Question

One of the most inspiring quotes(名言)I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The________between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people________many more times than unsuccessful people.”

I deeply understood the ________ of the quote soon after my fist book was published.

I was living in Atlanta at the time and __________ my fist signing sale for my new book at the phoenix and Dragon, the largest bookstore in the city. Although a nice sign was placed outside the room __________ images of both me and my book, The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul, not a single customer entered the room. _________ each minute passed, I became increasingly _________.

At 6:25 pm, just before the store’s _________, I began to get myself ready to leave. At that moment, just when I couldn’t fell any ________, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to __________ my emotions and introduced myself and my book.

The couple turned the pages each other, and the husband __________ to his wife. She then told me, “I think we’ll get the book.”

Despite the impulse (冲动）to jump __________, and hold their hands to thank them for being my ________ readers, I realized the woman was trying to say something else.

“The ________ we’re buying it is that our son died two years ago,” she said. “Maybe your book will help us __________ it .”

At that moment, I knew if never sold a copy of the book, my four years of ________ had been meaningless.

Although I would have many more challenging years __________ my book became a bestseller, this couple’s story was all the _________ I needed at that point to keep me _________.

Thanks to them, I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way : One challenge ... one challenge ... one difficulty ... one step ... and one small __________ at a time.

1.A. distance    B. balance    C. difference    D. advantage

2.A. hesitate    B. fail    C. complain    D. survive

3.A. wisdom    B. impression    C. honor    D. analysis

4.A. refused    B. decided    C. waited    D. arranged

5.A. including    B. decorating    C. declaring    D. showing

6.A. While    B. With    C. As    D. When

7.A. curious    B. clam    C. angry    D. anxious

8.A. disappearing    B. closing    C. crowded    D. opening

9.A. good    B. bad    C. worse    D. better

10.A. express    B. escape    C. read    D. hide

11.A. replied    B. reacted    C. nodded    D. pointed

12.A. in the air    B. in a row    C. on the rise    D. on the ground

13.A. reliable    B. first    C. unusual    D. final

14.A. reason    B. effect    C. purpose    D. result

15.A. look through    B. come across    C. find out    D. get over

16.A. writing    B. advertising    C. studying    D. waiting

17.A. since    B. until    C. after    D. unless

18.A. material    B. information    C. decision    D. power

19.A. putting forward    B. falling down    C. moving ahead    D. standing by

20.A. success    B. failure    C. basis    D. pleasure

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. D

5. D

6. C

7. D

8. B

9. C

10. D

11. C

12. A

13. B

14. A

15. D

16. A

17. B

18. D

19. C

20. A

【解析】

本文为记叙文。作者在文章中回忆了自己的成功之前所经历的困难和经历，一对中年夫妻给作者提供了继续前进的动力，也从中诠释了那句名言“成功者和失败者的区别是，成功者比失败者要经历更多的失败” 的意义。

1.考查名词辨析。A. similarity相似；B. difference区别；C. interest兴趣；D. advantage优点。根据下文的that successful people ___2___ many more times than unsuccessful people.可知，此处指“成功者和失败者的区别”。故选B。

2. 考查动词辨析。A. fail失败；B. own拥有；C. try尝试；D. experience经历。句意：成功者比失败者失败的次数更多一些。故选A。

3.考查名词辨析。A. fault错误；B. key关键；C. secret秘密；D. wisdom智慧。句意：在我的一本书出版之后，我深刻地明白了这句名言的智慧。故选D。

4.考查动词辨析。A. refused拒绝；B. decided决定；C. arranged安排；D. waited等待。根据语境指“我在一家龙凤书店里安排了我的第一次签名售书活动”。故选C。

5.考查动词辨析。A. including包括；B. showing展示；C. drawing画画；D. selling卖。句意：签名室的外面摆着一块漂亮抢眼的广告牌，上面展示着我的头像，以及我的书……故选B。

6.考查连词辨析。A. While当……时；B. As随着；C. With随着（介词，其后接名词或名词性词组）；D. when当……时。句意：随着时间一分一秒地过去……故选B。

7.考查形容词辨析。A. anxious焦虑的；B. excited兴奋的；C. angry生气的；D. curious好奇的。根据上文提到“没有一个人进来”可知，此处指“我变得焦虑起来”。故选A。

8.考查非谓语动词辨析。A. rented租用；B. opening开着；C. crowded拥挤；D. closing关门。句意：到了下午6点25分，书店马上就要关门了。我备受打击，开始准备离开。故选D。

9.考查形容词辨析。A. worse更糟糕的；B. bad糟糕的；C. good好的；D. better更好的。句意：这时，就在我情绪低落到极点的时候，一对中年夫妇走了进来。根据句意可知，此处指“不能再糟糕了”。故选A。

10.考查动词辨析。A. express表达；B. hide隐藏；C. read阅读；D. push推。句意：。我极力掩饰我（失落的）情绪，向他们介绍我自己和我的新书。故选B。

11.考查动词辨析。A. nodded点头；B. side站在……的一边；C. replied回复；D. talked谈论。根据下文I think we’ll get the book.可知，此处指“丈夫朝妻子点了点头”。故选A。

12.考查词组辨析。A. one end一边；B. in a row一排；C. in the air空中；D. on the ground地面上。句意：尽管出于本能，我有种雀跃腾空的冲动，并想紧紧握住他们的手以感谢他们做我的……读者，但我意识到那位女士似乎还有别的话要说。故选C。

13. 考查形容词辨析。A. reliable可获得的；B. old老的；C. welcoming受欢迎的；D. first第一。根据语境可知，此处指“我的第一批读者”。故选D。

14.考查名词辨析。A. impact影响；B. reason原因；C. purpose目的；D. result结果。句意：我们之所以决定买这本书，是因为我们的儿子两年前去世了。故选B。

15.考查动词词组辨析。A. look through浏览；B. get over克服；C. find out查明；D. come across遇到。句意：也许你的书能帮助我们抚平心灵的创伤。故选B。

16.考查动词辨析。A. studying研究；B. advertising推广；C. writing写作；D. waiting等待。句意：那一刻，我知道，如果我一本书也卖不出去，那么我四年的写作也就没有意义了。故选C。

17.考查连词辨析。A. since自从；B. unless除非；C. after在……之后；D. until在……之前。句意：虽然在我的书成为畅销书之前，我经过了多年的挑战和考验，但在当时，这对夫妇的故事就是……故选D。

18.考查名词辨析。A. motivation动力；B. information信息；C. decision决定；D. material材料。根据语境可知，此处指“我所需要的动力”。故选A。

19.考查动词词组辨析。A. moving ahead前进；B. falling down摔倒；C. putting forward提出；D. losing courage灰心。根据语境可知，此处指“让我继续前进”

20.考查名词辨析。A. sorrow悲伤；B. failure失败；C. success成功；D. pleasure快乐。句意：那些最伟大的人都有着相同的经历：一次挑战……一次困难……一次突破……每次都是一小步的成功。故选C。