题目内容
5.Why are so many people so afraid of failure?Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth.We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed.One way is to lower standards.A mother describes her child's hand-made table as"Perfect!even though it doesn't stand still.Another way is to shift(转移)blame.If John fails science,his teacher is unfair or stupid.
The trouble with failure-prevention devices is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world.The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything,no one can win all the time-and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when they don't win.A child who's not invited to a birthday party,who doesn't make the honor roll on the baseball team,feels terrible,of course.But parents should not offer a quick consolation(安慰),prize or say,"It doesn't matter.because it does.The young should be allowed to experience disappointment-and be helped to master it.
Failure is never pleasurable.It hurts grown-ups and children alike.But it can make a positive(有益的)contribution to your life once you learn to use it.Step one is to ask"Why did I fail?"
Don't blame someone else.Ask yourself what you did wrong,how you can improve.If someone else can help,don't be shy about inquiring(咨询).Success,which encourages repetition of old behavior,is not nearly as good a teacher as failure.You can learn from a bad party how to give a good one,from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second.Even a failure that seems definitive can prompt fresh thinking,a change of direction.After 12years of studying ballet a friend of mine auditioned(面试)for a professional company.She was turned down."Would further training help?she asked.The ballet master shook his head."You will never be a dancer,he said,"you haven't the body for it.
In such cases,the way to use failure is to take stock(鉴定)bravely asking."What have I left?What else can I do?My friend put away her shoes and moved into dance treatment center,a field where she's both able and useful.Failure frees one to take risks because there's less to lose.Often there is recovery(恢复)of energy─a way to find new possibilities.
31.The second paragraph tells usB.
A.how a mother praised her children
B.two ways of failure prevention most parents used when their children fail
C.how to shift(转移)blame
D.parents should blame their children at the proper time.
32.According to the author,what should a child know in the real world?B
A.He should be equipped for life.
B.No one can be best all the time at everything.
C.No parents should offer quick consolations.
D.He can get pleasure from failure as well as success.
33.The underlined word"prompt"in the fifth paragraph can be best replaced by"D".
A.improve
B.prevent
C.continue
D.cause
34.From the passage we know thatC can affect one's life greatly once he learns to use it.
A.success
B.disappointment
C.failure
D.value.
分析 本文是一篇议论文.本文主要告诉人们失败并不可怕,从家长找方法阻止孩子的失败开始,接着讲了失败的好处,要从失败中找到改进的地方,这样的话失败也是成功的.
解答 答案:B B D C
31:B.段落大意题.根据Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed.可知,这段介绍了家长阻止孩子失败的两种方法,故B选项正确.
32:B.细节理解题.根据The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything,no one can win all the time-and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when they don't win.可知,一个人不可能永远是最好的,故B选项正确.
33:D.词义猜测题.根据Even a failure that seems definitive can prompt fresh thinking 可知,甚至是一次决定性的失败,它也能让你有一次思维的更新,此处prompt的意思是指导致、引起.故D选项正确.
34:C.细节理解题.根据it can make a positive(有益的)contribution to your life once you learn to use it可知,如果你学会利用失败,它会对你的生活有益处.故C选项正确.
点评 阅读理解考查对文章的理解能力.猜测词义应结合语境和上下文暗示来推测出单词的意思,细节题注重对原文的理解,应仔细阅读.
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