Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten,and ,as is conventional, I wished her every success ,But part of me didn’t.
I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process, Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do , First –time success is usually a fluke (僥幸),First-time failure ,by contrast,is expected ;it is the natural order of things Failure is how we learn.
In Africa they describe a good cook as “she who has broken many bots”,If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to break a lot of pots ,probably you know a lot about cooking ,I once had dinner with a group of cooks and they spent a lot of time comparing knife wounds and burn scars ,They Knew how much their failures gave them.
I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column, Each week I am aware that one column I write lill be my sores , I don’t set out to write it ; I try my best every day. I have learned to cherish that column ,A good column usually means that I am discussing a familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as someons else but in fancy way.
Ny younger daughter is a trapeze artist(雜技蕩秋千演員),She spent three years putting together a show and she did it successfully for years ,There was no reason for her to change it-but she did anyway, She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was boued; and if she was bored ,there was no point in subjecting her body to all that stress
My granddaughter is a perfectionist She will feel her failures ,and I will want to comfort her, But I sill also ,I hope ,remind her of what she learned ,and how she can do better next time ,I hope I can tell her ,though ,that it’s not the end of the world ,Indeed,  with juck ,it is the beginning.
小題1:Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?
A.Success is boring though beneficial
B.She would learn more from failure
C.It is impossible to do everything successfully
D.He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships
小題2:What’s the author’s attitude toward his daughter changing her show/
A.NegativeB.WorriedC.PositiveD.Excited
小題3:The author develops the article mainly by        
A.giving examples
B.following the time order
C.comparing different opinions
D.a(chǎn)nalyxing cause and effect
小題4:The writer talks about his own experience to show that        
A.we cannot depend on luck to live a good life
B.we shoule try every possible way to avoid failure
C.past failures prevented him from taking risks in writing
D.the thought of failure will make you work even harder
小題5:Which of the following can be the best title of the text?
A.Learn from failure
B.How to be a good cook
C.My daughter and granddaughter
D.A good column makes a good writer

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析:這篇文章主要通過舉例,說明了這樣一個(gè)道理,失敗未必是件壞事,它會(huì)讓我們成長(zhǎng),學(xué)到更多東西。
小題1:根據(jù)I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process,故選B。
小題2:根據(jù)my younger daughter is a trapeze artist(雜技蕩秋千演員),She spent three years putting together a show and she did it successfully for years ,There was no reason for her to change it-but she did anyway, She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was boued; and if she was bored ,there was no point in subjecting her body to all that stress,可以看出作者持肯定態(tài)度,故答案應(yīng)為C。
小題3:文中舉了很多例子,所以這篇文章用了舉例法,故選A。
小題4:作者通過自己的例子,來說明失敗的想法會(huì)使你的工作更困難,故選D。
小題5:這篇文章主要講了失敗未必是件壞事,它會(huì)讓我們成長(zhǎng),學(xué)到更多東西,故選A。
點(diǎn)評(píng):本題型考查了對(duì)文章段落或某一板塊的理解概括能力。先閱讀問題,然后帶著問題,再讀全文,找出答題所需要的依據(jù),完成閱讀。在詞義與句義理解的基礎(chǔ)上,結(jié)合上下文總結(jié)歸納某一段或幾段的大意,對(duì)于把握文章主旨,分析全文結(jié)構(gòu)都是至關(guān)重要的。
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A.ended upB.went onC.insisted onD.set out
小題9:
A.failedB.carelessC.successfulD.useful
小題10:
A.goalB.opinionC.factD.impression
小題11:
A.slowestB.bestC.worstD.quickest
小題12:
A.stood outB.got outC.came backD.paid off
小題13:
A.coldB.softC.extraD.fresh
小題14:
A.a(chǎn)ttend B.holdC.enjoyD.leave
小題15:
A.cookiesB.drinksC.booksD.cups
小題16:
A.a(chǎn)lreadyB.a(chǎn)lwaysC.everD.never
小題17:
A.contributionB.a(chǎn)ppreciationC.congratulationD.comprehension
小題18:
A.loyalB.cleverC.a(chǎn)bleD.rich
小題19:
A.provideB.makeC.buyD.retell
小題20:
A.believable B.ridiculousC.interestingD.important

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