Question

【题目】B

Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out 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 you 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 unepected 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. No 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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

【语篇解读】这是一篇社会生活类文章。文章以一个男孩挖坑为例，告诉我们，并非所有目标都能实现，但是，在实现目标的过程中，我们会发现很多美好的事物。这种快乐是我们实现目标的过程中真正有意义的地方。

【1】推理判断题。由第二段中的“The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible”可知，那些大孩子们认为不可能挖一个能贯穿整个地球的洞，这样做是 愚蠢的。故C选项切题。

【2】细节理解题。由第二段中的“After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors...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”可知，这个男孩子让其他的人看这个瓶子，目的是让他们知道，虽然他不 可能实现自己的目标，但是他在这个过程中发现了别的东西。故B选项切题。

【3】推理判断题。由最后一段可知，并非所有目标都能实现。但我们在努力实现目标的路上，会发 现很多美好的东西。有目标，才会有动力。故D选项正确。

【4】标题归纳题。文章以一个男孩挖坑为例，告诉我们，并非所有目标都能实现，但是，在实现目 标的过程中，我们会发现很多美好的事物。这种快乐是我们实现目标的过程中真正有意义的地方。故A 选项切题。