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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A man walked through an elephant camp. He saw the elephants were not kept in cages or chains. The only thing 1 them back from running away was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.
The man looked at the elephants, and he couldn't 2 it. Why didn't the elephants just use their strength to 3 the rope and run away? They could have easily done so, 4 they didn't try at all.
Wanting to know the 5, he asked a trainer nearby.
"When they were very young and much 6, we used the same kind of rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they 7, they still believed that they couldn't get away. They believed the rope could still hold them, so they never tried to break free," the trainer answered.
After hearing the words, the man was 8. These animals could have broken free whenever they wanted, but because of their past, they believed it was not 9.
How many of us go through life like these elephants, believing we cannot do something simply because we could not do it once or before?
Failure(失败) is part of learning. If we failed once or a few times, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. Never give up 10, even when life knocks you down. Keep going, and success will come near.
() 1. A. holding B. leading C. putting D. pushing
() 2. A. accept B. check C. remember D. understand
() 3. A. cut B. move C. throw D. break
() 4. A. and B. but C. or D. so
() 5. A. idea B. result C. reason D. difference
() 6. A. stronger B. smaller C. cleverer D. heavier
() 7. A. grew up B. turned up C. gave up D. put up
() 8. A. hopeless B. cheerful C. surprised D. careless
() 9. A. right B. important C. difficult D. possible
()10. A. trying B. hoping C. working D. thinking
A man walked through an elephant camp. He saw the elephants were not kept in cages or chains. The only thing 1 them back from running away was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.
The man looked at the elephants, and he couldn't 2 it. Why didn't the elephants just use their strength to 3 the rope and run away? They could have easily done so, 4 they didn't try at all.
Wanting to know the 5, he asked a trainer nearby.
"When they were very young and much 6, we used the same kind of rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they 7, they still believed that they couldn't get away. They believed the rope could still hold them, so they never tried to break free," the trainer answered.
After hearing the words, the man was 8. These animals could have broken free whenever they wanted, but because of their past, they believed it was not 9.
How many of us go through life like these elephants, believing we cannot do something simply because we could not do it once or before?
Failure(失败) is part of learning. If we failed once or a few times, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. Never give up 10, even when life knocks you down. Keep going, and success will come near.
() 1. A. holding B. leading C. putting D. pushing
() 2. A. accept B. check C. remember D. understand
() 3. A. cut B. move C. throw D. break
() 4. A. and B. but C. or D. so
() 5. A. idea B. result C. reason D. difference
() 6. A. stronger B. smaller C. cleverer D. heavier
() 7. A. grew up B. turned up C. gave up D. put up
() 8. A. hopeless B. cheerful C. surprised D. careless
() 9. A. right B. important C. difficult D. possible
()10. A. trying B. hoping C. working D. thinking
答案
1.A 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.A
解析
1. 考查固定搭配hold back，意为“阻止……做某事”，此处指唯一阻止大象逃跑的东西是拴在它们腿上的一小段绳子，选A。
2. 结合上下文，男子看到大象没有被笼子或铁链束缚，却不挣脱小绳子，无法理解这件事，understand意为“理解、明白”，选D。
3. 此处指男子疑惑大象为什么不用自己的力气弄断绳子逃跑，break the rope是常用表达，意为“弄断绳子”，选D。
4. 前半句“它们本可以轻易做到”和后半句“它们根本没有尝试”是转折关系，用转折连词but，选B。
5. 男子想要知道大象不挣脱绳子的原因，reason意为“原因、理由”，选C。
6. 此处描述大象年幼的时候，体型比成年后小很多，smaller意为“更小的”，符合语境，选B。
7. 句意为“当它们长大之后，仍然认为自己逃不掉”，grow up意为“长大”，此处用过去式grew up，选A。
8. 听完驯兽师的解释，男子得知大象明明可以挣脱却被旧观念束缚，感到十分惊讶，surprised意为“惊讶的”，选C。
9. 此处指大象因为过去的经历，认为自己不可能挣脱绳子，possible意为“可能的”，选D。
10. 句意为“即使生活把你打倒，永远不要放弃尝试”，try意为“尝试”，give up trying即放弃尝试，符合全文主旨，选A。
2. 结合上下文，男子看到大象没有被笼子或铁链束缚，却不挣脱小绳子，无法理解这件事，understand意为“理解、明白”，选D。
3. 此处指男子疑惑大象为什么不用自己的力气弄断绳子逃跑，break the rope是常用表达，意为“弄断绳子”，选D。
4. 前半句“它们本可以轻易做到”和后半句“它们根本没有尝试”是转折关系，用转折连词but，选B。
5. 男子想要知道大象不挣脱绳子的原因，reason意为“原因、理由”，选C。
6. 此处描述大象年幼的时候，体型比成年后小很多，smaller意为“更小的”，符合语境，选B。
7. 句意为“当它们长大之后，仍然认为自己逃不掉”，grow up意为“长大”，此处用过去式grew up，选A。
8. 听完驯兽师的解释，男子得知大象明明可以挣脱却被旧观念束缚，感到十分惊讶，surprised意为“惊讶的”，选C。
9. 此处指大象因为过去的经历，认为自己不可能挣脱绳子，possible意为“可能的”，选D。
10. 句意为“即使生活把你打倒，永远不要放弃尝试”，try意为“尝试”，give up trying即放弃尝试，符合全文主旨，选A。
