高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解100篇：The spider

In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The spider story is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web(蜘蛛織網(wǎng)). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English„ Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?

Second, is the goal(目標(biāo))you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about his question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway.

The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to live with yourself even though you may have failed. Remember--You can't win them all.

1.This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about ______ .

A.the value of failure B.how people would fail

C.famous failures　D.the cause of failure

2.The underlined phrase“made it”means ______ .

A.succeeded B.failed C.gave D.got

3.The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems ______ .

A.productive　B.straight forward C.sorrowful D.deep

4.The author tells you to do all things except ______ .

A.The think about the cause of your failure

B.to check out whether your goals are right for you

C.to consider failure as a part or life

D.to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Bruce and Edison were successful examples. B.Failure may be regarded as a way toward success.

C.Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce.

D.One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth attempting.

答案：AADDC