Question

It is said that usually people learn from their experiences and the mistakes they make throughout their lives. This is correct because life teaches us what is correct to do and what is not.

Let’s consider a mistake that one has made while trying to learn to drive. It is true that, for a beginner, it is common to make mistakes, but after doing something wrong once, twice or three times, it is quite impossible to make the same mistake a fourth time. Everyone tries their best in order to improve their skills and they will be very pleased to notice that these improvements really happen.

On the other hand, being successful in everything he does, one cannot know what failure means. He would always see only the best side of things and it would be difficult for him to face the difficulties to come in the future. Here we can mention the case of a very successful football player, who has known what fame (名声) is from the very beginning of his career. We have to admit that most of his luck originates from the great talent that he was born with. But some fellow players can also work to achieve the same thing because they make mistakes in their games and they learn from each mistake that they make.

In the end, we can say that one needs to make mistakes in life in order to better appreciate things. And at the same time, mistakes teach us how important it is to fight for something we wish for in life. Of course, moments of happiness will come in return when we see the changes or improvements.

1.The author mentions learning driving in the second paragraph to ______________.

A．make a comparison

B．explain that learning is a slow process

C．show that driving is a very difficult skill

D．prove that success results from failure

2.What is the author’s attitude towards someone that is always successful at something?

A．He thinks they are lucky.                  B．He is bored with them.

C．He wants to learn from them.              D．He believes their success is a bad thing.

3.Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

A．  B．  C． D．

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文论述了人们在自身的经验和错误中不断改正自己和认识自己，如果一个人他总是成功，那是因为他自己的天赋和幸运，人们都会犯错误，应从错误中进一步的认识自己，让自己不要再出现类似的错误，这样就会看到自己的改变和提高。

1.推理判断题。根据Let’s consider a mistake that one has made while trying to learn to drive. It is true that, for a beginner, it is common to make mistakes, 来证明成功来自失败，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据We have to admit that most of his luck originates from the great talent that he was born with. 作者认为某个人总是成功那是来自他的幸运，故选A。

3.概括归纳题。根据第一段是总的论点，第二和三段举例阐述论证论点，最后总结论证的内容，故选C。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。