Question

What’s the secret of success? Is it having loads of money? Good luck? Great

teeth?

  Sure, cash, luck, and a nice 36 can’t hurt. But many social scientists agree that what successful people have in common is this: They were 37.

  There’s George Washington, the top general of America’s troops in the Revolutionary War, who lost two huge 38 and was nearly fired. 39 Steve Jobs, who developed a lot of failed products---and even got fired from Apple---before 40 to change the world with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

The 41 goes on: From Katy and Hall of Fame （名人堂）basketball legend Michael Jordan to Glee(欢乐合唱团 ) star Chris Colfer, the majority of today’s most successful people were 42 losers. They were dropped from record labels, 43_from basketball teams, or bullied in school. They felt humiliated, lost and 44.

But they eventually figured out how to move forward. And that is the key skill: the 45 to dust yourself off and try again. And again. Experts call this resilience(复原力  )---being able to 46 from setbacks. This is what turns losers into winners. Experts say that in terms of future success, resilience is more important than brains or talent. So 47 you fail a test or strike out at bat or sing off-key, don’t give up. 

1.A. gift         B. smile       C. health         D. habit

2.A. successes    B. failures     C. talented        D. disabled

3.A. battles       B. selections   C. quarrels        D. arguments

4.A. He’s        B. It’s         C. There’s        D. They’re

5.A. doing       B. leading     C. applying       D. returning

6.A. story        B. paper      C. research        D. list

7.A. at a time     B. at one time  C. at times        D. at which time

8.A. cut          B. put        C. thrown         D. taken

9.A. promising    B. happy       C. hopeless       D. hopeful

10.A. disability    B. ability       C. force          D. desire

11.A. come        B. resign       C. recover        D. keep

12.A. by the time   B. next time     C. before         D. until

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D  

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B 

11.C

12.B

【解析】本文告诉我们失败乃成功之母。许多成功人士都经历过许多失败。所以当失败降临时，不要放弃。

1.B 考查名词辨析。根据第一段的great teeth可知，应选smile.因为有一口好的牙齿，才会有灿烂的微笑。

2.B 考查名词辨析。根据下文可知，所有成功人士有个共同的特点：失败。

3.A 考查常识。华盛顿是将军，故曾经打败过两次战役。

4.C 上下文串联。根据上面的There’s George Washington….，可知答案为C。

5.D 考查常识题。众所周知，乔布斯后来又回到了苹果，故用returning.

6.D 考查名词辨析。以上都是举的例子。故用list清单。

7.B 考查短语辨析。at a time 一次，每次  at one time 曾经，一度  at times有时 at which time引导定语从句。根据意思，绝大多数成功人士曾经都是失败者。

8.A考查动词辨析。从篮球队被砍下来。

9.C 考查形容词辨析。他们曾经都感到羞辱的，迷失的以及绝望的。

10.B考查名词辨析。关键的技巧就是：使你自己重新振作的能力。

11.C考查动词辨析。根据前面的resilience，可知是指从挫折中恢复的能力。

12.B 连词辨析。因此下次你再次失败时，不要放弃。