二、完形填空
One day, a young man went to Socrates, a wise man in ancient Greece. He said to Socrates, “I want to be successful. Will you teach me how to
that?”
“Certainly,” replied Socrates. “Come with me.” Socrates
to walk to the ocean. When they both stood in the ocean, Socrates quickly forced the young man’s head under the water. After about ten seconds, the man fought his way to the surface, breathing
. Socrates released (放开) the man’s head and walked away. The man was shocked.
After a week, the young man returned to Socrates. Again, he asked the
question. Socrates smiled and asked the man to follow him. When they were in the water, he pushed the man’s head under water. This time the man took a deep breath beforehand and held
for nearly thirty seconds before coming out. When he saw Socrates walk away, the man was
. Never again would he be humiliated (羞辱) like this.
However, the young man really wanted to be successful, so later he decided to go one final time. The man asked Socrates
his advice again. Socrates agreed. This time, the man was well
. He took a deeper breath and held it underwater for almost one minute. When he finally came out, Socrates had walked away.
The young man ran after Socrates and shouted, “Every time I asked you to tell me the
of success, why did you take me to the water and dunk (浸一下) my head?” Socrates turned around and said, “Young man, I have tried three times to teach you the secret: when you want to succeed
you want to breathe, you will be successful.”
(
A
) 1. A. achieve B. finish C. win D. perform
(
C
) 2. A. continued B. hoped C. began D. agreed
(
B
) 3. A. quietly B. heavily C. slowly D. softly
(
B
) 4. A. next B. same C. other D. only
(
C
) 5. A. this B. that C. it D. them
(
A
) 6. A. angry B. calm C. happy D. proud
(
C
) 7. A. to B. on C. for D. in
(
D
) 8. A. surprised B. confused C. worried D. prepared
(
B
) 9. A. result B. secret C. problem D. question
(
D
)10. A. as good as B. as long as C. as many as D. as much as