Question

IV.閱讀表達

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,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 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 jar full of spiders,worms and a lot of insects. He removed the lid 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,we can look at ! ”

Their goal was far too difficult,but it made them dig. And that is what a goal is for —to make us move in the direction we have chosen. In other words,it makes us dig!

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.

1. What5s the best title for the passage? (within 5 words)

         

2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5. (within 8 words)

         

3. Why did the older boys laugh when they heard what the two brothers said? (within 15 words)

         

4. What does the writer want to advise us by telling the story? (within 10 words)

         

5. Why does the writer tell us the story? (within 15 words)

         

Answer 1

IV. 1. Joy in the Journey

2. what we have found along the way

3. Because they thought digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible.

4. To advise us to treat our failures fairly./ To advise us not to be discouraged because of failure.

5. To tell us achieving what we set out to do is not the important thing.