夹叙夹议文(一)
Test 1
(2013·3月湖北省襄阳市普通高中调研统一测试)
Last week,my granddaughter started kindergarten.As is__31__,I wished her success.I was lying.What I actually wish for her is__32__.I believe in the power of failure.
Success is__33__.Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do,or doing something correctly the first time,which can__34__be a problematic victory.Firsttime success is usually a fluke (侥幸).Firsttime failure,__35__,is expected;it is the natural order of things.
Failure is how we learn.I have been told of an African phrase__36__a good cook as “she who has broken many pots”.If you’ve spent enough time in the__37__to have broken a lot of pots,probably you know a fair amount about__38__.I once had a late dinner with a group of chefs,and they spent time__39__knife wounds and burn scars.They knew how much credibility (可信度) their__40__gave them.
I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column.Each week I am__41__that one column is going to be the worst column of the week.I don’t set out to write it;I try my best every day.__42__,every week,one column is inferior (较差的)to the others,sometimes extremely so.
I have learned to__43__that column.A successful column usually means that I am treading (踏) on__44__ground,going with the tricks that work,or dressing up popular ideas in fancy words.Often in my