We can choose failure, but we can’t choose fear. That’s like what James Cameron said “Failure Is an Option, but Fear Is Not” at the end of his TED talk and I love it. We shouldn’t be afraid of facing failure, try to accept it and learn from it.
Make room for failure
Nobody wants to fail, but failure is often on your way to success. Geprge Bernard Shaw said, “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable(可敬的), but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” So if you never fail then it probably means that you do nothing. Failure shows that you actually do something instead of just sitting in your comfortable seat.
Learn from each failure
Don’t just fail and get nothing out of it. Learn something from each failure that makes you better and better.
Fail fast
Time is precious, so if you failed then you’d better fail fast. Why? Because it will make you learn and improve faster. Don’t wait until everything is perfect. Instead, test your idea in the real world as soon as possible.
Don’t choose fear
Many people don’t want to work on something unknown. But fear is not a good choice, so you should be willing to try out your new ideas. Even if you aren’t successful, you will still come out better than before.
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In the writer’s opinion, failure is NOT .
A. useful B. terrible C. common
Which of the following is George Bernard Shaw’s thought?
A. If you fail, you’d better fail fast.
B. If you never fail, it may mean you do nothing.
C. You should learn something from failure.
From the passage, we know that we should .
A. be away from failure
B. fail every time
C. test our new ideas
What does the underlined word “precious” mean?
A．宝贵的 B．公正的 C．智慧的
What is the best title for the passage?
A. Failure is an option, but Fear is not.
B. Make room for failure
C. Fail fast as soon as possible.
These days, many students like playing 3D games. Do you know what 3D games are like? In most 3D games, game players need to control (控制) a character. The character can be a robot or a soldier (士兵). Game players usually use the mouse to make the character move around in his own world. Game players can find things such as food and weapons (武器) to help them go on with the game. The character can go straight, sit down, turn left, turn right or pick up things in the game.
Some 3D games have many levels (等级). The character needs to finish different goals for each level.Game players can play against their computers, and sometimes they can play with other players on-line. It's great fun to play 3D games. But playing 3D games for long is not good for our study.In most3D games, game players need to _________.
| A．control a character | B．find a robot |
| C．act as a soldier | D．control the computer |
How do game players make the character move around?
| A．By using the keyboard |
| B．By using the mouse |
| C．By telling the directions |
| D．By moving the computer. |
In the game, the character can _________.
| A．go straight and sit down |
| B．turn left and turn right |
| C．Pick up things |
| D．A, B and C |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Some 3D games have many levels. |
| B．The character needs to finish different goals for each level. |
| C．Game players can only play against their computers. |
| D．Game players can go on-line and play with other players together. |
What is the writer's opinion (观点)？
| A．He doesn't think it's very interesting to play 3D games. |
| B．He thinks playing 3D games is really boring. |
| C．He thinks all the students should learn to play 3D games. |
| D．He thinks playing 3D games for long is not good for our study. |
People usually hate mice, but people almost all over the world like one mouse-- the famous Mickey Mouse.
About eighty years ago, most films had no sounds. A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse. The cartoon mouse could talk in these films. He made his mouse become a good friend of both young people and old people. Children liked to see their lovely friend, because he brought happiness to them.
Mickey is a clean mouse right from the beginning. Maybe this is why people love Mickey Mouse very much. In his early life, Mickey did some wrong things. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said they didn't want Mickey to do the wrong things. Because there were some things that Mickey could not do. Disney made a new animal called Donald Duck. He also made a dog, Pluto. This dog does some foolish (愚蠢) and wrong things wherever he goes. Now, our Mickey Mouse is more interesting as well. He is known as a star of beauty and wisdom (智慧). He has friends in almost every country. Mickey Mouse first come out ________.
| A．on TV | B．in the film |
| C．in the play | D．In a picture book |
Children love Mickey Mouse because _______.
| A．it can speak | B．It is clean |
| C．it makes them happy | D．it is a mouse |
The dog, Pluto, is ________.
| A．a fool that often does something wrong |
| B．a clever dog that can do everything well |
| C．a beautiful dog that people like very much |
| D．a famous dog as a star of beauty and wisdom |
Why did Disney make Donald Duck?
| A．Because Mickey Mouse was very lonely |
| B．Because there were some things that Mickey could not do |
| C．Because Mickey was able to do everything |
| D．Because people didn't like Mickey Mouse any more. |
The tall man was sitting in the chair. He was reading a book. When I talked to him, I found that from boyhood (少年时代), he had the habit (习惯) of carrying a little book in his pocket. He often read every minute when he was not doing anything else. He found a book very useful during the time of waiting, such as waiting for meals, buses, doctors, telephone calls, plays to begin or something to happen.
That was how he found his fifteen minutes a day for reading.
That was how he read his twenty books a year --one thousand in his lifetime.The habit of carrying a book was the habit of ________.
| A．the writer | B．the man |
| C．the pocket | D．the boyhood |
When the man was waiting for the doctor, he _______.
| A．talk with others |
| B．found something to eat |
| C．read a book |
| D．wanted to know who the doctor was |
Sometimes the man read in the theatre, because ________.
| A．the play was not interesting |
| B．the play didn't begin |
| C．the play was over |
| D．the man didn't like the play |
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from north-east of China.The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Sichuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa(非洲) are waiting to look down on you.
| Tickets Opening time except Friday Grown-ups : ¥3 9.00 a.m.~ 4.00 p.m. Children : over 1.4 m : ¥2 Friday under 1.4 m : Free 10.00 a.m.~3.00 p.m. |
Keep the zoo clean!
Do not touch, give food or go near to the animals.
How much does Mr Smith have to pay if he visits the zoo with his son of three?
| A．¥3 | B．¥4 | C．¥5 | D．¥6 |
At which of the following time can we visit the zoo?
| A．8.30 a.m. Wednesday | B．9.30 a.m. Friday |
| C．3.00 p.m. Sunday | D．5.00 p.m. Tuesday |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo?
| A．To touch the monkeys. |
| B．To give some food to the animals. |
| C．To go near to the tigers. |
| D．To watch the animals carefully. |
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will jump back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have the balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. We learn how to be brave by taking chances.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.
| A．be afraid of difficulties |
| B．be afraid to learn |
| C．run through life so fast |
| D．compare yourself with others to look down on your worth |
The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that_____.
| A．Nothing is possible |
| B．If we don’t give up, there is always hope |
| C．You should learn to give up |
| D．Although you try, nothing will change. |
Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________
| A．Because time is too expensive |
| B．Because time never returns. |
| C．Because we are too poor |
| D．Because times will get back. |
According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________
| A．Nothing is impossible. |
| B．Glass balls are easy to be broken. |
| C．Things you can’t do. |
| D．Treat your life in a right way. |
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