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With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the_21_ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy _22_ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he _23_cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that _24_ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  26  achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school  27  he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   28  by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   29  more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  30  seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  31  I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   33   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was   34  of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   35  to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
小题1:
A.largestB.highestC.earliestD.latest
小题2:
A.seldomB.hardlyC.alwaysD.almost
小题3:
A.enjoyedB.neededC.madeD.kept
小题4:
A.whileB.afterC.ifD.though
小题5:
A.heartB.hopeC.bodyD.love
小题6:
A.byB.forC.inD.from
小题7:
A.asB.sinceC.untilD.before
小题8:
A.pleasedB.beatenC.movedD.asked
小题9:
A.usedB.spentC.tookD.wasted
小题10:
A.HereB.ThereC.HeD.It
小题11:
A.HoweverB.SometimesC.AgainD.Then
小题12:
A.friendsB.helpersC.timeD.exercise
小题13:
A.triedB.sawC.didD.met
小题14:
A.thinkingB.talkingC.worriedD.proud
小题15:
A.pointB.goC.turnD.hurry

答案

小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
解析

【主旨大意】本文叙述了一位残疾少年McCarthy攀登美国第一塔的事迹,从而叙述了他是如何攀登第一塔和他自己的一些感触,也让我们明白身残志坚的道理。
小题1: 根据本文判断是美国最高的建筑物。
小题1: 由句意可知,当他到达最后一个台阶时,几乎要掉下来,故答案为D。
小题1: 句意:那里他欣赏着来自人群中的欢呼。故答案为A。
小题1: 根据句意:我只是想要向人们证明,如果一个没有腿的孩子可以做到,任何人都能做到。本句是if引导的条件状语从句,故答案为C。
小题1: 根据上下文可知应该是有一颗强壮的心,故答案为A。
小题1: 固定短语stop…..from….“阻止….”,故答案为D。
小题1: 句意:自从他四岁以来,他就上所特殊学校。故答案为B。
小题1: 根据后句可知,应该是被他的决心所感动,并帮助训练,故答案为C。
小题1: 固定搭配spend….doing sth.“花费时间做某事”,故答案为B。
小题1: 固定句型It seems that…..“看起来似乎…..”,故答案为D。
小题1: 根据上下文可知,应该是“有时候”,故答案为B。
小题1: 由上文可知,是想要更多的练习,故答案为D。
小题1: 句意:我看到最后的10个台阶,他走的更快了。只有B符合题意。
小题1: 固定短语be proud of“以….为骄傲”,故答案为D。
小题1: 短语point to…“指着….”,故选A。
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Steven Park and his wife Susan were having financial(财政) problems. One day, they each decided, without telling the other, to buy lotto ticket(彩票). Before buying these tickets, they had never spent money on the lotto. They both used numbers that were their anniversary(周年纪念) date and address. That night, they were watching the news on TV, and the winning numbers were drawn. Soon after hearing the numbers, they started jumping up and down. They were shocked(震惊) to find out that they each held a winning ticket! The ticket won$450,000.
小题1:Why did the parks buy a lotto ticket?
小题2:What number did the Parks use?
小题3: Where did the Parks get the news that they won?
小题4: When did the Parks start jumping up and down?
小题5:How much did the Parks win?
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In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he  31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32  the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn"t. The baker then took  33   farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34  that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"
We 37  what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38  , "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a 39  . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even 40  what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.
小题1:
A.gave B.fed C.threw D.sold
小题2:
A.weigh B.watch C.cut D.use
小题3:
A./ B.a C.anD.the
小题4:
A.rich B.poor C.honest D.quiet
小题5:
A.and B.so C.but D.or
小题6:
A.I B.my C.me D.mine
小题7:
A.get back B.look backC.give backD.turn back
小题8:
A.answer B.question C.help D.idea
小题9:
A.differenceB.habit C.mistake D.difficulty
小题10:
A.Study B.mean C.imagine D.know

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Many years ago, a rich man found that someone wan taking valuable things from his house. He locked all the doors and all the windows .Still the things went. It must be one of the servants! How could he catch the servant? He thought of a good plan.
Late one evening. When it was dark, he called all the servants together, “There is a thief in the house, but I know how to catch him.”He said.”In the next room there is a square box. In that box there is a chicken which is magic. Each of you must go into the room alone. It is quite dark in the room. You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger of your right hand on the top of the box. If you are not the thief, nothing will happen. If you are the thief, the chicken will make such a loud sound that everyone in the house will hear it.”Some of the servants said that they did not want to do this. They were frightened of the magic chicken. But the man said that they must do what he said. If they had done nothing wrong. They had nothing to fear.
So the servants went into the dark room one at a time, while the rest listened carefully. Soon everyone had been in the room. but the chicken made no sound.”Good “said the man.”Now I know who the thief is! The servants looked very surprised.“Show me your right hands! The chicken did not make a sound for a very good reason. There is no chicken in the box at all! But the top of the box was covered with paint. You all have paint on your fingers, except for one person. That person is the thief, and he was afraid to put his finger on the box.”He pointed to one of the servants.”Your finger is clean! You are the thief!”
小题1:Were the rich man call all the servants together?
A. Yes, they were.  B. No, they weren’t.   C.I don’t know.
小题2:When did the rich man call all the servants together?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening
小题3: Did the rich man catch the thief at last?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t   C. He gave up the plan
小题4: Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There was paint on the box.
B. All of the servants touched the box.
C. All of the servants went into the dark room
小题5: What do you think of the rich man?
A. Brave.   B. Clever   C. Friendly.
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Mr Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night
One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”
小题1:Where did Mr Scott live?
A. By himself.         B. In his shop.        C. Above his shop.
小题2:How much money did he have that day?
A.$10,000.         B.¥10,000.        C. 10,000.
小题3:Why did Mr Scott sleep with he money that night? "
A. Because he loved money very much.
b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.
C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.
小题4:Why did the policeman wake him up? "
A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .
b. Because he wanted to remind Mr Scott
C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.
小题5:How did Mr Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.
A. Excited.           B. Angry.          C. Stressed.
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Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous heroes, but he wasn’t Chinese—he was Canadian. He gave his life to helping Chinese people.
Norman Bethune         born in 1890. He became a         in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War. He saw many soldiers die in the war. Later he invented new treatments to         soldiers, and medical tools to use outside hospitals.
In 1938 he came to China to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yan’an. There were         doctors, so he had to work very hard. He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses. He also wrote books so that doctors can learn about new treatments.
Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to         . Once, he performed operations       69 hours without stopping, and saved 112 people. He         working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation. In the end, he died because he did not take care of his         .
Dr Bethune’s work with the Chinese soldiers made         a hero in China. There are books and films about him, and he is         remembered in both Canada and China.
小题1:
A.isB.wasC.has beenD.be
小题2:
A.doctorB.nurseC.teacherD.worker
小题3:
A.understandB.believedC.helpD.count
小题4:
A.littleB.fewC.muchD.many
小题5:
A.restB.actC.withD.for
小题6:
A.fromB.sinceC.withD.for
小题7:
A.allowedB.continuedC.forgotD.stopped
小题8:
A.faceB.legC.footD.hand
小题9:
A.hisB.heC.himD.one
小题10:
A.stillB.neverC.hardlyD.regularly

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