题目
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“We found that the knowledge gained from success was often fleeting while knowledge from failure stuck around for years,” said professor Desai, who led the study. “But companies often ignore failure. Managers may fire people or turn over the whole workforce while they should treat the failure as a learning opportunity.”
Prof Desai compared the flights of the space shuttle Atlantis and the Challenger. During the 2002 Atlantis flight, a piece of insulation (绝缘体) broke off and damaged the left solid rocket booster (助推火箭) but didn’t influence the program. There was little investigation. The Challenger was launched next and another piece of insulation broke off. This time the shuttle and its seven–person crew were destroyed. The disaster led to a major investigation resulting in 29 changes to prevent future disasters.
The difference in response in the two cases came down to this: Atlantis was considered a success and the Challenger a failure.
“Despite crowded skies, airlines are extremely reliable,” he said. “The number of failures is extremely small. And past researches have shown that older airlines, those with more experience in failure, have a lower number of accidents.”
Prof Desai doesn’t recommend finding out failure in order to learn. Instead, he advises organizations to analyze small failures to collect useful information rather than wait for major failures.
小题1:Why did experts pay little attention to the problem of Atlantis?
A.Because it worked perfectly. |
B.Because the right booster was still OK. |
C.Because nothing serious happened then. |
D.Because fewer people died in the flight. |
A.their planes couldn’t fly high in the sky |
B.they gained much from experience in failure |
C.their planes were often checked by the experts |
D.they were unpopular among passengers |
A.show failure is a better teacher than success |
B.explain why Challenger failed |
C.introduce something about Prof Desai |
D.tell managers how to achieve success |
A.Giving definitions. | B.Making comparisons. |
C.Analyzing causes. | D.Providing different examples. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
解析
小题1:C 推理题。根据文章第三段第三行but didn’t influence the program说明Atlantis号也有一块绝缘体脱落,但是没有影响整个程序,发射成功了,没有发生严重的事情。人们认为其是成功的,故C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据文章到书第二段最后一句And past researches have shown that older airlines, those with more experience in failure, have a lower number of accidents.说明这些航空公司从失败中获得了很多的经验,所以他们的事故率很低,故B正确。
小题3:A 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是与成功相比较失败对人的影响更大,人们可以从失败中获得更多的知识。故A正确。
小题4:A 本文在写作的时候,举了例子,分析了原因,也做了比较。但是没有给出概念,故A没有被使用。
核心考点
试题【While success is surely sweeter than failure, it seems failure is a far better t】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don"t get along well, which doesn"t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There"s more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don"t have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.
小题1:The first paragraph tells us __________.
A.none needs friends | B.we always need friends around us |
C.making friends is the need in people"s life | D.we need to be alone |
A.People are happy when their friends leave them. |
B.People may never see their friends after their friends move away. |
C.People can know their friends in different ways. |
D.People like their friends very much if they get to know them. |
A.A house. | B.A room. | C.A library. | D.A village. |
A.they feel happier and healthier | B.they get a lot of help from their friends |
C.they take better care of themselves | D.both A and C |
A.that people are all friends | B.that people need friends |
C.how to get to know friends | D.how to name a place |
Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to someone.It is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh and do things with.Surely,there are times when we need to be alone.We don’t always want people around.But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same.Sometimes friends don’t get along well.That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other.Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.
Sometimes friends move away.Then we feel very sad.We miss them very much.But we call them and write to them.It could be that we would neven see them again.And we can make new friends.It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
Families sometimes name their children after a close friend.Many people are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town.Some libraries are named this way.So are some schools.We think of these people when we go to these places.
There is more good news for people who have friends.They live longer than people who don’t.Why?It could be that they are happier.Being happy helps you stay well.Or it could be just knowing that someone cares.If someone cares about you,you take better care of yourself.
小题1:The main idea of this passage is______.
A.that people are all friends | B.that people need friends |
C.how to get to know friends | D.how to name a place |
A.none needs friends |
B.we always need friends around us |
C.making friends is the need in people’s life |
D.we need to be alone |
A.People are not happy when their friends leave them. |
B.People can know their friends in different ways. |
C.People will never see their friends after their friends move away. |
D.People like their friends very much if they get to know them. |
A.Because they feel happier and are healthy. |
B.Because they get a lot of help from their friends. |
C.Because they take better care of their friends. |
D.Because they are being well taken care of by their friends. |
I was on my way to my office in the centre of town.There is a small park nearby,which I sometimes walk through after lunch.The park was almost empty except for a shabby-looking man on one of those benches(凳子).The man looked about fifty years old and was wearing an old gray coat.It was cold and windy,and he was trembling(哆嗦).
“It’s a long time since I had a meal.Can you help me?”he said.There was something about his voice that sounded familiar.I gave him a few pennies.As he went past me I looked at his face closely.I wondered where I had seen him before.Then it suddenly came to me.Could it possibly be…? No!Impossible,I thought.I watched him walking away.He was the same height as Rogers but looked a lot thinner than I remembered.
Yesterday I ran into someone who had worked for Rogers at the same time as I did,and had stayed on longer.I started telling him about the man I had seen in the park.”For a moment I thought it was our old boss.But it couldn’t have been.Rogers must be the head of a company now.”I said.
My ex-workmate shook his head,”I thought you knew.” “Knew?Knew what?What are you talking about?”
“Rogers was sent to prison six years ago.He’s probably been out by now.For all I know he is sleeping on park benches and begging money from passers-by.”
小题1:Where did the writer last meet Rogers?
A.In a restaurant. | B.In a small park. |
C.In the centre of town. | D.In his office. |
A.Rogers was sent to prison. |
B.The writer saw Rogers ten years ago. |
C.The writer got a job in another place. |
D.The ex-workmate left Rogers’ company. |
A.what happened to Rogers six years ago |
B.what Rogers looked like |
C.why Rogers was sent to prison |
D.how Rogers was living on |
A.he was ill | B.he was very excited |
C.he became very poor | D.he felt cold and hungry |
Considering that there was no better way,Mrs Smith took a piece of paper,and wrote the following words on it:”Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:”Take this paper to the butcher(卖肉者),and he is going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth,the dog ran to the butcher’s shop.It gave the paper to the butcher.The butcher read it carefully ,he was sure that it was really the lady’s handwriting and presently did as he was asked to.The dog was very happy,and ate the meat up immediately.
At midnight the dog came to the shop again.It gave the butcher a piece of paper again.After reading it ,he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day the dog came again exactly at midday.And as usual it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.This time the butcher did not take a look at the paper,and gave the dog its meat,for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
But the dog came again at four o’clock.And the same thing happened once again.To the butcher’s more surprise ,it came for the third time at six o’clock,and brought with it a third piece of paper.The butcher felt a bit puzzled.He said to himself,”This is a small dog.Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper,he found that there were not any words on it!
小题1:It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper its master gave it______.
A.might do it much harm |
B.could do it much good |
C.would give the butcher some meat |
D.was worth many pounds |
A.when he found the words on the paper were not very clear |
B.because he happened to have sold out all the meat in his shop |
C.until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith |
D.before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith |
A.a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat |
B.only the paper from Mrs Smith’s words on it could bring it meat |
C.the butcher would give it meat whenever he saw it |
D.Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher |
A.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper |
B.the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal |
C.the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more |
D.the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog |
How easy it all was for police and emergency services. A siren, a flashing light? And like magic everyone was out the way. Going home from work one night he passed a garage. And there in front of him was the answer to his problems. An old ambulance(救护车) was for sale. The red cross had been removed. But not the flashing light, and the siren. He tried the light. It flashed magnificently. He tried the siren. That too sounded impressive. He bought the ambulance and opened up for himself a dream world of motoring. It began early in the morning, all his luggage in the back of the ambulance and motorway in Germany looking reasonably clear. Soon, as always, a long line of traffic appeared ahead. He switched on the flashing light and set off the siren. Cars swiftly slowed and pulled off the fast lane. Other cars stopped and drivers waved him ahead to an open road all his own. In record time he crossed the border into Austria. The big bluff was working. Police even waved him through the confusion caused by an accident.
But then the Yugoslav made his big mistake. Until then he had only stopped for petrol. Now he was driving past a real accident, lights flashing , to late realize that it was not another traffic jam as he assumed. They stopped him, and after hearing the story of his ride across two countries fined him 12. 5 pounds.
小题1:At long weekends and holidays Friedrich Dobl used to ____.
A.drive home in Germany |
B.get caught in terrible traffic jams |
C.meet other foreign workers |
D.get to the place where he worked by a special quick route |
A.because he had always wanted one |
B.because he wanted to resell it at a higher price |
C.because he liked the siren and the flashing light |
D.because he knew that other traffic would get clear of the way for an ambulance. |
A.but he soon put up a new one |
B.because the vehicle did not look like an ambulance any more |
C.so he asked the garage to paint another one on |
D.but the siren and the flashing light still worked |
A.How to Drive quickly | B.How to Avoid accidents |
C.A quick Way Home? By An Ambulance | D.A Safe way Home? Non-Stop |
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