Question

Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet.  Besides, those who are self-confident can in turn inspire confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success.
So how can we build a sense of self-confidence and prepare ourselves on the way to success?
First, do what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it. Believe in yourself and believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them.
Second, govern your behavior based on what other people think. What's more important, be willing to take risks and go the extra miles to achieve better results, in which case mistakes can not be avoided. Don't hesitate to admit your mistakes, and learn from them. Next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices. Building self-confidence is readily achievable, as long as you have the focus and determination to carry things through. And what's even better is that the things you'll do to build self-confidence will also build success -- after all, your confidence will come from real, solid achievement. No one can take this away from you!
As you sow, so shall you reap. With your perseverance and improvement, you are getting closer to success. At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments and compliments graciously. "Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospectus. I'm pleased you recognize my efforts. " The congratulations and compliments from others will promote you to gain further success.
Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every, aspect of our lives, and it is no wonder that so many people struggle to find it. Self-confidence really can be learned and built on. Besides, whether you're working on your own self-confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it's well-worth the effort!
【小題1】Those who are truly confident

A．succeed without effort and hard work

B．encourage people around to become confident

C．a(chǎn)ppear more attractive and thus become successful

D．gain the confidence of others and feel successful

【小題2】The underlined word "mock" (Para. 2) is closest in meaning to

A．praise

B．imitate

C．talk to

D．laugh at

【小題3】When others congratulate us on our achievements, we are supposed to

A．praise them in return	B．gain further improvement
C．politely accept the compliments	D．expect them to congratulate you again

【小題4】Which of the following proverbs best goes with Paragraph 4.9

A．Look before your leap.

B．It is no use crying over spilt milk.

C．Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

D．Learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones.

【小題5】The purpose of the text is to

A．tell people how to become successful

B．convince people to do what they believe to be right

C．encourage people to build confidence and achieve success

D．criticize people who lack confidence and thus fail in their career

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：本文通過(guò)講述人有了自信心的重要作用來(lái)告訴我們要想成功就一定要有強(qiáng)烈的自信心，因?yàn)樽孕判氖俏覀兂晒Φ幕�礎(chǔ)。
【小題1】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段3,4行those who are self-confident can in turn inspire confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends.說(shuō)明B正確。
【小題2】D 推理題。根據(jù)第三段第一句  First, do what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it.說(shuō)明要做我們認(rèn)為正確的事情，即使別人嘲笑我們或者批評(píng)我們，故該詞應(yīng)該是指D項(xiàng)的意思。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段2,3,4行At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments and compliments graciously. "Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospectus. I'm pleased you recognize my efforts. "說(shuō)明C項(xiàng)正確。
【小題4】D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段Don't hesitate to admit your mistakes, and learn from them. Next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices.說(shuō)明我們要從錯(cuò)誤中學(xué)習(xí)，故D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容與之相配。
【小題5】C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet.說(shuō)明本文是關(guān)于鼓勵(lì)孩子要有自信心的話題，故C項(xiàng)正確。
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點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文教育我們自信心的重要作用，本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時(shí)要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因?yàn)樗鼈兺�往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問(wèn)題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。