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Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I'm not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don't come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that's just the reality of how life is.

However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to ger really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it'll require even more time, time that most people won't put in.

This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don't enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.

When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It's sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there's a huge chance that you're wrong anyway.

Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you're not willing to put in the time and work, don't expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work won't guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.

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31. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.

A. the reasons for success

B. the meaning of success

C. the standards of success

D. the importance of success

32. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word that refers to ______.

A. being good at something

B. setting a practical goal

C. putting in more time

D. succeeding in life

33. Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ______.

A. work makes one feel pain

B. one tends to enjoy his work

C. one gives up his work easily

D. it takes a lot of time to succeed

34. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. Successful people like to show their great skills.

B. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.

C. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.

D. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.

35. What is the main theme of the passage?

A. Having a goal is vital to success.

B. Being good is different from being great.

C. One cannot succeed without time and practice.

D. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.

参考译文

有些人认为成功只属于那些天才或在家境殷实的环境中长大的人，而其他人则认为成功主要归结为运气。我不是说运气，天赋和环境没有发挥作用，因为它们确实起了作用。有些人出生在殷实的家庭，而有些人则天生就有才，只是生活就是这样的现实。

然而，要在生活中取得成功，首先你需要设定一个目标，然后再逐渐让它变得更实际。除此之外，为了在生活中取得成功，为了真正擅长某些东西，你至少需要花一万小时来学习和练习。要在某些方面要变得强大，你需要花更多的时间，而时间往往是大多数人都不愿付出的。

这也是许多成功人士建议你做一些你喜欢做的事情的一个重要原因。如果你不喜欢你所做的事，这样你就会觉得这是难以忍受的痛苦，你也可能会在擅长之前就选择放弃。

当你看到人们展现出某些精湛的技能或取得极大的成功时，你知道他们已经把他们生活中的一部分时间都投入了进去，是付出了巨大的代价才有这样的技能和成功的。有时，我们很容易认为他们是凭运气或是因为他们天生就有才，但这样想对你没有任何好处，反而会让你错失一个巨大的机会,。

无论你做什么，如果你想在那个领域变得伟大，那么你就需要天天工作，几乎成痴一般地工作，而且还要工作很长一段时间。如果你不愿意投入时间，也不愿意工作，那么你就别指望能得到任何回报。付出与回报是相统一的。虽然努力工作不能保证你能达到你所希望的成功水平，但它能保证不管你投入什么样工作，你都会很擅长。

答案解析

31. A 考查段落主旨。根据第一段内容可以判断出，本段主要阐述了不同的人对于成功的原因的看法，因此选择A项。

32. B 考查代词指代。根据画线词前一句中的"one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical"可判断出，that在此指代"setting a practical goal"。

33. D 考查细节理解。根据第二段最后一句"To become great at certain things, it'll require even more time, time that most people won't put in. "以及第三段首句"This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love.”可知应该选择D。

34. B 考查推理判断。根据第四段中“'It's sometimes easy . . . that you're wrong anyway”可知，有时容易以为别人的成功是靠天赋或者运气，但这样想对你并不好，这样想还有很大的可能是错的。言外之意就是说人们有时成功并不是靠运气或天赋。故B项正确。

35. C 考查主旨大意。通读全文文尤其是最后一段的内容可知，本文主要说明了"成功需要投入大量的时间与实践"。