Lesson 39 The Dove and the Olive Branch
一、单项选择
1．The teenagers had ________ good time in the summer camp in
their sister school.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
2. All the people went home________ Mr. Wang, for he had to finish
his work.
A．with B．besides C．except D．after
3．—Most of the wild animals are ________ because of their bad
living environment.
—So we must do something to save them.
A．in need B．on duty C．at work D．in danger
4．What you said made me________.I couldn't help crying.
A．angrily B．angry C．boring D．bored
5．We shouldn't drink ________ coke and we shouldn't eat
________ sweets. They are not good for our teeth.
A．too many; too much B．too much; too much
C．too much; too many D．too many; too many
6．The letters NBA mean the National Basketball Association.
A．are B．become C．stand for D．instead
7．I met Lucy in the primary school and we have been close friends
________.
A．as usual B．again and again
C．sooner or later D．since then
8．—Hey, Ben. Why didn't you go to Eric's birthday party?
—I had to ________ the finalterm exams.
A．work B．improve C．prepare for D．write down
9．People ________lions ________ the symbol of bravery.
A．take; as B．take; out
C．take; from D．take; off
10．(N)This kind of machine ________cut paper.
A．used for B．is using for
C．is used for D．is used to
二、选词填空，用方框内所给词的适当形式填空
11．The company has many ________ in the world.
12．I have a friend ________ Jennet. She is a lovely girl.
13．A bird flew________ the cage and went into the sky.
14．Look! There is a dog ________ on the ground.
15．He ________ the door when he left his home.
三、连词成句
16．a, came, he, book, in, with
____________________________________________.17．an, sent, he, email, me
_______________________________________________.
18．will, back, when, come, they
_________________________________________________?
19．passed, several, has, quickly, days
_____________________________________________.
20．for, we, respect, should, others, show
_________________________________________________.
四、阅读理解 (词数：约 200；建议用时：7 分钟)
Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing
the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were
being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains(锁链), no
cages. It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from
these ropes, but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and
didn't try to get away. “Well，” the trainer said, “when they are very young
and much smaller, we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's
enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break
away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from these
ropes. But because they were always stuck right where they were, they believed
they couldn't.
Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that
we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?
________. We should never give up the struggle(斗争) in life.
21．What did the man see in the village?
A．Chains. B．Elephants. C．Cages. D．Farmers.
22．Why do the elephants never try to break free from the ropes?
A．Because they think they cannot.
B．Because they are too old to do it.
C．Because they like their living places.
D．Because they get on well with the trainer.
23．How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said?
A．Moved. B．Surprised.
C．Angry. D．Nervous.
24．Which of the following is the missing part in the last
paragraph?
A．Failing is part of learning
B．We should be different from others
C．Helping animals is helping ourselves
D．Traveling always makes people relaxed
25．What is the best title of this text?
A．A Pleasant Trip B．A Cruel Trainer
C．Elephant Training D．The Elephant Rope答案
一、1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.C
7．D 8.C 9.A
10．D 点拨：句意：这种机器被用来切纸。be used to do(＝be
used for doing sth.)被用来做……，结合句子结构，可知选 D。
二、11.branches 12.named 13.out of
14．lying 15.locked
三、16.He came in with a book
17．He sent me an email
18．When will they come back
19．Several days has passed quickly
20．We should show respect for others
四、21.B
22．A 点拨：细节理解题。根据第二段中“They believe the rope can hold them，
so they never try to break free.”可知选 A。
23．B 点拨：推理判断题。据驯兽员的讲述及“How could it be？”，可知这个人是
吃惊的。故选 B。
24．A 点拨：推理判断题。最后一段主要讲的是作者由大象的事联想到人类自己，发
表关于失败的感悟，因此 A 项最符合题意。
25．D 点拨：主旨大意题。文章着眼点就在于束缚大象的绳子“rope”，围绕 the
elephant rope 展开的，故选 D。
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