阅读理解：Is there a "success personality"
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本题是2010年下半年学位英语教材第五单元的课后阅读理解2。
本题是2010年下半年学位英语教材第五单元的课后阅读理解2。
本题是2009年下半年学位英语教材第五单元的课后阅读理解2。
本题是2010年上半年学位英语教材第五单元的课后阅读理解2。
Is there a “success
personality”—some winning
combination of qualities
that leads almost
inevitably to
achievement? If so,
exactly what is
that secret success
formula, and can
anyone develop it?
At the Gallop
Organization we
recently
focused
in
depth
on
success,
probing
the
attitudes
of
1500
prominent
people
selected
at
random
from
who’s
who
in
America.
Our
research
finds
out
a
number
of
qualities
that
occur
regularly
among
top
achievers.
Here
is
one
of
the
most
important,
that
is
common
sense.
Common
sense
is
the
most
prevailing
quality
possessed
by
our
respondents.
Seventy-nine
percent
award
themselves
a
top
score
in
this
quality.
And
61
percent
say
that
common
sense
was
very
important
in
contributing
to
their
success.
To
most,
common
sense
means
the
ability
to
present
sound,
practical
judgments
on
everyday
affairs.
To
do
this,
one
has
to
sweep
aside
extra
ideas
and
get
right
to
the
core
of
what
matters.
A
Texas
oil
and
gas
businessman
puts
it
this
way:
“The key
ability for success
is simplifying. In
conduction of meeting
and dealing with
industry reducing a
complex problem to
the simplest term
is highly important.”
Is
common
sense
a
quality
a
person
is
born
with,
or
can
you
do
something
to
increase
it?
The
oil
man’s
answer
is
that
common
sense
can
definitely
be
developed.
He
attributes
his
to
learning
how
to
debate
in
school.
Another
way
to
increase
your
store
of
common
sense
is
to
observe
it
in
others,
learning
from
their—and
your
own—mistakes.
Besides
common
sense,
there
are
many
other
factors
that
influence
success:
knowing
your
field,
self-reliance,
intelligence,
the
ability
to
get
things
done,
leadership,
creativity,
relationships
with
others,
and
of
course,
luck.
But
common
sense
stands
out.
If
you
develop
these
qualities,
you’ll
succeed.
And
you
might
even
find
yourself
listed
in
who’s
who
someday.
1.
It
can
be
known
from
the
passage
that
who’s
who
_____.
[A]
is
a
very
useful
book
telling
us
how
to
succeed
[B]
is
a
book
providing
us
with
the
information
about
the
family
life
of
some
famous
people
[C]
is
a
book
rpoviding
us
with
the
names
and
brief
biographies
of
the
top
successful
people
[D]
is
a
book
from
which
we
can
find
out
the
names
of
different
peoples
in
the
world
2.
According
to
the
author,common
sense
_____.
[A]
is
something
that
common
people
like
best
[B]
is
a
popular
quality
a
person
is
born
with
[C]
is
something
that
enables
one
to
form
correct
opinions
[D]
is
a
quality
that
is
possessed
by
common
people
3.
It
can
be
inferred
from
the
passage
that
a
successful
businessman
_____.
[A]
tries
to
get
experience
through
practice
[B]
pays
attention
to
the
essence
of
a
problem
when
he
tries
to
solve
it
[C]
keeps
on
learning
in
order
to
be
successful
[D]
has
strong
willpower,extensive
interest
and
intelligence
4.
The
passage
is
mainly
concerned
with
_____.
[A]
organizational
ability
and
good
work
habits
[B]
the
way
to
obtain
big
profits
and
achieve
fame
and
success
[C]
knowledge
and
interest
which
are
primary
to
success
[D]
what
successful
people
have
in
common
5.
According
to
the
author,how
to
develop
one’s
common
sense?
[A]
To
become
a
businessman.
[B]
To
learn
how
to
debate
and
learn
from
mistakes.
[C]
To
become
famous.
[D]
To
be
simplifying.
【答案】
“The key ability for success is simplifying. In
conduction of meeting and dealing with industry reducing a complex
problem to the simplest term is highly important.”
C.C.B.D.B
成功的关键能力在于简化，在开会和工作时把复杂的问题归结为简单的词语是非常重要的。
1.[C] is a book
rpoviding us with
the names and
brief biographies of
the top successful
people
2.[C] is something that
enables one to
form correct opinions
3.[B] pays attention
to the essence
of a problem
when he tries
to solve it
4.[D] what successful
people have in
common
5.[B] To learn how
to debate and
learn from
mistakes.
【翻译】
有没有一种是人成功的品格，一种引领我们不可避免的走向成功的几种品格的结合体呢？如果有的话，确切地说成功的方法又是什么呢，任何人都可以培养这种品格吗？
在盖勒普公司中，我们深入地集中聚焦在成功上，我们从美国名人录中随意选了1500名杰出的人物，来探究他们的态度。我们的调查研究发现了常常出现于超过其他人士身上的一些品格特征，这是成功的最重要因素之一，那就是常识。
常识是被调查者所拥有的最盛行的品格特征。70%的人给我们的这种性格很高的评价。61%的人说常识在促进超过过程中是非常重要的。
对于大多数来说，常识就是人们对日常的和事情做出正确的实际的判断，评价的能力。为了做出这种判断，一个人必须抛弃多余的的想法，直接切入和它有关的的核心问题。一个德克萨经营石油和天然气的商人，这样说道：“成功的关键能力正在简化，在开会和工作时把复杂的问题归结为简单的词语是非常重要的。”
常识是人生来就有的品质吗？或是你可以做一些事情来增多常识吗？石油商人的回答是常识确切的说是培养出来的。他把他的常识的培养归结于在校期间他学会了如何辩论。另外一种增加常识的方式就是观察别人身上的常识，从他人和你自身的错误中学习常识。
除了常识之外，影响成功的因素还有很多，熟知了解你的领域，你的自信，你的智慧，你做事情的能力，你的领导能力，你的创新精神，你和他人的人际关系，当然还有运气，但是常识是最重要的，如果你培养了这些品格，你就会获得成功，也许某一天你有发现你的名字被列在名人录中。
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