Question

A successful man said, “Find a dream and do whatever it takes to make it come true.”

A young man didn’t know how to face his work.  One day he was sitting in a park watching squirrels(松鼠) run in the trees.  Suddenly, a squirrel jumped from one high tree to another. It seemed to    for a branch(树枝)  so far out of reach that the jump looked impossible.  And sure enough, the squirrel     .  But it still landed safely on a branch several feet lower. Then it just climbed up a little higher and reached the branch it really    .

An old man sitting near the young man said, “It’s    . I have seen a lot of squirrels jump like that. A lot of them miss, but I have never seen one of them get hurt. I guess they have got to risk(冒险) it if they don' t want to spend their whole life   one tree. ” Then the young man thought, "If a little squirrel is    to take a chance, do I have less       than a squirrel?"

At that moment he decided to take a risk he had been thinking about. And sure enough, he landed safely in a position he    thought possible.

Shoot(飞奔) for the moon.    you miss, you will land among the stars, and you will still end up higher and better than    you are now. Since life is short and time goes by so fast, why not make it the best one possible?

1.A. search        B. care    C. aim   D. stand

2.A. succeeded     B. fell    C. missed D. appeared

3.A. rested        B. liked   C. discovered D. wanted

4.A. dangerous     B. funny   C. exciting D. boring

5.A. in           B. on       C. at   D. by

6.A. afraid      B. ready    C. nervous D. lucky

7.A. chance       B. time   C. sense    D. courage

8.A. never        B. always  C. still  D. sometimes

9.A. As if   B. Even if   C. As long as   D. As soon as

10.A. how      B. who     C. where      D. what

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个年情人，看见一只松鼠从一个树上要跳到另一棵更高的一棵树，在人们看来，这样做是很危险的，但是松鼠还是冒险地这样做了，由此年轻人想到自己也可以这样去拼搏一下，不要只停留在原来的位置。

1. A. search for寻找； B. care for 关心； C. aim for目的； D. stand 站立。它似乎想要跳到那个不可能跳过的树枝。这里表示目的，故用C。

2. A. succeeded成功； B. fell 摔倒； C. missed 错过； D. appeared出现。松鼠没有成功。根据But it still landed safely on a branch several feet lower. 可知松鼠没有跳到它想要到的位置，故选C。

3. A. rested休息； B. liked 喜欢； C. discovered发现； D. wanted想要。它爬山了它想要到达的树枝。根据Then it just climbed up a little higher 可知它一开始落到了比较低的地方，为了到达自己想要去的地方，所以必须向上爬，故选D。

4. A. dangerous危险的； B. funny可笑的，滑稽的； C. exciting 令人高兴的； D. boring令人心烦的。它是很可笑的。根据A lot of them miss, but I have never seen one of them get hurt. 许多松鼠都会这样，但是从来没有看见它们受过伤，故选B。

5. A. in 在……里面； B. on在……上面； C. at 在； D. by凭借。我猜松鼠如果不想一生都呆在一棵树上，它们就不得不冒险。外界上的东西在树上用介词in，故选A。

6. A. afraid 害怕； B. ready 准备好； C. nervous紧张的； D. lucky幸运的。如果一个松鼠准备好冒险了。这里短语be ready to do sth准备好做某事，故选B。

7. A. chance机会； B. time 时间； C. sense感觉； D. courage勇气。那么就说明我还没有松鼠有勇气。根据I guess they have got to risk(冒险) it if they don' t want to spend their whole life 5 one tree 可知松鼠这样做必须要冒险，需要的是勇气，故选D。

8. A. never 从不； B. always总是； C. still仍然； D. sometimes有时。它能够安全地落在一个它认为从来不可能的地方。根据At that moment he decided to take a risk he had been thinking about.可知认为这个地方不可能，故选A。

9. A. As if 好像； B. Even if 即使； C. As long as只要； D. As soon as一……就……。向月球飞奔，即使你错过了，你将会落在星星中间。根据句意故选B。

10. A. how 怎样； B. who 谁； C. where哪里； D. what什么。你将会在一个比现在更好的更高的地方。这里缺少are的表语，根据句意故选C。

考点：考查人生百味类短文。