Perseverance, the quality of never giving up when facing great challenges, lies behind every great achievement in anyone’s life. With perseverance a lame boy can learn to swim; with persistence a conquered country will win freedom.
Only with strong determination can people fight their way to final victories. Many a famous man has the same experience. They have obtained their status because they have had the will to overcome numerous difficulties. Outstanding athletes go all out to train themselves. Their willpower is beyond imagination. We all have read of great musicians, writers and inventors who have created or discovered breakthroughs recorded in history. Always they have said that they owe all their success to perseverance. As to students, quite a big number of them have been successful through perseverance. However, a certain group of them just stop half way and their previous efforts turn out to be fruitless.
The same is true of many rich businessmen. What we usually see are their achievements, but once we go behind the scenes we will find that they have put in a lot of continual steady efforts. Of all the countless examples the story of Colonel Saunders is perhaps one of the most outstanding. The 65-year-old man from Kentucky had a dream to start a chain of fried chicken restaurants all over the world. To realize his dream, he knew that he needed a restaurant owner to go into partnership with him to open the first restaurant and to fry chicken according to the secret recipe（配方）he had. Colonel Saunders had knocked on 1008 doors before he finally found a proper person to co-operate with. It is doubtful whether many of us would have had the perseverance to knock even a hundred doors.
We can conclude that success comes to anyone who keeps working perseveringly while lack of perseverance can only result in frustration and failure.
4. Which of the following is true of perseverance?
5. What can be inferred from the third paragraph?
6. Which is the key to success according to the passage?
7. How is the passage mainly developed?
根据文章第一段第一句， Perseverance, the quality of never giving up when facing great challenges, lies behind every great achievement in anyone’s life. 毅力是人成功的要诀。可以判断：A“残疾的孩子更需要”B“永不放弃”C“大多数学生缺乏毅力”D“比努力重要”。联系文章主旨，所以选择B。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。确定题目关键词，在文章中找到对应部分，回到题目逐一对照。
把握不住细节信息。
根据文章Colonel Saunders had knocked on 1008 doors before he finally found a proper person to co-operate with. 在找到合伙人之前，他敲了1008扇门。可以判断：A“桑德斯靠自己成功”B“他没有敲1008扇门”C“他把成功归因于秘方”D“他在成功之前失败了许多次”。联系文章主旨，所以选择D。
推理判断题。抓住文章主旨、紧扣作者思维模式找突破口。
把握不住相关要点。
根据文章第三段第二句 we will find that they have put in a lot of continual steady efforts. 他们的成功背后是无尽的努力。判断：A“大胆想象”B“不计其数的困难”C“持续努力”D“艰苦奋斗”。联系文章主旨，所以选择C。
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。确定题目关键词，在文章中找到对应部分，回到题目逐一对照。
把握不住细节信息。
根据文章结构，先开章明义，告知毅力是怎么一回事，然后阐述观点，最后举例说明。可以判断：A推理对比B分析因果关系C解释说明举例子D按照时间发展顺序。联系文章主旨，所以选择C。
主旨大意题。抓取文章大意，综合事实。
把握不住文章中心。