题目内容
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。
【小题1】 What did the writer see in the village?
| A．Chains | B．Elephants | C．Cages | D．Farmers |
| 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. |
| A．Moved | B．Surprised |
| C．Angry | D．Nervous |
| 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. |
| A．Pleasant trip | B．A Cruel Trainer |
| C．Elephant Training | D．The Elephant Rope |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
解析试题分析：本文通过讲述大象鼻子上的绳子来告诉我们面对失败，不要放弃，要坚持斗争。当作者在村里看到大象鼻子上系着一根细绳，大象却不会挣脱，他感到惊讶。驯象师告诉他这是因为大象在很小的时候，因为挣脱不了这个绳子，他长大了仍然以为挣脱不了，所以就放弃努力了。这告诉我们，失败是生活中的一部分，应该不要放弃争扎。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据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。
【小题2】细节理解题。 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。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据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。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据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。
【小题5】标题归纳题。本文通过大象鼻子上的绳子，告诉我们曾经的挫折和失败，如果我们坚持斗争，就能成功，但是放弃争扎，就只能是在失败。故此处用大象鼻子上的绳子来比喻曾经的失败。故选D。
考点：人生百味类短文阅读。
阅读快车系列答案Everybody is afraid of something. More than 2500 children told us what they were afraid of. Some don’t like the darkness. Some hate bad dreams and scary movies(恐怖片). And some of them want to run away from dogs and snakes.
Tom, 11, is afraid of the darkness because he worries that someone might break into his house.
10-year-old Kathy said he was afraid of thunderstorms(闪电) and the sound at night.
The worst thing about the afraid feeling is that we don’t know how to deal with it. Here are three ways to help children feel better.
1. Do something interesting in your free time.
2. Talk to your parents about your feeling.
3. Talk to a close friend.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（5分）
【小题1】 Some children are afraid of _________.
| A．the darkness, bad dreams or birds |
| B．voices, bad dreams or dogs |
| C．the darkness, scary movies or any sound |
| D．bad dreams, scary movies or snakes |
| A．rain | B．living alone |
| C．staying outside | D．the sound |
| A．If you don’t know how to deal with the problem |
| B．If you are feeling worst |
| C．When you are in a bad mood |
| D．When you are worried about yourself |
| A．敲门 | B．闯入 |
| C．砸坏 | D．坏了 |
| A．You’d better go outside |
| B．You should go to bed early |
| C．You should talk to a close friend |
| D．You shouldn’t listen to music |
I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night out with the boys”. He had no bobbies but just took care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life-how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought me first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set（秋千）for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him, But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.
The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed（发誓）that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him ad really get to know him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about every single day.
【小题1】 We know from the reading that the father_____.
| A．liked to paint houses |
| B．had no friends around him |
| C．was not healthy in his youth |
| D．thought of his family as his all |
| A．could only afford a glass of iced tea |
| B．was too busy to talk to her father |
| C．could do nothing but hold a paintbrush |
| D．spent eight hours a day working with her father |
| A．seemed to be a little different |
| B．had no time to phone her as usual |
| C．became interested in church |
| D．had forgotten to discuss some things with her |
| A．get him to know her | B．know more about him |
| C．get him to know himself | D．make him well-known |
| A．Painting Houses | B．Daughter’s Family |
| C．Father and I | D．Father’s phone calls |
My sister Sharon and I look very different. She’s tall, and I’m short. She has short curly dark (黑暗的，深色的) hair, and I have long straight blond hair. We both have dark eyes, but Sharon wears glasses, and I don’t. And she always wears large earrings (耳环). I don’t wear earring.
Sharon and I do many things together (一起). We watch movies together, and we often go shopping. We play tennis together every Saturday. Often, people don’t know that Sharon and I are sisters, because we look so different. But we are also good friends.
【小题1】What does Sharon look like? She .
| A．is tall and has dark hair | B．doesn’t wear earrings |
| C．has long straight blond hair | D．is short and dark hair |
| A．play the piano | B．play tennis |
| C．go shopping | D．watch movies |
| A．wear glasses | B．have blond hair |
| C．like earrings | D．have dark eyes |
| A．一样的 | B．困难的 |
| C．不一样的 | D．友善的 |
| A．Playing Tennis | B．My Hobbies. |
| C．Two sisters | D．Meeting New Fiends |
A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but remain less popular in America. However, in recent years, more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year. The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows：
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation, but also a time to face challenges. Gap year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn’t always easy, but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
There’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students, but it’ s not true. Actually, taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part-time job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals ran keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?
【小题1】A “Gap Year” means in the passage.
| A．going abroad in a year for further education |
| B．travelling around the world in a year |
| C．taking a break before going to a university |
| D．doing a part-time job to make money during a vacation |
| A．money | B．information |
| C．vacations | D．challenges |
| A．become very rich | B．remain less popular |
| C．experience foreign cultures | D．have no chance to break |
| A．either of the two students |
| B．the student with high grades |
| C．neither of the two students |
| D．the .student with a gap year experience |
(B) What are you going to do if you are in a burning house?
Escaping(逃离) a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts（电梯）.
From the lower floors of the building, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor windows are usually not very high from the ground. An average (普通的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (渗入) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escaping are those which open onto a roof . From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely, dropping onto stones might end in injury.
【小题1】From the beginning, we know that it is important to .
| A．know the way to escape a fire | B．put out a fire in a burning house |
| C．jump out of a burning house | D．keep the door closed |
| A．if there are some stones on the ground |
| B．if there is some grass on the ground |
| C．if you live on a higher floor |
| D．if you have a short enough rope |
You can escape through lifts.
You can choose fire escapes.
You can’t escape through stairways.
Keep your head high at the window to be sure you get fresh air.
【小题4】Keep the door closed so that if the building is on fire.
| A．smoke and fire can’t be drawn into the room |
| B．you can call for help |
| C．you can get fresh air |
| D．you can be sent first |
| A．Escaping through the windows |
| B．Saving yourself from a burning house |
| C．Knowing on fire |
| D．Waiting for help |
It’s Sunday morning．There are many people in the park，some boys are playing basketball．There are some girls under a big tree．They’re singing and dancing．What are those women doing? They are drinking tea．Look at the woman in a blue coat．Who's she? She’s my mother. She is talking to Lin Feng．Lin Feng is her student．He is a good student．He studies hard．He’s good at all the subjects． And he's friendly to all his teachers and his friends.
【小题1】 The boys are .
| A．singing | B．playing basketball |
| C．dancing | D．drinking |
| A．a teacher | B．an office |
| C．a doctor | D．a woman |
| A．my home | B．the classroom |
| C．the zoo | D．the park |
| A．Some people． | B．Some women． |
| C．Some girls． | D．Some boys． |
| A．blue | B．white | C．red | D．yellow |