上海市奉贤区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：首字母填空

上海市奉贤区 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 首字母填空 2023年上海市奉贤区中考二模英语试题 VIII. Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分） The Elephant and the Rope A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp. He suddenly stopped. He realized that the elephants weren't being kept in cages or held by the use of chains(链条). Each of the giant animals was held by only a small rope tied to its front leg. The man felt confused. It was c71that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds and run away. But, for some reason, they did not. In fact, they didn't try to escape at all. He saw a trainer nearby. Curious and wanting to know the answer, he went up and asked, “Excuse me, but I want to know why the elephants are just standing there. Why do they never try to run away?” The trainer replied, “When the elephants are very young and much smaller, we use ropes of the same size to tie them. At a young a72, the elephants are not strong enough to break free from the ropes. They try and try, but fail each time. As they grow up, they are conditioned t0(习惯于) believe they cannot break away. They believe the ropes can still hold them, so theyn73 try to break free ever again. ” L74 the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? I think every one of us can relate to this story and the feeling of having failed at something or another over the years. Over time, we might begin to think that we are not able to do a particular(特定的) thing and we a75 this as the truth and never try again. We think to ourselves, “I tried that before and it didn't work out. What is the point in trying it again and w76 my time? I don't want to look like a fool!” And this is how we start to settle for a life that is“safe” and“less exciting. ” However, we could regard all the so-called “failures” in our lives as just stepping stones along our path, and decide to respond in a way that is positive.