19．Last week，my granddaughter started kindergarten，and I wished her success．I was lying．What I actually wish for her is failure．I believe in the power of failure．
Success is boring．Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do，or doing something correctly the first time，which can often be an uncertain victory．First-time success is usually a piece of luck．First-time failure，by contrast，is expected．It is the natural order of things．
Failure is how we learn．I have been told of an African phrase describing a good cook as she who has broken many pots．If you've spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots，probably you know a lot about cooking．I once had a dinner with a group of chefs，and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars．They knew how much certainty their failures gave them．
I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column．Each week I am aware that one column is going to be the worst column．I don't set out to write it．I try my best every day and I have learned to cherish that column．Often in my columns of poor quality，I am trying to get through something I've never done before，something I'm not even sure can be done．
My younger daughter is a trapeze artist （荡秋千演员）．She spent three years putting together an act．She did it successfully for years．There was no reason for her to change the act，but she did anyway．She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored．
So she changed the act．She risked failure and public embarrassment in order to feed her soul．My granddaughter is a perfectionist．She will feel her failures．I hope I can tell her，though，that it isn't the end of the world．Indeed，with luck，it is the beginning．
56．What's the writer's lie to his granddaughter？（No more than 6words）He wished her success．
57．What does the writer want to express by giving the experience of different people？（No more than 15words）Success comes from failure．
58．What does the underlined phrase"by contrast"mean？（No more than 5words）differently； in different way/opinion/idea； by comparison
59．Why does the writer's daughter change the act？（No more than 10words）She wanted to learn something new．
60．Do you agree with the last two sentences"I hope I can tell her，though，that it isn't the end of the world．Indeed，with luck，it is the beginning．"？Why or Why not？（No more than 25words）Yes，i agree．We should try new things and not be afraid of being failure．．
分析 这篇文章主要通过举例，说明了这样一个道理，失败未必是件坏事，它会让我们成长，学到更多东西．
解答 56．He wished her success．细节题．根据第一段 I wished her success．I was lying可知，我撒谎说我希望她成功，其实我希望她失败，因为我相信失败的力量．
57．Success comes from failure．推理题．根据作者的介绍，Failure is how we learn．他认为失败在于我们如何吸取教训，其实他想告诉我们失败是成功之母．
58．differently； in different way/opinion/idea； by comparison 猜测词意题．根据First-time success is usually a piece of luck．First-time failure，by contrast，is expected．可知，作者认为第一次的成功是运气，相反，第一次的失败是可以预见的，故by contrast表示对比．
59．She wanted to learn something new．细节题．根据She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored．可知，作者的女儿放弃表演，主要想学习一些新的东西．
60．Yes，i agree．We should try new things and not be afraid of being failure．此题属于开放性，没有固定答案，只要符合语境都可以．
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