Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.
Life is like a game and maybe you can award points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.
What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.
It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact, you should be always realistic(現(xiàn)實的). Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “give up” be a part of your vocabulary.
小題1:By saying “To err is human”, the author means that____________.
A．human beings should try to avoid making mistakes
B．no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes
C．mistakes and failures make up our life
D．human beings make mistakes easily
小題2:What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A．Try to reach 50 points.B．Try to get as many points as you can.
C．Award yourself for your successD．Don’t be afraid of missing your points.
小題3:The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through____________.
A．examplesB．numbersC．experimentsD．stories
小題4:The underlined word “despondent” in the last paragraph means____________.
A．frightenedB．disappointedC．surprisedD．excited

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：本文告訴我們在人的生活中會經(jīng)常犯一些錯誤，我們要學會從錯誤中學習，要學會鼓勵自己，也要學會面對現(xiàn)實，這樣才會讓我們的人生更有意義。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一行Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human.可知錯誤是人生的一部分，是人都會犯錯，故B項內(nèi)容與之吻合。故B正確。
小題2:C 段落大意題。根據(jù)本段第一句Life is like a game and maybe you can award points for every effort that has been a success for you.可知本段講述的是當自己去的一點成績的時候，要給與自己一定的鼓勵，讓自己有信心去面對新的挑戰(zhàn)。故C項正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段2,3行For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps.可知作者主要是通過舉例說明的方法來組織的，故A正確。
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)本句If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. 可知你預料的結(jié)果沒有出現(xiàn)，你也不要失望。故B項失望與該詞相配。故B正確。
點評：本文告訴我們在人的生活中會經(jīng)常犯一些錯誤，我們要學會從錯誤中學習，要學會鼓勵自己，也要學會面對現(xiàn)實，這樣才會讓我們的人生更有意義。測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。
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