【正文】 e a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.”成功屬于那些即使在失敗之后仍敢積極思考并充滿信心地展望未來(lái)的人。故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“things bee difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even”可知當(dāng)事情變得困難，每一次努力似乎都會(huì)帶來(lái)失望，它可能會(huì)降低你的期望，甚至降低你的目標(biāo)和抱負(fù)。故選A。我現(xiàn)在準(zhǔn)備好面對(duì)失敗了。根據(jù)第四段中的“I was no exception. I thought of running away.”我也不例外。故選D。一開(kāi)始介紹了作者的教授提出的一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)，但是作者當(dāng)時(shí)不以為然，直到在今后實(shí)際生活中真正遇到了失敗或挑戰(zhàn)時(shí)才認(rèn)識(shí)到了教授的觀點(diǎn)。作者當(dāng)時(shí)不以為然當(dāng)，直到自己親身經(jīng)歷了失敗和挑戰(zhàn)后，作者才意識(shí)到人們面對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)或失敗時(shí)要大膽應(yīng)對(duì)，保持積極的心態(tài)。D.C.B.s purpose of writing the passage is most likely to ________. A.D.C.B.Calm（3）What does the underlined phrase water down in the 4th paragraph probably mean? A.C.Indifferentgiving examples（2）How did the author feel when the war between Iraq and Kuwait broke out? A.making parisonsB.offering analyses Success es to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. After all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.（1）The main method the author uses to support his understanding of his professor39。 I decided to hang on, telling myself, I am not afraid of challenges and obstacles. I stayed on through months of uncertainty and insecurity. Finances ran low, and banks could not wait to get their dues. To add to all this, the banks even threatened to take all my vehicles. I felt I made a wrong decision to move there. I was now ready to face failure. As usual, things bee difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even water down your goals and ambitions. I was no exception. I thought of running away. I remembered the words of Thomas Edison, Many of life39。 I landed in a small city in the Middle East to set up a firm, a world－class car rental firm. Having decided on the project, I earnestly settled in preparation. With a positive mind, I told myself nothing should stop me now, and was more than keen to make it a success.5．閱讀理解 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人生感悟類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息。t change, working without plaint to change what I can, and being wise enough to know the difference.”但通過(guò)一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的練習(xí)，我重新發(fā)現(xiàn)了那句老話的平和：接受我不能改變的事情，毫無(wú)怨言地去改變我能改變的，并且足夠明智地知道兩者的區(qū)別）可知，練習(xí)表達(dá)感激，改變了作者的觀念和生活。根據(jù)最后一段中的“But with just one simple exercise, I39。故選D。由此可知，柯利可知，柯利他是個(gè)很棒的廚師。s a great cook. He always puts our family first.”但是另一位積極心理學(xué)家柯利 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？赏浦?，作者認(rèn)為對(duì)“連續(xù)7天每天做5件事”的要求充滿懷疑，認(rèn)為太費(fèi)腦力、不值得去做。我算了算。 （2）考查推理判斷?？芍?，作者對(duì)帶甜點(diǎn)的學(xué)生持有謹(jǐn)慎的態(tài)度。根據(jù)第一段中的“If an eager graduate student showed up in my office bearing desserts and asked me to pick one, I39。這只需要一點(diǎn)感激之情。生活永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)完美。D.We Can Change Everything If We WantC.Don39。s thankful for.（4）What39。D.Be a great cook and put her family first.B.Be grateful to her wonderful husband.Because she needed to ask her friend to do it first.D.Because she didn39。Because she thought it wasn39。D.Indifferent.B.Cautious.s the author39。t change, working without plaint to change what I can, and being wise enough to know the difference. Life will never be perfect. I still see new stories that annoy me. The traffic in my city is maddening. I wish I could speed up my recovery. But with just one simple exercise, I39。t get away with just being grateful for my wonderful husband. But I could, suggested Collie Conoley, another positive psychologist, express my gratitude for specific aspects of a certain person each day. He39。s only a week, she urged. Try it. I did. And guess what? It worked.re prepared for a long answer. Heidi came alive, and I sat down. That39。s with the gratitude thing? I asked. You don39。 I wandered into the office of Heidi Zetzer, the director of our school39。 So one day, when someone from the Psychology Department posted instructions in the bathroom persuading all of us to Think about five things for which you39。 A few years back I worked in a university building that also housed a department full of psychologists, all of whom seemed to see us as perfect guinea pigs(豚鼠) for their latest theories. If an eager graduate student showed up in my office bearing desserts and asked me to pick one, I39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇介紹類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案?？芍?，本文可能選自網(wǎng)站的旅游版塊。根據(jù)第一段中的”Atop almost every Tokyo visitor39。故選D。根據(jù)Omotesando Avenue部分中的”Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku is... that so many travelers share on the Internet” 可知，原宿表參道東急購(gòu)物中心是許多游客在網(wǎng)上分享的著名的有鏡子的入口的地方。故選C。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 Harajuku Chicago. amp。 Tutuanna. Dept amp。Sukajyan Dept, a tiny souvenir jacket store, is packed with the works of Ken Kakinuma. TOKYU Plaza Omotesando Harajuku is where you39。 Omotesando Avenue Cat Street is more relaxing place to stroll and shop, with stores focusing on higherend brands. WEGO is a popular fashion chain offering the latest trends and a section for vintage clothes. Tutuanna is where you can find interesting socks that will add an ample dose of kawaii to your outfit.The first thing you39。 s a quick look at some of the highlights every Harajuku visitor should experience.s mustsee list, Harajuku is one of the city39。 3．閱讀理解 故選B。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。可知，要加入Writer Squad，每個(gè)申請(qǐng)人必須先提供一篇他們的作品。根據(jù)Application amp。故選D。根據(jù)The FREE部分中的“ squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyric (抒情詩(shī)) to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers.”班會(huì)將包括介紹廣泛的寫(xiě)作風(fēng)格，從詩(shī)歌到戲劇寫(xiě)作，從抒情詩(shī)到微型小說(shuō)，以支持年輕作家的發(fā)展。For more information go to: or （1）Towner Writer Squad will be started ________. train edy and TV writers explore the fantastic gallery space introduce a contemporary art museum promote the development of young writers（2）To join the Writer Squad, each applicant should first ________