecansucceedC.youshouldshowyourhopeD.youshouldfightforsuccess14.ThomasJ.Watsonencouragesusto_________.A.retirefromfailureB.escapefromfailureC.makedoublemistakesD.growfromfailure15.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?_________.A.SuccessandFailureB.KeystoSuccessC.SeveralCriticalStepstoSuccessD.ImportanceofSuccess【参考答案】11—15、ABADC阅读理解Breathe,waveandsmile.Alongwithmorethan300otherseniors,ImarchedintothestadiumontheafternoonofMay10.Theaudienceburstintodeafeningcheers.Thehugestadiumshookwithallthewhistlingandclapping.ItwasasifaHollywoodsuperstarhadwalkedonstage.Andindeed,everysingleseniorthatdaywasastarofthemoment.Eachdeservedit.Theseniorshadbeenpreparingforfouryearsforthisonce-in-a-lifetimemoment—thecommencement.Seated,Iwaitedanxiouslyfortheopeningaddress.Asaforeignexchangestudent,Iwasnotabletoreceiveadiploma.However,Istillhadthewonderfulfeelingofbeingpartofthings.Liketheothergraduates,Iwasdressedinpurplecapandgown.Ourprincipal,Mr.Glover,deliveredashort,warmgreeting.TheUSnationalanthemfollowedandthen,handsonchests,asolemnPledgeofAllegiance(效忠宣誓).Studentswhohadexcelledacademicallygavefarewellspeeches.Thetearsinsomeeyesconvincedmeth...
