As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives. Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst. Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars. He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting. Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference. The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C
题目分析：文章介绍了强烈的渴望在成功中起着重要的作用，在对120个国家的顶尖的艺术家，运动员和专家的生活调查中，研究人员发现，父母对孩子的成功起着一定的作用，但是，最终还是孩子的渴望最重要。
小题1:考查动词：A. search寻找，B. realize意识到，实现，C. understand理解，D. enter进入，有些人渴望实现梦想或做不同的事情，选B
小题2:考查不定代词：A. anything任何事情，B. everything每件事情，C. nothing没有什么D. something某些事，就是这些人有着不可磨灭的渴望想做一些事情，选D
小题3:考查词组：A. in the end最后，B. for example例如，C. by the way顺便说一下，D. on the contrary正相反，就是这些人最后最可能对自己的人生满意了，选A
小题4:考查名词：A. Determination决心，B. Courage勇气，C. Desire愿望，D. Convince使…相信，从第一段的内容，可知人的渴望是成就的起点，下文的__40__ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really __41__ a deep thirst.也可以得出答案，选C
小题5:考查固定结构：A. but但是，B. so因此，C. or或者，D. and并且，不是希望，也不是愿望，而是超越一切的渴望。使用not…but…结构，选A
小题6:考查词组：A. building up建立，增强，B. suffering from受…罪，C. looking for寻找，D. talking about谈论，从前面的Author Napoleon Hill said,可知他谈论的是深深的渴望，选D
小题7:考查动词：A. predict预测，B. discover发现，C. wonder想知道，D. question询问，因为主语是a five-year study，所以是五年的调查发现…，选B
小题8:考查名词：A. tasks任务，B. jobs工作，C. lives生活，D. games游戏，这个研究是由对120个国家的顶尖的艺术家，运动员和专家的生活调查组成的，选C
小题9:考查形容词：A. surprised感到惊讶的，B. satisfied满足的，C. frightened害怕的，D. disappointed失望的，他报告说研究人员发现天生的能力在这些人的发展方面起着很少的作用，选A
小题10:考查名词：A. failure失败，B. history历史，C. procedure程序，D. development发展，研究人员发现天生的能力在这些人的发展方面起着很少的作用，选D
小题11:考查动词：A. abandoned放弃，B. possessed拥有，C. offered提供，D. required要求，研究人员也发现他们拥有特别强大的成功的渴望，选B
小题12:考查动词：A. stood站，B. stayed留下，C. rose上升，上涨，D. fell落下，从后面的内容before school in the morning to practice swimming or running,可知他们早上会早起练习游泳或跑步，选C
小题13:考查形容词：A. alone单独的，B. awake清醒的，C. alive活着的，D. alike相像的，从后面的time they could have spent hanging out with friends可知他们不会去和朋友闲逛，而是单独进行科学项目或绘画，选A
小题14:考查名词：A. Teachers老师，B. Managers经理，C. Friends 朋友，D. Parents父母，从前面的Parental support was also a key factor.可知这些有着强烈渴望的年轻人的父母也有帮助，选D
小题15:考查动词：A. passing通过，B. exposing暴露，C. devoting投入，奉献，D. throwing扔，使他们的孩子接触到伟大的思想和有影响的人，选B
小题16:考查形容词：A. ordinary普通的，B. cruel残忍的，C. good好的，D. physical身体的，很多父母为了让孩子得到好的训练做出牺牲，选C
小题17:考查名词：A. thirst渴，B. anger生气，C. worry担心，D. fortune幸运的，从前面的句子：But research found that they __46__ a powerful thirst to succeed.可知最后产生影响的是孩子的渴望，选A
小题18:考查词组：A. stands for代表，B. turns to 求助于，C. goes against违背，D. applies to应用，适用于，这个原则也适用于成年人，选D
小题19:考查名词：A. success成功，B. loss损失，C. salary薪水，D. result结果，从前面的句子：If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is,可知选A
小题20:考查词组：A. carry on进行，继续，B. insist on坚持，C. depend on依赖，D. bring on引起 ，你在选择的领域的成功和你想做的事情都取决于你对这个简单问题的回答。选C