As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs． It was that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some ，they did not．
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn't to get away．
“Well，” he said，“when they are very and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it's enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to that they cannot break away．They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．”
My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free， because they believed they couldn't，they were stuck right where they were．
Like the elephants，how many of us go life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we at it once before? How many of us are being held back by old，outdated that no longer serve us?
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【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】B
【小题6】D
【小题7】A
【小题8】C
【小题9】A
【小题10】C
解析试题分析：本文通过大象本能轻而易举地挣脱绳子，但他们不会这样做，因为被小时候的经历固定住，体会到了人生何尝不是如此，要挣脱固有的观念。
【小题1】A考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A．clear清楚的；B．necessary必要的；C．interesting有趣的；D．important重要的；句意：大象能摆脱绳子，这是很明显的，根据上文提到 He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope． 一头大象用一根绳子绑着，这让我的朋友很困惑，所以显然是绑不住的，故选A项。
【小题2】D考查名词辨析及语境理解 A．business生意；B．time时间；C．duty责任；D．reason原因。句意：但是因为一些原因，他们不能。根据下方提到My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn't to get away 故选D项。
【小题3】A 考查动词辨析及语境理解 A．try尝试；B．continue继续；C．remember记得；D．refuse 拒绝；句意：我的看到附近的一个训练者，问他为什么大象这样站着，不试着挣脱。根据下方提到小时候大象就被绑着，他习惯了，认为不能挣脱，故选A项。
【小题4】C 考查形容词辨析及语境理解 A．strong强壮 的；B．sleepy困的；C．young 年轻的；D．tired累的；句意：当他们小时候甚至更小时，我们就用同样尺寸的绳子绑着他。根据下方提到As they grow up，they are used to that they cannot break away当他们长大时，可知故选C项。
【小题5】B 考查动词辨析及语境理解 A．guessing认为；B．believing相信；C．proving证明；D．regretting后悔遗憾。 句意：当他们长大时，他们习惯于相信不能挣脱绳子。Be used to doing 习惯于做某事，故选B项。
【小题6】D 考查副词辨析及语境理解 A．ever曾经；B．even甚至；C．never从不；D．still仍然； 句意：他们认为这绳子仍然能困住他们，因此他们不会挣脱，故D项。
【小题7】A 考查连词辨析及语境理解A．but但是；B．and并且；C．or否则；D．so因此。 句意：这些动物任何时候能挣脱这些绳子，但因为他们相信不能，所以他们就被困以原地。根据句意，两个句子之间是转折关系，故选A项。
【小题8】C 考查介词辨析及语境理解 句意：跟大象一样，许多认为有些事我们不能做，把这做为自己坚定的信念。Go across 通过，故选C项。
【小题9】A 考查动词辨析及语境理解A．failed失败；B．laughed笑；C．aimed目的旨在；D．looked看；句意：仅仅就因为我们失败过？fail at it 在此处失败过，故选A项。
【小题10】C考查名词辨析及语境理解A．dreams梦想；B．instructions说明；C．beliefs信念；D．chances机会。句意：我们中许多人被老的守旧的思想所牵绊，这些理念已经不能为我们很好地服务了。根据文章指固定的思想所禁锢，故选C项。
考点：人生百味类文章。
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Researchers have found that there are some basic things that you can do to become happier.
◆Self
Yourself includes your education, your health, and your sense of purpose. It is important to take care of yourself and to connect the people around you. First, find a hobby. This gives you a chance to meet people with similar interests. You can also volunteer. Volunteering takes the focus off your own problems and makes you feel grateful for what you have.
◆Home
Create a quieter, dark area where you can sit and relax. Paint your living room yellow – it can increase energy and improve mood (情绪). It also helps to own a pet. Pets can make their owners feel calm, and provide love and friendship.
◆Financial (财务的) life
According to Ed Diener, the key to greater well-being is to have money, but not to want it too much. Try to spend money on things that give you long-lasting pleasure. Buy things that will enrich your life, such as music lessons and dinners with friends and family.
◆Social life
Have friends that encourage you to eat right, to be active, to laugh, and to do your best. Meet with your friends regularly and share with them when you have more of something than you need. Support each other in difficult times.
◆Workplace
Your office should be a place that you like. Find a job with people that you enjoy being around. That includes your boss. And do something that you feel strongly about. That is more important than money.
◆Community
If possible, live near people who have about the same amount of money as you. This makes you less aware (意识到的) of what you don’t have. Live in a neighborhood where you feel safe and where you can walk a lot. Walking makes you healthier, and healthier people are happier people.
【小题1】What does yourself include according to the passage?
【小题2】How can we increase our energy and improve mood?
【小题3】What is the key to greater well-being, according to Ed Diener?
【小题4】Why should we live near people as rich as ourselves?
【小题5】What does the passage mainly talk about?
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She greeted in a low and soft voice to show she was friendly. The bull dog shook when he heard her voice.
Andi inched closer and dropped some water into the dog's mouth. He tried to stand up but failed. Something was wrong with his left front leg. Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn't respond. She knew that if she didn't carry the dog down the mountain, he would die.
She carefully put her arms under the dog's body. He was so weak that he fell into her chest.
Andi had great trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animal in her arms. Even her arms and back started aching, she didn't give up. The trip up had taken 30 minutes while going back down took twice that.
Andi's husband received her messages at last. He and their son, Justin, jumped into the car and drove to pick up Andi.
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| A．Her husband sent her. |
| B．Another hiker helped her. |
| C．She climbed by herself. |
| D．She reached there by car |
| A．Pull. | B．Contact. | C．Speak. | D．Answer. |
| A．badce | B．badec | C．abdce | D．adbec |
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| A．1914 | B．1928 | C．1967 | D．1982 |
| A．was born in Mexico City |
| B．spent most of his adult life in Colombia |
| C．had a writing style called “magical realism ” |
| D．was famous but lived a simple daily life |
| A．隔绝的 | B．安逸的 | C．喧嚣的 | D．繁华的 |
| A．He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 |
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| C．He was widely known as “a girl of 20th-century literature ”. |
| D．Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City. |
| A．praise Garcia Márquez for his achievement |
| B．show the deep sadness of the President |
| C．explain the writing style of Garcia Márquez |
| D．describe the character of Garcia Márquez |
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| A．keep out | B．give up |
| C．pay no attention to | D．continue |
| A．Treating friends at home. |
| B．Taking days off to be with friends. |
| C．Meeting friends at the airport at mid night. |
| D．Sharing everything they have. |
| A．Americans are always generous with their time. |
| B．Americans don't feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. |
| C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. |
| D．Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships. |
| A．American students |
| B．Chinese students |
| C．Chinese visitors to America |
| D．American visitors to China |
| A．An introduction of friendships. |
| B．An advertisement of mobiles. |
| C．Friendships between Chinese. |
| D．The ways Americans treat friends. |
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One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
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| A．sixteen | B．eighteen | C．twenty | D．fifteen |
【小题2】The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.| A．he's her grandson | B．he's clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
【小题3】The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.| A．盖印 | B．跺 | C．贴邮票 | D．承认 |
【小题4】Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.| A．to wake his grandma up |
| B．to make his grandma angry |
| C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time |
| D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch |
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根据短文内容选择正确答案。
【小题1】The English traveler knew he would ________ in two days.
| A．be back home | B．buy some food to eat |
| C．travel everywhere in Europe | D．enjoy himself in the ship |
| A．stole | B．sold | C．refused | D．missed |
| A．he was ill | B．he was not feeling well |
| C．he was not hungry | D．he had no money |
| A．stay in his room | B．be thrown into the sea |
| C．have dinner | D．run away |
| A．was excited | B．was sad | C．was glad | D．was told |
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The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”
【小题1】This story happened in ________.
A. U.N. B. U.S.A. C. U.K. D. P.R.C.
【小题2】There are________in this passage.
| A．three men | B．three women and one man |
| C．four men | D．three men and one woman |
| A．had similar opinions about the reporter’s question |
| B．disagreed with each other |
| C．had been invited to the White House many times |
| D．didn’t reply to the reporter |
| A．he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world |
| B．the President was really important because the president of another country called him |
| C．the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country |
| D．none of them was really important |
| A．the television reporter | B．the owner of many buildings |
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It was a cold winter afternoon before Christmas. My parents and I sat on the bench in Washington, D.C.’Union Station, waiting for the train. Inside the waiting hall were many people.
A boy sat nearby. His worn jacket, pale face, dirty hands all seemed to tell me that he was homeless.
“He must be cold and hungry. Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself.
Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple walked towards him.
“Excuse me,” the man bent down. “My wife and I bought two meal boxes but one was enough for us. We hate to waste good food. Can you help us out and put this to use?” he handed the boy a meal box.
The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care. Suddenly he stopped. In the direction to which he looked, I saw an old man in rags-in a worn sweater, worn trousers and open shoes, entering the hall.
Putting the meal box aside, the boy stood and helped the old to his seat. He took off his jacket and covered it on the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished eating. I hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?” He placed the still-warm meal box in the old man’s hands without waiting for an answer.
“Sure, son, but if only you share that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age. ”
We were all touched. Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza. Mum and dad went up to those rags, “Excuse me…”
I rushed into a KFC and took out my pocket money. It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever thought possible.【小题1】Who gave the boy a meal box?
| A．The young woman. | B．The old man. |
| C．The young man. | D．Mum and Dad. |
【小题2】Why didn’t the boy have the meal?| A．He was not hungry. |
| B．He wanted to help the old man. |
| C．He didn’t like the food. |
| D．He saw a sandwich in the meal box. |
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