【正文】 ld them, so they never try to break free. The man was surprised. These animals could break flee whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn39。t, they were stuck right where they were. How many of us go through life like the elephantsholding onto the belief that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before? Failure is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesn39。t mean we can never succeed. If we try again and again, maybe we will succeed one day. So don39。t be afraid of failure and keep on trying. （1）Why did the elephants never try to break the rope after they grew up? A.Because they liked being tied.B.Because they were too weak to break it.C.Because they didn39。t want to break it.D.Because they thought they couldn39。t break it.（2）The underlined word stuck in Paragraph 3 means . A.leftB.caughtC.killedD.found（3）What does the writer want to tell us? A.Elephants should be set flee.B.Failure can help us succeed.C.Never let failure stop you from trying again.D.People should look after the elephants well.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文 主要介紹了一個男人看到大象被繩子綁住了一只腳而不逃走，由此引發(fā)對人生的思考。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)原文提到了 As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break tile rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try to break free. 可知大象小時候被綁住，長大了以后依然認(rèn)為繩子可以拴住他們，故選D。 （2）推斷題。根據(jù)原文提到了 because they believed they couldn39。t, 可知他們認(rèn)為自己已經(jīng)被這根繩子困住了，故選B。 （3）主旨大意題。根據(jù)原文提到了 If we failed once, it doesn39。t mean we can never succeed. If we try again and again, maybe we will succeed one day.可知作者想告訴我們永遠不要被困難打倒，堅強起來，故選C。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題和主旨題三種常考題型，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。9．閱讀理解 As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, each child from the third grade took part in an old school tradition—the plant sale held in early May, just before Mother39。s Day. That year I was old enough to take part in it. I wanted to surprise my mother, but I didn39。t have any money. I told my elder sister about it and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully chose my favorite. I watched each plant seriously to make sure that I could find the best geranium（天竺葵）. After school, with the help of my sister I bid it on the neighbor39。s porch（門廊）. On Mother39。s Day, I remember how bright my mother39。s eyes were and how elated she was at my gift. The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached the third, grade. She told me that, she wanted to surprise our mother. Like my elder sister did for me, I gave her some money. And she bought the same gift and we hid it in the same place. When she gave the gift to my mother, I watched them full of pride and happiness. My mother noticed me watching and gave me a soft and secret smile. With a shock at my heart, I smiled back. I wonder how my mother could pretend （假裝） to be surprised at the same sixth child, but as I watched her eyes, I knew she was not pretending.（1）The writer first took part in the plant sale______________. A.in the third gradeB.at the age of sixteenC.in the fifth gradeD.at the age of fifteen（2）The underlined word elated in the second paragraph probably means _____________. A.angryB.upsetC.excitedD.relaxed（3）The sixth child bought _____________ for her mother. A.the prettiest roseB.the best geraniumC.the biggest grapeD.the freshest strawberry（4）From the third paragraph, we can know the mother ___________when she got the same gift. A.refused to accept itB.pretended to be happyC.felt proud and happyD.hid it on the neighbor39。s porch（5）The passage is mainly about __________________. A.the best place to hide a giftB.a good way to surprise momC.an awful secret of the familyD.deep love between mom and children【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文講述了作者小時候和幾個兄弟姐妹給媽媽送母親節(jié)禮物的故事。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Every year, each child from the third grade took part in an old school tradition—the plant sale held in early May, just before Mother39。s year I was old enough to take part in it 每年，三年級的每個孩子都參加一個古老的學(xué)校傳統(tǒng)——五月初母親節(jié)前夕舉行的植物銷售。那一年，我大到可以參加了，可知作者在三年級時第一次參加了植物銷售，故選A。 （2）詞義猜測題。A生氣的，B不安的，C激動的，D放松的，根據(jù) how bright my mother39。s eyes were 我母親的眼睛有多明亮可知 elated 是excited激動的意思，故選C。 （3）推理題。根據(jù) she bought the same gift 她買了同樣的禮物和 I could find the best geranium 可知第六個孩子給她媽媽買了geranium ，故選B。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) I watched them full of pride and happiness 可知， 母親收到同樣的禮物時感到自豪和快樂 ， 故選C。 （5）主旨題。根據(jù)本文講述了作者小時候幾個兄弟姐妹給媽媽送母親節(jié)禮物的故事可知本文講述了媽媽和孩子之間深深的愛 ，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測題和主旨題四種?？碱}型，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，詞義猜測題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。