Success comes 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 professor’s viewpoint is _______.

　　A. offering analyses

　　B. providing explanations

　　C. making comparisons

　　D. giving examples

　　2. How did the author feel when the war between Iraq and Kuwait broke out?

　　A. Unconfident

　　B. Indifferent

　　C. Nervous

　　D. Calm

　　3. What does the underlined phrase “water down” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?

　　A. get rid of

　　B. smooth away

　　C. make less forceful

　　D. improve on

　　4. The author’s purpose of writing the passage is most likely to ________.

　　A. inform

　　B. persuade

　　C. describe

　　D. entertain

　　【参考答案】

　　1. D. 推理判断题。本文一开始介绍了作者的教授提出的一个观点，但是当时作者不以为然，但是在今后自己的实际上生活中真正遇到了失败或挑战时，自己才认识到了教授的观点。下文主要通过自己的亲身经历阐述了自己的观点，即通过举例来说明。故正确答案为D想。

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