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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习人生百味类阅读理解练习（3）xx高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类Whyaresomanypeoplesoafraidoffailure?Quitesimplybecausenoonetellsushowtofailsothatfailurebeesanexperiencethatwillleadtogrowth.Weforgetthatfailureispartofthehumanconditionandthateverypersonhastherighttofail.Mostparentsworkhardateithe
2、rpreventingfailureorprotectingtheirchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailed.Onewayistolowerstandards.Amotherdescribesherchild’shasty-madetableas“Perfect!”eventhoughitdoesn’tstandstill.Anotherwayistoshiftblame.IfJohnfailsscience,histeacherisunfairorstupid.Thetroublewithfailure-p
3、reventiondevicesisthattheyleaveachildunequippedforlifeintherealworld.Theyoungneedtolearnthatnoonecanbebestateverything,noonecanwinallthetime---andthatit’spossibletoenjoyagameevenwhenwedon’twin.Achildwho’snotinvitedtoabirthdayparty,whodoesn’tmakethehonorrollonthebaseballteam,feels
4、terrible,ofcourse.Butparentsshouldnotofferaquickconsolation,prizeorsay,“Itdoesn’tmatter.”becauseitdoes.Theyoungshouldbeallowedtoexperiencedisappointment—andbehelpedtomasterit.Failureisneverpleasurable.Ithurtsgrown-upsandchildrenalike.Butitcanmakeapositivecontributiontoyourlifeonc
5、eyoulearntouseit.Steponeistoask“WhydidIfail?”Don’tblamesomeoneelse.Askyourselfwhatyoudidwrong,howyoucanimprove.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,don’tbeshyaboutinquiring.Success,whichencouragesrepetitionofoldbehavior,isnotnearlyasgoodateacherasfailure.Youcanlearnfromabadpartyhowtogiveagoodone
6、,fromanill-chosenfirsthousewhattolookforinasecond.Evenafailurethatseemsdefinitivecanpromptfreshthinking,achangeofdirection.After12yearsofstudyingballet,afriendofmineauditionedforaprofessionalpany.Shewasturneddown.“Wouldfurthertraininghelp?”sheasked.Theballetmastershookhishead.“Yo
7、uwillneverbeadancer”,hesaid,“Youhaven’tthebodyforit.”Insuchcases,thewaytousefailureistotakestock(估量)ofthesituationbravelyasking,“WhathaveIleft?WhatelsecanIdo?”Myfriendputawayhershoesandmovedintodancetreatmentcenter,afieldwhereshe’sbothableanduseful.Failurefreesonetotakerisksbecau
8、sethere’slesstolose.Oftenthereisrecovery
