Question

1．Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village．As he was passing the elephants，he suddenly stopped．He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains（锁链），no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at any time，break away from their ropes but for some reason，they did not．
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn't try to get away．"Well，"the trainer said，"when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and，at that rage，it's enough to hold them．As they grow up，they still believe they cannot break away．They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．"
How could it be？These animals could at any time break free from their ropes．But because they always stuck right where they were，they believed they couldn't．
Just like the elephants，how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something，just because we failed at it once before？
     ．We should never give up the struggle（挣扎） in life．
根据材料内容选择正确答案．
46．What did the writer see in the village？B
A．Chains    B．Elephants     C．Cages      D．Farmers
47．Why do the elephants never try up to break free from the ropes？A
A．Because they think they can not．
B．Because they are too old to do it．
C．Because they like their living places．
D．Because they get on well with the trainer．
48．How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said？B
A．Moved      B．Surprised      C．Angry      D．Nervous
49．Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph？A
A．Failing is part of learning．
B．We should be different from others．
C．Helping animals is helping ourselves．
D．Traveling always makes people relaxed．
50．What is the best title for this test？D
A．Pleasant trip         B．A Cruel Trainer   
C．Elephant Training     D．The Elephant Rope．

Answer 1

分析 翻译：
从前有一个人在一个遥远的村子里旅行．当他经过大象时，他突然停下．他发现这些巨大的大象只被一根小绳子绑在他们的腿上．没有锁链，没有笼子．显然，大象可以随时从绳索上挣脱，但有些原因，他们没有．
他看到附近有一个教练，问为什么这些动物只是站在那里，并没有试图逃离．"好吧，"教练说，"当他们很小的时候，我们用同样大小的绳子把它们绑住，在愤怒的时候，它能够绑住它们．随着他们的长大，他们仍然相信他们不能脱离．他们相信绳子能绑住他们，所以他们从不试图挣脱．"怎么可能？这些动物可以随时从他们的绳索中挣脱出来的．但是，因为他们总是坚持他们的观点，他们认为他们不能逃脱．就像大象，
我们中的许多人都经历过这样的生活，相信我们不能做某事，只是因为我们曾经失败过一次？失败是学习的一部分．我们永远都不应该在生活中放弃挣扎．

解答 46．B．细节理解题．根据语境As he was passing the elephants，he suddenly stopped．可知他在这个村里看到了大象．故选：B
47．A．细节理解题． 根据语境As they grow up，they still believe they cannot break away．可知当大象长大了，他们仍然认为他们不能挣脱绳子，所以没有想办法摆脱绳子的束缚．故选：A
48．B．推理判断题．根据语境How could it be？These animals could at any time break free from their ropes．可知大象长大了，能在在任何时候摆脱绳子，怎么能不挣断绳子呢？故推断此处他感到惊讶．故选：B
49．A．推理判断题．根据语境We should never give up the struggle（挣扎） in life．可知在生活中失败是常有的事，我们不应放弃争扎．故选：A
50．D．标题归纳题．根据语境He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains（锁链），no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at any time，break away from their ropes but for some reason，they did not．可知此处用大象鼻子上的绳子来比喻曾经的失败．故选：D

点评 本题考查人生感悟类阅读理解．文章通过大象被一根绳拴住感悟到我们永远都不应该在生活中放弃挣扎．阅读时注意不要出声，要养成快速阅读的好习惯；阅读时不要逐字阅读，要养成以意群为单位阅读的好习惯；学会找关键词、关键句．关键句通常位于段落的开头或结尾；学会根据上下文猜测生词的词义．