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Benjamin once said, “I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures. I divide the world into the learners and non-learners.”
What would make someone a non-learner? Everyone is born with an intense drive to learn. Babies practise their skills daily, even the most difficult tasks of a lifetime, like learning to walk and talk. They never think it’s too hard. Babies don’t worry about making mistakes. They walk, they fall and they get up. They just move forward.
What could put an end to this kind of learning? The fixed mindset(固定思维模式). As soon as children become able to evaluate(评估) themselves, some of them become afraid of hard tasks. They become afraid of not being smart. I have studied thousands of students, and you can’t believe how many people refuse a chance to learn.
We offered four-year-olds a choice. They could redo an easy task or try a harder one. Even at this age, children with the fixed mindset stuck with the safe one. Children with the growth mindset—the ones who believed you could get smarter by learning—thought it was a strange choice. Why are you asking me this? Why would anyone want to keep doing the same task over and over? “I’m dying to solve them!” one little girl said.
So children with the fixed mindset want to make sure they are successful. Smart people should always be successful. But for children with the growth mindset, success is about practising themselves. It’s about learning to become smarter.
One seventh-grade girl made a conclusion, “I think being smart is something you have to
work for. It isn’t just given to you. Most kids, if they’re not sure of an answer, will not raise their hand to answer the question. But what I usually do is to raise my hand, because if I’m wrong, then my mistake will be corrected. Just by doing that I’m improving my ability.”
任务一 选择正确答案
1. Which of the following is a fixed mindset according to the passage?
A. Being happy with his own growth.
B. Working hard and being thirsty to learn.
C. Avoiding showing how smart he is.
D. Being afraid of facing different failures.
2. What does the girl mean by saying “I’m dying to solve them!”?
A. She can’t wait to give herself a task to practise.
B. She thinks a healthy body can help learn better.
C. She believes it’s painful to solve the problems.
D. She doesn’t find it difficult to finish these tasks.
3. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Be a good learner in babyhood.
B. Stay active when facing difficulties.
C. Show the importance of success.
D. Make decisions and choices carefully.
任务二 回答问题(每个题目的答案不超过5个单词)
1. How does Benjamin divide the world?
2. Why do children with the growth mindset choose hard tasks?
3. What can you learn from the growth mindset in your study?
doubts of today. 实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。
What would make someone a non-learner? Everyone is born with an intense drive to learn. Babies practise their skills daily, even the most difficult tasks of a lifetime, like learning to walk and talk. They never think it’s too hard. Babies don’t worry about making mistakes. They walk, they fall and they get up. They just move forward.
What could put an end to this kind of learning? The fixed mindset(固定思维模式). As soon as children become able to evaluate(评估) themselves, some of them become afraid of hard tasks. They become afraid of not being smart. I have studied thousands of students, and you can’t believe how many people refuse a chance to learn.
We offered four-year-olds a choice. They could redo an easy task or try a harder one. Even at this age, children with the fixed mindset stuck with the safe one. Children with the growth mindset—the ones who believed you could get smarter by learning—thought it was a strange choice. Why are you asking me this? Why would anyone want to keep doing the same task over and over? “I’m dying to solve them!” one little girl said.
So children with the fixed mindset want to make sure they are successful. Smart people should always be successful. But for children with the growth mindset, success is about practising themselves. It’s about learning to become smarter.
One seventh-grade girl made a conclusion, “I think being smart is something you have to
work for. It isn’t just given to you. Most kids, if they’re not sure of an answer, will not raise their hand to answer the question. But what I usually do is to raise my hand, because if I’m wrong, then my mistake will be corrected. Just by doing that I’m improving my ability.”
任务一 选择正确答案
1. Which of the following is a fixed mindset according to the passage?
A. Being happy with his own growth.
B. Working hard and being thirsty to learn.
C. Avoiding showing how smart he is.
D. Being afraid of facing different failures.
2. What does the girl mean by saying “I’m dying to solve them!”?
A. She can’t wait to give herself a task to practise.
B. She thinks a healthy body can help learn better.
C. She believes it’s painful to solve the problems.
D. She doesn’t find it difficult to finish these tasks.
3. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Be a good learner in babyhood.
B. Stay active when facing difficulties.
C. Show the importance of success.
D. Make decisions and choices carefully.
任务二 回答问题(每个题目的答案不超过5个单词)
1. How does Benjamin divide the world?
Into learners and non-learners.
2. Why do children with the growth mindset choose hard tasks?
To get smarter by learning.
3. What can you learn from the growth mindset in your study?
Keep learning to improve myself.
doubts of today. 实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。
答案
任务一
1. D 推理判断题。根据第三段中“What could put an end to this kind of learning ... They become afraid of not being smart.”可知，“害怕面对不同的失败”属于固定思维模式。
2. A 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Children with the growth mindset ... Why would anyone want to keep doing the same task over and over?”可知，女孩这样说表明她迫不及待地想给自己一个练习的任务。
3. B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们：人们天生具有强烈的学习动力，面对困难时要保持积极主动的态度。
任务二
1. Into learners and non-learners. 2. To get smarter by learning. 3. Keep learning to improve myself.（答案不唯一）
1. D 推理判断题。根据第三段中“What could put an end to this kind of learning ... They become afraid of not being smart.”可知，“害怕面对不同的失败”属于固定思维模式。
2. A 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Children with the growth mindset ... Why would anyone want to keep doing the same task over and over?”可知，女孩这样说表明她迫不及待地想给自己一个练习的任务。
3. B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们：人们天生具有强烈的学习动力，面对困难时要保持积极主动的态度。
任务二
1. Into learners and non-learners. 2. To get smarter by learning. 3. Keep learning to improve myself.（答案不唯一）
解析
【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对各小题定位原文对应内容：任务一的3道题分别为推理判断和主旨大意题，第1题定位第三段找固定思维模式的表现；第2题定位第四段分析女孩语句的含义；第3题需通读全文提炼核心观点。任务二是细节提取题，需定位原文对应句子，提取符合字数要求的答案。
【解析】
任务一1：根据第三段内容，固定思维模式会让孩子害怕困难、害怕不聪明，“害怕面对不同失败”属于固定思维模式，对应选项D；2：根据第四段，成长型思维的孩子愿意尝试难任务，女孩说“I’m dying to solve them!”是迫不及待想练习，对应选项A；3：全文围绕成长型思维展开，强调面对困难要积极主动学习，对应选项B。任务二1：第一段明确Benjamin把世界分为学习者和非学习者；2：结合第四、五段，成长型思维选难任务是为了通过学习变聪明；3：结合成长型思维，可答坚持学习提升自己（符合字数要求）。
【答案】
任务一：1.D 2.A 3.B；任务二：1.Into learners and non-learners. 2.To get smarter by learning. 3.Keep learning to improve myself.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕成长型思维与固定思维展开，考察学生的英语阅读细节定位、推理判断及主旨提炼能力，题型常规，需学生准确提取原文信息。
【难度系数】
0.6
做这类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对各小题定位原文对应内容：任务一的3道题分别为推理判断和主旨大意题，第1题定位第三段找固定思维模式的表现；第2题定位第四段分析女孩语句的含义；第3题需通读全文提炼核心观点。任务二是细节提取题，需定位原文对应句子，提取符合字数要求的答案。
【解析】
任务一1：根据第三段内容，固定思维模式会让孩子害怕困难、害怕不聪明，“害怕面对不同失败”属于固定思维模式，对应选项D；2：根据第四段，成长型思维的孩子愿意尝试难任务，女孩说“I’m dying to solve them!”是迫不及待想练习，对应选项A；3：全文围绕成长型思维展开，强调面对困难要积极主动学习，对应选项B。任务二1：第一段明确Benjamin把世界分为学习者和非学习者；2：结合第四、五段，成长型思维选难任务是为了通过学习变聪明；3：结合成长型思维，可答坚持学习提升自己（符合字数要求）。
【答案】
任务一：1.D 2.A 3.B；任务二：1.Into learners and non-learners. 2.To get smarter by learning. 3.Keep learning to improve myself.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕成长型思维与固定思维展开，考察学生的英语阅读细节定位、推理判断及主旨提炼能力，题型常规，需学生准确提取原文信息。
【难度系数】
0.6
