《2025年红对勾高考一轮复习金卷英语》

Test 2（2024·江西九江高三联考）
If you think you haven’t got what it takes to achieve your goals, you must remember that hard work beats talent every time!
1 is the natural ability or capacity to perform a function. When you 2 talent in an area, you are gifted with the “knack (诀窍)” or “instinct” needed to perform a skill or 3 a specific quality. But this only means you have the “ 4 qualities”. So, you have the equipment or tools needed to perform the skills.
According to a study by Angela Duckworth, a leading researcher, hard work and 5 are more important 6 of success than talent.
Duckworth found that 7 who showed more grit (defined as perseverance and passion for long - term goals) were more likely to achieve their 8 than those who were simply talented but lacked the 9 drive to succeed.
However, 10 you learn how to efficiently use, manage, and control these resources, you cannot perform or use your talents at the highest levels. This is where “hard work” 11 . “Hard work” applied to your natural talents and instincts will take you to levels others may never 12 . But talent alone will not do it...you must 13 your “talents” through “hard work”—practice, training, and exerting effort.
If you do not 14 to gain experience, education, and training that relate to your talent, your 15 ability will not shine. Soon, others will surpass your accomplishments. Hard work beats talent.
1. A. Extinction
B. Talent
C. Insight
D. Determination
2. A. possess
B. overcome
C. lack
D. enhance
3. A. learn
B. master
C. display
D. practise
4. A. rare
B. unique
C. extraordinary
D. raw
5. A. perseverance
B. skills
C. performance
D. efficiency
6. A. evidences
B. instruments
C. predictors
D. categories
7. A. intellectuals
B. individuals
C. creatures
D. managers
8. A. objectives
B. happiness
C. richness
D. functions
9. A. critical
B. necessary
C. optimistic
D. awkward
10. A. when
B. because
C. until
D. although
11. A. breaks up
B. steps in
C. pays off
D. leaves out
12. A. require
B. dream
C. seize
D. attain
13. A. drop
B. abandon
C. generate
D. perfect
14. A. take steps
B. back down
C. play tricks
D. give in
15. A. painstaking
B. knowledgeable
C. natural
D. overall

答案： 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. C