Question

As I was passing the elephants, I was confused to see these huge animals were held by nothing but a small rope. The rope was tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was       that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.

I saw a       nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to       . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same       rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they       , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can       hold them, so they never try to break free.”

To my       , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they       . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go       life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have       trying something new because of a limited belief (认知)? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?

1.A. clear    B. lively   C. smart     D. lovely

2.A. visitor       B. gardener          C. trainer        D. waiter

3.A. get away     B. give away    C. put away    D. carry away

4.A. colour         B. size          C. model    D. number

5.A. turn up   B. get up  C. look up        D. grow up

6.A. even    B. still   C. hard   D. hardly

7.A. surprise     B. joy    C. danger    D. interest

8.A. did        B. didn’t   C. are   D. aren’t

9.A. down    B. on   C. at    D. through

10.A. finished   B. enjoyed   C. avoided  D. practised

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：当我正走过大象的时候，我被这些除了一条小绳索没被任何东西所控制的巨大动物所困惑了，这条绳索系在他们的前腿上，没有链子，没有笼子，大象们在任何时候都很容易从绳索中逃脱，但是事实相反他们并没有逃脱。最后我们有多少人一生去相信我们不能做的事情，我们又有多少人由于一限制性的认知避开尝试一些新的东西。

1.考查词组及语境的理解。break away from脱离……结合前文No chains, no cages.和下文the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time.排除BCD，故选A。

2.考查名词及语境的理解。A、参观者；B、园艺家；C、驯兽师；D、服务员，根据下文asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to get away可知是一名驯兽师，故选C。

3.考查固定短语及语境的理解。A、离开，脱身; 逃掉; B、泄露; 失去;  C、收起来;  放好; D、拿走;  带走; 根据上文why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to （），可知是这些大象只是站在那并没有尝试离开，故选A。

4.考查名词及语境的理解。根据文中when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same （） rope to tie them，可知使用相同尺寸的绳索系他们，故选B。

5.向上看;改善;拜访（某人）;查找； D、 长大;  成熟; 根据上文when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them.可知选当他们长大的时候，故选D。

6.考查副词及语境的理解。根据上文they are used to believing that they cannot break away.和下文so they never try to break free.可知选B。

7.考查固定短语及语境的理解。根据下文these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they didn’t. to one’s surprise令某人惊奇的是,故选A.。

8.考查否定词级语境的理解。根据上文these animals could break free from their ropes at any time,和but表转折可知他们没有。故选B。

9.考查介词及语境的理解。A、向下;（表示位置）在…的下方;B、在……上面；C、（表示位置）在;在（某时间或时刻）D、通过，根据句意我们有多少人通过一生去相信我们不能做的事情，故选D。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。A、结束，完成；B、享有，享受;C、避开，避免D、练习;实习;根据下文Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?及此题的句意理解可知选C。

考点：故事类短文。