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

解析試題分析：本文通過(guò)講述大象鼻子上的繩子來(lái)告訴我們面對(duì)失敗，不要放棄，要堅(jiān)持斗爭(zhēng)。當(dāng)作者在村里看到大象鼻子上系著一根細(xì)繩，大象卻不會(huì)掙脫，他感到驚訝。馴象師告訴他這是因?yàn)榇笙笤诤苄〉臅r(shí)候，因?yàn)閽昝摬涣诉@個(gè)繩子，他長(zhǎng)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(yīng)該不要放棄爭(zhēng)扎。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped.可知他在這個(gè)村里看到了大象。故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away.可知當(dāng)大象長(zhǎng)大了，他們?nèi)匀徽J(rèn)為他們不能掙脫繩子，所以沒(méi)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(zhǎng)大了，能在在任何時(shí)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(yīng)放棄爭(zhēng)扎。故選A。
【小題5】標(biāo)題歸納題。本文通過(guò)大象鼻子上的繩子，告訴我們?cè)?jīng)的挫折和失敗，如果我們堅(jiān)持斗爭(zhēng)，就能成功，但是放棄爭(zhēng)扎，就只能是在失敗。故此處用大象鼻子上的繩子來(lái)比喻曾經(jīng)的失敗。故選D。
考點(diǎn)：人生百味類短文閱讀。

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