题文
AWhen you think of success, you think of relative achievements in your own world. Each element of your world is important to you, and there is no need to compare with others. You cannot affect the success of others; you can affect your own success.
Success is very much achievable to everybody. Believe that and you have taken the first step. If you do not believe in yourself, then building self-esteem is your first task. However, believing in your ability to achieve whatever you want to succeed in is very important if you are not to be held back by self-doubt throughout your journey to success.
There are many things that will affect your ability to succeed, and it is best to focus on those under your immediate control. once you do that, then the characteristics you develop can be applied to becoming successful in a range of activities.
What is important to you is that, as you start to reach milestones in your ambitions, you should appreciate your own achievements. Appreciating yourself will strengthen your self-confidence and your determination to succeed.
Some of the key characteristics you will find in those who are successful are perseverance, prepared to research, plan, work hard and practice a lot even when things do not seem to be going well, and an ability to recover and learn from setbacks. At the beginning of whatever you are trying to succeed in, a strong vision of your future, planning, and setting yourself achievable tar gets can all play an important role.
All these qualities, skills and characteristics can be learned and developed. But it is up to you to get things started. Those who do not start travel nowhere. For others, life can be a continuous journey of fulfillment.
小题1:56. According to the passage, if you want to achieve success, what should you do first?A．Don’t compare with others.B．Bring everything under control.C．Find out what you have in mind.D．Feel confident about your ability.小题2:57. Why should you appreciate your own achievements according to the passage?A．It will allow you to recover from past failures.B．It will remind you of the vision of your future.C．It will motivate you to continue pursuing success.D．It will help you develop your characteristics in everything.小题3:58. The underlined word“setbacks”（in paragraph 5）probably means ________.A．failuresB．troublesC．hesitationD．depression小题4:59. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．If you are stuck where you are, you cannot travel far.B．If you don’t start trying, you’ll never embrace success.C．If you are brave enough, you can get whatever you want.D．If you don’t study, you can never reach the destination. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
本文介绍了取得成功的几个要素。
小题1:根据If you do not believe in yourself, then building self-esteem is your first task.，故选D。
小题2:根据Appreciating yourself will strengthen your self-confidence and your determination to succeed.故选C。
小题3:根据even when things do not seem to be going well, 可知划线的这个词意思是挫折、失败，故选A。
小题4:根据But it is up to you to get things started. Those who do not start travel nowhere. For others, life can be a continuous journey of fulfillment.可知如果你不去尝试，你就一无所获，如果尝试，就会满载而归，故选B。
点评：这篇文章非常简单，先看问题，再带着问题读短文，根据问题从文章中寻找出有效信息即可。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“AWhen you think of s.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
