Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure (失败) becomes an experience that means growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.
Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame (责怪) others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child who’s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn’t make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolations (安慰), prize or say, “It doesn’t matter.” Because it does. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them.
【小题1】How do most parents prevent their children from failure?

A．They give them some presents.

B．They don’t tell them that they have failed.

C．They don’t blame others.

D．They help them to come out of failure.

【小题2】Which of the following can a person learn when he fails?

A．It’s impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it.

B．He is the worst of all.

C．It’s natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time.

D．His teammates are not good enough.

【小题3】The writer of this article thinks that if a child fails, parents should __________________.

A．give him a small prize

B．advise him to repeat failure

C．blame others

D．encourage him to learn from failure

【小题4】4. Which would be the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．Learning from Failure

B．Ways of Preventing Failure

C．Reasons of Failure

D．Getting Pleasure from Failure

SUNNY SCHOOL

     We are a bilingual (双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach and a language teacher.

 

Job	Age	Language	Skill	Other term(其它条件)
Cook	25-40	Chinese	Cooking both Chinese food and western food	Healthy
Library assistant	20-35	Chinese English	Having the knowledge (知识) of different kinds of books	Careful
Sports Coach	20-40	Chinese English	Majoring in (主修) physical education	Healthy, strong
Teacher	—	Chinese English	Majoring in English	—

1.Which of the following can't go to Sunny School?

A. A four-year-old child.                    B. A ten-year-old child.

C. An eleven-year-old child.                 D. A fifteen-year-old child.

2.Who is not wanted by Sunny School?

A. A cook.                    B. A headmaster.

C. A library assistant.      D. A sports coach.

3.Which of the following may not be able to speak English?

A. The language teacher.          B. The library assistant.

C. The cook.                      D. The sports coach.

4.The coach must major in __________.

A. Chinese      B. English

C. language     D. physical education

5.Which is right?

A. The teacher can only teach Chinese.

B. A twenty-five-year old cook can't work in the school.

C. The library assistant must be careful.

D. A teacher must be strong.

 

SUNNY SCHOOL

We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach and a language teacher.

Job	Age	Language	Skill	Other terms
cook	25~40	Chinese	Can cook Chinese and Western(西方) food	healthy
library assistant	20~35	Chinese,	has the knowledge(知识) on all kinds of books	careful
sports coach	20~40	Chinese, English	major in(主修) P.E.	healthy,
teacher	30~45	Chinese,	major in English	--

1.Who can’t go to Sunny School?

A．A four-year-old child.	B．An eleven-year-old boy.
C．A fifteen-year-old girl	D．An eight-year-old kid.

2.Who is not wanted by Sunny School?

A．A PE teacher.	B．An English teacher.
C．A library assistant	D．A math teacher.

3.The cook must be _______.

A．tall

B．careful

C．healthy

D．smart

4.The Sunny School wants a teacher ________.

A．aged between 25 and 40

B．who can cook Western food

C．who is careful and strong

D．who can speak English and Chinese

 

Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure (失败) becomes an experience that means growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.
Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame (责怪) others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child who’s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn’t make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolations (安慰), prize or say, “It doesn’t matter.” Because it does. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them.
【小题1】How do most parents prevent their children from failure?

A．They give them some presents.

B．They don’t tell them that they have failed.

C．They don’t blame others.

D．They help them to come out of failure.

【小题2】Which of the following can a person learn when he fails?

A．It’s impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it.

B．He is the worst of all.

C．It’s natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time.

D．His teammates are not good enough.

【小题3】The writer of this article thinks that if a child fails, parents should __________________.

A．give him a small prize

B．advise him to repeat failure

C．blame others

D．encourage him to learn from failure

【小题4】4. Which would be the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．Learning from Failure

B．Ways of Preventing Failure

C．Reasons of Failure

D．Getting Pleasure from Failure

There is no doubt that a mother plays an important leading role in the lives of their children. But what about a ①   ① ? Fathers play just as important a role as mothers.

Fathers give us support. They are the shore（岸）we swim to when our arms and legs feel tired. ②They are the strength we rely on （依靠）as we take our first steps into the world. Fathers can be gentle and powerful, but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.

For sons, the father is their first hero and possibly the only man they will ever feel comfortable loving.

For daughters, the father is the first man they admire and the first man whose eyes shine with happiness when they look at them. He is the first man to fall in love with them.

For mothers, the father of our children is the person we can believe in to watch over the babies as closely as we would. We are protectedin the knowledge of their love. A father is the person on the planet with whom we can do whatever we want ... one who will be just as interested and never feel bored in the face of our devotion.

Without fathers, we wouldn't be mums. I would like to thank them from all our hearts for this honor and for being our partners in the business of raising children.

1.在①处填上适当的词，使文章完整。                    

2.将②译成中文。

3.在文中找出下列句子的同义句：If there are no fathers, we wouldn’t be mums.

4.根据短文回答问题：  For sons, what does the father mean?

5.找出文章的中心句。