Question

完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项

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 1 that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.

I saw a 2 nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to 3 . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same 4 rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they 5 , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can 6 hold them, so they never try to break free.”

To my 7 , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they 8 . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go 9 life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have 10 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?

1. A. clear B. lively C. smart D. lovely

2. A. visitor B. gardener C. trainer D. waiter

3. A. get away B. give away C. put away D. carry away

4. A. colour B. size C. model D. number

5. A. turn up B. get up C. look up D. grow up

6. A. even B. still C. hard D. hardly

7. A. surprise B. joy C. danger D. interest

8. A. did B. didn’t C. are D. aren’t

9. A. down B. on C. at D. through

10. A. finished B. enjoyed C. avoided D. practised

Answer 1

1A  2C  3A  4B  5D  6B  7A  8B  9D  10C