Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure (失败) becomes an experience that means 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 preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame (责怪) others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared 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 list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolations (安慰), prize or say, “It doesn’t matter.” Because it does. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them.
【小题1】How do most parents prevent their children from failure?
A.They give them some presents.
B.They don’t tell them that they have failed.
C.They don’t blame others.
D.They help them to come out of failure.
【小题2】Which of the following can a person learn when he fails?
A.It’s impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it.
B.He is the worst of all.
C.It’s natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time.
D.His teammates are not good enough.
【小题3】The writer of this article thinks that if a child fails, parents should __________________.
A.give him a small prize
B.advise him to repeat failure
C.blame others
D.encourage him to learn from failure
【小题4】4. Which would be the best title (标题) for the passage?
A.Learning from Failure
B.Ways of Preventing Failure
C.Reasons of Failure
D.Getting Pleasure from Failure
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up.   16  they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark   17  discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of   18  with his other subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in   19  Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   20  with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They   21  to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then   22  ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.
Bill   23  him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you   24  wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I   25  out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to   26  from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together   27  and laughing, I realized that   28  I had done that, I would have   29  a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   30  my life.’
【小题1】
A.AfterB.SinceC.AlthoughD.Until
【小题2】
A.alsoB.stillC.alwaysD.almost
【小题3】
A.questionsB.ideasC.troubleD.doubt
【小题4】
A.fromB.withC.toD.for
【小题5】
A.quicklyB.proudlyC.freelyD.pleasantly
【小题6】
A.continuedB.hopedC.preferredD.offered
【小题7】
A.allB.bothC.everyD.none
【小题8】
A.removedB.remindedC.askedD.described
【小题9】
A.everB.soonC.evenD.never
【小题10】
A.checkedB.tookC.cleanedD.put
【小题11】
A.run awayB.take awayC.put awayD.pass away
【小题12】
A.readingB.playingC.talkingD.watching
【小题13】
A.beforeB.ifC.whileD.as
【小题14】
A.forgottenB.madeC.becameD.lost
【小题15】
A.helpedB.savedC.changedD.improved

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