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As I was passing the elephants, I was confused to see these huge animals were held by nothing but a small rope. The rope was tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.
I saw a nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
To my , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have trying something new because of a limited belief (认知)? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?
| 小题1: | | A．clear | B．lively | C．smart | D．lovely |
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| 小题2: | | A．visitor | B．gardener | C．trainer | D．waiter |
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| 小题3: | | A．get away | B．give away | C．put away | D．carry away |
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| 小题4: | | A．colour | B．size | C．model | D．number |
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| 小题5: | | A．turn up | B．get up | C．look up | D．grow up |
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| 小题6: | | A．even | B．still | C．hard | D．hardly |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprise | B．joy | C．danger | D．interest |
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| 小题8: | | A．did | B．didn’t | C．are | D．aren’t |
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| 小题10: | | A．finished | B．enjoyed | C．avoided | D．practised |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C |
解析
试题分析：当我正走过大象的时候，我被这些除了一条小绳索没被任何东西所控制的巨大动物所困惑了，这条绳索系在他们的前腿上，没有链子，没有笼子，大象们在任何时候都很容易从绳索中逃脱，但是事实相反他们并没有逃脱。最后我们有多少人一生去相信我们不能做的事情，我们又有多少人由于一限制性的认知避开尝试一些新的东西。
小题1:考查词组及语境的理解。break away from脱离……结合前文No chains, no cages.和下文the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time.排除BCD，故选A。
小题2:考查名词及语境的理解。A、参观者；B、园艺家；C、驯兽师；D、服务员，根据下文asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to get away可知是一名驯兽师，故选C。
小题3:考查固定短语及语境的理解。A、离开，脱身; 逃掉; B、泄露; 失去; C、收起来; 放好; D、拿走; 带走; 根据上文why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to （），可知是这些大象只是站在那并没有尝试离开，故选A。
小题4:考查名词及语境的理解。根据文中when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same （） rope to tie them，可知使用相同尺寸的绳索系他们，故选B。
小题5:考查固定短语及语境的理解。A、开大; 翻起; 出现B、起床; 安排; 举起; C、向上看;改善;拜访（某人）;查找； D、 长大; 成熟; 根据上文when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them.可知选当他们长大的时候，故选D。
小题6:考查副词及语境的理解。根据上文they are used to believing that they cannot break away.和下文so they never try to break free.可知选B。
小题7:考查固定短语及语境的理解。根据下文these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they didn’t. to one’s surprise令某人惊奇的是,故选A.。
小题8:考查否定词级语境的理解。根据上文these animals could break free from their ropes at any time,和but表转折可知他们没有。故选B。
小题9:考查介词及语境的理解。A、向下;（表示位置）在…的下方;B、在……上面；C、（表示位置）在;在（某时间或时刻）D、通过，根据句意我们有多少人通过一生去相信我们不能做的事情，故选D。
小题10:考查动词及语境的理解。A、结束，完成；B、享有，享受;C、避开，避免D、练习;实习;根据下文Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?及此题的句意理解可知选C。
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Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.
Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word.
Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed.
“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.
“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.
小题1:Lu Jialei was born in ________.小题2: Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.| A．for more than one week | B．as long as one week | | C．for more than half a month | D．as long as half a month |
小题3:The contestant was required to write down the word ________.| A．after the contestant read the word to the host | | B．before the host read the word to the contestant | | C．after the host explained its meaning and gave sample sentences | | D．before the contestant explained its meaning and gave sample sentences |
小题4:Lu Jialei’s secret weapon was that ________.| A．she paid attention to details | | B．she was the smartest contestant | | C．she found the beauty of Chinese language | | D．she studied how Chinese characters were formed |
小题5:From the passage we can infer ________ isn’t an important part of inheriting Chinese culture.| A．trying to write Chinese characters | | B．using chopsticks when having meals | | C．giving and receiving presents at Christmas | | D．spending the Spring Festival with families |
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Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to each other day after day. Finally, they up and dared to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around . At last, the largest fish returned to the pond by over the lowest part of the boat. The second fish also succeeded in joining his older brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn"t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.
小题1:A. listen to B. look after C. talk with
小题2:A. grow B. grew C. grown
小题3:A. allowed B. given C. taken
小题4:A. in safety B. in doubt C. in danger
小题5:A. agreed B. talked C. compared
小题6:A. time B. food C. water
小题7:A. slowly B. sadly C. happily
小题8:A. jumps B. jumped C. jumping
小题9:A. large B. largest C. larger
小题10:A. storm B. stars C. sun |
“The Care and Keeping of Friends” by American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.
Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friends? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨) and do their best to help. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
Sally says there are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ success. Even if you haven’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you read this book. Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
小题1:The writer of the text really wants to tell us________.| A．life is great if we have friends | B．an old saying | | C．Sally Seamans is an American writer | D．God’s way of taking care of us |
小题2:“The Care and Keeping of Friends” is_______.| A．the word of the God | B．a way of making good friends | | C．the name of a book by Sally | D．a story from a newspaper |
小题3:A good friend should_______.| A．have a lot of money | B．have good look | | C．be kind and patient | D．listen to you |
小题4:Good friends will_______.| A．always be happy | B．do their best to help you | | C．never do wrong | D．not have a fight |
小题5:What can’t you do if your good friend has done wrong?| A．Write a letter to him. | B．Have an honest talk with him. | | C．Tell him or her your feeling. | D．Have a fight with him. |
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Long, long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?” and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比).”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah! Ah! Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many! People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that.” But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right? We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
小题1:The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because .| A．he hadn’t eaten it before | B．he was hungry | | C．it was cheap | D．he hadn’t seen it before |
小题2:The underlined word “condiment” in Paragraph3 probably means_______.小题3:Which of the following sentence is TRUE?| A．The man went to India to buy fruit. | | B．The man didn’t want to waste money. | | C．The man bought the fruit because it was expensive. | | D．India can grow a lot of fruit. |
小题4:From the passage, we can learn that_________.| A．we shouldn’t waste money | | B．we shouldn’t eat chilies | | C．we shouldn’t buy something cheap | | D．letting something go is better than keeping on losing |
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A group of swans（天鹅）flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
小题1:What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The crow showed off its flying skills.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.
d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.| A．e, c, d, a, b | B．a, e, c, d, b | C．c, e, a, d, b | D．e, a, d, c, b |
小题2:What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?| A．Tired. | B．Angry. | C．Frightened. | D．Regretful. |
小题3:Why did the crow keep touching the water?| A．It was showing another flying skill. | | B．It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water. | | C．It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water. | | D．It was enjoying itself by doing so. |
小题4:What can we infer(推断) from the passage?| A．The crow didn’t know flying. | | B．Flying skills were useless. | | C．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. | | D．The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow. |
小题5:What does the story tell us?| A．No pains, no gains. | B．The early bird catches the worm. | | C．Pride goes before a fall. | D．Practice makes perfect. |
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