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There is a man who is dying to find the way to success, but he doesn’t have an idea how to do it. One day, he meets a guru, a religious teacher, on the road. The man asks the guru, “Which way is to success?” The gum doesn’t speak, but points to a place off in the distance.
The man, thrilled by the prospect（前景） of quick and easy success, rushes off in that direction. Along the way, he is occupied in thinking about something special but there is nothing. Suddenly there comes a loud splat（溅泼声）. Eventually, the man limps（蹒跚） back in rags, assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. Therefore, he returns to the guru for a reason. He repeats his question to the gum, who again points silently in the same direction.
The man was obedient to walk off once more. This time the splat is deafening（震耳欲聋的）, and when the man crawls（爬行） back, he is bloody, broken and angry, “I asked you which way was to success,” he screams at the guru,” I followed the direction you pointed to. And all I got was being knocked down! No more of this pointing! Tell me why? Talk!”
Only then does the guru speak, and what he says is that “Success is that way. Just a little past the splat.”
1. Why does the man fail once more?
A. He is so stupid that he cannot find it. B. The way to success does not exist in life.
C. The guru gave the wrong direction to him. D. He does not make sense of the guru’s words.
2. What does the underlined word ‘‘obedient” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Submitted. B. Pleasing.
C. Disappointed. D. Unwilling.
3. What does the guru think of how to succeed?
A. Getting the help from others. B. Achieving it all on your own.
C. Keeping on going after some failures. D. Just facing up to many difficulties.
4. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Believe in yourself. B. Don’t give up too soon.
C. Listen to the wisdom’s suggestion. D. Introduce the guru’s wisdom.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
【解析】
试题分析：这是一篇哲理性小故事。有一个人渴望找到成功 道路，于是询问一名智者，智者指向远处的一个地方。于是这个人就一直向前，失败后就又不再继续寻找，最终什么也没有找到，狼狈不堪。智者告诉他，成功就是经历失败后继续向前。这篇文章告诉我们，不要过早的放弃，成功就在你失败之后。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。由最后一段“what he says is that “Success is that way. Just a little past the splat.”可推断，这个人之所以再一次失败，是因为他们没有完全理解智者的话，成功的道路充满失败，不要过早放弃，继续坚持，你就会成功。故选D。
【2题详解】
词句猜测题。由第二段可知，当这个再次询问智者那条路通向成功时，智者再次重复了以前的问题，指向同一个方向，结合下文“walk off once more...”可推断，这个听了智者的话，很听话的再次离开了，再次撞得头破血流。因此可知，画线词词义是“顺从的”与A项意义相近。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由最后一段的“Success is that way. Just a little past the splat.”可推断，智者认为成功时经历许多失败以后，继续向前。故选C。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。纵观全文特别是最后一段的内容可推断，文章通过讲述一个人追逐成功的故事，告诉读者不要太早的放弃，失败后继续坚持，你就会成功。故选B。
