Question

    A man is walking by an elephant camp and finds that trainers (驯兽员) don’t _______ the elephants in cages or chain (囚禁) them. All that is a small piece of _______ —it is just around one of their legs.

When the man looks at the elephants, he doesn’t know why the elephants just don’t _________ the rope and run away? They can easily do so, but they don’t.

The man wants to know the answer, so he asks one of the trainers _________ it is so.

“When they are very _________ we use the small size of rope to chain them, and at that age, it is just right for them. When they grow up, they still think that they can’t run away. They think the rope can still chain them, so they never think of being _________, the trainer answers.

The man leaves away _________ but feels sorry that these animals can be free if they want, but it is just because over time, they think that they don’t have the _________.

How many of us live like the elephants—thinking we cannot do something just because we fail (失败) at it once or some times before?

Failure is part of _________. If we failed once or a few times, it doesn’t mean (意味) we can never make dreams come true. We should never give up (放弃) trying when we __________ failures in life.

1.A.let B.watch C.keep

2.A.rope B.cloth C.paper

3.A.turn off B.cut off C.show off

4.A.what B.why C.how

5.A.young B.old C.healthy

6.A.happy B.relaxed C.free

7.A.excitedly B.quietly C.luckily

8.A.time B.ability C.way

9.A.vacation B.teaching C.learning

10.A.make B.call C.meet

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

【解析】

文章主要通过用小绳索系着大象的故事告诉我们不要害怕失败，要永不言弃。

1.

句意：驯象员并没有把大象关在笼子里囚禁他们。

let让；watch观看；keep保持；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“让大象始终在笼子里”，所以这里应该用keep，故选C。

2.

句意：那不过是一根小小的绳子——就在它们的一条腿上。

rope绳子；cloth布；paper纸；根据句意理解及后文They think the rope can still chain them可知，这里表达的是“绳子”，故选A。

3.

句意：他不知道为什么大象不挣脱绳子逃跑？

turn off关掉；cut off切断；show off炫耀；根据句意理解及后句and run away可知，这里表达的是“挣脱”，故选B。

4.

句意：这个人想知道答案，于是他问其中一个训练员为什么会这样。

what什么；why为什么；how怎么样；根据句意理解及前句The man wants to know the answer, so he asks ono of the trainers可知，这里指的是“为什么”，故选B。

5.

句意：他们很小的时候，我们就用小绳子把他们拴起来。

young年轻的；old老的；healthy健康的；根据句意理解及后句When they grow up, they still think that they can’t run away.可知，这里表达的是“年幼的时候”，故选A。

6.

句意：但他们从来没有想过要自由。

happy开心；relaxed放松的；free自由；根据句意理解及前句They think the rope can still chain them可知，这里表达的是“自由”，故选C。

7.

句意：这个男人兴奋地离开了，但感到很遗憾，如果这些动物想要自由的话，他们是可以获得的。

excitedly激动的；quietly安静地；luckily幸运地；根据句意理解及后句but feels sorry that可知，这里表达的是相反的意思，所以这里应该用excitedly，故选A。

8.

句意：但这只是因为随着时间的推移，他们认为自己没有能力。

time时间；ability能力；way方法；根据句意理解及前句these animals can be free if they want可知，这里表达的是“能力”，故选B。

9.

句意：失败是学习的一部分。

vacation假期；teaching教；learning学习；根据句意理解及后句it doesn’t mean (意味) we can never make dreams come true. We should never give up (放弃) trying可知，这里表达的是“学习”，故选C。

10.

句意：当我们在生活中遇到失败时，我们不应该放弃尝试。

make制作；call打电话：meet遇到；根据句意理解及前句We should never give up (放弃) trying可知，这里表达的是“遇到失败”，故选C。