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一战成名·新中考 河北 英语
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Ⅰ.阅读理解D(2021江西改编)
Wealavoidfailure,andmostofusfearit.
However,withoutfailure,progresswouldbe
impossible.Whatdoessuccessusualycomeaf
ter?Failure.Itseemsthatonecannotexist(存
在)withouttheother.
Acceptingfailureisnoteasyformany,
though.Weareoftenreluctanttoacceptfailure
becauseourprofessionalfamedependsonsuc
cess.However,thingsareslowlychanging,espe
cialyinbusinessandscience.Itisbelievedthat
scientistscanlearnfrom“negative(负面的)”
resultsandthiscanfinalyleadtopositiveresults.
Infact,oneofthebusinessworldsmost
famousfailuresbecameoneofitsbiggestsucces
ses,inpartbecausetheproductsmakerslearned
fromtheirmistakes.Intheearly1990s,Apple
createdaphonecaledtheAppleNewton.The
product,thoughunique(独特的)atthetime,
someofitsmostimportantfeatures(特点)didnt
workproperly.Asaresult,itbecameoneof
Applesbiggestfailures.However,ApplesCEO,
SteveJobs,believedintheproductandhebegan
tofindoutwaysofimprovingit.
ThestoryoftheAppleNewtoncanteachus
animportantlessonaboutfailure.Notonlyshould
wetrytolearnfromit;ifwewanttosucceed,we
mustalsobepersistent(执着的).Ittookalotof
researchandhardworktogofromtheApple
NewtontoiPhone,butintheend,theefort
becamesuccessful.
Alinal,thereisalotwecanlearnby
studyingmistakes.Perhapsthemostimportant
lessonisthatfailureandsuccessaretwosidesof
thesamecoin.Onetrulycannotexistwithoutthe
other.
1.Whatistherelationshipbetweensuccessand
failure? (B)
A.Successcontainsfailure.
B.Successcomesafterfailure.
C.Failurecomesaftersuccess.
D.Successhasnothingtodowithfailure.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant”
mean? (C )
A.Unable. B.Unsure.
C.Unwiling. D.Uninterested.
3.ThepurposeoftakingSteveJobsexampleisto
explainhow . (C )
A.theiPhonewascreated
B.theAppleNewtonwasimproved
C.Applebecamesuccessful
D.thevalueoffailuresisunderstood
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefolow
ingstatementisTRUE? (B)
A.Everyefortwilbecomesuccess.
B.Wecanalwayslearnfromeveryfailure.
C.Sciencecommunitydoesntlearnfromfailure.
D.Thepositiver