Question

What’s your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success    46    only with practice. In fact, I feel both of these statements (陈述) are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways    47    not in others.

For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and    48    surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see “Titanic”. I was really    49    because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition. Thinking that I might be lucky again, I    50    joining in other art competitions. But the result was that I    51    won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a    52    artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the    53    I produced were not of a very high standard.

These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky    54   , I also need to put in hard work. As we know,    55    makes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.

1.A. moves       B. comes         C. returns         D. leaves

2.A. or          B. so             C. and            D. but

3.A. won        B. began          C. failed           D. ended

4.A. sorry        B. active          C. lucky           D. nervous

5.A. tried        B. forgot            C. stopped       D. remembered

6.A. often        B. ever             C. seldom        D. never

7.A. greater        B. more natural       C. lower       D. more common

8.A. results        B. film           C. prizes          D. drawings

9.A. at last        B. at most          C. at first         D. at least

10.A. chance        B. practice         C. difference       D. experience

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】本短文中，作者谈论了对成功的理解。他讲述了好多年前参加画画比赛获奖的成功和失败的经历，进而阐述自己的观点：成功靠得是练习，还有更少一点的幸运和机会。

1.句意是：成功伴随练习而来。此处有“到来”之意，故选comes。

2.句意是：两种观点都是正确的在某些方面，而非其他方面。表示转折，用but。

3.根据后文中的得到了奖赏，此处应该是获胜了，选won。

4.第一次参加比赛，就获奖，当然是非常“lucky”的。

5.第一次参赛就能成功，还想尝试几次。选tried。

6.由上下文和句中的again，可以推测：再没有获胜过。选never

7.可以这样理【解析】
我失败了，是因为别人比我有更强的艺术能力。选greater

8.我的作品水平不是非常高的。这里，drawings作品与上下文最相符。

9.作者的经历是：起初幸运过，但是后来不成功。选at first

10.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。