2017届高考英语阅读素材：什么是成功？
<p> 什么是成功？</p><p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>? 你对成功的定义是一个致命错误吗? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="success">success</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accolades">accolades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="won">won</span>. 有些人用薪水定义成功。对另一些人来说，成功是名片上的头衔。其它人也许根据赞誉和奖励来定义。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span>. <span word="Consider">Consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. 对于很多人来说，问题在于，让他们改变自己对于成功的定义是不可能的。看看那些因为损失钱财而自杀的商人，想想被解雇后带了一只枪回公司的员工。 <span word="Extreme">Extreme</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="livelihood">livelihood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revisit">revisit</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span>. 当然，这些都是极端例子。并不是每个人在生计受到威胁的时候会自杀或杀人。但这的确说明，也许我们需要重新定义成功。 <span word="Start">Start</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>: "<span word="Success">Success</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span>...." 首先，完成这个句子：“成功对我而言是......” <span word="After">After</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="valid">valid</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>? 当你完成了这个句子，然后重新审视一下，你是否处于取得这种成功的轨道上。如果你明天失去工作或钱财，你对成功的定义还有效吗？你会认为自己是一个失败者吗？ <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="stressful">stressful</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="labored">labored</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="swings">swings</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freaking">freaking</span> <span word="roller">roller</span> <span word="coaster">coaster</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tense">tense</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhaustion">exhaustion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="dissatisfied">dissatisfied</span>, <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="me">me</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tombstone">tombstone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="Always">Always</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="deadlines">deadlines</span>." 我曾长期从事一份有压力的工作，情绪无常的老板让人心力交瘁，至少让局势紧张。一天，同事交谈时，我感到筋疲力尽。我觉得非常不满、沮丧甚至是愤怒。突然萌生一个想法：如果我那天死了，我可不愿意我的墓志铭只有一句：“总能按时完成任务。” <span word="Ugh">Ugh</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="job">job</span>. 呃，我思考着，我希望生活有更多意义。数月后，我开始对生活做出一些切实改变，让我更能平衡生活，而不只是把时间和精力花在工作上。 <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="times">times</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weed">weed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. 时下不景气，有些人开始惊恐。但是我认为这是一个千载难逢的机会，让你认真思考你的生活中什么是重要的，并剔除那些不要紧的东西。 <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>? <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="that">that</span>. 只有你自己能为自己定义成功。有一点我清楚：你不只意味着一个头衔，不只意味着工资单上的数字，也不只意味着挂在墙上的那个奖励。为了到达你心中的目的地，你一定得走这样一条路吗? 只有你能回答。</p>
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