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My name is Matthew. I’m not someone who has many secrets, because I’m a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that I kept for years—I failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before, and had never even come close. Driving made me anxious, but my parents told me I had to. They signed me up for driving lessons. I had gotten a perfect score for my written permit exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different story.
But when October 30th rolled around, my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school, showing off the brand new license they’d gotten. Looking back on that special day, I can’t remember if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test, pausing at a stop sign after a few seconds, and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I wasn’t upset that I was leaving without a license, but I was scared everyone would know that I had failed. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didn’t want to take the test on my birthday.
One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and passed. Later that night I drove for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling I’ve never experienced—but sill, I couldn’t imagine ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn’t. It wasn’t until midway through college that I came clean. It turned out plenty of my college friends had failed too! And I gathered enough courage to speak the fact out. Yes, I had also failed.
Now I realize failure and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldn’t make a true man.
【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者曾经隐瞒了自己驾照考试失败的事情, 后来意识到失败和不完美是每个人成长的必经之路。
1. What can we learn about Matthew?
A. He was a slow learner of driving.
B. He relied heavily on his parents.
C. He was afraid of taking exams.
D. He was bored with telling lies.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段中“But there is one huge secret that I kept for years—I failed my driving test. ”可知, 我的驾照考试失败了; 再由第一段中“I had gotten a perfect score for my written permit exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different story. ”可知我的笔试成绩很好, 但是开车开得不好。
2. What made Matthew feel extremely worried after his first attempt?
A. Failing to get a driving license.
B. Missing his birthday celebration.
C. Making his parents disappointed.
D. Losing face before his classmates.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中“I wasn’t upset that I was leaving without a license, but I was scared everyone would know that I had failed. ”我不会因为没通过考试而难过, 但是我害怕别人知道我失败了。所以我是怕在同学们面前丢人。
3. What did Matthew learn from his own experience?
A. Honesty is the best policy.
B. Failure is a way to grow up.
C. Truth stands the test of time.
D. Imperfection is another form of perfection.
【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段“Now I realize failure and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldn’t make a true man. ”可知, 我意识到, 失败和不完美是每个人都必须经历的事情, 没有经历过它们, 就不会真正的成长。
