One of the keys to being successful is persistence（堅(jiān)持）．Once you have determined exactly what you want to achieve, you must take active action in order to succeed.
One of the things you'll notice on your journey towards your goal are roadblocks. That is, you will come across obstacles（障礙） to discourage your progress. Actually, they are a part of life. Everyone would have every success they ever wanted if there were no obstacles. Your job is to be persistent and work through those obstacles. If you find little or no obstacles along the way, chances are that you are not really challenging yourself. And when you do reach your goal, you won't experience the feeling of "sweet success". Make your goal a challenging one!
If you take the time to study any successful person, you will learn that the vast majority of them have had more "failures" than they have had "successes". This is because successful people are persistent; the more they stumble（絆倒）and fall, the more they get right back up and get going again. On the other hand, people that don't get back up and try again, never reach success. For example, Walt Disney was turned down 302 times before he got financing for his dream of creating the "Happiest Place on Earth". Today, due to his persistence, millions of people have shared "the joy of Disney".
Having known these facts, keep in mind that you must constantly reevaluate（再評(píng)估）your circumstances and the approach you are using to reach your goal. There is no sense in being persistent at something that you are doing incorrectly! Sometimes you have to modify（修改）your approach along the way. Every time you do something you learn from it, and
therefore find a better way to do it the next time.
Today is the day to begin your journey, using consistency and persistency, towards tomorrow's successes!
【小題1】The author seems to hold the belief that      .

A．challenges we come across are beneficial

B．obstacles will surely lead to someone’s success

C．the more obstacles we have, the more discouraged we feel

D．it’s rewarding to enjoy the feeling of“sweet success”

【小題2】Which can be inferred from the text?

A．Making a practical goal will ensure your success.

B．Having a beautiful picture will lead to your success.

C．Never giving up in face of failure may contribute to your success.

D．Suffering from more failures will make you disappointed.

【小題3】What must you reevaluate constantly?

A．Attitudes and skills.	B．Circumstances and ways.
C．Roadblocks and challenges.	D．Failures and successes.

【小題4】What’s the text mainly about?

A．Persistence makes for success	B．Overcome obstacles
C．Challenge yourself	D．Failure is the mother of success

One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St .Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻礙) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to attend the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”
At first everyone was sorry to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here! ”O(jiān)ne by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is you.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.
【小題1】The underlined word “funeral” in the first paragraph means ________.

A．a(chǎn)n occasion when one admires himself in a mirror

B．a(chǎn) chimney from where smelly smoke comes out

C．a(chǎn) ceremony for burying or burning a dead person

D．a(chǎn)n exhibition displaying varieties of treasures

【小題2】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Last Respects	B．A Strange Person
C．A Strange Company	D．A Road to Success

【小題3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The employees were shocked when they saw the dead person.

B．It is you yourself that can actually change your life.

C．In the mirror you can find how small you are in the world.

D．You can achieve your goal if you set limits to your growth.

【小題4】It seems that the company is ________.

A．encouraging the employees to show respects to the dead

B．providing good working conditions for its employees

C．suffering a heavy loss due to its staff member’s death

D．trying to make its employees aware of their own potential

One of my main concerns when I am helping people achieve their goals is how they measure success. I see individuals getting frustrated as they struggle hard for success.

One of the main reasons that cause this frustration is that people allow their definition of success to be determined by someone or something else. Another is that they become frustrated at their own apparent lack of success when comparing themselves to other people.

We are individuals with individual wants, skills and experiences. We should look at our own skills to determine what is successful to us. We should look inwards to determine what it would mean for us to be successful in our own mind rather than someone else’s.

Evaluating a successful person needs to look at his pathway to success, his actions ，his determination and translate that into his own experience to see how he can improve himself.

You must set your own course of action, and stay on your course. You alone must determine what success means to you. Do what you do to the best of your ability and the rest will take care of itself. For example, I believe that I am successful but I am not a millionaire! Others may not see me as successful in their eyes but that does not matter. It is how I see myself that is important to me and my life.

Here is the truth. Being a success is doing your best, not being the best. Success is not something you become; it is something you continue being.

When we get to that point, we will experience a lot more joy and a lot less frustration. And that sounds good to us!

Remember the great quote from Napoleon Hill, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”

1.What’s the best title of this passage?

A.Frustration Determines Success

B.The Importance of Frustration to Success

C.How to Measure Success

D.Evaluations of a Successful Person

2.In terms of success, the writer thinks people feel frustrated because they_____

A.struggle too hard   B. know little about others

C.are often discouraged    D. underestimate themselves

3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Success is something you keep on being rather than you become.

B.Evaluating a successful person needs to look at others’ judgment.

C.It doesn’t matter others may not consider you as a success in their eyes.

D.It matters that you set your own course of action and stay on it.

4.According to the passage the writer advises us to_____.

A.attach the importance to others’ attitude and evaluation

B.learn from others ，failure

C.set a proper goal and strive to realize it

D.look at others’ skills to determine what is successful to us

 

One of the keys to being successful is persistence（堅(jiān)持）．Once you have determined exactly what you want to achieve, you must take active action in order to succeed.

One of the things you'll notice on your journey towards your goal are roadblocks. That is, you will come across obstacles（障礙） to discourage your progress. Actually, they are a part of life. Everyone would have every success they ever wanted if there were no obstacles. Your job is to be persistent and work through those obstacles. If you find little or no obstacles along the way, chances are that you are not really challenging yourself. And when you do reach your goal, you won't experience the feeling of "sweet success". Make your goal a challenging one!

If you take the time to study any successful person, you will learn that the vast majority of them have had more "failures" than they have had "successes". This is because successful people are persistent; the more they stumble（絆倒）and fall, the more they get right back up and get going again. On the other hand, people that don't get back up and try again, never reach success. For example, Walt Disney was turned down 302 times before he got financing for his dream of creating the "Happiest Place on Earth". Today, due to his persistence, millions of people have shared "the joy of Disney".

Having known these facts, keep in mind that you must constantly reevaluate（再評(píng)估）your circumstances and the approach you are using to reach your goal. There is no sense in being persistent at something that you are doing incorrectly! Sometimes you have to modify（修改）your approach along the way. Every time you do something you learn from it, and

therefore find a better way to do it the next time.

Today is the day to begin your journey, using consistency and persistency, towards tomorrow's successes!

1.The author seems to hold the belief that      .

A．challenges we come across are beneficial

B．obstacles will surely lead to someone’s success

C．the more obstacles we have, the more discouraged we feel

D．it’s rewarding to enjoy the feeling of“sweet success”

2.Which can be inferred from the text?

A．Making a practical goal will ensure your success.

B．Having a beautiful picture will lead to your success.

C．Never giving up in face of failure may contribute to your success.

D．Suffering from more failures will make you disappointed.

3.What must you reevaluate constantly?

A．Attitudes and skills.	B．Circumstances and ways.
C．Roadblocks and challenges.	D．Failures and successes.

4.What’s the text mainly about?

A．Persistence makes for success	B．Overcome obstacles
C．Challenge yourself	D．Failure is the mother of success

 

One day not too long ago the employees of a large company in St .Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻礙) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to attend the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”

At first everyone was sorry to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here! ”O(jiān)ne by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is you.”

You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

1.The underlined word “funeral” in the first paragraph means ________.

A. an occasion when one admires himself in a mirror

B. a chimney from where smelly smoke comes out

C. a ceremony for burying or burning a dead person

D. an exhibition displaying varieties of treasures

2.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Last Respects                     B. A Strange Person

C. A Strange Company                D. A Road to Success

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The employees were shocked when they saw the dead person.

B. It is you yourself that can actually change your life.

C. In the mirror you can find how small you are in the world.

D. You can achieve your goal if you set limits to your growth.

4.It seems that the company is ________.

A. encouraging the employees to show respects to the dead

B. providing good working conditions for its employees

C. suffering a heavy loss due to its staff member’s death

D. trying to make its employees aware of their own potential