Question

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider-story” is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider making a web(网). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times. On the seventh time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won’t work.”

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?

Second, is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.

The third thing to keep in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed.

1.This passage deals with _____.

A. failure and success

B. two sides of failure

C. the “spider-story”

D. the invention of light bulb

2.In the first paragraph the writer tells mainly about _____.

A. the value of failure B. how people fail

C. famous failures D. how not to fail

3.The thing the writer does not tell you to do to deal with failure is _____.

A. check out your goals to see if they are right for you

B. think about failure as part of your life

C. think about failure to find out what went wrong

D. keep away from things that are beyond you

4. Even if we have failed we should _____.

A. learn to forget it B. learn to remember it

C. learn to enjoy it D. learn to accept it

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：考查哲理说明文阅读。本文通过阐明失败与成功的关系：失败帮助我们走向成功，提出了面对失败的三种方法，才能获得最后的成功

1.题1】主旨理解题。由第一段开头In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success，知本文从两个方面讲述了失败的两个方面，一方面是生活的一部分另一方面促使成功，故选B

2.题2】归纳理解题。本段讲了两个故事：the “spider-story”和爱迪生发明灯泡的故事，说明了失败促进成功的道理，故选A

3.题3】理解判断题。由倒数第二段第一句is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one，知要思考你的目标是否适合你，A正确；由最后一段第一句The third thing to keep in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life，知把失败当做生活的一部分，B正确；由倒数第三段第一段always think about your failure. What caused it?知要从失败中找到经验，C正确；D未提到，故选D

4.题4】推理判断题。由最后一句话Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed，知即使你会失败，也要学会生活，故选D

考点：考查哲理说明文阅读