Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains(鎖鏈)， no cages. It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, 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 rage, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, 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 believed 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?
___________________. We should never give up the struggle(掙扎) in life.
根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。
小題1: What did the writer see in the village?
A．ChainsB．ElephantsC．CagesD．Farmers
小題2:Why do the elephants never try up to break free from the ropes?
A．Because they think they can not.
B．Because they are too old to do it.
C．Because they like their living places.
D．Because they get on well with the trainer.
小題3:How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said?
A．MovedB．Surprised
C．AngryD．Nervous
小題4:Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph?
A．Failing is part of learning.
B．We should be different from others.
C．Helping animals is helping ourselves.
D．Traveling always makes people relaxed.
小題5:What is the best title for this test?
A．Pleasant tripB．A Cruel Trainer
C．Elephant TrainingD．The Elephant Rope

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：本文通過講述大象鼻子上的繩子來告訴我們面對失敗，不要放棄，要堅持斗爭。當作者在村里看到大象鼻子上系著一根細繩，大象卻不會掙脫，他感到驚訝。馴象師告訴他這是因為大象在很小的時候，因為掙脫不了這個繩子，他長大了仍然以為掙脫不了，所以就放棄努力了。這告訴我們，失敗是生活中的一部分，應該不要放棄爭扎。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped.可知他在這個村里看到了大象。故選B。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。 As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away.可知當大象長大了，他們?nèi)匀徽J為他們不能掙脫繩子，所以沒有想辦法擺脫繩子的束縛。故選A。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes.可知大象長大了，能在在任何時候擺脫繩子，怎么能不掙斷繩子呢？故推斷此處他感到驚訝。故選B。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)We should never give up the struggle(掙扎) in life.可知在生活中失敗是常有的事，我們不應放棄爭扎。故選A。
小題5:標題歸納題。本文通過大象鼻子上的繩子，告訴我們曾經(jīng)的挫折和失敗，如果我們堅持斗爭，就能成功，但是放棄爭扎，就只能是在失敗。故此處用大象鼻子上的繩子來比喻曾經(jīng)的失敗。故選D。
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