Question

    One day, while I was waiting for my father, I saw a little boy about two years old. He was running freely on the grass as his mother watched near him. The boy had a big smile on his face. The boy then fell to the grass, got up without looking back at his mother and ran as fast as possible. It seemed that nothing had happened to him.

At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren’t most adults (成年人) this way?” When most adults fall, they would be so embarrassed (尴尬的) that they would not make a second attempt if someone saw them fall. Or, because they fall, they would find a good reason for themselves that they’re not fit for it. They would give up trying again for fear of failure.

However, when kids fall, they don’t regard (认为) their falling down as a failure. Instead, they regard it as a learning experience. They try again and again until  they succeed. The answer must be that they have not connected (联系) “falling down” with the word “failure”. What’s more, they may think to themselves that it’s quite normal to fall down and that it’s right to do so. In other words, they are not frightened of making mistakes, so they stay active.

I was deeply moved by the boy’s persistence (坚持不懈).

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 (观点), what might the little boy treat his falling as?

A.A failure. B.A joke.

C.An interesting game. D.A learning experience.

3.According to the writer, why can’t many adults succeed?

A.Because they are afraid of being embarrassed

B.Because they can’t find a good reason for themselves

C.Because once they fail, they won’t try again

D.Because they are not afraid to make mistakes

4.The underlined word “attempt” in Paragraph 2 means________.

A.尝试 B.放弃 C.面对 D.怀疑

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

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

C.One tree can’t make a forest. D.Each coin has two sides.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要叙述了作者在等父亲的时候，看见一个小男孩摔倒，起来继续奔跑的故事，从而告诉我们不要害怕失败，而是从失败中学习。

1.细节理解题。根据文中The boy then fell to the grass, got up without looking back at his mother and ran as fast as possible. 男孩跌倒在草地上，站起来，没有回头看他的母亲，尽可能快地跑可知，小男孩在摔倒之后，是站起来继续跑，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文中However, when kids fall, they don’t regard (认为) their falling down as a failure. Instead, they regard it as a learning experience. 然而，当孩子们摔倒的时候，他们并不认为他们的摔倒是一种失败。相反，他们把它当作一种学习的经历可知，是一个学习的经历，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文中They would give up trying again for fear of failure.他们害怕失败将放弃再次尝试可知，一旦他们失败了，他们就不会再尝试了，故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据文中At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren’t most adults (成年人) this way?” 在那一刻，我心想，“为什么大多数成年人不是这样的？”和后句 Or, because they fall, they would find a good reason for themselves that they’re not fit for it.或者，因为他们摔倒了，他们将为他们自己找到一个他们不适合做的理由可知，下划线的单词应是“尝试”，故选A。

5.主旨大意题。根据整篇文章大意和They try again and again until they succeed. The answer must be that they have not connected (联系) “falling down” with the word “failure”.他们一次又一次地尝试直到他们成功为止。答案是他们没有把“摔倒”和“失败”联系在一起，并且作者认为孩子们会从失败中学科，所以作者想告诉我们“失败是成功之母”，故选B。