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【題目】We can choose failure, but we can’t choose fear. That’s like what James Cameron said “Failure Is an Option, but Fear Is Not” at the end of his TED talk and I love it. We shouldn’t be afraid of facing failure, try to accept it and learn from it.

Make room for failure

Nobody wants to fail, but failure is often on your way to success. Geprge Bernard Shaw said, “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable(可敬的), but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” So if you never fail then it probably means that you do nothing. Failure shows that you actually do something instead of just sitting in your comfortable seat.

Learn from each failure

Don’t just fail and get nothing out of it. Learn something from each failure that makes you better and better.

Fail fast

Time isprecious, so if you failed then you’d better fail fast. Why? Because it will make you learn and improve faster. Don’t wait until everything is perfect. Instead, test your idea in the real world as soon as possible.

Don’t choose fear

Many people don’t want to work on something unknown. But fear is not a good choice, so you should be willing to try out your new ideas. Even if you aren’t successful, you will still come out better than before.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案：

【1】In the writer’s opinion, failure is NOT .

A. useful B. terrible C. common

【2】Which of the following is George Bernard Shaw’s thought?

A. If you fail, you’d better fail fast.

B. If you never fail, it may mean you do nothing.

C. You should learn something from failure.

【3】From the passage, we know that we should .

A. be away from failure

B. fail every time

C. test our new ideas

【4】What does the underlined word “precious” mean?

A. 寶貴的 B. 公正的 C. 智慧的

【5】What is the best title for the passage?

A. Failure is an option, but Fear is not.

B. Make room for failure

C. Fail fast as soon as possible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】試題分析：每個人都會有失敗的時候，面對失敗，我們不應該害怕，也不應該逃避。怎樣正確的面對失敗呢？短文中的作者給了我們一些好的建議，從中學習一下吧，你一定會有收獲的。

【1】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文大意可知，作者認為失敗并不是那么可怕的，我們應該勇敢的面對失敗，從失敗中學習教訓，總結經(jīng)驗。由此可知應該選B，terrible糟糕的。useful 有用的；common普遍的。

【2】B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段中Geprge Bernard Shaw said, “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable(可敬的), but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” So if you never fail then it probably means that you do nothing.可知，Geprge Bernard Shaw的話是告訴我們?nèi)绻�一個人的一生中從來沒有失敗過，那么就意味著你什么也沒做成。由此可知應選B。

【3】C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段中Don’t wait until everything is perfect. Instead, test your idea in the real world as soon as possible.可知，作者建議我們應立刻從失敗中站起來，不要等到事事都完美，要盡快的把你的想法在真實的世界上檢測一下。由此可知應選C。

【4】A 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)短文第四段的段意可知，這里作者建議我們要立刻從失敗中站起來，因為Time isprecious, so if you failed then you’d better fail fast.，時間是寶貴的。precious 寶貴的，故應選A。

【5】A主旨大意題。這篇短文中作者告訴我們每個人都會有失敗的時候，面對失敗，我們不應該害怕，也不應該逃避。怎樣正確的面對失敗呢？短文中的作者給了我們一些好的建議。B和C選項只是短文中的一部分，故太片面，因此應選A。