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Do you want to be a successful person? Would you like to know how successful people usually think and what drives them? Here I am going to tell you the key to success that successful people share.
First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to move ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they can’t control things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. At the same time, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life.
Perhaps what most separates successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose”-- they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to deal with things around them. They hold the view that when they live their life “on purpose”, their main concern is to do the job right. They live what they do. People want to do business with them because of their commitment. To live their life “on purpose”, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it.
Besides, they never give up easily. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. To achievers always bear in mind what they don’t have forever. Rather than see this as negative or depressing, they would use the knowledge tospurthemselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.
So keep in mind what successful people always hold to be true so that you will have a clear idea of what you should do to be successful in life.
【小题1】According to the passage, to be successful, ______.

A．you should set up a realistic goal

B．you should know your strengths and weaknesses

C．you shouldn’t blame others for your failure

D．you shouldn’t waste time

【小题2】Which is NOT the key to success that successful people share?

A．Taking responsibility for their life.

B．Never giving up easily.

C．Having a goal in life.

D．Controlling things in life.

【小题3】The underlined word “spur” in paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A．interest	B．equip
C．depend	D．inspire

【小题4】The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ______.

A．explain the exact meaning of success

B．share the key to success with readers

C．tell his experience of achieving success

D．encourage readers to learn from failure

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】B

试题分析：你想成为一个成功人士吗？你想了解成功人士的思维吗？这里将为你介绍成功人士所具备的素质。成功人士从不责怪他人，他们对自己的生命负责。成功人士有着明确的生活目标，而且他们从不轻言放弃。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据第二段“successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to move ahead”可知，成功人士从不把失败归咎于他人或外物，故选C。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据第二段“successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves...They take responsibility for their life”可知，成功人士从不责备他人，他们对生命负责；根据第三段“they live life “on purpose”...having a purpose in their life is the most important element”可知，成功人士有着明确的生活目标；根据第四段“Besides, they never give up easily.”可知，成功人士从不轻易放弃；根据第二段“They understand that they can’t control things in life”可知D项错误，故选D。
【小题3】猜测词义题。根据“and go after what they want”可知，(他们)继续追求想要的东西，说明成功人士用知识来自我鞭策，然后继续追逐梦想，spur on(to sth)激励，鞭策，故选D。
【小题4】写作意图题。根据第一段“Here I am going to tell you the key to success that successful people share.”和最后一段“So keep in mind what successful people always hold to be true...”可知，作者的写作目的是向读者介绍成功人士所具备的素质，故选B。
考点：哲理类短文阅读

2015学年江苏连云港东海第二中学高一上期中英语试卷（带解析）