What Is Success

孙继艳

什么才是成功？我们应该如何正确理解成功的内涵？道德教育和人格塑造与成功又有怎样的关联呢？

Success is often considered to be the opposite of failure. To teenagers， it is the achievement of a goal or completion of something they really need， such as good grades and the ability to get along well with their classmates. Some schools used to agree with most parents who measured（判定）the success of their children according to grades， but now they pay special attention to moral（道德的）education and character?building to make sure teenagers achieve success in building human relationships.

Schools give chances to students to discover their hidden ability so that they can enjoy some form of success. For example， those good at speaking skills are advised to take part in speech competitions while those interested in arts are expected to perform in front of their classmates. Teenagers also get the pleasure of success when they join their favorite clubs.

Teenagers are often told that success is not easy to achieve and that success lies in hard work. Great efforts have to be put into project work. Doing things much later than planned should be avoided as this will lead to a mountain of work which finally makes them nervous. Another good quality（品质）is a sense of responsibility which makes them remember that a task has to be completed in time.

Sticking to moral values is the key to success too. Honest teenagers will win the trust of friends leading to good relationships. Self?motivation（自我激励）is another quality to be developed， for self?motivated teenagers will have the strong will and drive to perform a task and finally get to enjoy a sense of achievement.

1. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to（指代）？

A. Their classmates.     B. Some schools.

C. Most parents. D. Their children.

2. Why are students given chances to take part in activities？

A. To get good grades.       B. To improve speaking ability.

C. To express their love for arts.   D. To get the pleasure of success.

3. What can we learn from Paragraph 3？

A. Project work makes teenagers nervous.

B. Good qualities will lead to a happy life.

C. Teenagers are advised to complete tasks in time.

D. Taking responsibility will make work much easier.

4. What is important for making students strong minded？

A. Honesty.     B. Self?motivation.

C. Communication. D. Friends trust.

5. What can be the best title for the text except the given one？

A. The Value of Moral Education

B. The Key to Discovering Hidden Ability

C. The Meaning of Success to Teenagers

D. The Way to Communicate with Others

【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了现今老师和学校更加关注学生道德教育和性格塑造，以确保学生在建立人际关系方面取得成功，同时介绍了帮助同学们获得成功的关键是什么。

1. B.词义猜测题。根据“Some schools used to agree with most parents who measured（判定）the success of their children according to grades， but now they pay special attention to moral（道德的）education and character?building”可知，一些学校过去同意大多数家长用成绩来衡量孩子的成功，但现在他们特别重视道德教育和性格塑造，所以they指代前文提到的some schools，故选B。

2. D.細节理解题。根据“Teenagers also get the pleasure of success when they join their favorite clubs”可知，参加活动是为了获得成功的乐趣，故选D。

3. C.推理判断题。根据“Another good quality（品质）is a sense of responsibility which makes them remember that a task has to be completed in time”可知，如果孩子们有责任感，这会让他们记得要按时完成任务，故选C。

4. B. 细节理解题。根据“Self?motivation（自我激励）is another quality to be developed， for self?motivated teenagers will have the strong will and drive to perform a task and finally get to enjoy a sense of achievement”可知，自我激励的青少年会有坚强的意志，故选B。

5.C. 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文围绕“success成功”这一个词展开描述，介绍了成功对于孩子们的意义，以及成功的关键，所以C选项“成功对青少年的意义”符合本文标题，故选C。