1、 Kind-hearted parents have unknowingly left their children defenseless against failure. The generation born between 1980 and 2001 grew up playing sports where scores and performance were played down because “everyones a winner.” And their report cards sounded more positive than ever before. As a res
2、ult, Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them “the overpraised generation.” Dweck has been studying how people deal with failure for 40 years. Her research has led her to find out two clearly different mind-sets that have a great effect on how we react to it. Heres how they work: A
3、 fixed mind-set is grounded in the belief that talent is genetic youre a born artist, point guard, or numbers person. The fixed mind-set believes its sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame. When things get difficult, its quick to blame, lie, and even stay away from
4、 future difficulties. On the other hand, a growth mind-set believes that no talent is entirely heaven-sent and that effort and learning make everything possible. Because the ego （自尊） isnt on the line as much, the growth mind-set sees failure as a chance rather than shame. When faced with a difficult
5、y, its quick to rethink, change and try again. In fact, it enjoys this experience. We are all born with growth mind-sets. （Otherwise, we wouldnt be able to live in the world.） But parents, teachers, and instructors often push us into fixed mind-sets by encouraging certain actions and misdirecting pr
6、aise. Dwecks book, Mind-set: The New Psychology of Success, and online instructional program explain this in depth. But she says there are many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children, grandchildren and even you are never defeated by failure.1.What does the author thi
7、nk about the present generation?A.They dont do well at school.B.They are often misunderstood.C.They are eager to win in sports.D.They are given too much praise.2.A fixed mind-set person is probably one who _ .A.doesnt want to work hardB.cares a lot about personal safetyC.cannot share his ideas with
8、othersD.can succeed with the help of teachers3.What does the growth mind-set believe?A.Admitting failure is shameful.B.Talent comes with ones birth.C.Scores should be highly valued.D.Getting over difficulties is enjoyable.4.What should parents do for their children based on Dwecks study?A.Encourage
9、them to learn from failures.B.Prevent them from making mistakes.C.Guide them in doing little things.D.Help them grow with praise.2 China is fully prepared to export a full supply chain of high-speed railway technology, according to industry experts. China Railway Corp, the national rail operator, sa
10、id exports of railway equipment and railway construction projects are proceeding well, and breakthroughs are being made in a number of projects overseas. Among the projects, the first full-chain commission, the Jakarta to Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia, which includes technology, design, co
11、nstruction, equipment manufacture, supply of resources, operations management and staff training, has been granted a construction permit and work is proceeding smoothly. “Chinas railways have established a comprehensive and advanced technology system, which is able to provide overseas customers with
12、 solutions from many different perspectives, including financing, construction, operations, and research and development,” said Yang Zhongmin, the CRCs deputy chief engineer, who added that Chinas railway system is competitive in terms of technology and economy of use. According to Yang, the nations
13、 railway equipment and infrastructure （基础设施） service businesses have entered markets in Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. Last year, Joko Widodo, president of Indonesia, and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, rode Chinese-made bullet trains. Yang Hao, a professor of rail transportation mana
14、gement at Beijing Jiaotong University, said China has a major advantage in that it is able to export a full range of railway technology: “For example, it is inconvenient to import the technology for the signaling system from one country and civil engineering technology from another.”1.Which of the f
15、ollowing may be the best title of the passage?A.China will help some countries build high speed rails.B.High speed rail technology has become hinas new international business card.C.China has established an advanced railway system.D.China has become the strongest in high speed rail in the world.2.The underlined word “proceeding” in the 2ndparagraph can be replaced by_.A.advocatingB.preparedC.completedD.progressing3.Which of the following is NOT included in Chinas solutions for overseas customers?A.constructionB.research and developmentC.marketingD.o
