Onethingalmosteveryoneisagreedon,includingAmericans,isthattheyplaceaveryhighvaluationuponsuccess.Successdoesnotnecessarilymeanmaterialrewards,butrecognitionofsomesort—preferablymeasurable.Ifaboyturnsouttobeapreach
Onethingalmosteveryoneisagreedon,includingAmericans,isthattheyplaceaveryhighvaluationuponsuccess.Successdoesnotnecessarilymeanmaterialrewards,butrecognitionofsomesort—preferablymeasurable.Ifaboyturnsouttobeapreacher（传道者）insteadofabusinessman,that'sallright.Butthebiggerhischurchis,themoresuccessfulheisjudgedtobe.
Agoodmanythingscontributedtothisaccentonsuccess.TherewasthePuritan（清教徒的）beliefinthevirtueofwork,bothforitsownsakeandbecausetherewardsitbroughtwereregardedassignsofGod‘slove.Therewastherichnessofopportunityinalandwaitingtobesettled.Therewasthelackofasettledsocietywithfixedranksandclasses,sothatamanwascertaintorisethroughachievement.
Therewasthedeterminationofanimmigranttogaininthenewworldwhathadbeendeniedtohimintheold,andonthepartofhischildrenanurgetothrowofftheimmigrantonus（负担）bystillmoresuccessandstillmoreriseinafluidandclasslesssociety.BrothersdidnotcompetewithinthefamilyforthefavoroftheparentsasinEurope,butworkedhardforsuccessintheouterworld,alongpathsoftheirownchoosing.
21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,______.
A.successishighlyvaluedinAmericansociety.
B.successsurelybringsmaterialrewards.
C.successequalsmeasurablerecognition.
D.peopleagreeonwhatsuccessmeans.
22.Inthispassage,theauthorindicatesthat_____.
A.preachersarenotassuccessfulasbusinessmen.
B.businessmenarenotassuccessfulaspreachers.
C.boysareadvisedtobecomepreachersinsteadofbusinessmen.
D.measurablesuccesscanalsobeachievedbypreachers.
23.Thewordaccent（line1,para.2）mostprobablymeans____.
A.dialectB.emphasisC.attentionD.recognition
24.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTaccountforpeople'sdesireforsuccess?
A.ThePuritanbeliefinthevirtueofwork.
B.Richnessofopportunitiesinthenewworld.
C.Lackoffixedsocialranksandclasses.
D.Determinationtodenythevaluesofthenewworld.
25.Itissuggestedinthelastparagraphthat_______intheoldworld.
