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2、Eachofusfailsfromtimetotime.Ifwearewise,weacceptthesefailuresasanecessarypartofthelearningprocess.Butalltoooftenweconveytoourchildreneitherbywordsorbyactionsthatfailureissomethingtobeashamedof,thatnothingbuttopperformancemeetsourapproval(赞许).
Donniewasmyyoungestthird-grader.Hisfearoffailurekepthimfromclassroomgamesthatotherchildrenplayedexcitedly.Heseldomansweredquestions—hemightbewrong.Heseldomfinishedhisworkbecauseherepeatedlycheckedwithmetobesurehehadn’tmadeamistake.
Itriedmybesttobuildhisself-confidence.Butnothingchangeduntilmidterm,whenMaryAnne,astudentteacher,wasassignedtoourclassroom.Shewasyoungandpretty,andshelovedchildren.Mypupils,Donnieincludedher.Butevenenthusiastic,lovingMarywasbaffledbythislittleboywhofearedhemightmakeamistake.
Thenonemorningwewereworkingmathproblems.Donniehadcopiedtheproblemswithpainstakingneatnessandfilledinanswersforthefirstrow.Pleasedwithhisprogress,IlefthechildrenwithMary.ButwhenIreturned.Donniewasintears.He’dmissedthethirdproblem.
Marylookedatmeindespair.Suddenlyherfacebrightened.Fromthedeskweshared,shegotacanister(小筒)filledwithpencils.
“Look,Donnie,”shesaid.“I’vegotsomethingtoshowyou.”Sheremovedthepencilsandplacedthemonhisdesk.“Seethesepencils,Donnie?
”shecontinued.“TheybelongtoMrs.Lindstromandme.Seehowtheerasersareworn?
That’sbecausewemakemistakestoo.Lotsofthem.Butweerasethemistakesandtryagain.That’swhatyoumustlearntodo,too.”
Shekissedhimandcontinued:
“I’llleaveoneofthesepencilsonyourdesksoyou’llrememberthateverybodymakesmistakes,eventeachers.”Donnielookedupwithloveinhiseyesandjustaglimmer(少许)ofasmile.
ThePencilbecameDonnie’sprizedpossession.That,togetherwithAnne’sfrequentencouragementandpraiseforevenDonnie’ssmallsuccesses.graduallypersuadedhimthatit’sallrighttomakemistakes—aslongasyouerasethemandtryagain.
1.WhydidDonnierarelyfinishhiswork?
A.Becauseheseldomansweredthosedifficultquestions
B.Becausehespenttoomuchtimecheckinghisanswers
C.Becausehecouldn’tworktogetherwithhisclassmates
D.Becauseheneverdidhisworkuntiltheverylastminute
2.Theword“baffled”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans .
A.encouragedB.impressedC.satisfiedD.confused
3.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeMaryAnneassheisshowninthearticle?
A.PatientandinspiringB.Creativeandmodest
C.DeterminedandstrictD.Considerateandproud
4.Thestorywaswrittenmainlyto .
A.telluswhoinfluencedDonniegreatlyB.singthepraisesofMaryAnne
C.givealifelessonaboutfailureD.showushowtouseerasers
3、Thepounding(重击声)wasdrivingEdwardcrazy.
Anewneighborhadjustmovedintotheapartmentbelowhim.Thenewcomerwasdeaf,orseemedtobe,becauseheplayedhisstereoloudenoughforthewholebuildingtohear.
Onthefirstdayheheardthestereorockingover,Edwardmarcheddownstairsandpolitelytoldthenewcomerthathisstereowastooloud.Heaskedthenewtenanttoturnthevolumedownandkeepitdownaslongashelivedinthebuilding.Thetenantappearedsurprisedandembarrassed,andsaid,“Oh,I’msorry.Ididn’trealizeitwasthatloud.”
So,Edwardreturnedupstairs,feelinggood,becausehehadtakenastandandpolitelyletthenewcomerknowthatloudmusicwasnotgoingtobetolerated.Thenextdayallwasquiet,andEdwardcontinuedtobepleasedwithhimself.Thefollowingday,EdwardthoughtitmustbeFourthofJuly,becauseamarchingbandwasplayingonhisstreet.Infact,itwasthenewneighborwhowasplayinghismusicloudagain.
Edwardwasnotonetorepeathimself,feelingthateachtimeyourepeatedyourself,youdiminishedthevalueofyourwords.So,hedidwhathealwaysdidwithrudeneighbors-grinandbearit.Eventually,theywouldmoveaway.Whatelseareyougoingtodo?
InLosAnglesayearago,awomanhadcomplainedtoherupstairsneighborthathewasplayinghisdrumstooloudandtoooften.Thedrummerrepeatedlyignoredher.Onedaythewomanwalkedupstairsandshotthedrummerintheheadandhisgirlfriendinthechest.Thewomanwassentencedtoprisonfor20years.
Thedeaddrummerwon’tbotheranyonewithhisdrums,butthewomanmightbewishingnowthatshehadlearnedtogrinandbearit.Ifshewerestilllivinginherapartment,shecouldalwaysmove.Whenyou’reinprison,youdon’thavethatoption.
1.ThemanlivingbelowwhereEdwardlivedwas______.
A.adeafmanB.theownerofthehouse
C.atenantD.anoldneighbor
2.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbereplacedbytheunderlinedwordinParagraphFour?
A.rebuiltB.accumulatedC.estimatedD.decreased
3.Thewomankilledherneighborbecause______.
A.heignoredheradvicerepeatedly
B.shecouldnotstandhisplayingtheguitartooloud
C.shecouldnotputupwithhimanylonger
D.heplayedthedrumstoooften
4.Theauthorwritesthelastparagraphtoprovethat ______.
A.beinginprisonmeansthelossoffreedom
B.grinningandbearingitisthebestpolicy
C.Edwardshouldfollowtheexampleofthewoman
D.thewomanwasrighttokillherneighbor
4、WhilefamousforeignarchitectsareinvitedtoleadthedesignsoflandmarkbuildingsinChinasuchasthenewCCTVtowerandtheNationalCenterforthePerformingArts,manyexcellentChinesearchitectsaremakinggreateffortstotakethecenterstage.
Theireffortshavebeenprovenfruitful.WangShu,a49-year-oldChinesearchitect,wonthe2012PritzkerArchitecturePrize—whichisoftenreferredtoastheNobelPrizeinarchitecture—onFebruary28.HeisthefirstChinesecitizentowinthisaward.
WangservesasheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentattheChinaAcademyofArt(CAA).HisofficeislocatedattheXiangshancampus(校园)oftheuniversityinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince.Manybuildingsonthecampusarehisoriginalcreations.
ThestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfromthatofmostChineseuniversities.Manyvisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.Thecurves(曲线)ofthebuildingsperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofhills,formingauniqueview.
Wangcollectedmorethan7millionabandonedbricksofdifferentages.Heaskedtheworkerstousetraditionaltechniquestomakethebricksintowalls,roofsandcorridors.ThiscreationattractedalotofattentionthankstoitsmixtureofmodernandtraditionalChineseelements(元素).
Wang’sworksshowadeepunderstandingofmodernarchitectureandagoodknowledgeoftraditions.Throughsuchabalance,hehadcreatedanewtypeofChinesearchitecture,saidTadaoAndo,thewinnerofthe1995PritzkerPrize.
Wangbelievestraditionsshouldnotbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums."Thatisonlyevidencethattraditionsonceexisted,"hesaid.
"ManyChinesepeoplehaveamisunderstandingoftraditions.Theythinktraditionmeansoldthingsfromthepast.Infact,traditionalsoreferstothethingsthathavebeendevelopingandthatarestillbeingcreated,"hesaid.
"Today,manyChinesepeoplearelearningWesternstylesandtheoriesratherthanfocusingonChinesetraditions.Manypeopletendtotalkabouttraditionswithoutknowingwhattheyreallyare,"saidWang.
Thestudyoftraditionsshouldbecombinedwithpractice.Otherwise,therecreationoftraditionswouldbeartificialand