题目内容
阅读下列短文，从所给 的四个选项中，选出最佳答案
The idiom“No pains, no gains”has been misused by some people to brush aside failures．
A mainland factory spent $ 200,000 to buy andvanced equipment from Hong Kong, but later found part of it was produced by an inland factory and another part outdated．
This brought about $ 12,000 in losses, but the manager put it away, saying,“No pains, no gains．”
With the idiom as an excuse, many people take no precautions(预防措施) against failures before achieving success．
It is true that failure and setback(挫折) are not always avoidable(避免), and those who can draw lessons from defeat can usually succeed at last．
But it is certainly wrong to take the idiom“No pains, no gains”as an umbrella to excuse oneself．
China is making an effort to develop its economy．We have no time and money to waste, so steps must be taken to avoid avoidable failures．
(1) According to this article,______．
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A．one can succeed only after he has suffered losses
B．failure is not avoidable on one's way to success
C．one can succeed at last if he can draw lessons from defeat
D．it is normal to suffer failures before achieving success
(2) The manager ______．
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A．was very sorry for the losses
B．thought no one should answer for the losses
C．said he would do his best to make up for the losses
D．was a serious man
(3) The manager______．
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A．really understood the idiom
B．used the idiom properly
C．learned a lesson from the losses
D．should have had the equipment tried out before buying it
(4) Using the idiom as an excuse can______．
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A．cause many new losses
B．avoid new losses
C．make people more careful in future
D．make people fully realize the cause of losses
(5) In this article, the writer tells us______．
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A．we should do our best to avoid failures though all the failures are not avoidable
B．it doesn't matter much in any case if we suffer losses
C．we should pardon all the people who cause some losses
D．those who have taken precautions still should be punished if they fail in the end
