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【題目】 One day, while I was waiting for my father, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free from some sort of prison (監(jiān)獄).The boy would then fall to the grass, get up, without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.

At that moment, I thought to myself, "Why aren't most adults this way?" Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt. They would be so embarrassed that they would not try again if someone saw them fall. Or, because they fall, they would find a good excuse for themselves that they're not fit for it. They would end up being too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure (失敗).

However, with kids, when they fall down, they don't consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a learning experience. They try again and again until they succeed. The answer must be that they have not connected "falling down" with the word "failure". What's more, they probably think to themselves that it's quite okay to fall down and that it's not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make mistakes, so they remain energetic.

I was deeply impressed by the boy's persistence (堅持不懈) and the manner in which he did.

【1】What did the little boy do when he fell down?

A.He cried and lay on the grass.B.He asked his mother for help.

C.He got up and went on running.D.He got up and stood there crying.

【2】In the writer's opinion, what might the little boy regard his falling down as?

A.A failure.B.A joke.C.An interesting game.D.A learning experience.

【3】In the writer's opinion, why can't many adults succeed?

A.Because they are afraid of being embarrassed.

B.Because they can't find a good excuse.

C.Because once they fail, they won't attempt again.

D.Because they don't allow themselves to make mistakes.

【4】The underlined word "attempt" in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A.facingB.doubtingC.tryingD.giving up .

【5】What does the writer want to tell us?

A.Practice makes perfect.B.Failure is the mother of success.

C.All roads lead to Rome.D.Each coin has two sides.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

短文講了作者在等父親的時候，看見一個小男孩不斷摔倒，不斷奔跑的故事，從而告訴我們失敗是成功之母。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)The boy would then fall to the grass, get up, without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.男孩然后跌倒在草地上，站起來，沒有回頭看他的母親，盡可能快地跑，再一次，仍然微笑著在他的臉上，好像什么也沒有發(fā)生過�？芍�他站起來，繼續(xù)跑步，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)However, with kids, when they fall down, they don't consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a learning experience.然而，對于孩子們來說，當(dāng)他們摔倒的時候，他們并不認(rèn)為他們的失敗是一種失敗，相反，他們把它當(dāng)作一種學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)歷�？芍�是一個學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)驗，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren't most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt.在那一刻，我心想：為什么大多數(shù)成年人不是這樣的？大多數(shù)成年人，當(dāng)他們摔倒的時候，會做出很大的改變，甚至都不會再做一次嘗試。可知因為一旦他們失敗了，他們就不會再嘗試了，故選C。

【4】詞義猜測題，根據(jù)前句At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren't most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt.在那一刻，我心想：為什么大多數(shù)成年人不是這樣的？大多數(shù)成年人，當(dāng)他們摔倒的時候，會做出很大的改變，甚至都不會再做一次……，可知結(jié)合選項，應(yīng)是在那一刻，我心想：為什么大多數(shù)成年人不是這樣的？大多數(shù)成年人，當(dāng)他們摔倒的時候，會做出很大的改變，甚至都不會再做一次嘗試，attempt意為嘗試，故選C。

【5】主旨大意題，根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容及其倒數(shù)第二段句子They try again and again until they succeed. The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “failure”. What's more, they probably think to themselves that it's quite okay to fall down and that it's not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make mistakes, so they remain energetic.他們一次又一次地嘗試，直到成功。答案必須是，他們沒有將“失敗”與“失敗”聯(lián)系在一起。更重要的是，他們可能會認(rèn)為摔倒是很正常的，這樣做是沒有錯的。換句話說，他們允許自己犯錯誤，所以他們?nèi)匀痪�力充沛。可知結(jié)合選項，應(yīng)是失敗是成功之母，故選B。