Question

【題目】Why not look at failure in a new way?

Do you sometimes try something new and expect to be successful for the first time? Are you angry with ______if you aren't?

Do you know how a baby learns to walk? When a baby falls, the loving parent ______him,"That's OK. Try again. " Can you imagine if after many falls, the parent ______ the baby and says, "Well, I guess you'll ______be good at walking. " and doesn't let the child continue to try?

Remember the ____ time you fell off your bike? I do. I didn't lose my ____ I went back and tried again. Didn't you?

“When I was a kid," my dad told me, "you know, I _____ 4 UP(一種汽水飲料), but it wasn't very good. I returned to the lab(實驗室) and started with 5 UP and ______, it wasn't right . _____ I tried 6 UP, but it didn't succeed. So I stopped. If I went on _____ , may be 7 UP would be the hit!" Time after time, he said he _____ too soon. He told me, "If I had tried one more, I could have been a rich man. "

Thomas Edison _____over a thousand _____before he found the filament(電燈泡的燈絲) material that would make an electric light bulb shine.

_____ we try something new, we need practice. No matter how well we plan, there are many unexpected problems developing.

Failure(失敗) is ______ not an option(選擇).It is a chance only for those who try.

【1】A. youB. yourselfC. yoursD. your

【2】A. obeysB. beatsC. encouragesD. hates

【3】A. picks upB. dresses upC. cleans upD. looks up

【4】A. nearlyB. alwaysC. neverD. often

【5】A. firstB. lastC. secondD. third

【6】A. confidenceB. chanceC. dreamD. plan

【7】A. producedB. inventedC. thoughtD. wanted

【8】A. stillB. alwaysC. oftenD. too

【9】A. FinallyB. FirstlyC. LuckilyD. Secondly

【10】A. finishingB. tryingC. guessingD. completing

【11】A. gave outB. gave upC. gave awayD. gave in

【12】A. succeededB. fellC. failedD. felt

【13】A. timesB. timC. moneyD. chance

【14】A. WheneverB. WhateverC. HoweverD. Whichever

【15】A. trulyB. reallyC. hardlyD. easily

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【9】A

【10】B

【11】B

【12】C

【13】A

【14】A

【15】B

【解析】

本文介紹的是用一種新的觀點看待失敗。不管何時我們嘗試新事物，總會出現(xiàn)問題。失敗不是一種選擇，它對于那些永不放棄的人來說，卻是機會。

【1】句意：如果你沒成功，那么你會生自己的氣嗎？考查反身代詞。四個選項都是代詞。A. you 你（你們）；B. yourself 你自己；C. yours 你的（你們的）；D. your 你的（你們的）�？崭裉幨墙樵~with的賓語，故選填人稱代詞賓格或反身代詞。反身代詞表示主語和賓語是用一人，而賓格則不一定。be angry with yourself生你自己的氣。故選B。

【2】句意：當嬰兒跌倒時，具有愛心的父親（母親）總是鼓勵他說"不錯，再來一次"�？疾橐话悻F(xiàn)在時。四個選項都是動詞第三人稱單數(shù)形式。A. obeys 遵守；B. beats 打擊；C. encourages 鼓勵；D. hates 討厭。根據(jù)下文“That's OK”和“Try again”所說，都是鼓勵的話。故選C。

【3】句意：你是否可能想象，如果嬰兒經(jīng)過多次跌倒后，父（母）親把他抱起來說�？疾橐话悻F(xiàn)在時。四個選項都是動詞第三人稱單數(shù)形式的短語。A. picks up 撿起、拾起； B. dresses up打扮；C. cleans up 清理；D. looks up 抬頭看、查找。根據(jù)下文“doesn't let the child continue to try”可知，因為嬰兒走不好而不讓他嘗試了，因此這里是把孩子抱起來。故選A。

【4】句意：嗯，我想你永遠也走不好路�？疾楦痹~。四個選項都是副詞。A. nearly 將近；B. always 總是；C. never 從不；D. often 常常。根據(jù)上文中的“after many falls”可知，因為嬰兒多次跌倒，所以父（母）親會說，我想你永遠也走不好路。故選C。

【5】句意：你是否記得自己第一次從自行車上摔下來的事情？A. first第一次；B. last最后一次；C. second第二次；D. third第三次。由下文的句子I didn't lose my ___6___ I went back and tried again. 我沒有失去自信，我回去再試了一次�？芍�，本句話是說是否記得自己第一次從自行車上摔下來的事情。因此用first第一次；故選A。

【6】句意：我沒有失去信心�？疾槊�詞。四個選項都是名詞。A. confidence 信心；B. chance 機會；C. dream 夢想；D. plan 計劃。根據(jù)下文“I went back and tried again”可知，作者沒有失去信心，而是回去繼續(xù)練習。故選A。

【7】句意：我發(fā)明了4UP 汽水，但它不好�？疾橐话氵^去時。四個選項都是動詞過去式。A. produced生產(chǎn)；B. invented 發(fā)明；C. thought 思考；D. wanted 想要。根據(jù)下文“I returned to the lab(實驗室) and started with 5 UP and ___8___, it wasn't right .”可知，作者的父親是在實驗室研制4UP汽水。故選B。

【8】句意：我回到實驗室，開始研究5UP，但還是不很好。A. still仍然；B. always總是；C. often經(jīng)常；D. too也。由上文的句子I ___7___ 4 UP(一種汽水飲料), but it wasn't very good. 我發(fā)明了4UP 汽水，但它不是很好。因此我又回到實驗室，開始研究5UP，但還是不很好。因此選擇still仍然；語境是：我回到實驗室，開始研究5UP，但還是不很好。故選A。

【9】句意：最后，我研制了6UP汽水，但沒有成功。考查副詞。四個選項都是副詞。A. Finally 最后；B. First 首先；C. Luckily 幸運的是；D. Second 第二。根據(jù)上文所說，父親先后研制出了4UP和5UP，至此（最后）又研制了6UP汽水。故選A。

【10】句意：如果我繼續(xù)嘗試，7UP可能就成功了！A. finishing完成；B. trying嘗試；C. guessing猜測；D. completing完成。根據(jù)上文的句子So I stopped. 于是我停了下來�？芍�，本題是用if引導的，因此選擇trying嘗試；語境是：如果我繼續(xù)嘗試，7UP可能就成功了！故選B。

【11】句意：他多次說，自己放棄的太早�？疾橐话氵^去時及短語give up。四個選項都是動詞過去式短語。A. gave out發(fā)出、放出；B. gave up放棄；C. gave away分發(fā)；D. gave in 讓步、投降。根據(jù)下文“If I had tried one more, I could have been a rich man”可知，父親后悔自己放棄的太早（要是再嘗試一次的話，早成了富人了）。故選B。

【12】句意：在發(fā)現(xiàn)用于制造電燈泡的燈絲的材料之前，托馬斯愛迪生失敗過上千次�？疾橐话氵^去時。四個選項中A是動詞原形，其他都是動詞過去式。A. fail失敗；B. fell 跌倒；C. failed 失��；D. felt 感覺。根據(jù)下文的句子before he found the filament(電燈泡的燈絲) material that would make an electric light bulb shine. 在他找到使電燈泡發(fā)光的燈絲材料之前。可知，托馬斯愛迪生失敗過上千次。因此選擇failed 失�。还蔬xC。

【13】句意：在發(fā)現(xiàn)可以用于制造電燈泡的燈絲的材料之前，托馬斯愛迪生失敗過上千次�？疾槊�詞。四個選項都是名詞。A. times次數(shù)；B. time 時間；C. money 金錢；D. chance 機會。根據(jù)語境“在發(fā)現(xiàn)可以用于制造電燈泡的燈絲的材料之前，托馬斯愛迪生失敗過上千次”可知，此處為“次數(shù)”之意，故選A。

【14】句意：不管什么時候我們嘗試新事物，我們都需要實踐�？疾闋钫Z從句。四個選項中只有Whenever 和However是副詞，可以引導狀語從句，而Whatever 和Whichever 是代詞（形容詞），可以引導主語從句和賓語從句等。根據(jù)語境“不管什么時候我們嘗試新事物，我們都需要實踐”可知，空格處表示“不管何時”，故選A。

【15】句意：失敗真地（實際上）不是一種選擇�？疾楦痹~。四個選項都是副詞。A. truly 真地、忠實地、真誠地；B. really 真地、實際上；C. hardly 幾乎不；D. easily容易地。根據(jù)下文“It is a chance only for those who try”可知，失敗只有對于那些努力的人才是機會，故本句說：失敗真地（實際上）不是一種選擇。故選B。