江苏省2014届高三英语一轮复习阅读理解攻略训练（11）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it’spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,orsharedthesamebirthday.Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcirclewhomightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.Shewouldbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypractisinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypractisingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwho1wouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformanceformtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine;thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hard-wired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehavior.56.Thepassagemainlydealswith.A.thefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingawriterB.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccessC.thedecisivefactorinmakingageniusD.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction57.Byreadingnovelsandwriters’stories,thegirlcould.A.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwritingB.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomedayC.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikesD.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity58.Inthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,________.A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess.B.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformanceC.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievementD.shecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”towrite259.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’ssuccessB.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.C.Astothegrowthofagenius,I.Q.doesn’tmatter,butjusthis/hereffort.D.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouare.BHaveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?Whenyouselectyourcareer,there'sawholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourski...
