Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once （将下列单词或词组填入空格, 每词只能填一次）

A.believed B. small C. never D. found E. grow up F. reason

Once there was a man travelling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He【1】 that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope (绳索) tied to their front leg. No chains (锁链), no cages (笼子). It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some【2】 , 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 age, it’s enough to hold them. As they 【3】 , 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 【4】 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?

Failing is part of learning. We should 【5】 give up the struggle (挣扎) in life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】E

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

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，应该不要放弃努力。

【1】句意：他发现这些巨大的大象只被拴在前腿上的一根小绳子牵着。

根据空后“that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope (绳索) tied to their front leg. 这些巨大的大象只被拴在前腿上的一根小绳子牵着。”可知是发现这样的一个现象，结合所给单词，found符合句意。故选D。

【2】句意：很明显，大象在任何时候都可以挣脱绳索，但因为某种原因，它们没有。

根据空前“the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes大象在任何时候都可以挣脱绳索”，及后面“they did not它们没有”，可知在这儿for是因为的意思，“因为某种原因”符合语境。故选F。

【3】句意：当大象长大了，他们仍然认为他们不能挣脱绳子。

根据空前“at that age, it’s enough to hold them.在那么大时，绳子足以能栓住他们。”可知这儿as意为当……时，结合所给单词，“as they grow up当它们长大时”符合语境。故选E。

【4】句意：但因为他们总是呆在原地，他们相信他们做不到（挣脱绳子）。

根据空前“because they always stuck right where they were因为他们总是呆在原地”，可知后面是结果，“they couldn’t它们不能” ，结合所给单词，“他们相信他们不能做到”符合句意。故选A。

【5】句意：我们不应该放弃在生活中奋斗。

根据前面“Failing is part of learning. 失败是学习的一部分。”，可知后面是鼓励人们别怕失败，要去奋斗，所以“我们不应该放弃在生活中奋斗。”选用“never”符合语境和句意。故选C。

本题为人生感悟类阅读，总体理解起来难度较大，题目涉及到动词，副词和名词，做题时结合原文有针对性的找出前后语句进行分析，结合单词选项选出正确答案。有难度的单词要在理解全文整体内容的基础上作答，要整体把握文章主旨，不要以偏概全，要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理分析得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，盲目作答。