题型：完形填空 题类：常考题 难易度：困难
浙江外研版2018-2019学年初中英语九年级中考模拟卷二（含听力音频）
One day, when Confucius(孔子) and his students were walking through a large forest, they 1 an old man standing under a tree, catching cicadas(蝉) with a bamboo stick. Confucius was 2and asked. "How could you catch the cicadas so easily? Do you have any special3 ？"
"Yes." the old man answered. "There are many cicadas in this forest. But it is difficult to catch them. The cicada is a4little insect. If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind, they will fly away5Therefore, people who want to catch cicadas must 6their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking. If you can7three pellets (弹珠) on the top of the bamboo stick without falling off, catching cicadas is as8as picking a ball up from the ground. At the same time, I have to say one can 9make it without practicing again and again. "
He then added, "But that is not enough. People must be good at 10 themselves. Right now, I am standing under a tree like half of a tree stump(树桩), with my 11reaching out like part of a withered twig（枯萎的树枝). Last, one must be attentive(专注).12 I am catching cicadas, I only see the cicada's wings. No matter what happens, 13 will distract(使…分心) me."
Hearing this, Confucius 14 his students and said, "No matter what you do, you can only succeed if you love what you're doing and 15 it. This is what this old man has taught us. "
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