15．If you have ever been discouraged because of failure，please read on．Usually，achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing．Let me explain．
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house．As they were working，several older boys stopped by to watch．
"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 answered excitedly．
The older boys began to laugh，telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible．After a long silence，one of the diggers picked up a bottle full of spiders and insects．He removed the lid（蓋子） and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors who were laughing at them．Then he said quietly and confidently，"Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth，look at what we found along the way!"
Their goal was far too difficult，but it made them big．And that is what a goal is for-to make us move in the direction we have chosen．In other words，it sets us digging!
But not every goal will be fully achieved．Not every job will end successfully．Not every hope will come to pass．Not every love will last．But when you fall short of your aim，perhaps you can say，"Yes，but 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!"And I believe it is the joy in the journey，in the end，that truly matters．

24．One of the brothers showed a bottle to the older boys toB．
A．present what tools they were using
B．show what they had found in their digging
C．frighten them away
D．make them curious
25．We can infer from the passage thatC．
A．digging a hole all the way through the earth is impossible
B．the writer thinks that the two brothers will reach their goal one day
C．a(chǎn) goal is something that we have chosen and want to achieve
D．everyone can succeed if he sets a goal
26．What is the best title for the passage？D
A．Failure is the mother of success     
B．Where there is a will，there is a way
C．No pains，no gains               
D．Joy in the journey．

分析 本文用一個(gè)故事來講述了一個(gè)道理----人們應(yīng)該有目標(biāo)，并為實(shí)現(xiàn)該目標(biāo)而付出自己的勞動(dòng)，盡管這個(gè)目標(biāo)有可能實(shí)現(xiàn)不了，而在做的過程中卻得到了自己的快樂是非常重要的．

解答 24．B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四段After a long silence，one of the diggers picked up a bottle full of spiders and insects．He removed the lid（蓋子） and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors who were laughing at them．可知這個(gè)男孩向他們展示了一瓶他們?cè)谕诰蛑兴l(fā)現(xiàn)的東西，故選B．
25．C  推理判斷題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Their goal was far too difficult，but it made them big．And that is what a goal is for-to make us move in the direction we have chosen．In other words，it sets us digging!可知目標(biāo)是我們選擇并且想要實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)，故選C．
26．D  標(biāo)題歸納題．根據(jù)最后一段I believe it is the joy in the journey，in the end，that truly matters．可知本文主要向我們介紹了旅途中的樂趣才是最重要的，故選D．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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B．He failed to find the treasure he wanted．
C．He met something terrible under the sea．
D．He was the first diver to explore the deep sea．

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