Question

Failing doesn’t make a failure. True failures are those who don’t learn from their    1  .

Smart persons not only learn from their own mistakes—they pay  2 to the mistakes of others, equate error with opportunity, and learn valuable  3 as well, as this story illustrates (说明).

A lion, a fox, and a wild pig went   4  for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they had a large pile of rabbits to   5 .

The lion said to the wild pig, “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a   6  that you think is fair.” The pig divided the rabbits up into three   7   piles, and said to the lion, “There we are. One   8 for each of us. How’s that?” The lion   9  sprang at the wild pig and 10 him.  

Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again.

He  11 to the fox. “Well now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you  12 the rabbits between the two of us in a way that you think is fair?”

The fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, took the  13 one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “This rabbit is for me, Mr. Lion, and that big pile is for you.” said the fox.

At that point, the lion laughed, “Where did you learn to divide so  14 , Mr. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied, “The wild pig  15 me.”

1.                A．teachers        B．mistakes        C．failures   D．experiences

2.                A．respect         B．tribute         C．court D．attention

3.                A．experience      B．skills           C．lessons   D．service

4.                A．hunting         B．searching       C．hiking    D．fishing

5.                A．share          B．eat            C．attack    D．enjoy

6.                A．case           B．situation        C．mood    D．way

7.                A．same          B．equal          C．big  D．different

8.                A．rabbit          B． animal         C．pile  D．group

9.                A．gradually       B．curiously        C．immediately   D．seriously

10.               A．killed          B．punished       C．praised    D．sold

11.               A．came          B．ran            C．returned  D．turned

12.               A．part           B．divide          C．raise  D．separate

13.A largest     B. narrowest        C. smallest        D. worst

14.               A．unfairly        B．fairly           C．hurriedly  D．badly

15.               A．informed       B．told           C．reminded  D．taught

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是我们要从失败中学习，不仅仅是从自己的失败中学习，而且还要从别人的失败之后学习，只有那样我们才能总结教训，取得成功。

1.B 上下文串联。根据下行their own mistakes可知失败者是那些不会从失败中学习的人。

2.D 固定搭配。Pay attention to…注意到…；聪明人不仅从自己的错误中学习，还注意别人的错误。

3.C 名词辨析。A经验B技巧C教训D服务；正如下面的故事，从中学会了重要的教训。

4.A 动词辨析。A打猎B寻找C远足D钓鱼；狮子狐狸和野猪一起去打猎，猎取兔子。

5.A 动词辨析。A分享，平分B吃C攻击D享受；他们有一大堆的兔子可以平分。

6.D 名词辨析。A案件B情景C情绪D方法；狮子让野猪用他认为公平的方法来分配兔子。

7.B 形容词辨析。A同样的B平等的C巨大的D不同的；野猪把兔子分开平等的三份。

8.C 上下文串联。根据第7空 后的7   piles说明它是把兔子分成了3堆。故C正确。

9.C 副词辨析。A逐渐地B好奇地C立刻D严重地；狮子立刻扑向野猪把它杀死。

10.动词辨析。A杀死B惩罚C表扬D责备；狮子立刻扑向野猪把它杀死。说明狮子对分配不满意。

11.D 固定搭配。Turn to sb转向某人；狮子转向狐狸，向狐狸征求意见。

12.B 上下文串联。根据第六空后的The pig divided the rabbits可知狮子又一次让狐狸来分配兔子。

13.C 形容词辨析。A最大的B最狭窄的C最小的D最坏的；狐狸拿了一只最小的兔子，把其它的兔子都给了狮子。

14.B 副词辨析。A不公平B公平C着急地D糟糕地；狮子对这种分配方式很满意，对狐狸说：你怎么能够分配得如此公平？

15.D 动词辨析。A通知B告诉C提醒D教；狐狸正是从野猪的经历中得到了教训，也就是说是野猪教会了她。

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