Question

    One day, while I was waiting for my father, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free from some sort of prison (监狱).The boy would then fall to the grass, get up, without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.

At that moment, I thought to myself, "Why aren't most adults this way?" Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt. They would be so embarrassed that they would not try again if someone saw them fall. Or, because they fall, they would find a good excuse for themselves that they're not fit for it. They would end up being too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure (失败).

However, with kids, when they fall down, they don't consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a learning experience. They try again and again until they succeed. The answer must be that they have not connected "falling down" with the word "failure". What's more, they probably think to themselves that it's quite okay to fall down and that it's not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make mistakes, so they remain energetic.

I was deeply impressed by the boy's persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.

1.What did the little boy do when he fell down?

A.He cried and lay on the grass. B.He asked his mother for help.

C.He got up and went on running. D.He got up and stood there crying.

2.In the writer's opinion, what might the little boy regard his falling down as?

A.A failure. B.A joke. C.An interesting game. D.A learning experience.

3.In the writer's opinion, why can't many adults succeed?

A.Because they are afraid of being embarrassed.

B.Because they can't find a good excuse.

C.Because once they fail, they won't attempt again.

D.Because they don't allow themselves to make mistakes.

4.The underlined word "attempt" in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A.facing B.doubting C.trying D.giving up .

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A.Practice makes perfect. B.Failure is the mother of success.

C.All roads lead to Rome. D.Each coin has two sides.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

短文讲了作者在等父亲的时候，看见一个小男孩不断摔倒，不断奔跑的故事，从而告诉我们失败是成功之母。

1.细节理解题，根据The boy would then fall to the grass, get up, without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.男孩然后跌倒在草地上，站起来，没有回头看他的母亲，尽可能快地跑，再一次，仍然微笑着在他的脸上，好像什么也没有发生过。可知他站起来，继续跑步，故选C。

2.细节理解题，根据However, with kids, when they fall down, they don't consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a learning experience.然而，对于孩子们来说，当他们摔倒的时候，他们并不认为他们的失败是一种失败，相反，他们把它当作一种学习的经历。可知是一个学习的经验，故选D。

3.细节理解题，根据At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren't most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt.在那一刻，我心想：为什么大多数成年人不是这样的？大多数成年人，当他们摔倒的时候，会做出很大的改变，甚至都不会再做一次尝试。可知因为一旦他们失败了，他们就不会再尝试了，故选C。

4.词义猜测题，根据前句At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren't most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt.在那一刻，我心想：为什么大多数成年人不是这样的？大多数成年人，当他们摔倒的时候，会做出很大的改变，甚至都不会再做一次……，可知结合选项，应是在那一刻，我心想：为什么大多数成年人不是这样的？大多数成年人，当他们摔倒的时候，会做出很大的改变，甚至都不会再做一次尝试，attempt意为尝试，故选C。

5.主旨大意题，根据整篇文章内容及其倒数第二段句子They try again and again until they succeed. The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “failure”. What's more, they probably think to themselves that it's quite okay to fall down and that it's not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make mistakes, so they remain energetic.他们一次又一次地尝试，直到成功。答案必须是，他们没有将“失败”与“失败”联系在一起。更重要的是，他们可能会认为摔倒是很正常的，这样做是没有错的。换句话说，他们允许自己犯错误，所以他们仍然精力充沛。可知结合选项，应是失败是成功之母，故选B。