Question

As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs． It was       that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some    ，they did not．

My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn't     to get away．

“Well，” he said，“when they are very       and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it's enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to    that they cannot break away．

They believe the rope can       hold them，so they never try to break free．”

My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free，       because they believed they couldn't，they were stuck right where they were．

Like the elephants，how many of us go        life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we       at it once before? How many of us are being held back by old，outdated        that no longer serve us?

1.A．clearB．necessaryC．interestingD．important

2.A．businessB．timeC．dutyD．reason

3.A．tryB．continueC．rememberD．refuse

4.A．strongB．sleepyC．youngD．tired

5.A．guessingB．believingC． provingD．regretting

6.A．everB．evenC．neverD．still

7.A．butB．andC．orD．so

8.A．acrossB．intoC．throughD．over

9.A．failedB．laughedC．aimedD．looked

10.A．dreamsB．instructionsC．beliefsD．chances

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了大象可以在任何时候都可以脱离他们捆绑，但出于某种原因，他们没有逃跑，像大象一样，有些人被别人的信仰限制。

1.很明显，大象可以在任何时候都可以脱离他们捆绑。A．clear清楚的；B．necessary必须的；C．interesting有趣的；D．important[重要的来重，故选A

2.但出于某种原因，他们没有逃跑。A．business商业； B．time时间；C．duty责任；D．reason原因。故选D。

【小题；3】考查动词及语境的理解。我的朋友看见附近有一位驯兽师，问为什么这些大象就站在那里，没有试图逃跑。A．try努力； B．continue继续；C．remember记住； D．refuse拒绝。故选A。

3.A．strong强壮的；B．sleepy困倦的；C．young年轻的； D．tired累人的。故选C。

4.A．guessing猜测；B．believing相信； C． proving证明；D．regretting后悔。故选B。

5.A．ever曾经；B．even甚至；C．never从不；D．still仍然。根据句意，故选D。

6.A．but但是；B．and和；C．or或者；D．so所以。故选A。

7. A．across穿过；B．into进入；C．through通过； D．ove在……上。故选C。

8.A．failed失败，B．laughed笑；C．aimed目标；D．looked看。故选A。

9.A．dreams梦想；B．instructions指令；C．beliefs信仰；D．chances机会。故选C。

考点：故事类短文