三、阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

In one way of thinking , failure is a part of life . In another way , failure may be a way towards success . The “ spider story” often told , Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13th century , was hiding in a cave from the English . He watched a spider spinning a web . The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock . He tried six times without success . On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web . Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English …Edison , the inventor of the light bulb , made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one .

So what ? First , always think about your failure . What caused it ?Were conditions right ? Were you in top form yourself ? What can you change so things will go right next time ?

Second , is the goal(目标)you’re trying to reach the right one ? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be . Think about this question .“ If I do succeed in this , where will it get me ?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway .

The third thing is to bear in mind that failure is a part of life . Learn to “ live with yourself” even though you may have failed . Remember , “You can’t win them all .”

1.This passage deals with two sides of failure . In paragraph 1 , the author talks mainly about

_____________

A.the value of failure             B.how people would fail

C.famous failures           D.the cause of failure

2.The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems_______________.

A.productive      B.straight forward    C.sad      D.deep

3.The author tells you to do all things except______________.

A.to think about the cause of your failure

B.to check out whether your goals are right for you

C.to consider failure as a part of life

D.to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life

4.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A.Bruce and Edison were successful examples .

B.Failure may be regarded as a way towards success .

C.Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce .

D.One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth trying .

  In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work everyday. In New City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles(汽车) in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines. For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example. They want the city to draw special lanes(通道) for bicycles only on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better city feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.

But no bicycles lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks they are a good idea-----they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don't like the idea------they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park----the largest place of open ground in New York----is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.

1. The bike riders suggest that _____________.

A. bicycles should be used instead of cars    B. bicycle lanes should be drawn

C. fewer buses or cars should be used       D. the number of special lanes should be increased

2. The advantage(好处) of the special lanes is that _______.

A. they will make cars and buses run slowly  

B. they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks

C .they will make the city more beautiful    

D. the lanes will prevent accidents

3. The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn ______.

A. so that everyone is disappointed      B. because there are different opinions

C. because most people travel by train   D. because Bike for a Better City is not strong enough

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