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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.

1.The first paragraph tells us ______.

  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

2.How many preventions may parents use when a child fails according to the passage?

  A. only two  B. no more than three  C. less than three  D. more than three

3. Which statement below does the writer support?

  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.

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that _______.

  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

 

 

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This passage mainly tells us about _______.?

A. the reasons why people fail

B. how to fail?

C. the ways to prevent failures

D. the importance of facing failures?

When the writer says “every person has the right to fail”, he means to say _______.

A. the world is full of failures        

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D. no one can grow up mentally without failures?

By “protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed”, the writer means that most parents try their best _______.?

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D. to keep their children from realizing that they failed?

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Wong managed to run safely out of the building with some children when the first quake happened at 7:50 am on April 14, but he went back inside to rescue three other children and three teachers inside, although he knew the danger of aftershocks(余震).

At 10 am, all the children and one of the teachers were saved. However, Wong was buried under the fallen building and died. The other two teachers were still waiting to be rescued.

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In fact, Qinghai is a place Wong had often visited since 2006. As a volunteer, he gave out medicine and clothing to the orphanage there. No one could expect that Wong would die helping others.

Hong Kong Chief Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen said he had “the highest respect” for the hero who gave his life for others. “What he did has shown the Hong Kong spirit.” The citizens of Hong Kong called him “ the pride of Hong Kong’s people” and people on the mainland have also praised him as “ a true hero”.

Wong died in the earthquake          .

A. after he sent medicine and clothing to the orphanage 

B. when he returned to save the teachers and students

C. because he suffered from his serious illness again 

D. as the first earthquake happened

The underlined word “ deter” in Para. 5 refers to “       ”.

A. prevent         B. refuse            C. beat        D. encourage

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A. He never visited Qinghai before 2010.    

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C. He was thought highly of by the Chinese.      

D. He was a taxi driver before he died.

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   A. He always offered money to the orphanage.     B. He fought against his illness bravely.

   C. He helped the orphanage though being poor.     D. He put other people’s lives above own.

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Americans in the millions are returning to their love affair with the movies. Motion picture industry experts see two main factors responsible for this: an increased need by Americans to escape from economic worries and a large number of new movies with broad audience appeal.

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1.What did movie makers worry about before?

   A. That people preferred watching TV to seeing films.

   B. That movies couldn’t be a business any more.

   C. That their movies might be played on television.

   D. That no one would go to the cinema.

2.Why are so many people going to see movies now?

   A. Because people now have much more money.

   B. Because people wanted to escape from real life.

   C. Because people have troubles.

   D. Because watching movies is now much cheaper than watching TV.

3.What does the underlined word “worsened” mean in the first paragraph?

A. become attractive   B. become amazing

C. become bad        D. become popular

4.The main topic of American movies is about          .

   A. economy          B. love             C. tradition        D. not mentioned

 

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Though it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the city’s lakes is around 0℃, many winter-swimmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.

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Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69, and he once suffered from(患……病)heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health. Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.

1. Among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is_______ years older than the youngest one.

    A. 91           B. 84       C. 77       D. 7

2. Guess what “The members are from all walks of life” means?

    A. The members do different jobs at different places.

    B. They come from all parts of Beijing.

    C. They are persons of different ages.

    D. They are men and women, old and young.

3. The winter-swimmers are able to swim in the icy waters, even on snowy days because       .

    A. they are not afraid of coldness

    B. they often swim in the icy waters

    C. they know that they can benefit(得益)from it

    D. winter-swimming can make people healthy

4. Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because       .

    A. more and more people like to swim in Beijing

    B. it is more interesting than swimming in summer

    C. winter-swimmers are brave men

    D. winter-swimming does a lot of good to one’s health

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

    A. People in Beijing Like Swimming in Winter

    B. Winter-swimming—A Craze(狂热)in Beijing

    C. People Benefit from Winter-swimming

    D. Winter-swimmers Are Brave Men

 

 

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