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2013-2014高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 Ⅰ卷(共70分) 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分。满分30分） 阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A篇 In one way of thinking , failure is a part of life . In another way , failure may be a way towards success . The “ spider story” 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 . 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 form yourself ? What can you change so things will go right next time ? Second , is the goal(目标)you’re trying to reach the right one ? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be . Think about this 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 is to bear in mind that failure is a part of life . Learn to “ live with yourself” even though you may have failed . Remember , “You can’t win them all .” 21．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 22.The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems . A．productive B．straight forward C．sad D．deep 23．The author tells you to do all things except . A．to 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 of life D．to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life 24．Which of the following is NOT true ? A．Bruce and Edison were successful ex