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4.Why are so many people so afraid of failure?Quite simple 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 hastily 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 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 you don't win.A child who's not invited to a birthday party,who doesn't make the honour roll on the baseball team,feels terrible,of course.But parents should not offer a quick comfort,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 grownups and children alike.But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it.Step one is to ask"Why did it 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.Success,which encourages repetition of old behaviour,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 cause fresh thinking,a change of direction.After twelve years of studying ballet,a friend of mine applied for a professional company.She asked.That 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 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 of energy-a way to find new possibilities.
60.The first paragraph tells usC.
A.failure is very natural for every person
B.the reason why we don't know how to fail
C.the reason why so many people are afraid of failure
D.one should be ready to face failure at any time
61.How many preventions may parents use when a child fails according to the passage?D
A.only two B.no more than three
C.less than three D.more than three
62.Which statement below does the writer support?A
A.Failure is as good an experience as success.
B.Failure is the mother of success.
C.Failure is far from a good teacher like success.
D.Definitive failure gives us nothing but fresh thinking.
63.We can learn from the last paragraph thatD.
A.failure is the recovery of energy
B.failure makes one free to do something dangerous
C.failure should be forgotten in our life
D.failure is likely to do us good in life.
分析 我们都害怕失败,原因是没有人告诉我们如何把失败转变为成长的经验.与其小心预防失败,不如从中获取经验教训,来促进自己成功.
解答 60.C.段意理解题.文章第一段内容告诉我们害怕失败的原因是没有人告诉我们如何把失败转变为成长的经验,故选C.
61.D.细节理解题.由第二段Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed,可知,家长总是尽力预防孩子们的失败,One way is to lower standards,Another way is to shift(转移)blame这些方法只是其中一些,因此推测应该是多于三种.故选D.
62.A.细节理解题.由倒数第二段But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it,可知作者认为失败的经历只要应用得当,也会是好的经验.故选A.
63.D.段意理解题.由最后一段内容可知,作者以自己朋友的例子,说明失败也会为生活带来好的方面.故选D.
点评 本篇文章主要考察考生的理解力,所设题目都是细节或整段理解方面的,要求考生不仅要把握全文内容,更要注重细节之处的解读,锻炼能力.

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