题目内容
8.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填人对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.There was a particular method commonly used to tame(驯养)elephants.
When an elephant was very young,one of his(26)D would be tied by a small length of chain (27)Aa post(桩)at night.
In most cases,almost(28)Cthe chain was tied to the little elephant's foot,the young elephant would try to get away. He would (29)Band pull at the chain. But the chain(30)Amove from the post to which it was tied.
So he would pull harder.But the harder he tried the more(31)Bit would cause him.
The next day he would be set free to(32)Awith the other elephants. But at night the same length of chain would come out.
Again he would try to(33)Dthat chain. But there seemed to be no way in which he would be able to(34)C himself.
Many days would(35)Dwith the same pattern.
Soon the young elephant would(36)Cthat no matter how hard he tried he could never gain his
freedom.(37)Dhe would give up. When the chain came out and the(38)Bwent out,he would not try to (39)
A any more.
Years would pass and these small young elephants would grow to become the(40)creatures which we all respect and admire.But at night that very same little chain would be used to tie them to their posts.
Now you would think that weighing several tons,the elephants could(41)break the little chains that once held them as(42)B.And you would be right. With their new(43)it would be easy to tear the chains and the posts now.
(44)D,having learnt all those years ago that it wasn't(45)C,these elephants would never even try.
Don't you think we're all a bit like these little elephants in some ways?
26.A.ears | B. shoes | C. teeth | D. legs |
27.A.to | B. down | C. up | D. with |
28.A.even though | B. as far as | C. as soon as | D. as if |
29.A.shout | B. kick | C. weep | D. bite |
30.A.wouldn't | B. mustn't | C. shouldn't | D. needn't |
31.A.worry | B. pain | C. pleasure | D. doubt |
32.A.play | B. enjoy | C. work | D. jump |
33.A.cut | B. measure | C. fasten | D. break |
34.A.rest | B. save | C. free | D. feed |
35.A.go away | B. go out | C. go on | D. go by |
36.A.impress | B. recognize | C. realize | D. found |
37.A.But | B. Or | C.And | D. So |
38.A.sun | B. lights | C. noises | D. moon |
39.A.resist | B. attack | C. argue | D. insist |
40.A.valuable | B. powerful | C. useful | D. beautiful |
41.A.easily | B. hardly | C. finally | D. luckily |
42.A.animals | B. children | C. guards | D. fighters |
43.A.importance | B. method | C. strength | D. surroundings |
44.A.Thus | B. Otherwise | C. Therefore | D. However |
45.A.harmful | B. dangerous | C. possible | D. Meaningful |
分析 文章讲述了一种特殊的训练大象的方法.从很小的时候开始,就用链子把象腿绑到桩上,让它无法挣脱.长时间以后,小象从当初的挣扎到最后的放弃挣扎.即使长大后的大象很容易摆脱束缚,也会因为以前的经历,让它放弃了尝试.人类又何尝不是呢?
解答 26.D 文章后面有the chain was tied to the little elephant's foot链子被拴到象腿上.故选D.
27.A 短语搭配tie…to…把某物拴到或绑到什么东西上.故选A.
28.C 句意表达的是一…就…even though尽管;as far as远达;as soon as一…就…;as if好像.故选C.
29.B 句意表达的是链子拴在象腿上,当然是用脚踢.故选B.
30.A 句意表达的是拴在桩上的链子是不会脱落的.wouldn't不会;mustn't不准;shouldn't不应该;needn't不需要.故选A.
31.B 句意表达的是象越是挣扎,链子就会让脚越痛.故选B.
32.A play with和某某一起玩耍.故选A.
33.D 句意表达的是象想挣脱束缚,当然是破坏链子.故选D.
34.C 句意表达的是象要挣脱链子,让自己自由.故选C.
35.D 短语辨析.go away离开;go out出去;go on继续;go by时间流失.句意表达的是时间一天天过去,故选D.
36.C 句意表达的是小象开始意识到无论怎么努力也无法获得自由.故选C.
37.D 句意表达承接关系,因此,所以.故选D.
38.B 文章将的是晚上把象拴起来,所以是熄灯的意思.故选B.
39.A 前面说小象放弃了挣脱,再也不抵抗束缚了.故选A.
40.B 象长大后有几吨重,当然是强壮有力.故选B.
41.A 重达几吨的大象挣脱小链子当然很容易.故选A.
42.B 如果大象能够像小时候那样挣脱,肯定很容易挣脱链子.故选B.
43.C 大象如果用长大后的力量很容易拉断链子.故选C.
44.D 句意表达的是转折关系,故选D.
45.C 因为以前尝试了很多年都不可能挣脱链子.故选C.
点评 完形填空题是考查英语的运用能力.解题时,不但要注意语言知识点本身,还要充分考虑语境和上下文的线索.要站在作者的立场去解题,不能主观臆断.
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