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【題目】 You may have heard of the old story about the world's most whole-hearted fisherman. He had out-fished his friend all morning long. They used the same live bait (魚餌), the same equipment and fished together in the same mountain stream. But he had almost caught a bucket of fish while his friend had yet to catch even one.

"What's your secret?" asked the friend. "I haven't even gotten any one!"

The successful fisherman emptied the bait of his mouth into a cupped hand and replied. "You have to keep your worms (魚蟲) warm."

Whether or not we fish or even eat fish, there is a lesson to be learned here. We are most likely to succeed when we fully put our hearts into a task. Especially if the task before us is difficult or there seems little probability of success. Whether we want to build a new business or write that first novel, we should see how willing we are to do what it takes-even if it means keeping the worms warm.

So I often ask myself. "How much do I want this?" when some people fish, if they don't catch, they don't eat. Some things are too important for me to risk failure. So how much do I want to succeed at this career (事業(yè)) or this dream? And how hard am I willing to work? If "success" only comes before "work" in the dictionary, I may have to work harder than I've ever worked before. But if I want it enough, the hard work will be worth it.

"Always bear in mind," said Abraham Lincoln, "that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."

And that is where it always begins: with a whole-hearted resolution to succeed—in a task, in a career, in a life. How much do you want this? And, how hard are you willing to work? Start there, and great things can happen.

【1】Paragraph 1 is mainly about the old story of ________.

A.two friendsB.Abraham LincolnC.some baitsD.a fisherman

【2】The lesson we learned is to ________ from Paragraphs 2-4.

A.only keep the worms warmB.write the first novel soon

C.put our hearts into any taskD.be willing to do nothing

【3】Why does the writer often ask himself the two questions?

A.See if he has been whole-hearted.B.Be able to risk failure anytime.

C.Find out if the hard work is worth it.D.Work less harder than before.

【4】What does the word "it" in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Career.B.Dream.C.Success.D.Work.

【5】What does the writer want to tell us according to the last two paragraphs?

A.Own your resolution is the most important.

B.Do as Abraham Lincoln says, you'll succeed.

C.To succeed begins with a whole-hearted resolution.

D.Start anywhere, and great things can always happen.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：你可能聽說過一個關于世界上最全心全意的漁夫的古老故事。不管我們是否釣魚，甚至是吃魚，這里都有一個教訓值得我們學習。當我們全身心投入到一項任務中時，我們最有可能成功。尤其是在我們面前的任務很困難或成功的可能性很小的情況下。全心全意地決心在一項任務、一項事業(yè)、一項生活中取得成功。你要多少錢？你愿意多努力工作？從那里開始，偉大的事情就會發(fā)生。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“You may have heard of the old story about the world's most whole-hearted fisherman.” 你可能聽說過一個關于世界上最全心全意的漁夫的古老故事。故答案為D。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“We are most likely to succeed when we fully put our hearts into a task. Especially if the task before us is difficult or there seems little probability of success.” 當我們全身心投入到一項任務中時，我們最有可能成功。尤其是在我們面前的任務很困難或成功的可能性很小的情況下。故答案為C。

【3】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“And that is where it always begins: with a whole-hearted resolution to succeed—in a task, in a career, in a life” 這就是它的開始：全心全意地決心在一項任務、一項事業(yè)、一項生活中取得成功�？芍�，作者經常問自己這兩個問題，看看他是否全心全意，故答案為A。

【4】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中“If "success" only comes before "work" in the dictionary, I may have to work harder than I've ever worked before. But if I want it enough, the hard work will be worth it.” 如果在字典里“成功”排在“工作”之前，我可能會比以前更加努力地工作。但是如果我想要足夠多的話，辛苦的工作是值得的。可知，這里的it是“成功”的意思，故答案為C。

【5】

理解總結題。根據(jù)最后兩段，作者想告訴我們，成功始于全心全意的決心。故答案為C。