1 . We are all encouraged to work hard and succeed in life. _________ Perhaps you are afraid of failure, or even think it’s shameful to fail. If you visit the Museum of Failure in Shanghai, you might change your mind. Samuel West, a Swedish psychologist (心理学家), set up the museum. The museum shows more than 100 failed products. Some of them were made by the most famous and successful companies in the world.
For example, in 1993, Apple made the Newton Message pad (掌上电脑) which could be used to take electronic notes by hand. But it couldn’t recognize (识别) handwriting very well. Apple stopped making it in 1997. Coca-Cola once developed a coffee-flavored soda (苏打水) in 2006. The company wanted to catch up with people’s growing love for coffee, but the product was taken off the market in 2008.
West said the failed products are not shown to make fun of these companies. He thinks success stories are all similar. He is tired of reading and hearing the same boring stories. As German-American physicist Albert Einstein once said, “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
This idea has been welcomed by many big companies. Silicon Valley, for example, is home to some of the world’s most innovate (创新的) tech companies. A common slogan (口号) there is “Fail fast, fail often.”
There are reasons for this. “The best companies are those that encourage failure, embrace (拥抱) out-of-the-box thinking and allow their staff to make mistakes and see what happens.” Simon Casuto wrote for Forbes.
It seems that failure isn’t always a bad thing. The key is whether or not you can learn from your mistakes.
1. Which of the following sentences can be put in the __________?| A．And the secret to success is working hard and believing in yourselves. |
| B．And it is important to learn how to be successful in life. |
| C．But success is not important at all for those excellent companies. |
| D．But failure is still a common part of everyone’s life. |
| A．to catch up with people’s growing love for coffee |
| B．to make fun of these companies |
| C．to stop people making the similar mistakes |
| D．to tell people failure might be something good |
| A．listing examples |
| B．imagining stories |
| C．making comparisons |
| D．listing numbers |
| A．It means it’s not necessary to try anything new. |
| B．It means there are some people who never make mistakes. |
| C．It means once you make mistakes often, you can surely create new things. |
| D．It means making mistakes is common when trying new things. |
2 . A group of boys gathered around a tree, and then a story happens like this.
“What a tall tree!” They said to each other. “It would be exciting to climb to the top.” Then the group of boys decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking on at their children as they played.
One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. Nobody thought he would win the competition. Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could. Although they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, David reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.
His mother was proud to see this. She asked him, “David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so quickly?” “It was easy.” David said, “The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of falling down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was. I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top.”
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals.
1. The group of boys decided to play a game to see __________.| A．who the shortest kid was | B．where their moms were |
| C．who could climb to the top first | D．how tall the tree was |
| A．David. | B．David’s mother. |
| C．The tallest boy. | D．The shortest girl. |
| A．keep going forward without looking back |
| B．are the shortest |
| C．keep looking back without looking forward |
| D．often play games with friends |
（①=Para.（自然段）1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5）
| A．①; ②③④; ⑤ | B．①; ②③; ④⑤ | C．①②; ③④; ⑤ | D．①; ②; ③④⑤ |
3 . Everyone has an important role in society. In this time of public crisis（危机）, it’s important that each of us sticks to our roles and plays them well. What can common people do in this crisis? How are the Chinese people taking on their special responsibilities? Here are some of the examples.
The novel coronavirus（新冠病毒）made this year’s Spring Festival very different for most of us. Many places in China began a first-level emergency (突发事件) response to the virus at the end of January, calling for people to stay at home. Following these rules, most people gave up family dinners during the Spring Festival and canceled any festival celebrations.
“It’s the quietest Chinese New Year I’ve ever had,” Xin Jingrong, a 14-year-old student from Nanning, Guangxi. It was the first time that Xin’s grandmother had to put off her trip to Nanning and stay alone in her hometown.
The control all over China not only separates many families, but also ▲ . Many shops are closed, delivery services are slow, and wearing masks in public has become a must. But people are showing their understanding and cooperation (合作).
Tong Zexi, a 15-year-old student from Harbin, has not gone out in more than 20 days. “I know I need to protect myself and cause no trouble. In this key time, when one gets sick, many others could be influenced.”
More than simply following the rules, some people have done amazing things to help fight the outbreak. On Feb 3, Zhao Junyan, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai, brought 15,000 masks from Indonesia back to China, People’s Daily reported. Zhao, while traveling in Jakarta, collected the masks with his uncle, who works in the city. The 15-year-old gave away all of the masks to Cangnan, Zhejiang, his hometown. “When a country is in trouble, everyone is responsible to help,” Zhao said to the reporter. “What I have done is what an normal Chinese person can possibly do.”
As a popular speech says nowadays, “We are all fighters!” Everyone has his or her role to play in this fight. And it’s believed that we can soon enjoy the warm sunshine and beautiful spring freely outside!
1. What do we know about Xin Jingrong?| A．Xin lives in Nanjing. | B．Xin’s grandmother celebrated this Spring Festival alone. |
| C．Xin is a quiet person. | D．Xin’s grandmother was unable to go back to her hometown. |
| A．cheers up many people | B．makes the world more colorful |
| C．makes daily life inconvenient | D．brings fears to people |
(①=para.1 ②=para.2 ③=para.3 ④=para.4 ⑤=para.5 ⑥=para.6 ⑦=para.7)
| A．①②③;④⑤⑥;⑦ | B．①;②③④⑤⑥;⑦ |
| C．①②;③④⑤;⑥⑦ | D．①;②③④;⑤⑥⑦ |
| A．what teenagers do to enjoy themselves at home in the crisis |
| B．what Chinese people do to take on their responsibilities in the crisis |
| C．how Chinese New Year was celebrated this year during the Spring Festival |
| D．how common people’s lives are changed by the virus in the crisis |
