题目内容
Do you sometimes try something new and expect to be successful for the first time? Are you angry with yourself if you aren’t?
Do you know a baby how to learn to walk? When a baby falls,the loving parent 1 her ,“That's OK. Try again. ” Can you imagine if after many falls,the parent 2 the baby and said, “Well,I guess you’ll 3 be good at walking ,” and didn't let the child continue to try?
Remember the first time you 4 your bike? I do. I didn't lose my confidence. But I went back and tried again. Didn’t you?
When I was a kid,my dad told me,44You know,I invented 4 UP (—种汽水饮料) ,but it wasn’t very good,I went back to the lab and 5 5 UP and still,it wasn’t right. Finally I tried 6 UP,but it didn't sell. So I stopped. If I went on trying,maybe 7 UP would be 6 !” He told me. Time after time,he said,he 7 too soon. He told me ,“If I 8 one more,I could have been a rich man. ”
Thomas Edison failed over a thousand 9 before he found the one filament (灯丝) material that would make an electric light bulb shine (发光) .
10 we try something new,we need practice. No matter how well we plan,there are times unexpected problems develop.
Failure really is not an option (选择) .It is a chance only for those who try.
1. A. obeys B. beats C. encourages D. hates
2. A. picked up B. dressed up C. cleaned up D. looked up
3. A. nearly B. always C. never D. almost
4. A. fell off B. fell down C. fell from D. fell over
5. A. started with B. came up with C. looked forward to D. stopped from
6. A. the achievement B. the invention C. the hit D. the gift
7. A. gave out B. gave up C. gave away D. gave in
8. A. were trying B. try C. tried D. trying
9. A. times B. time C. money D. plans
10. A. Whenever B. Whatever C. However D. Whichever
这是一篇议论文。本文论述的观点是:失败并不可怕,关键是你怎样面对失败。对于那些不断努力的人来说,失败 是一种机会。
1. C父母看到自己的小孩摔倒时,往往是鼓励。
2. A由前面可知,这是一种假设,父母用话语打击孩子时,应是抱起他(她) 。
pick up “抱起”;dress up“打扮”; clean叩“大扫除”;look up“向上看,查字典”。
3. C句意:我猜想你永远也不会擅长走路。
4. A由“I went back and tried again”可知,是从自行车上摔下。
5. B发明的饮料不好,返回实验室再想出另外一种。
6. C如果继续努力,7 UP就可能成功,也就会成为轰动一时的事或东西。the hit“轰动一时的事或东西”。
7. B由前后意思可知,“我”放弃得太快。
8. C考查虚拟语气。从句应用过去时。
9. A time“时间”,times“次数”。
10. A句意:无论我们什么时候尝试新的东西,我们都需要 实践。
successful adj.成功的 imagine v.想象 guess v.猜想unexpected adj.出乎意料的