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 deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are doing? ” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”

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

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

1.The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be          .

A. brave                B. impolite

C. foolish               D. warm-hearted

2. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?

A. To drive them away.

B. To show what he had found in digging.

C. To show how beautiful the jar was.

D. To attract them to join him in the work.

3. What can be learnt from the fourth paragraph of the text?

A. Not dream can come true.

B. All work will end successfully.

C. Goals shouldn’t be set too high.

D. Goals will make us work harder.

4.The best title for the text should be           .

A. Joy in the Journey

B. A Boy Dug a Hole

C. No Pains, No Gains

D. Failure Is the Mother of Success

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者在文章中讲述了一个男孩想挖穿地球被别人嘲笑，在挖的时候，他挖到了一个罐子。作者以此告诉我们，虽然我们不一定都能够实现自己设立的目标，但是我们在朝着目标努力的过程中，会有很多的快乐。

1.C 推理判断题。根据第二段第五句The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible.可知那些大孩子嘲笑他的原因是因为他们人们挖穿地球是不可能的事情。他们认为这个小男孩很愚蠢。故C项正确。

2.B 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”他向他们展示自己所挖到的东西，是在告诉他们有时候不一定能够实现自己制定的目标，但是在朝着目标前进的道路上，我们可以看到很多美丽的风景。故B正确。

3. D 推理判断题。根据第四段四、五句But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!”可知虽然有时候我们的目标不一定能够实现，但有了目标我们会更加努力，因为在努力的过程中我们会有意想不到的收获。故D正确。

4. 标题概括题。作者在文章中讲述了一个男孩想挖穿地球，因此被别人嘲笑，在挖的时候，他挖到了一个罐子。作者以此告诉我们，虽然我们不一定都能够实现自己设立的目标，但是我们在朝着目标努力的过程中，会有很多的快乐。A项“Joy in the Journey”正是讲述奋斗过程中的快乐。故A正确。

【名师点睛】

推理题的解题方法

1. 抓住特定信息进行逆向或正向推理

做此类试题要善于抓住某一段话中的关键信息，即某些关键词或短语去分析、推理、判断，利用逆向思维或正面推理，从而推断出这句话所隐含的深层含义。

如本文5.The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible.说明那些大孩子认为小男孩很愚蠢去做不可能做到的事情。

2. 整合全文（段）信息进行推断

做推理题时，有时需要在弄懂全文意思的基础上，整合与题目相关的有用信息，综合起来去推理判断，确定最佳结论。

如本文6.But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!同时集合上下文可知虽然有时候我们的目标不一定能够实现，但有了目标我们会更加努力，因为在努力的过程中我们会有意想不到的收获。

3. 利用语境的褒贬性进行信息推断

几乎每篇文章的语境都有一定褒贬性，这种褒贬性反映了主人公的特定心理和情绪状态及作者的写作意图，因此利用好文章的语境褒贬性就能在把握主旨文意的基础上对文章进行准确的逻辑判断。认真阅读原文并找出反映语境褒贬性及变化的标志性词汇或句子，对我们掌握文章主旨文意，了解主人公的心理特点及发展变化，从而正确地进行逻辑推断很有好处。

4. 根据文章的结论推断作者的态度

作者态度、倾向是指作者对陈述的观点是赞同、反对还是犹豫不定，对记叙或描写的人、物或事件等是赞颂、同情、冷漠还是厌恶、憎恨。作者的这种思想倾向和感情色彩往往隐含在文章的字里行间，或流露于修饰的词语之中。因此，在推断过程中，应特别注意文中作者的措辞，尤其是表达感情色彩的形容词。

5. 根据上下文的逻辑得出结论

逻辑结论是指严格根据文章中所陈述的事实、论点、例证等一系列论据材料进行推理，从而得出合乎逻辑的结论，而不是根据自己的经验、态度、观点或爱好去理解文章的内涵。做这类题时，应把握作者的写作思路，预测下文可能发展的内容。文章可按事件发展的经过描写，也可按因果关系, 对比关系来描写。

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