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Dear daughters，
Most parents tell their children, “You can be anything you want when you grow up.” I feel the same and I say this often.But I also want you to understand that realizing your dreams comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing.
Girls, here are some words of wisdom as you make your way in the world, from an entrepreneur (企业家) and from your mama.
1．Be openminded to changing your path (even several times) along the way.
In high school, I wanted to be a politician.I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington, DC.There, I discovered that I loved to support women.It taught me that I'm creative, a strong leader and great at marketing.As a result, I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit.Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag (储奶袋) business.Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own.
Figure out what you are good at and what you are passionate about.Keep an open mind; the initial path you choose may lead you into other areas.
Don't waste your money or time, but constantly change what you are doing professionally based on what you are learning about yourself.
2．Failure is critical to your success.
I won't tell you to feel good about failure.Failure can be heartbreaking.But I will tell you that every failure I've had along the way has absolutely made me better.
Failing the big math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing.I eventually passed, and I've never failed an exam again.I learned from that experience to ask for help.Now, I ask for help in business all the time.
Being passed over for a significant job opportunity that I was more than qualified for because of unfair assumptions (being too young for the role) hurt me.I had a threemonth pity party.And then I went out and got a big job at a national organization at age 27.It's okay to get angry! Take that and turn it into positive action.
I'm proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur.I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want and you can have everything on your list.It will be my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes.
Love，
Your mom
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要叙述了作者作为一名成功的女性和一位母亲，用自己的经历，对于女儿们的未来，以书信的方式提出的一些宝贵的建议。
21．The author wrote this letter to her daughters mainly to .
A．share her own past regrets with them
B．tell them how she has succeeded in business
C．make some suggestions for their future lives
D．encourage them to be who they want to be
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的But I also want you to understand ... some good luck and good timing.以及第二段内容可知，作者想让她的女儿们明白未来不仅要有好运气、好时机，更要努力。因此作为一个企业家的妈妈想对此给她们一些建议。分析选项可知，C项(对他们未来的生活提出一些建议)符合题意，故选C。
22．According to the article, the author .
A．is a successful politician and entrepreneur
B．is worried about her daughters' career choices
C．is against frequently changing one's profession
D．thinks one should be willing to change his or her career path
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第一个建议Be openminded to changing your path (even several times) along the way.可知，作者认为一个人应该愿意改变自己的职业道路。以及第四段中的Keep an open mind; the initial path you choose may lead you into other areas.可知，作者认为要根据你对自己的了解，不断地改变你的职业。分析选项可知，D项符合题意，故选D。
23．From the letter we can learn the following lessons EXCEPT .
A．Kindness is rewarding
B．No sweat, no sweet
C．It's important to know yourself
D．Failure is the mother of success
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的But I also want you to understand that realizing your dreams comes from hard work可知，要实现梦想，必须努力，与B项No sweat, no sweet相符。根据第四段内容可知，要弄清自己的特长，即了解自己，与 C项相符。第2条建议：失败对你的成功至关重要，就是对选项D项Failure is the mother of success的解释，因此只有 A项Kindness is rewarding文章未提及，故选A。
