Question

So many of us expect everything we do to be successful. We look forward to success to show us our value or to be the top of the group wherever we are. How many times in our schooling did we hope for a high mark? We want it and then feel like a failure when we don’t achieve what we want. Even when we succeed we still pass that and go onto the next success and then the next. We are not often taught how to face failures.

For me， failure taught me more than success did. Success is of the moment and temporary(暂时的)but failure means we have ever done. It makes me stop and think. It opened my eyes and brain to different possibilities. Failure is just a choice in redoing not in giving up. Experiencing failure，I looked deeper and further.

I have a grandson who plays hockey(曲棍球) and as all players do，he went through a slump. So I saw he was unhappy with himself. Then I said to him， “Why don’t you think of it differently rather than being unhappy?” And I asked， “Scoring is your goal， right?” He answered，“Of course.” “Why aren’t you scoring now? Do you need a readjustment(重新调整)?”All of a sudden he calmed down--he was thinking of what I had just said. So in the next game I saw him trying different things to do better. Later he started scoring. Now when something is wrong， he takes the time to think it over rather than just keeping the “failure” mode(方式).

Look at failure differently. Failure is what gives us power to try a different way of doing things.

It teaches us to rethink， redo， and then success will come about. Don’t give up but learn to use a different way.

1.According to the author，when we succeed we      .

A. are quite proud

B. are usually wild with joy

C. usually set up a higher goal

D. usually think of our failure over and over

2.According to the author，failure      .

A. is the thing that troubles people

B. is of the short term or temporary

C. makes us learn more than success does

D. can make him unhappy from time to time

3.What does the underlined word “slump” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Course of winning the game.

B. Chance of being well-known.

C. Situation where one works hard.

D. Time of losing heart or being upset.

4.Why did the author’s grandson do better in playing hockey in the end?

A. He grew up and learned more skills.

B. He thought and tried in a different way.

C. He used the skill his grandma taught him.

D. He didn’t make a change and kept the “failure” mode.

5.Which is the best title for the text?

A. Expect Success.           B. Face Failures Differently.

C. My Grandson and I.         D. Keep Failure Mode.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：每个人都希望自己成功，成功可以展示自己的价值所在。即使成功了，也会向着下一个更高的目标迈进。作者认为经历失败，要以不同的方式去反思，重新开始，而不是放弃，自暴自弃。作者从失败中学到了更多的东西。作者建议我们要以不同的方式去看待失败，失败是成功之母，在失败中去不断地反思，吸取教训，只有这样才能获取更大的成功。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Even when we succeed we still pass that and go onto the next success and then the next.”可知，即使我们成功了，也会向着下一个更高的目标迈进，答案为C。

2.C 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“For me， failure taught me more than success did.”对我来说，失败比成功教给我更多的东西，也就是作者从失败中学到了更多的东西。答案为C。

3.D 词意猜测题。根据短文中的句子“he went through a slump. So I saw he was unhappy with himself.”通过我看到他对自己感到不满可以看出，他经历了一个低迷期。”因此答案为D。

4.B细节推理题。根据文中的句子“Why don’t you think of it differently rather than being unhappy?” Do you need a readjustment(重新调整)?”All of a sudden he calmed down--he was thinking of what I had just said. So in the next game I saw him trying different things to do better.可知，作者的孙子在不断的反思自己的错误，调整自己，而不是一味的不开心，在以后的比赛中表现的很出色。故答案为B。

5.B标题归纳题。

考点：人生感悟类短文阅读。