Question

Knowing about yourself means not only that you find out what you’re good at and what you like, it also? means discovering what you’re not good at and what you don’t like. Both help you to see your aim(目标)in life.
Although most students would be unhappy if they found that they had failed a very difficult physics course, they have in fact learned a lot about themselves. They know that they should not become engineers or physical scientists. .If he or she draws something out of the failing. They may then decide on their aim and choose the kind of work they would be fit for and they would like to do.
It is impossible to decide whether or not you like something until you have tried it. If you decide that you would like to play the piano, you need to take more than one lesson before you can know whether you are really interested in it or you are able to do well.
It is not enough to want to be a great pianist. You also have to like the hard practice and long training before you become one. If you would enjoy being a great pianist but hate the work, forget it.
It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are still young. And then you will be able to find out what your true interests are.
小题1:If you say you really know yourself,________.

A．you know what you are good at

B．you have got the whole picture of yourself

C．you keep in mind your aim in life

D．you have less you don’t like than what you like

小题2:The writer suggests________.

A．failure is a better mirror

B．advanced math courses help you to know yourselves.

C．success is more helpful

D．when one is unhappy he gets to know himself better

小题3:Failing can turn into something good________.

A．if you have aim in life and get the job you wish to have

B．if you lead a happier life

C．if your decision is right

D．if you learn something from it

小题4:The example of “playing the piano” in Paragraph 3 and 4 implies(意味)that________.

A．if you don’t like music,don’t practice the piano

B．it takes more than one lesson to learn to play the piano

C．you can decide only after you have tried

D．you can become a great pianist only after hard and long training

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．You have enough time before you come to a wise decision.

B．The more experiences you have,the better decision you will make.

C．Test ideas,compare and then decide.

D．People always make hasty(匆匆的)decisions.

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D

试题分析：短文大意：了解自己意味着不仅在于发现您所擅长的和您所喜欢的，它也意味着你发现什么不好的，你不喜欢的东西。帮助你看到你的生活目标。失败会帮助一个学生生活得更幸福。如果他或她认识到某事失败了。他们可以制定自己的目标，选择一种工作，他们将适合他们想做的事。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文开头Knowing about yourself means not only that you find out what you’re good at and what you like, it also means discovering what you’re not good at and what you don’t like 可推知选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文可知失败会帮助一个学生生活得更幸福，如果他认识到某事失败了。他们可以制定自己的目标，选择一种工作，他们将适合他们想做的事，所以选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据常理如果你能从失败中汲取教训，失败就会转变成好事，所以选D。
小题4:细节理解题。在第三、第四段中作者举弹钢琴的例子是为了说明，只有经过尝试，你才能决定，所以选C。
小题5:细节理解题。本文在说明作出决定前要有足够的时间，必须经过检验、比较，然后才能作出决定，你的经验越多，你就越能做出更好的决定，所以选D。