B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)
Deep in the mountains, near a village, lived an old man who could carve（雕刻）the most extraordinary elephants ___1___ of stone. People from all over the world came to that village deep in the mountains to buy the old man’s elephants. Museums put his work on ___2___ for everyone to see.
One winter a young sculptor（雕塑家）came to see the old man. “Please,” he said, “I cannot show you how to carve elephants. I can only show you how to carve stone.”
For many months, he worked hard. Finally, one evening, as bright autumn leaves danced in the breeze, the old man said, “You have learned well, my boy. You can cut and carve and polish as well as I do. There is no more for me to teach you.”
“But there is more for me to learn,” said the young man, who still could not carve elephants. “Let me watch you for one ___3___ season.”
The young man looked and looked and looked, but all he saw were blocks of stone. “Where are the elephants?” he asked. “Can’t you see them?” asked the old man. “They are in the stone. You see, I do not carve elephants. I only carve stone.”
“What do you mean?” asked the young man.
“I mean that I ___4___ the elephants in the stone. When I can see them well, I carve away the stone to set the elephants free. Then everyone can see them. Can you see nothing at all in those three blocks of stone?”
The young man looked and looked again. “No” he said at last, “I see nothing in those three. But I see something in that large one you set by the door.”
“Are you sure?” asked the old man, ___5___ his head sadly. “There is no elephant in that block of stone.”
The young man smiled. “I do not see an elephant,” he said. “In that block of stone I see a tiger.” and picking up his ___6___, the young sculptor went to work to set the tiger free.
( ) 1. A) made B) out C) known D) inside
( ) 2. A) display B) exhibit C) exhibition D) tour
( ) 3. A) much B) another C) more D) both
( ) 4. A) found B) find out C) look for D) search
( ) 5. A) nodding B) moving C) waving D) shaking
( ) 6. A) bags B) tools C) stone D) knife
【答案】1 A 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 D 6 D
Deep in the mountains, near a village, lived an old man who could carve（雕刻）the most extraordinary elephants ___1___ of stone. People from all over the world came to that village deep in the mountains to buy the old man’s elephants. Museums put his work on ___2___ for everyone to see.
One winter a young sculptor（雕塑家）came to see the old man. “Please,” he said, “I cannot show you how to carve elephants. I can only show you how to carve stone.”
For many months, he worked hard. Finally, one evening, as bright autumn leaves danced in the breeze, the old man said, “You have learned well, my boy. You can cut and carve and polish as well as I do. There is no more for me to teach you.”
“But there is more for me to learn,” said the young man, who still could not carve elephants. “Let me watch you for one ___3___ season.”
The young man looked and looked and looked, but all he saw were blocks of stone. “Where are the elephants?” he asked. “Can’t you see them?” asked the old man. “They are in the stone. You see, I do not carve elephants. I only carve stone.”
“What do you mean?” asked the young man.
“I mean that I ___4___ the elephants in the stone. When I can see them well, I carve away the stone to set the elephants free. Then everyone can see them. Can you see nothing at all in those three blocks of stone?”
The young man looked and looked again. “No” he said at last, “I see nothing in those three. But I see something in that large one you set by the door.”
“Are you sure?” asked the old man, ___5___ his head sadly. “There is no elephant in that block of stone.”
The young man smiled. “I do not see an elephant,” he said. “In that block of stone I see a tiger.” and picking up his ___6___, the young sculptor went to work to set the tiger free.
( ) 1. A) made B) out C) known D) inside
( ) 2. A) display B) exhibit C) exhibition D) tour
( ) 3. A) much B) another C) more D) both
( ) 4. A) found B) find out C) look for D) search
( ) 5. A) nodding B) moving C) waving D) shaking
( ) 6. A) bags B) tools C) stone D) knife
【答案】1 A 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 D 6 D
