【题文】Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, having enough experience and knowledge, we will regard these failures (失败) as a necessary and ______ part of learning. But often as parents and teachers, we don’t _____this right (权利) to our children.
Donnie was a student in my class. His ______ about failure kept him away from classroom games which other children enjoyed. He _____ answered my questions—he was afraid of making mistakes.
I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed ____ midterm, when Mary, a new teacher, came. She was young and pretty, and she was loved by every student _____ Donnie. She made a big difference to Donnie later.
One morning, Donnie copied the math problem clearly and ______, but he missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his arms.
I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly, a smile __on Mary’s face. From the desk she got a box that _____ pencils. “Look, Donnie,” she said gently, kneeling (蹲在) beside him. “I’ve got something to ______ you.” She took out the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.
“See these pencils, Donnie,” she continued. “They ____ Mrs. Landon and me. See how the erasers are worn (磨损)? That’s because we make mistakes, too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you ___ learn to do, too.”
She kissed him and stood up, “here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on ______ desk, so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers.” Donnie looked up with _______ in his eyes and a smile.
The pencil became Donnie’s prize. That, together with Mary’s encouragement, gradually made him understand ___ the meaning of making mistakes is ---it’s all right to make mistakes as long as you erase them and try again.
| 【小题1】 | | A．similar | B．active | C．important | D．interesting |
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| 【小题2】 | | A．offer | B．pass | C．send | D．lend |
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| 【小题3】 | | A．spirit | B．worry | C．excitement | D．pleasure |
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| 【小题4】 | | A．always | B．usually | C．often | D．seldom |
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| 【小题5】 | | A．since | B．because | C．until | D．although |
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| 【小题6】 | | A．including | B．except | C．without | D．with |
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| 【小题7】 | | A．simply | B．carelessly | C．casually | D．carefully |
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| 【小题8】 | | A．appeared | B．froze | C．disappeared | D．lost |
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| 【小题9】 | | A．was made of | B．was covered by | C．was filled with | D．was close to |
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| 【小题11】 | | A．come to | B．prefer to | C．point at | D．belong to |
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| 【小题12】 | | A．might | B．could | C．must | D．can’t |
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| 【小题14】 | | A．hate | B．love | C．fear | D．sadness |
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