题目内容
18．Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk，I went to a friend．He looked at me for a moment，and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I've ever had：Be bold and brave-and mighty（强大的）forces will come to your aid．Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past，it was seldom because I had tried and failed．It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all．On the other hand，whenever I had plunged into deep water，forced by courage or circumstance，I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again．
Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat．And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces．They are potential powers we possess：energy，skill，sound judgment，creative ideas-even physical strength greater than most of us realize．
Admittedly，those mighty forces are spiritual ones．But they are more important than physical ones．A college classmate of mine，Tim，was an excellent football player，even though he weighed much less than the average player．"In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player，who had nothing but me between him and our goal line，"said Tim．"I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet-and stopped him cold．"
Boldness-a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme-is not one that can be acquired overnight．But it can be taught to children and developed in adults．Confidence builds up．Surely，there will be setbacks（挫折）and disappointments in life； boldness in itself is no guarantee（保证）of success．But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds．
So，always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities-and you'll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed．
24．Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past？C
A．He faced huge risks．
B．He lacked mighty forces．
C．Fear prevented him from trying．
D．Failure blocked his way to success．
25．What is the implied meaning of the underlined part？B
A．Swallow more than you can digest．
B．Act slightly above your abilities．
C．Develop more mysterious powers．
D．Learn to make creative decisions．
26．What was especially important for Tim's successful defense in the football game？D
A．His physical strength．
B．His basic skill．
C．His real fear．
D．His spiritual force．
27．What is the author's purpose in writing this passage？A
A．To encourage people to be courageous．
B．To advise people to build up physical power．
C．To tell people the ways to guarantee success．
D．To recommend people to develop more abilities．
分析 本文为夹叙夹议文，题材为人生哲理．作者通过朋友的建议告诉读者，要勇敢地去尝试自己没有把握的事情，即便是失败也比从未尝试过要好很多．
解答 24．C．细节理解题．根据第二段第二句ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall．可知，作者过去没有实现目标通常都是因为害怕失败而没有去尝试，故选C项．
25．B．细节理解题．根据本段下文内容And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces．They are potential powers we possess：energy，skill，sound judgment可知，我们都有比自己意识到的 更大的潜在力量，甚至包括体力，由此可推断出此处指"要做略微超出你的能力的事情"．故选B
26．D．细节理解题．根据第四段Admittedly，those mighty forces are spiritual ones．不可否认，那些强大的力量是精神上的．故选D．
27．A．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段So，always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities-and you'll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed可知，作者建议读者去尝试略微超出自己的能力的事情，这样就会发现自己的能力比想象中的还大．由此可判断出A项正确
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
