Everybody wants to succeed, but how can we be successful? We must keep working hard to achieve our goals and it always begins first with baby steps. Why do we call them baby steps?
Baby steps are the first steps we take as an act of faith (信念). Faith is the most important in taking baby steps. We see others stepping out and we want to show our ability to walk by following them. As we grow, we continue our development by taking extra (额外的) baby steps. Sometimes we fall; sometimes we fail. After that, all steps become an act of faith; we just become more practiced. If you say to yourself “I don’t want to make a fool of myself” or “I’d better wait until I’m good at this”, you’ll probably never take the baby steps towards your goals and end up lying in self-pity.
As a culture, we focus on results. We think about every risk that must be taken to reach our goals. There are few people who are excellent performers of any tasks the first time they try them. They practice their skills and use their talents through baby steps before they are ready to prove (证明) themselves to the whole world. So take those baby steps to reach the goals.
As your steps become a walk, become more experienced, your baby steps become a walk, then a jump, and finally a sprint. That’s how our baby steps lead us through the marathon (马拉松) of life.
【小题1】What does the writer mainly discuss in the passage?
| A．The cause of cultural differences. | B．The power of faith in our life. |
| C．The abilities to achieve success. | D．The importance of baby steps. |
【小题2】Which of the following is the most important in taking baby steps?
| A．An aim. | B．Support. |
| C．Faith. | D．Practice. |
【小题3】What does the writer want to express in the third paragraph?
| A．We can’t expect to succeed without working hard. |
| B．Adults should learn from babies in dealing with hard tasks. |
| C．We must make full of our skills in order to succeed. |
| D．Baby steps are the first steps we take as an act of faith. |
【小题4】What does the underlined word “sprint” probably mean?
| A．Long jump. | B．Sudden stop. |
| C．Hard climb. | D．Fast run. |
【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Baby Steps | B．Life Goals |
| C．Practice Makes Perfect | D．How to Succeed |
