Question

【题目】

able catch difficult hold learn little possible speech success tie true we

A man walking through an elephant camp was surprised to find that the elephants weren't being kept in cages or held by chains. All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope— it was just 【1】 to one of their legs.

As the man looked at the elephants, he couldn't understand it. Why didn't the elephants just use their power to break the rope and run away?

Wanting to know the 【2】, he asked a trainer nearby why it was so.

"When they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size of rope to tie them, and at that age, it was enough 【3】 them. As they grew up, they still believed that they couldn't break away. Even now, they believe the rope can still control them, so they have the 【4】 courage to try to break free, "the trainer answered.

The man was 【5】. These animals were able to break away from the rope whenever they wanted, but it was only because over time, they believed that it was just 【6】.

How many of us go through life like the elephants -—believing that it was beyond(超越)our 【7】 to do something only because we failed once or some times before?

Failure is part of 【8】. If we fail at something, we can still get something from it. Failure in the past doesn't mean we can never 【9】 in the future. We should keep on trying with confidence 【10】 even after we have experienced failures in life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】tied

【2】truth

【3】to hold

【4】least

【5】speechless

【6】impossible

【7】ability/abilities

【8】learning

【9】succeed

【10】ourselves

【解析】

当作者看到大象前腿上系着一根细绳，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。本文通过讲述栓大象的绳子来告诉我们，面对失败，不要放弃，要坚持斗争；失败是生活中的一部分，应该不要放弃挣扎。

【1】

句意：它只是绑在它们的一条腿上。

根据前句“All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope所有阻止他们逃离营地的都是一根小绳子”可知，空前的it指a small piece of rope，结合所提供单词可知，此处是说它只是“绑”在它们的一条腿上，是被动语态，所以用tie的过去分词形式，be tied to one of their legs符合语境。故填tied。

【2】

句意：想知道真相，所以他问附近的一个训象师为什么会这样。

根据后面“he asked a trainer nearby why it was so”结合前句“Why didn't the elephants just use their power to break the rope and run away? 大象为什么不利用它们的力量来折断绳子逃跑呢”可知，此处是说想知道“真相”，结合所提供单词可知，应该用true的名词形式truth。故填truth。

【3】

句意：在那个年龄，绳子已经足够拴住它们了。

根据前面句子“When they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size of rope to tie them”结合本句意思可知，在大象小的时候，绳子足以拴住它们，主语是it，所以动词应该用hold；本句句式是it is +形容词+to do sth，所以此处用hold的不定式形式to hold。故填to hold。

【4】

句意：所以他们没有勇气尝试挣脱。

根据前句“Even now, they believe the rope can still control them即使现在，他们相信绳子仍然可以控制它们”结合所提供单词可知，此处是说没有勇气尝试挣脱；根据空前的the可知，空处应该用little的最高级形式least。故填least。

【5】

句意：男人无语了。

根据后句“These animals were able to break away from the rope whenever they wanted”可知，此处是说男人无话可说了，结合所提供单词可知，此处应该用speech的形容词形式speechless。故填speechless。

【6】

句意：它们相信这是不可能的。

根据前句“but it was only because over time,”可知事实与前面所说的“These animals were able to break away from the rope whenever they wan-ted,”相反，所以此处是说这不可能，结合所提供单词可知，空处用possible的反义词impossible。故填impossible。

【7】

句意：认为这超出了我们做某事的能力，仅仅是因为我们以前失败过一次或几次？

根据前面“How many of us go through life like the elephants”结合后面“because we failed once or some times before”可知，此处是说超出了我们的“能力”，结合所提供单词可知此处应该用ability或复数形式abilities。故填ability/abilities。

【8】

句意：失败是学习的一部分。

根据后面“If we fail at something, we can still get something from it”结合常识及所提供单词可知，此处应该是说失败是“学习”的一部分，所以应该用learn的动名词形式learning。故填learning。

【9】

句意：过去的失败并不意味着我们将来永远不能成功。

根据空前“Failure in the past”可知，此处应该是表达“成功”，情态动词can后跟动词原形，此处应该用动词形式，结合所提供单词可知，此处用success的动词形式succeed。故填succeed。

【10】

句意：即使我们经历了生活中的失败，我们自己要有信心地继续努力。

根据后面“even after we have experienced failures in life”结合所提供单词可知，努力奋斗只能靠自己，所以用反身代词形式ourselves。故填ourselves。