Why are so many people afraid to fail? Quite simply because we forget that failure is part of the human life and that every person has the right to fail. Every person is able to fight failure and finally succeed.
Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. Young children need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child often feels terrible, of course, when he is not invited to a birthday party, or is not chosen into a football team. But parents should not say “It doesn’t matter.” quickly. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both adults and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them. Success just repeats what has been done. It is not as good a teacher as failure. You can learn how to give a good party from an unsuccessful one.
1. How do most parents prevent their children from failure?
A. They give them some presents.
B. They don’t tell them that they have failed.
C. They don’t blame others.
D. They help them to come out of failure.
2. Which of the following does a person need to learn when he fails?
A. It’s impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it.
B. He is the worst of all.
C. It’s natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time.
D. His teammates are not good enough.
3.Which would be the best title for the passage?[来.Com]
A. Learning from Failure
B. Ways of Preventing Failure
C. Reasons of Failure
D. Getting Pleasure from Failure
Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”. He said, “The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”
1. Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?
A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.
B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.
C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.
D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.
2.Traveling alone is challenging because ________.
A. you have to make things on your own
B. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others
C. you can only depend on yourself whatever happens
D. it will finally build your character
3.What can we infer about Chris Richardson?
A. He started traveling alone at an early age.
B. He was once shot in the arm.
C. He used to work as a salesman.
D. His website inspires others a lot.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Travel Abroad B. Travel Alone
C. Travel Light D. Travel Wide and Far
Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.
Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts. These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.
1.This passage mainly tells us ______.
A．why people like chocolate
B．almost everyone likes chocolate
C．about different kinds of chocolate
D．different choices may show different characters
2.Picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person ______.
A．likes singing, dancing and drinking
B．likes to do something for others
C．is good at making things
D．can be depended on
3.From this passage we can see that a helpful man may choose chocolate ______.
A．in oval shape B．in square shape
C．with nuts D．with coffee
4.The last paragraph suggests that the writer ______.
A．believes all the information about chocolate
B．does not believe the information about candy
C．is trying to get you to believe false information
D．doesn’t think it important whether you believe the ideas
Write ONE WORD for each blank on the Answer Sheet.
Science and engineering have varied meanings and different ways in which they can be understood, though the differences are not easy to tell.
First is science. This is nothing but the use of reasoning to know how things work and what causes the happenings.
Engineering is about the way some tools, machines, systems etc are made with the help of human resources, raw materials and some scientific techniques. Science is important for engineering. Engineering can’t be done without knowing the basic principles of the working of the device that one wants to make. For example, if one wants to make a fan and they do not know how a fan works, then it is practically impossible for them to do so. Thus knowing how the fan works is science and making a fan is engineering.
Then comes the most important factor, the technology. Technology is always evolving with the help of the existing science and engineering techniques. It has to satisfy the usage of it by the consumers and safety of the people. For example, science will tell people the rules or the working of the equipment, engineering techniques will tell them how the equipment is made and the technology will consider both the above factors to create the same equipment but in a different way or using a different technique with some alterations(改变) giving birth to newfound technology. Thus again, science and engineering are important for technology to take place and the people who undertake the activities of science and technology are considered technologists.
All these three above discussed factors are important when one undertakes some kind of research work.
Some people think that technology is nothing but the way science is applied. If they make good investment in the field of science, then they would gain a lot from new technology. Thus, people start investing in many new ventures(项目)。
So we can see clear differences between science, technology and engineering. New technology is the best way to take a country to a higher economic position and to the path of fast growth. Technology requires the use of science and engineering as this is the best way to start and put the use of them into practice.
Title: Clear the doubts about technology
Introduction | People often have 1._____ telling the differences between science, technology and engineering. |
Concepts | ● Science is the use of reasoning to know how things work and what 2. _____ in the happenings. ● Engineering tells about the way some thing are made with outside 3.______. ● Technology is the mixture of science and engineering and can satisfy people’s needs in 4.______ ways.
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People’s views | ●Technology is just the 5.______ of science. ●New technology caused by good investment in science will 6.______ people a lot |
Conclusions | ● Readers won’t be 7._______ about the concepts if they understand the differences. ● New technology is the best way to 8._______a country’s economic position ● New technology will make a country9._______ quickly. ●Technology requires the use of science and engineering and thus has 10._____ uses. |
Write the words according to the initial letter:
1.The streets here are so narrow that they are often c___________ with vehicles and people.
2.He realized his mistake and stood there, his head b___________ in shame.
3.Harry d___________ off before she had a chance to thank him.
4.An angry crowd b___________ through the lines of police and into the street.
5.He spent all day fishing but only returned home e___________.
6.Why does the media present such a n___________ view of this wonderful city?
7.If you send the application form in straight away, I can g___________ you an interview.
8.My i_________ reaction was to turn down the invitation, but on second thoughts I accepted it.
9.We will have handy robots and computers to a__________ us with the things that are boring.
10.I’m still u ___________about what to do next. Could you help me?
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given verbs
1.If you don’t eat less, you’ll end up ________ (look) like a whale.
2._______ (misunderstand) by others when you do nothing wrong at all is quite a bad experience.
3.The secretary asked her boss whether he had anything more ________ (type) before she went back home.
4.The US government was shut down on October 1st because of some financial problems. So far it ________ (solve) and everything returns to normal.
5.Helen ________ (leave) her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband came home.
6.The need ________ (love) and _______ (love) separates humans beings from other animals.
7.There is no _______ (joke) about matters of life and death.
8.______ (move) forward into the future, it is important to stop _______ (cry) over past mistake.
