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Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys to watch.

“What are you doing?” asked one of the .

“We plan to dig a hole all the way through Earth!” one of the brothers answered .

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all through Earth was .

After a long silence, one of the diggers a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide types of insects. He removed the lid (盖子) and the wonderful things to the visitors.

Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through Earth, look at what we’ve found along the way!”

Their goal was far too ambitious (有雄心的), but it did cause them . And that is what a goal is — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen.

But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every will be realized.

But you fall short of aim(达不到目标), perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! Look at the things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

It is in the digging that is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, and in the end that truly matters.

1.A. went B. ran C. stopped D. followed

2.A. visitors B. workers C. brothers D. diggers

3.A. angrily B. excitedly C. slowly D. luckily

4.A. difficult B. harmful C. useless D. impossible

5.A. dealt with B. picked up C. worked out D. showed off

6.A. showed B. threw C. gave D. offered

7.A. comfortably B. wildly C. normally D. confidently

8.A. to dig B. digging C. doing D. to do

9.A. against B. for C. with D. at

10.A. changed B. achieved C. told D. stated

11.A. easily B. obviously C. healthily D. successfully

12.A. dream B. mistake C. advice D. step

13.A. how B. where C. why D. when

14.A. terrible B. sad C. romantic D. wonderful

15.A. lie B. life C. Earth D. trouble

阅读下面的三篇短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选顶中,选择最佳选项。

Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标)around the world.

But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious,because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能)and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However,after the war,he was put into prison(监狱),because of his beliefs(信念,信条). He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.

However,Rob Janoff,who designed the famous Apple logo,said,“It’s not the truth, but only a legend. The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry. When I go to markets to buy apples,I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist. ”

Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.

1.Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in________.

A. shape B. size C. colour D. weight

2.According to the passage,Alan Turing________.

A. died in the prison

B. used an apple to design a logo

C. was put into prison during the war

D. was the father of a computer company

3.What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?

A. To introduce its designer.

B. To tell us a legend (传说)about it.

C. To try to find the truth of it.

D. To explain its market research.

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