Question

Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often. achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.

A boy decided to dig a      hole behind his house. As he was      ,a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an      . “What are you doing？” asked one of the      .“ I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy      excitedly. The older boys began to      ,telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was      . After a while,the boy picked up a jar(罐子). He      it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and      ,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth,       look at what I’ve found during this period! ”

The boy’s goal was far too      ,but it did cause his to go on. And that is what a goal is        --to cause us to move in the       we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!

Not      goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will      up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you      short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at      I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have      my life because I tried to do something!”      is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the      that really makes sense.

1.A. small            B. big             C. deep            D. wide

2.A. working          B. playing         C. moving          D. wondering

3.A. hand             B. look           C. tool             D. order

4.A. visitors           B. girls           C. friends          D. neighbors

5.A. dug              B. answered       C. admitted         D. debated

6.A. laugh            B. shout           C. attack           D. explain

7.A. dangerous         B. illegal          C. impossible       D. unnecessary

8.A. took             B. gave            C. passed          D. showed

9.A. excitedly         B. happily         C. confidently       D. successfully

10.A. but              B. or              C. so              D. and

11.A. good             B. difficult         C. clear            D. common

12.A. with             B. on              C. for             D. in.

13.A. road             B. way             C. path           D. direction

14.A. every            B. each            C. all             D. both

15.A. begin            B. end              C. start          D. finish

16.A. reach             B. fall              C. find            D. set

17.A. whether          B. when             C. where          D. what

18.A. come into         B. got into          C. devoted to       D. turned to

19.A. That             B. This             C. It              D. There

20.A. life              B. goal             C. failure          D. journey

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】试题分析：文章讲述的是我们不一定非要从目标的实现中才能取得收获，在实现目标的过程中，我们同样可以得到很多。

1.形容词辨析。A. small小的；B. big大的；C. deep深的；D. wide宽的。小男孩决定在他的房子后面挖一个深洞。故选C

2.动词辨析。A. working工作；B. playing玩；C. moving移动；D. wondering想知道。这里指在他（小男孩）正在工作（挖洞）的时候。故选A

3.考查短语固定搭配。这里考查短语固定搭配give a look看一眼。几个大男孩经过这里，停下来看一了眼。故选B

4.上下文连串。根据后面的He it to the visitors可知这里用visitor这个名词。“你在干什么？”，其中一位参观者问道。故选A

5.上下文连串。根据前面asked one of the .，故这里指男孩回答到，故用动词answer。“我要挖一个洞直到穿过地球”，男孩兴奋地回答到。故选B

6.动词辨析。A. laugh 嘲笑；B. shout大喊；C. attack攻击；D. explain解释。这里指那些大男孩开始嘲笑小男孩。故选A

7.考查形容词辨析。A. dangerous危险的；B. illegal非法的；C. impossible不可能的；D. unnecessary没有必要的。他们告诉小男孩挖一个洞一直穿过地球是不可能的。故选C

8.短语搭配。这里考查短语的固定搭配：show sth. to sb.把……展示给某人看。他（小男孩）把它（罐子）展示给围观者看。故选D

9.9】考查副词词义辨析。A. excitedly激动地；B. happily快乐地；C. confidently自信地；D. successfully成功地。这里指然后他平静地并自信地说。故选C

10.0】考查连词辨析。这里前后句之间为转折关系。也许我无法挖完整个地球，但看看我在挖掘的过程中发现了什么 ! 故选A

11.1】考查形容词词义辨析。A. good好的；B. difficult困难的；C. clear清晰的；D. common共同的。小男孩的目标也许太困难，但却没有使他放弃挖洞。故选B

12.2】考查介词辨析。破折号后面是具体解释这个目标是为了什么，故用for。那就是制定目标是为了什么——来使我们向着我们选择的方向前进。故选C

13.3】考查名词词义辨析。A. road道路；B. way方法；C. path路；D. direction方向。这里指来使我们向着我们选择的方向前进。故选D

14.4】考查代词辨析。这里考查not every，表示部分否定。为“不是所有……”之意。不是所有的目标都可以达成。故选A

15.5】考查短语固定搭配。这里考查固定短语end up with，表示“以……告终”之意。不是所有的任务都能在最终迎刃而解。故选B

16.6】考查短语固定搭配。这里考查固定短语搭配fall short of，表示“没有达到”。 当你无法实现你的理想时，你却还可以说: “对啊，我没有完成，但看看我在这过程中获得了什麼！”故选B

17.7】考查关系词。这里考查what引导的宾语从句，在从句作宾语。我没有完成，但看看我在这过程中获得了什麼！故选D.

18.8】考查短语固定搭配。这里考查短语固定搭配come into one’s life活着。就是在这持续的挖掘中我们才真正活著。故选A

19.9】考查强调句。这里考查强调句it is … that …结构，这里强调状语in the digging。就是在这持续的挖掘中我们才真正活著。故选C

20.名词词义辨析。A. life生命；B. goal目标；C. failure失败；D. journey旅程。就是这不期而遇的发现在沿途的旅程中才是最有意义的。故选D

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