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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习教育类阅读理解选练（1）xx高考英语阅读理解——教育类Failinginsomethingisn’tareallynicefeeling,butScotland’sFettesCollegeinEdinburghwantstoshowitsstudentsthatfailureisn’tsomethingtofearandisactuallysomethingtoacceptwillingly!Theboardingschoolheld“failureweek”tocel
2、ebratetakingrisksandlearningfromthem.Whetherinsportsorschool,childrenoftenfacelotsofpressuretosucceedanddowell,andtheschoolwasbeingconcerned.“Youngpeoplefromallwalksoflifeliveinahigh-pressureenvironmentwheretheyaretryingveryhardtoachievealevelofperfection,
3、”saidSueBruce,headofpersonalandsocialeducationintheschool.“ThisweekatFetteswehavebeenfocusingononeofthemostmisunderstoodpartsofsuccess:failure.Whileweareoftenscaredoffailure,itisimportanttolearnthatitisonlythroughfailing,oftenmanytimes,thatwelearnhowtosucc
4、eed.Allthroughtheweek,wehavelookedattheexperiencesofsomeofthemostsuccessfulinventors,artistsandbusinessmen,whofailedhundreds,ifnotthousandsoftimesontheirjourneytosuccess,”readaletteronFettesCollege’swebsite.Tocelebratefailure,studentswereencouragedtotrysom
5、ethingthey’veneverdonebefore,likeplayinganinstrumentordancinginfrontofaudiences.Anumberofstudentssteppedupandtriedthingsthattheyfinallyfailedin,buttheyhadfunandenjoyedtheexperience.“Theconcertwasextremelyenjoyable,provingthatweshouldalwaystrynottoworryabou
6、tfailureandhaveago!”readanothernoteonthewebsite.StudentswerealsotaughtaboutfamouspeoplelikeJ.K.RowlingandRichardBransonwhofailedmanytimesbeforetheyfinishedwhattheysetouttodo.“Iftheyletthefearoffailurestopthemfromdoingsomething,theyareactuallystoppingthemse
7、lvesfromlearning,developing,andpotentiallysucceeding,”saidBruce.【小题1】Whatisthepurposeoftheboardingschooltohold“failureweek”?A．Togetthestudentsinvolvedinsocialactivities.B．Tohelpthestudentsacceptandlearnfromfailure.C．Tomakethestudentsstudyevenharder.D．Totea
8、chthestudentshowtogetrelaxed.【小题2】Duringthe“failureweek”thestudentscoulddothefollowingthingsEXCEPT___________.A．takingrisksB．learningfromothers’experiencesC．tryingsomethingnewD．tryingtoentertainthemselves【小题3
