How to Be a Winner
Sir Steven Redgrave
Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes （糖尿病）. Believing my career （职业生涯）was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and peting. That was it----the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”
Karen Pickering
Swimming World Champion
“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success—you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. “Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”
Kirsten Best
Poet ＆ Writer
“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can bee second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological （心理的） tool.”
【小题1】What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?A．Difficulties influenced his career.B．Specialists offered him medical advice.C．Training helped him defeat his disease.D．He overcame the shadow of illness to win.【小题2】What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?A．Her training schedule.B．Her daily happenings.C．Her achievements.D．Her sports career.【小题3】What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?A．Ways that help one to focus.B．Words that help one to feel less tense.C．Activities that turn one’s attention away.D．Habits that make it hard for one to relax.【小题4】According to the passage, what do the three people have in mon?A．Courage.B．Devotion.C．Hard work.D．Self-confidence.D
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】主旨大意题。全文主要讲的是如何成功，所以各个段落都是为这个中心服务的。所以答案为D。
【小题2】细节理解提。由下句话知道答案“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary.
【小题3】词义猜测题。由前面的other可知distractions是与第一句基本相同的意思，第一句话表达的就是让人注意力分算的事情，结合上下文可知 答案为C。
【小题4】推理判断题。第一段的：I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. 第二段的：“Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”第三段的：It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence.从而我们知道共同点是Self-confidence.