Question

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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 on to 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．clear

B．necessary

C．interesting

D．important

2.

A．business

B．time

C．duty

D．reason

3.

A．try

B．continue

C．remember

D．refuse

4.

A．strong

B．sleepy

C．young

D．tired

5.

A．guessing

B．believing

C．proving

D．regretting

6.

A．ever

B．even

C．never

D．still

7.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

8.

A．across

B．into

C．through

D．over

9.

A．failed

B．laughed

C．aimed

D．looked

10.

A．dreams

B．instructions

C．beliefs

D．chances

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

1.结合上下文可知，很明显，大象可以随时挣脱绳子而逃走，故clear符合题意。

2.2】由于某种“原因”，它们并没有逃跑，故reason符合题意。

3.3】我的朋友问那些大象为什么站在那里。并不“企图”离开。try to do sth．企图做某事。

4.4】结合上下文可知，大象“年幼”，体型小的时候，他们用同样大小的绳子拴住了它们。故young符合题意。

5.5】大象长大以后，已经习惯了“相信”它们无法逃脱，故答案为B。

6.6】它们相信绳子“仍然”可以拴住它们，故still符合题意。

7.7】结合上下文的转折语气可知。but符合题意。

8.8】go through和life搭配。

9.9】我们相信我们不能做某件事，仅仅是因为我们以前曾经“失败”过，故failed符合题意。

10.0】结合上文中出现的belief可知答案为C。