Question

【題目】Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of 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 said 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 jar full of spiders, worms and all kinds of other insects. He removed the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing(嘲笑)visitors. Then he said quietly and confidently, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!”

Their goal was far too ambitious（有野心的）, but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen; in other words, to set us to digging!

But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure(長久持續(xù)). Not every dream will be realized. 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!”

It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly matters.

【1】Which of the following is NOT the reason why the older boys laughed at the two brothers?

A. The two brothers only dug out a lot of insects

B. The two brothers lacked knowledge of the earth.

C. The two brothers were foolish.

D. The two brothers had a far too ambitious goal.

【2】What does the underlined part “when you fall short of your aim” probably mean?

A. When you are shorter than you expected

B. When you have less than the amount than you wanted

C. When you fail to obtain（得到）what you expected

D. When you miss the target you are aiming at

【3】The passage is written to _____.

A. tell readers a story

B. teach readers how to set a goal

C. praise the two brothers

D. teach readers a lesson

【4】Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Dig a Hole Through the Earth

B. Joy in the Journey

C. Realize Your Goal

D. Don’t Laugh at Others

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文用一個故事，來講述了一個道理，人們應該有目標，并為實現該目標而付出自己的勞動，盡管這個目標有可能實現不了，而在做的過程中卻得到了自己的快樂是非常重要的。

21.【1】A細節(jié)理解題。根據文章中的“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers said excitedly. 我們計劃挖一個穿過地球的洞。Their goal was far too ambitious（有野心的）, but it did cause them to dig.他們的目標是非常的有野心的，但它確實使他們去挖了。從這里可知排除B、C、D選項，故選A。A項意思是：他們挖出了很多蟲子。這是正常的，因此這不是被嘲笑的理由。

【2】C詞義猜測題。根據倒數第二段中的Not every dream will be realized. But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say,“不是每個夢都能實現，但是當目標實現不了時，或許你可能說”，因此可知劃線部分的意思是：當你實現不了你的目標時，故選C。

【3】D寫作意圖題。根據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!” 盡管這個目標有可能實現不了，而在做的過程中卻得到了自己的快樂是非常重要的。給讀者一個啟迪。故選D。

【4】B標題歸納題。根據I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly matters.文章的

最后一句是中心句，故選B。