Did you see American figure skater, Jeremy Abbott, crash to the ice during the short program at the Sochi Olympics, rolling into the wall, clutching his side in pain. Ten seconds later, he got up and continued his skate—despite the pain, embarrassment and fear. All I could think was: this kid’s got courage. In business we have a word for it—resilience, the ability to gain strengths and confidence from overing unpleasant events.
However, opposite examples appeared in Sochi Olympics as well. For them, failure is someone else’s fault, because they do not accept personal responsibility. Therefore, they have to pay a high price for this attitude. After years of studying failure, I have learned one thing: modesty and open-mindedness in the face of mistakes is the single best thing you can do to improve results. Everyone fails, but not everyone recovers from failure. The key is to learn from it rather than get beaten by it.
The good news is that each of us has the potential to live a resilient life on and off the job. It may be difficult, but that just makes it all the more powerful and important. If you believe the above paragraph to be true, then you’re probably more resilient than you think you are. It takes confidence to be resilient but that too much confidence is a killer is so true of leadership. For example, Ron Johnson, the ill-fated CEO of JC Penney, was so stubborn that he pletely missed all sorts of signals from employees and customers and instead listened to all those who agreed with him, which failed his strategy. Bouncing back from failure requires that you recognize something has gone wrong, and you were the one who made it happen.
The challenge of resilience is not just about our work. When parents help their kids deal with every challenging situation, they are doing an unhelpful action to their children. Parents want to protect their kids from failure, but doing so takes away the opportunity from them to practice not just a life skill but an essential work skill. When self-esteem bees more important than results, we are accidently training young people to bee less adaptable, not more.
Resilience is not just about getting up off the floor, but also being ready for whatever es next, even when you don’t know what it is. Failures and setbacks are no longer unusual events, but regular features of a dynamic, petitive and highly demanding work environment. Getting up to finish your skate is no longer optional.
【小题1】The example of Jeremy Abbott shows that one should .A．recover from failureB．stick to his own viewpoint C．take others’ opinions to heartD．challenge difficulties bravely【小题2】According to the author, what can best build up resilience?A．Being positive and powerful.B．Being petitive and helpful.C．Being modest and open-minded.D．Being confident and responsible.【小题3】Which of the following examples shows us resilience?A．A teacher offers students timely help and care. B．A determined athlete practices skating hard every day.C．A confident leader persuades his staff to follow his plan. D．A student has got a low grade but continues to work hard.【小题4】Which might be the best title for the passage?A．An Example of Resilience: Ron JohnsonB．Resilience: A Lesson from SochiC．Optional Challenges of ResilienceD．Resilience in Family EducationA
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(答案→)A
解析：文章通过例子说明从失败中吸取教训，继续努力的道理。
【小题1】细节题：根据All I could think was: this kid’s got courage.可知Jeremy Abbott的例子告诉我们一个人应该从失败中恢复。故选A。
【小题2】细节题：根据After years of studying failure, I have learned one thing: modesty and open-mindedness in the face of mistakes is the single best thing you can do to improve results.故选C。
【小题3】推理题： 这道题目题干是下面哪一个例子告诉我们恢复的能力，只有D选项符合遇到挫折，却努力不放弃，故选D。
【小题4】推理题：阅读全文可知文章通过例子说明从失败中恢复过来的道理。故选B。