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.

9. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ______.

A. the meaning of success B. the reasons for success

C. the standards of success D. the importance of success

10. Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ______.

A. work makes one feel pain B. one tends to enjoy his work

C. it takes a lot of time to succeed D. one gives up his work easily

11. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.

B. Successful people like to show their great skills.

C. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.

D. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.

12. 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. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.

D. One cannot succeed without time and practice.

【答案】9. B 10. C 11. A 12. D

【解析】

有些人认为成功只适合那些有才能的人，或者那些在好的家庭中长大的人，还有人则认为成功主要靠运气。以上作者并不否认，但是真正的成功还包括其他一些因素，比如设定目标，把它逐步变得实际可行，投入更多的时间，选择去做你真正喜欢的事情等等。这些因素不能保证你想要的成功，但是它会保证你无论做什么都能变得很好。

【9题详解】

B主旨题。第一段主要讲的是成功的归因。有人归为才能和好的家境，有人归因为运气。作者并不想说他们都错了，其实事实如此，这恰恰是生活的现实。

【10题详解】