My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country.We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.
In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town . As we were passing elephants, we stopped , confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs . No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not . My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”he said , “When they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed . These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something , simply because we failed at it once before ? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us ? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still , how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.
【小题1】What was the author most interested in during his visit?

My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country.We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.

In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town . As we were passing elephants, we stopped , confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs . No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not . My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”he said , “When they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed . These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something , simply because we failed at it once before ? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us ? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still , how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.

1.What was the author most interested in during his visit?

2.What amazed them was to see__________.

3.The elephants never tried to get away because_______.

4.The author holds the view that _______.

My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country.We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.
In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town . As we were passing elephants, we stopped , confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs . No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not . My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”he said , “When they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed . These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something , simply because we failed at it once before ? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us ? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still , how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.

1. 1.

   What was the author most interested in during his visit?

   1. A.
      The local people and elephants
   2. B.
      The local culture and tradition
   3. C.
      The history of the eastern country
   4. D.
      The local food and scenery
2. 2.

   What amazed them was to see__________.

   1. A.
      the trainer playing skillfully with the huge animals
   2. B.
      the trainer attracting the visitors’s attention in such a way
   3. C.
      the huge elephants tied only by a small rope
   4. D.
      the elephants being trained with small ropes
3. 3.

   The elephants never tried to get away because_______.

   1. A.
      they believed they couldn’t break away from the small ropes
   2. B.
      they got used to being raised and controlled by human beings
   3. C.
      they had a very close relationship with their trainers
   4. D.
      it was hard to break away from the strong and powerful ropes
4. 4.

   The author holds the view that _______.

   1. A.
      people should never fail to make an attempt or get held by false beliefs
   2. B.
      people should travel around and try new things
   3. C.
      animals should be trained to obey their masters
   4. D.
      it’s necessary to train creatures when they are young

　　 My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country.We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.

In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town . As we were passing elephants, we stopped , confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs . No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not . My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”he said , “When they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed . These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something , simply because we failed at it once before ? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us ? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still , how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.

68. What was the author most interested in during his visit?

A. The local people and elephants　　　 B. The local culture and tradition

C.The history of the eastern country　 D. The local food and scenery

69. What amazed them was to see__________.

A. the trainer playing skillfully with the huge animals

B. the trainer attracting the visitors’s attention in such a way

C.the huge elephants tied only by a small rope

D. the elephants being trained with small ropes

70. The elephants never tried to get away because_______.

A. they believed they couldn’t break away from the small ropes

B. they got used to being raised and controlled by human beings

C.they had a very close relationship with their trainers

D.it was hard to break away from the strong and powerful ropes

71.The author holds the view that _______.

A. people should never fail to make an attempt or get held by false beliefs

B. people should travel around and try new things

C.animals should be trained to obey their masters

D. it’s necessary to train creatures when they are young

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I have two friends who are eager to go hiking. There is a High Peaks region 1 46 mountains in New York. A mountain club gives special recognition（奖赏） to 2 who climbs all the 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this 3. The mountains were really 4 to climb. It  5  them several years to achieve it. My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains, and the 6 one was the most distant and the highest.

Early one morning they left their campsite hiking path to the 7 of a chain of mountains. When they reached the base, they found that they had left their 8 and map in the camp. 9 returning to the camp, they decided to navigate(导航，定位) without them. 10, they reached the top of a mountain. They were worn-out 11 extremely happy.

However, the 12 lasted only for a short time. When they 13 , they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the 14 mountain! 15 the time problem, they had to wait for another four months to climb the right mountain.

I think this story tells an important 16：often in life we put great 17 into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get 18. Knowing your 49 in life gives you a powerful personal map and compass, 20 that you are always climbing the right mountain.

1.                A．consisting of     B．consisted of     C．making of D．made of

2.                A．everyone       B．anyone         C．no one   D．someone

3.                A．relax           B．award          C．admission D．result

4.                A．easy           B．visual          C．hard     D．fragile

5.                A．cost           B．wasted         C．spent D．took

6.                A．first            B．second         C．third D．last

7.                A．top            B．side            C．edge     D．base

8.                A．map           B．guide          C．water    D．compass

9.                A．Rather than      B．Other than      C．Or rather D．Except for

10.               A．Consequently    B．Eventually       C．Endlessly  D．Mentally

11.               A．and            B．but            C．or    D．so

12.               A．delight         B．sorrow         C．stress D．preference

13.               A．looked up       B．looked forward   C．looked back    D．looked around

14.               A．right           B．left            C．wrong D．highest

15.               A．In spite of       B．Due to         C．Thanks to  D．Instead of

16.               A．class           B．lesson          C．aim   D．ban

17.               A．strength        B．load           C．effort D．faith

18.               A．abused         B．addicted        C．accustomed    D．lost

19.               A．purpose        B．dream         C．quality    D．pleasure

20.               A．making sure     B．making out      C．making up D．making from