1. (2019·广东会考) 听第二篇独白，回答问题。

As a man was passing some elephants, he suddenly stopped.<br />He was surprised that these huge animals were being held.<br />By only a small rope tied to their front legs, it was easy for the elephants to break away<br />any time.<br />But for some reason, they did not.<br />He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn't want<br />to get away.<br />The trainer said, when they were very young and much smaller, they used the same size<br />rope to tie them.<br />And at that age, it's enough to hold them.<br />As they grow up, they are used to believing the rope could still hold them, so they never<br />tried to run free.<br />He said the trainer, the man was amazed.<br />These animals could at any time escape, but they'd believe they couldn't.<br />They were stuck right where they were, like the elephants.<br />Many of us are sure that we cannot do something just because we failed at it once before.<br />Failure is part of learning.<br />We should never give up in our life.<br />As a man was passing some elephants, he suddenly stopped.<br />He was surprised that these huge animals were being held.<br />By only a small rope tied to their front legs, it was easy for the elephants to break away<br />any time.<br />But for some reason, they did not.<br />They saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn't want<br />to get away.<br />The trainer said, when they were very young and much smaller, they used the same size<br />rope to tie them.<br />And at that age, it's enough to hold them.<br />As they grow up, they are used to believing the rope could still hold them, so they never<br />tried to run free.<br />But the trainer, the man was amazed.<br />These animals could at any time escape, but they'd believe they couldn't.<br />They were stuck right where they were, like the elephants.<br />Many of us are sure that we cannot do something just because we failed at it once before.<br />Failure is part of learning.<br />We should never give up in our life.

1. （1） How was the man feeling when he saw the elephants?

   A . Sad. B . Happy. C . Surprised.
3. （2） What were the elephants held?

   A . A tree. B . A cage. C . A small rope.
5. （3） What did the elephants think of the rope when they were young?

   A . It was strong enough to hold them. B . It was easy to break away. C . It was very interesting to hold them.
7. （4） Why didn't the elephants want to break away when they grew up?

   A . They liked the way of being tied. B . They thought they were too old to break away. C . They were sure they couldn't break away.
9. （5） What's the purpose of the passage?

   A . Take care of the elephants. B . Don't stop trying. C . Do something like elephants.