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2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测95 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country．We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition． In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town．As we were passing elephants, we stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs．No chains, no cages．It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not．My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away "Well," he said, "when they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them． As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free．We were amazed．These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were． | 
