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Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope(绳子) tied to their front leg. No chains(锁链), no cages(笼子). It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller, we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that time, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. But because they always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldn’t.
Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?
___________________. We should never give up the struggle(挣扎) in life.
1.What did the writer see in the village?
A. Chains B. Elephants
C. Cages D. Farmers
2.Why do the elephants never try up to break free from the ropes?
A. Because they think they cannot.
B. Because they are too old to do it.
C. Because they like their living places.
D. Because they get on well with the trainer.
3.How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said?
A. Happy B. Surprised
C. Angry D. Nervous
4.Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph?
A. Failing is part of learning.
B. We should be different from others.
C. Helping animals is helping ourselves.
D. Traveling always makes people relaxed.
5.What is the best title for this test?
A. Pleasant trip
B. A Clever Trainer
C. Elephant Training
D. The Elephant Rope
完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后面所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.
One day, while I was driving past him with my , I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. , when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit shocked. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.
“ did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.
I told her it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a , but next time she would try it as well.
We liked close to the old man, we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started at everyone who passed by his house.
One time, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very . She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn’t know , and it felt really good.
As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom that’s really cool!”
Other friends gave similar . This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and , if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to the giver and the receiver.
Moved by the old man’s actions, we’re planning to give our waving neighbor a thank-you card to express our for his exciting waves. We are really thankful for him sharing his simple joy with all who pass by his house.
1.A. noticed B. felt C. heard D. kept
2.A. husband B. son C. daughter D. friend
3.A. Just now B. On time C. In the end D. At the beginning
4.A. Why B. How C. When D. Where
5.A. buy B. cost C. hide D. guess
6.A. friend B. driver C. classmate D. stranger
7.A. or B. but C. so D. yet
8.A. shouting B. waving C. laughing D. looking
9.A. angrily B. excitedly C. loudly D. carefully
10.A. him B. me C. her D. us
11.A. lesson B. accident C. news D. story
12. A. gifts B. notes C. opinions D. books
13. A. easy B. funny C. usual D. special
14.A. past B. between C. all D. both
15.A. attention B. thanks C. suggestions D. interests
---Excuse me. Could you please show me how to use this MP4 player?
--- .
A. Certainly. It’s here B. Sure, with pleasure
C. Yes, you can D. Not at all
---Do you know _________ the meeting?
---Tomorrow morning.
A. when they had
B. when they are going to have
C. when did they have
D. when are they going to have
---Are you going to tomorrow’s party?
---I won’t go I am invited. You mean if Sue comes, you will come
A. if B. unless C. When D. after
---Your brother is an excellent basketball player.
---So he is. He on the basketball team since three years ago.
A. has been B. is C. was D. will be
