Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time. Once he was making a television advertisement, all he needed to do was to miss a shot.
For Michael, this was difficult. He had conditioned(定位) himself to succeed whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he couldn’t. In total, it took him over 20 attempts (尝试) before he missed a shot.
For Michael, success is a strong habit. It took him a lot of time to break it. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Once it is formed, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to keep. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.
Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you want to change again.
小题1:In the advertisement Michael Jordon needed to ______________.
A．miss a shot
B．throw the basketball in
C．keep his habit
D．develop his skills小题2:The writer used the example of Michael Jordon to tell us ________.
A．he is the best basketball player of all time
B．he had worked very hard to be successful
C．success is a strong habit
D．success is a habit that is not difficult to break小题3:Which of the following is not the habit mentioned in the passage?
A．drinking
B．smoking
C．collecting things
D．working hard小题4:If you want to succeed , you must____________.
A．miss the shot
B．make success a habit
C．keep throwing
D．make an advertisement
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
题目分析：这篇短文以美国篮球迈克尔乔丹为例，讲述了一个如何获得成功的道理，那就是让成功成为自己的习惯。
小题1:根据第一段all he needed to do was to miss a shot.描述，可知选A。
小题2:根据第三段For Michael, success is a strong habit.描述，可知选C。
小题3:根据Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit.描述，可知没有提及努力工作是一种习惯。故选D。
小题4:根据短文最后一段Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you want to change again. 描述，可知选B。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。