Question

Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player so far. Once he was making a television advertisement. All Michael needed to do in the advertisement was to miss a shot. For Michael, this was difficult. He always succeeded whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he failed. In total, it took him over 20 times before he missed a shot.

For Michael, success is a strong habit. He had formed a habit which was so strong that it took him a lot of time to break it and “fail”. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Like all habits, once it is established, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to maintain（维持）. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.

Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you will want to change again. Then, the only thing you will fail is failing.

1.According to the first paragraph, we know that      

A. Michael plays basketball very well

B. everyone likes Michael better than other players

C. Michael enjoys making a TV advertisement

D. it is difficult for Michael to make a TV advertisement.

2.In the TV advertisement, Michael      

A. missed a shot quickly

B. was not able to throw a basketball

C. was asked to miss a shot

D. misses a shot without any difficulty

3.In the author’s opinion,      .

A. success is hard to keep

B. success needs much action and focus

C. success is hard work

D. success is a habit that is easy to keep

4.The underlined word “established” means       in the passage.

A. formed           B. remembered        C. offered           D. accepted

5.The best title of this passage is        .

A. Failure is the mother of success

B. Practice makes perfect

C. An advertisement about Michael

D. Make success a habit

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是乔丹一次做电视广告时，需要一个投不进篮的动作，但是他试了二十次后才有一次没有投进的故事。告诉人们：把成功作为一种习惯，就没有什么你想要改变，让你失败的唯一的事就是失败。

1.A推理判断题。题意：根据第一段，我们知道什么？A. Michael plays basketball very well迈克尔乔丹篮球打得好；B. everyone likes Michael better than other players每个人喜欢迈克尔乔丹胜过其他人；C. Michael enjoys making a TV advertisement迈克尔乔丹喜欢拍电视广告；D. it is difficult for Michael to make a TV advertisement.对迈克尔乔丹来讲，拍电视广告不容易。根据第一段的大意，迈克尔乔丹要不把球投进篮都难，说明他球打得好。故选A。

2.C细节理解题。题意：在电视广告中，迈克尔乔丹要做什么？A. missed a shot quickly快速地投不进篮；B. was not able to throw a basketball不能投篮；C. was asked to miss a shot要求一次投篮不中；D. misses a shot without any difficulty毫不困难地投不进篮。根据文中的：All Michael needed to do in the advertisement was to miss a shot. 可知，要他一次投篮不中。故选：C。

3.D推理判断题。题意：在作者看来，是什么？A. success is hard to keep成功难以坚持； B. success needs much action and focus成功需要许多行动和努力；C. success is hard work成功是一件难事； D. success is a habit that is easy to keep成功是一件容易坚持的习惯。根据短文最后一段，可知作者希望人们把成功变成自己的一种习惯。故选D。

4.A词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的“established”在文中是什么意思？A. formed成立，组成；B. remembered记得，想起；C. offered 提供；D. accepted接受。句意：Like all habits, once it is established, it is difficult to break. 就像所有习惯一样，一旦被establied了，就难以破坏。可以推测出其含义与“成立，建立”相当，故选A。

5.D标题归纳题。A. Failure is the mother of success失败是成功之母；B. Practice makes perfect熟能生巧；C. An advertisement about Michael关于乔丹的广告；D. Make success a habit使成功成为一种习惯。根据第三段第一句Spend some time making success a habit in your life.可知作者是想让我们养成成功的习惯。故答案为D。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读。