Question

  Each of us fails from time to time.If we are wise,having enough experience and knowledge,we regard these failures (失败) as a necessary and l   part of learning. But often as parents and teachers,we don't 2  this right (权利) to our children.

   Donnie was a third grader in my class. His 3   about failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 4   answered my questions—he was afraid of making mistakes.

   I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed 5  midterm,when Mary,a new teacher,came.She was young and pretty,and she was loved by every student 6  Donnie.lt was her who made a big difference to Donnie later.

One morning,they were doing math problems at the blackboard.Donnie had copied the problems clearly and 7  .But heM missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his arms.

   I didn't know what to do. Suddenly,a smile 8  on Mary's face. From the desk she got a box 9  pencils. “ Look,Donnie”’ she said gently,kneeling (蹲在) beside him.‘‘I've got something to 10  you. ”She removed the pencils,one at a time,and placed them on his desk.

  “ See these pencils,Donnie”. she continued. “They 11  Mrs Landon and me.See how the erasers are worn (磨损) ？ That's because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again.That's what you 12  learn to do,too.”

   She kissed him and stood up ,“Here”’she said, “I'll leave one of these pencils on 13  desk,so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes,even teachers." Donnie looked up with 14  in his eyes and a smile.

   The pencil became Donnie's prize. That,together with Mary's encouragement,gradually made him understand 15 the meaning of making mistakes is—it's all right to make mistakes,as long as you erase them and try again.

1 .A. similar   B. active   C. important

2. A. offer   B. pass   C. send

3. A. puzzle   B. worry   C. complaint

4. A. always   B. usually   C. seldom

5. A. since   B. after   C. until

6. A. including   B. except   C. without

7. A. simply   B. carefully   C. casually

8. A. appeared   B. froze   C. disappeared

9. A. made of   B. covered by   C. filled with

10. A. tell   B. show   C. ask

11. A. come to   B. refer to   C. belong to

12. A. might   B. could   C. must

13. A. your   B. his   C. her

14. A. hate   B. love   C. fear

15. A. how   B. why   C. what

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文„讲述了一名教师如何让一位学生树立自信的全过程。故事感人又非常值得学习，同时呼吁老师和家长要把面对失败的权利提供给孩子，让他们从失

1. C由句意^知：“……我们把这些失败当作学习的必要和重 要的部分”。故答案为C项。

2. A offer sth. to sb.把某物提供给某人，pass sth. to sb.把某物传 递给某人，send sth. to Sb.把某物发送给某人，根据上下文可知 应是把权利提供给孩子们。故答案为A项。

3. B worry担心;puzzle智力游戏;.complaint抱怨。由后文内容 可推断出Drnmie担心失败而没有参加游戏，故答案为B项。

4. C 由后半句he was afraid of making mistakes可推断出他很 少回答老师的问题。

always总是;usually迪常;seldom很少。 故答案为C项。

5. C 由上下文可推断出他直到学期中期才有改变，until直到 ……为止。故答案为C项。

6. A including 包括;except 除 之外;without 没有。二者都为介词，但根据上下文可推断出答案为A项。

7. B simply简单地;carefully仔细地;casually漫不经心地，由语 境可知他很认真地抄写。故答案为B项。

8. A appear出现;freeze结冰;disappear消失，根据句意可知此 处指脸上露出微笑，故答案为A项。

9. C be made of 由 制成;be covered by 被 覆盖;be filled with用……装满，根据句意可知此处指一个装满铅笔的 盒子，故答案为C项。

10. B tell告诉;Show给……看;ask问，根据下文可知答案为 B项。

11. C come to来到;refer to涉及;belong to属于，根据上下文可 知答案为C项。

12. C might也许，可以;could可能，会;must —定，必须。根据 上句内容可知此处是教导他一定要学会消灭错误，重新尝 试。故答案为(：项5

13. A由下文中的so you’ll remember...可知是放在“你的”桌子 上，故答案为A项。

14. B由语境可知本句意思为：Donnie抬头看，眼睛里充满了 爱，脸上带着笑容。故答案为B项。

15. C由句意可知此处应用疑问代词作is的表语，三个选项中 只有what为疑问代词，故答案为C项。