《2025年初中英语阅读教程九年级英语下册外研版》

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Does life sometimes seem to be full of impossible problems?

How many times, for example, do you find yourself saying things like “I really don't understand this maths problem”, or “I can't get into the school team”? Well, maybe it's time to introduce yourself to the power of “yet”. By adding this simple word, you can change everything. “I really don't understand this maths problem yet.” “I can't get into the school team yet.” Suddenly, the impossible becomes possible. You can imagine those things happening.
I read about a school that has changed the way it marks its students' exams. The school finds out that the old pass/fail system wasn't helping students' motivation (积极性). If you passed, then great, but those students who didn't pass often felt like failures. So now students who don't pass the exams will not see a big red F on their papers; they see a “Not yet” instead. That way the students feel that they are on a journey. They haven't reached the end, but they know that they are going the right way.
This kind of thinking is part of what experts call “having a growth mindset”. People with a growth mindset don't concentrate on failure. They aren't worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying until they do. They enjoy the challenge and believe they can change. In contrast, people who just focus on the failure have what the experts call “a fixed mindset”. These people are always worried about failure and are happy to give up when things don't go right. They don't think that they are able to change. Clearly, it is better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset.
But don't worry if you think that you have a fixed mindset. ▲. Remember that it all starts with questioning the things you believe about yourself. Stop believing that you can't or you haven't and realise that you just can't or haven't yet. Once you start doing this, you'll wonder why you didn't do it before. It's one small but very powerful word. (浙江金华)
Choose the best answer.
(D) 1. The example in Paragraph 2 is to ______.
A. express a feeling
B. describe a problem
C. show the result
D. support the topic
(B) 2. According to the passage, which one of the followings has “a growth mindset”?
A. Jack got an “A” in the exam. He was quite happy to tell his parents.
B. David failed in a competition, but he stays confident and keeps trying.
C. Jenny found it hard to work out the maths problem, so she gave it up.
D. Emma was refused by the school team. She didn't want to have another try.
(B) 3. Which of the following can be put into ▲?
A. Experts will help you grow up healthily in mind
B. You can train yourself to develop a growth mindset
C. Everyone has his own advantages and disadvantages
D. You can change everything by adding the small word “yet”
(A) 4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. The power of “yet”
B. Two different mindsets
C. Nothing is impossible
D. On the way to success

答案： 1.D【解析】推理判断题。第一段作者说明了“yet”的力量，这个简单的词，可以改变一切。第二段通过举例来支持这个主题，故选D。
2.B【解析】推理判断题。由第三段中“People with a growth mindset don't concentrate on failure. They aren't worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying until they do.”可知，有“a growth mindset”的人不会专注于失败，不会因为第一次没有把事情做好而担心，而是乐于不断尝试，直到成功。由此可推知，B项“大卫在一场比赛中失败了，但他保持着自信并不断努力。”符合“成长心态”。
3.B【解析】推理判断题。下文主要讲述了如何由“a fixed mindset”变成“a growth mindset”，由此可推知，B项“你可以训练自己培养成长心态”符合语境，故选B。
4.A【解析】主旨大意题。主要介绍了“yet”的力量，就是这个简单的词，可以改变一切。由此可知，A“‘yet’的力量”符合主旨大意。