Question

In one way of thinking, failure is a 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 spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart 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.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from 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 bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”

1.This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about ___ .

A. the value of failure                                   B. how people would fail

C. famous failures                                          D. the cause of failure

2.The underlined phrase“made it” means         .

A. failed                                B. succeeded      C. gave       D. got

3.The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems           .

A. interesting                 B. difficult               C. deep           D. sorrowful

4.The author tells you to do all the things EXCEPT ___.

A. to think about the cause of your failure

B. to check out whether your goals are right for you

C. to consider failure as a part of life

D. to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life

5.Which of the following is NOT true?      

A. Bruce and Edison were successful examples. 

B. Failure may be regarded as a way toward success.

C. Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce.

D. One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth attempting.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：一方面，失败是生活的一部分。另一方面，失败也许是通往成功的途径。人们常常提到“蜘蛛结网”的故事， 对苏格兰领袖布鲁斯的鼓励。发明家爱迪生发明电灯时，也经历了无数次的失败。那该怎么做？第一，认真思考你的失败。 第二，想一想你想要达到的目标合适吗？第三，失败是生活的一部分。

1. 段落大意题。第一段作者通过讲述1.人人皆知的“蜘蛛结网”的故事。蜘蛛结了七次网才成功，罗伯特·布鲁斯受到鼓励并打败英国人。和2. 爱迪生的成功源于无数次的失败。这两个故事想要说明：失败也许是通往成功的一条路，与A（失败的价值。）意思一致。

2.词语理解题。蜘蛛试图跨越岩石的一个粗糙的地方。他试了六次都没有成功。在第七次他成功了，然后继续织网。 所以make it与 B项的意思（成功。）一致。

3.推理判断题。第一段讲到：罗伯特·布鲁斯观察到蜘蛛结网的六次失败与自己的经历相同，但是第七次他成功了，由此他重拾信心，故选C。（蜘蛛给罗伯特·布鲁斯上的这一课似乎很深刻。）

4.推理判断题。根据So what?后面提到的三个方面可知，作者想要让我们从失败的教训中知道：第一，认真思考你的失败。 第二，想一想你想要达到的目标合适吗？第三，失败是生活的一部分。与A，B，C三个选项一致，而D没有。（记住你的生活中没有失败。）

5.推理判断题。找不正确的叙述，可以用排除法。A.布鲁斯和爱迪生是成功的例子。通过常识和第一段可知是正确的；B.失败可以看作是一种成功的方法。根据第一段可知是正确的； D.一个人可以经常问问自己，他的目标是否值得尝试。根据倒数第二段可知是正确的；而C.爱迪生学到很多蜘蛛教给罗伯特 · 布鲁斯的经验教训。爱迪生和罗伯特 · 布鲁斯是两个经历失败走向成功的事例，所以叙述不正确；　

考点：生活百味类短文阅读。