Question

【题目】

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you__【1】_to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a__【2】__hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to__【3】__.

"What are you doing?"asked one of the visitors.

"We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers_【4】___excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh,__ 【5】__the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was__【6】__.After a long__【7】___,one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety

of insects.He__【8】__the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing (嘲笑)__ 【9】__.

Then he said quietly and__【10】___,"Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look what we have found along the way!"

Their__【11】__was far too ambitious, but it did__【12】__them to dig. And that is what a goal is for-to cause us to move in the__【13】___we have chosen；__【14】__to set us to digging!

But not every goal will be fully__【15】__.Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every endeavor will be completed.

Not every dream will be_【16】___. But when you__【17】__your aim, perhaps you can say,"Yes,__ 【18】__look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!"

It is in the__【19】_that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly__【20】__.

A. look forward B. set out C. take over D. give in

A. wide B. large C. deep D. shallow

A. watch B. discuss C. introduce D. hasten

A. whispered B. commented C. lectured D. volunteered

A. expressing B. explaining C. telling D. arguing

A. unnecessary B. impossible C. unbelievable D. incorrect

A silence B. intention C. escape D. imagination

A folded B. covered C. removed D. defended

A. volunteers B. farmers C. contributors D. visitors

A confidently B. curiously C. immediately D. strictly

A idea B. thought C. goal D. belief

A make B. expect C. cause D. force

A justice B. feeling C. chance D. direction

A as a result B. in other words C. now and then D. all the way

A achieved B. absorbed C. controlled D. decided

A predicated B. grasped C. realized D. depended

A succeed B. reached C. fail D. lose

A. but B. so C and D or

A searching B. digging C. arranging D. discovering

A. considers B. proves C. occurs D. matters

Answer 1

【答案】【1】_ B

【2】C

【3】 A

【4】 D

【5】 C

【6】B

【7】 A

【8】 C

【9】 D

【10】 A

【11】 C

【12】 C

【13】D

【14】 B

【15】A

【16】 C

【17】 C

【18】 A

【19】 B

【20】 D

【解析】【1】 句意：达成你的目标并不重要。Look forward to doing something期待做某事；set out to do着手去做；take over掌管；give in屈服。

【2】 从后面的dig a hole all the way through the earth可以判断。

【3】 由后面的visitors可知两个大孩子驻足观看。

【4】 whisper低语；comment评论；lecture演讲；volunteer主动回答。由句中excitedly可知选D。

【5】 根据后面宾语从句的内容知此处应是“告诉这两个小兄弟”。

【6】 由常识可知要挖穿地球是不可能的。

【7】 silence沉默；intention目的；escape逃离；imagination想象。由上下文可知选A。

【8】 remove the lid揭开盖子。

【9】 由第三段可知选visitors。

【10】 句意：他说话声音不高，但充满自信。Confidently自信地；curiously好奇地；immediately立刻；strictly严厉地。

【11】 由此段第二句可知答案。

【12】 由此段第二句可知答案。cause somebody to do something使某人做某事。

【13】 句意：目标的作用就是使我们朝着选定的方向前进。justice公平；feeling感情；chance机会；direction方向。

【14】 句意：换言之，（远大的）目标使我们去挖掘。as a result因此；in other words换言之；now and then不时地；all the way一直。

【15】 句意：不是每个目标都能完全实现。achieve达到；absorb吸收；control控制；decide决定。

【16】 realize one’s dream实现某人的梦想。

【17】 分析句子结构可知此处应用一般现在时表将来，只有C符合句意。

【18】 A 此处表示虽然失败了，但是仍然有收获。表转折故选A。

【19】 句意：生命正是在自己不断挖掘的过程中而具有活力。search搜寻；dig挖；arrange安排；discover发现。

【20】 句意：而且我相信，最后，旅途上的快乐才是最重要的。consider考虑；prove证明；occur发生；matter重要，要紧。