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（蜘蛛织网）. 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（目标）you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about his 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.”
【小题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

【小题2】The underlined phrase “made it” means ______ .

A．succeeded

B．failed

C．gave

D．got

【小题3】The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems ______ .

A．productive

B．straight forward

C．sorrowful

D．deep

【小题4】The author tells you to do all things except ______ .

A．The 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 or life

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

【小题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.

一、填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

（根据汉语提示填空并完成句子或短语。每空一词，请将答案做在答题卡上）

1．This was the moment when Spielberg’s career really ­_______off.      （成功，腾飞）

2．Books are made _______ paper and paper is made _______ wood.  （由……制成的）

3．The house where he once lived has been turned ______a museum and is visited by thousands of people every year.                                        （变成）

4．If we reuse something, it will not end up ______waste.              （以……告终）

5．Keep in ______                                               （保持联系）

6．the  other  way  _______                                         （相反）

7．They will ______ down the old building .                              （拆毁）

8．a _______graduate student                            （一个有前途的研究生）

9．What does the UK______ ______ ?                                   （代表 ）

10．A storm  is  just ______ the corner .                   （就在附近,即将来临）

11． keep up with the high ______of modern life      （跟上现代生活的快节奏 ）

12．The twins have a lot  in ________ with  each other.       （与……有相同之处）

13．come to _______ with                                        （甘心忍受）

14．________ one’s goals.                                   （达到自己目标）

15． He ______ about  to lock the door when the telephone rang .            （正要）

16．We tie the  boat _____a tree.                             （把……拴在……）

17．Share happiness  and _______                                （同甘共苦）

18．­­­­____ number of the  sdudents in our class is 56.                 （……的数量）

19．learn from  the best _______ in the world                  （向世界顶尖人物学习）

20．The weather turned _____to be fine.                            （结果是……）

 

Florence Chadwick was a great swimmer. However, not all of her efforts worked out. In addition to working hard, she had a secret for success. At the age of 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. However, in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats. Her body was numb(麻木) and she had been swimming for nearly 16 hours. Against the cold grip of the sea, she struggled on—hour after hour—while millions watched on national television. Alongside Florence, in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had… until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out. Still warming her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not tiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal. Two months later, she tried again. Despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact（未受影响的）and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it!

【写作内容】

你准备参加学校最近组织的一次英文演讲比赛，主题是“The Value of Goals”。在准备演讲时，你读到上面的文章，给你很大的启发。请准备一份演讲稿。开头部分已给出，但不计入总词数。

1、以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2、然后以约120个词谈谈你对“目标的重要性”的看法，内容包括：

1）你读完这个故事的感受；

2）谈谈你是如何理解目标在人生当中所起的作用的；

3）鼓励大家要树立目标，并为目标的实现而努力。

[写作要求]：

1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

 [评分标准]：概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯

Several days ago, I came across a story about Glorence Chadwick, __________

 

When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it’s far from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got to come up with some better ideas to help them.

I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers（便携式电脑）for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which can run without electricity. He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia.

The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won’t be damaged easily. As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle（把手）so that children can wind（摇）the computer up to give it extra power when needed.

These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production. The idea is that these computers will help the children’s education as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children’s education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.

Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK, and, probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals（目标）at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to “kill two birds with one stone”, and that is always a good thing.

  1  : Some new and better ways to help developing countries

Traditional way	Giving money to help them meet the most important basic   2    such as food and medicine.
New ideas	Making cheap laptop computers for children there	3	Nicholas Negroponte
Reason	His   4   to a school in Cambodia
Features	1. Being covered in rubber 2. Running  5  electricity 3. Being able to access the Internet
6	Less than $100
Purposes	1. To help  7    children 2. To help people solve problems
8 old mobile phones for reuse	9	Throwing away old mobile phones easily creates waste, which does       ___10   to the environment.
Goals to achieve	We’ll reduce the waste; meantime, we will help others.

 

 

三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

In one way of thinking , failure is a part of life . In another way , failure may be a way towards success . The “ spider story” 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 form yourself ? What can you change so things will go right next time ?

Second , is the goal(目标)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 is to bear in mind that failure is 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 lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems_______________.

A．productive         B．straight forward    C．sad    D．deep

3．The author tells you to do all 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

4．Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．Bruce and Edison were successful examples .

B．Failure may be regarded as a way towards 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 trying .