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　　Mrs Power had a 1 in a factory. She swept the floor. She was a very strong old 2 . She lived on the top 3 of a tall building.

　　One day 4 work she fell over and 5 her leg. The doctor was 6 . He put her leg in plaster(石膏).

　　“How long do I 7 to carry this weight around 8 me, Doctor?”asked Mrs Power.“ 9 two months.”replied the doctor. “ 10 I will come and take the plaster 11 . But till then you can not climb up 12 down stairs or do hand 13 .”

　　At the end of two months the doctor 14 again. “Can I climb up and down stairs now, Doctor?” asked Mrs Power.“I think 15 ,”said the doctor. “Well, I am very glad to 16 that,”said Mrs Power. “I am beginning to feel rather 17 . You said I couldn't climb up and down stairs. The only 18 way into my room was 19 the drainpipe(排水管). And that was 20 work, you know.”?

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It is said that usually people learn from their experiences and the mistakes they make throughout their lives. This is correct because life teaches us what is correct to do and what is not.
Let’s consider a mistake that one has made while trying to learn to drive. It is true that, for a beginner, it is common to make mistakes, but after doing something wrong once, twice or three times, it is quite impossible to make the same mistake a fourth time. Everyone tries their best in order to improve their skills and they will be very pleased to notice that these improvements really happen.
On the other hand, being successful in everything he does, one cannot know what failure means. He would always see only the best side of things and it would be difficult for him to face the difficulties to come in the future. Here we can mention the case of a very successful football player, who has known what fame (名声) is from the very beginning of his career. We have to admit that most of his luck originates from the great talent that he was born with. But some fellow players can also work to achieve the same thing because they make mistakes in their games and they learn from each mistake that they make.
In the end, we can say that one needs to make mistakes in life in order to better appreciate things. And at the same time, mistakes teach us how important it is to fight for something we wish for in life. Of course, moments of happiness will come in return when we see the changes or improvements.
【小题1】The author mentions learning driving in the second paragraph to ______________.

A．make a comparison

B．explain that learning is a slow process

C．show that driving is a very difficult skill

D．prove that success results from failure

【小题2】What is the author’s attitude towards someone that is always successful at something?

A．He thinks they are lucky.	B．He is bored with them.
C．He wants to learn from them.	D．He believes their success is a bad thing.

【小题3】Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

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B．

C．

D．

It is said that usually people learn from their experiences and the mistakes they make throughout their lives. This is correct because life teaches us what is correct to do and what is not.

Let’s consider a mistake that one has made while trying to learn to drive. It is true that, for a beginner, it is common to make mistakes, but after doing something wrong once, twice or three times, it is quite impossible to make the same mistake a fourth time. Everyone tries their best in order to improve their skills and they will be very pleased to notice that these improvements really happen.

On the other hand, being successful in everything he does, one cannot know what failure means. He would always see only the best side of things and it would be difficult for him to face the difficulties to come in the future. Here we can mention the case of a very successful football player, who has known what fame (名声) is from the very beginning of his career. We have to admit that most of his luck originates from the great talent that he was born with. But some fellow players can also work to achieve the same thing because they make mistakes in their games and they learn from each mistake that they make.

In the end, we can say that one needs to make mistakes in life in order to better appreciate things. And at the same time, mistakes teach us how important it is to fight for something we wish for in life. Of course, moments of happiness will come in return when we see the changes or improvements.

1.The author mentions learning driving in the second paragraph to ______________.

A．make a comparison

B．explain that learning is a slow process

C．show that driving is a very difficult skill

D．prove that success results from failure

2.What is the author’s attitude towards someone that is always successful at something?

A．He thinks they are lucky.                  B．He is bored with them.

C．He wants to learn from them.              D．He believes their success is a bad thing.

3.Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

A．  B．  C． D．

 

I woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied.

However, it seemed that day wasn’t a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs one of my stiletto heels (细高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match with the shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.

On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients (客户) that morning.

Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future commercial (商业的) project. However, I left the plan I had made the night before at home and was going to present (介绍) it to the clients. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a draft (草稿) of it in my office.

At last, the presentation came to an end and it turned out to be a success. But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents (事件).

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason of the writer being late for her work?

A．She got up late in the morning.

B．She changed her purse and other little things.

C．One of her shoe heels broke.

D．She had a traffic accident on the way to work.

2. According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?

A．Her boss was very angry with her.

B．She often arrived at her office on time.

C．She left her plan on the bus.

D．She was nervous at the meeting.

3.What did the clients think of the writer’s presentation (介绍)?

A．Dull.

B．Just so-so.

C．Excellent.

D．Terrible.

4.According to the passage, which is the correct order of the following events?

a. She presented the plan to the clients.

b. One of her stiletto heels broke.

c. She arrived at the office.

d. She phoned her boss.

e. She tried to match her purse with her red shoes.

A．beacd

B．ebdca

C．dceab

D．Edcba

5. Which old saying could be used to describe the writer’s incidents?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．A good beginning makes a good ending.

C．Where there is a will, there is a way.

D．One trouble never comes alone.