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(锁链)， 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(挣扎) in life.
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【小题1】 What did the writer see in the village?

　　One day they found a mirror （镜子）and for the first time, they saw what they looked like. The boy was very pleased. He said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!” The girl did not like what he said. She gave her brother a push and said, “Go away!”

　　Their father saw what had happened and said to the boy, “You must always be as good as you look.” And to the girl he said, “My dear, if you help everyone and be kind to everyone, you will be loved. Our looks don't mean anything.”

A．the father told them

B．people told them

C．they saw themselves in the mirror

D．the boy found it out

A．she herself was not good-looking

B．the boy was handsome

C．what the boy said made her angry

D．she was jealous （嫉妒）of the boy

(3) Where did the story take place（发生）？

A．It is good to be good-looking.

B．It is a pity to be ugly-looking

C．Good-looking is important

D．Deeds （行为）are more important than looks.

Americans love cars．They go everywhere in them．8 5％of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses．Why does this car culture exist?
How it started
America’s love of cars started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives．They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位)．The more money they had，the bigger their cars were．
Making of roads
During the war，President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had．He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America．He said if something happened suddenly，the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities．Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started．
Car lover
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars．Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully .These are called Art Cars．Every April there is an activity in Houston，Texas，where they show their cars．
Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment．American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution．Many countries were angry about it．Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars．Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less．But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars．
【小题1】When did Americans begin to love cars?