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 tall, the building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy 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 cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that 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 . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered train him. They more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 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 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll point(指着) to the building and ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”
| 小题1: | | A．largest | B．highest | C．earliest | D．latest |
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| 小题2: | | A．seldom | B．hardly | C．always | D．almost |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoyed | B．needed | C．made | D．kept |
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| 小题4: | | A．while | B．after | C．if | D．though |
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| 小题7: | | A．as | B．since | C．until | D．before |
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| 小题8: | | A．help | B．to help | C．helping | D．helped |
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| 小题9: | | A．used | B．spent | C．took | D．wasted |
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| 小题11: | | A．However | B．Sometimes | C．Again | D．Then |
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| 小题12: | | A．friends | B．helpers | C．time | D．exercise |
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| 小题13: | | A．strong | B．stronger | C．strongest | D．strongly |
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| 小题14: | | A．excited | B．curious | C．worried | D．proud |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A |
试题分析：本文叙述了Michael McCarthy的故事，身体有残疾就什么都不能做了吗？Michael McCarthy用他的亲身经历向世人证明：残疾人一样可以干一番成就。
小题1:考查形容词辨析。根据句意判断是美国最高的建筑物。largest最大的；highest 最高的；earliest最早的；latest最晚的、最新的。选B。
小题2:考查副词辨析。seldom很少；hardly几乎不；always总是；almost几乎。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。选D。
小题3:考查动词辨析。enjoyed喜欢； needed需要； made制造；kept保持。句意：那里他欣赏着来自人群中的欢呼。根据The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top可知这里描述了他那么费力地到达那里是为了欣赏人们的欢呼，故答案选A。
小题4:考查连接词辨析。while 当……时；after在……之后；if 如果 ；though尽管。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，故答案选C。
小题5:考查名词辨析。mind大脑； legs腿；body身体； love爱。根据上下文可知应该是有一颗强壮的心，故答案选A。
小题6:考查介词辨析。by被； for因为； in 在……内；from来自。固定短语stop…..from….“阻止….”，故答案选D。
小题7:考查连接词辨析。as作为；since自从；until直到……才；before在……之前。句意：自从他四岁以来，他就上所特殊学校。故答案选B。
小题8:考查非谓语动词辨析。offer to help 主动帮助。 根据后句可知，应该是被他的决心所感动，并帮助训练，故答案选B。
小题9:考查动词辨析。固定搭配spend….doing sth.“花费时间做某事”。used 用；spent花费，人做主语；took花费，it做形式主语；wasted浪费。故答案选B。
小题10:考查副词和代词辨析。固定句型It seems that…..“看起来似乎…..”。 Here这里；There那里；He 他；It它。故答案选D。
小题11:考查语境理解辨析。根据上下文可知，应该是“有时候”。 However但是；Sometimes有时；Again又；Then那么。故选B。
小题12:考查名词辨析。 friends 朋友；helpers 帮助者； time 时间；exercise练习。由上文可知，是想要更多的练习，故选D。
小题13:考查形容词级别的运用辨析。根据句意：他是最坚强的运动员。strong原级；stronger比较级；strongest最高级；strongly副词。故选C。
小题14:考查形容词辨析。excited激动的；curious 好奇的；worried 担心的； proud自豪的。固定短语be proud of“以….为骄傲”，故选D。
小题15:考查动词辨析。前面的短语point to…“指着….”， say 说，后跟内容；speak说话； talk谈论；tell告诉。故选A。 |
核心考点
试题【With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to t】；主要考察你对
人生百味类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died because of traffic accident. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights with us.
The class was clearly over. She said,＂Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.” “Each of us is on Earth to learn, share, love and *appreciate. We must *cherish every single day.”
Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, “So I would like you to make me a *promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful. It could be a *scent----perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the *breeze slightly *rustling the leaves in the trees.”
“Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound * trite, these things are the *stuff of life. They are the little things on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for *granted. We must try to notice them because it can be easily taken away at any time.”
The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon I noticed more things on my way from school than I had that whole semester.
I often think of that teacher and try to appreciate all off those things that sometimes we *overlook.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch time today. Walk *barefoot along the beach at *sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret, but the things we didn’t do.
小题1:In the writer’s eyes , the high school teacher was ________________________.| A．weak | B．happy | C．strict | D．special |
小题2:The words “insight” in the first paragraph means_____________________.| A．promise | B．thought | C．love | D．thing |
小题3:From the underlined sentence in the third paragraph we know the writer’s teacher suggests ____________.| A．cherishing every single day | | B．finding something beautiful | | C．cherishing even very little things | | D．taking for granted |
小题4:The best title for the passage may be __________________________.| A．My high school days | B．Making a promise | | C．My teacher’s insights | D．Little things in life |
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When I was twenty-eight, I left my hometown and went to another city. There I found my first . I worked a dentist in a hospital..
It was cloudy yesterday .When I was to go home ,it started to rain. Then I found I to take my umbrella. So I ran to the quickly. When I reached there, , my clothes were all . It got colder and colder. I for about half an hour, but there weren’t any buses coming. Just then a car behind me. The woman in the car rolled（滚动）down the window and asked if I a ride. I remembered my mother told not to take rides from strangers（陌生人）. So I said , “No, thanks.” she still asked me to get into her car . I looked at her and she looked like a kind woman . So I in and she took me all the way to my house . I thanked her and wanted to her some money . She refused (拒绝) and went off before I ask for her name . I was really lucky to meet such a kind woman in the strange city.
| 小题3: | | A．ready | B．similar | C．famous | D．bored |
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| 小题4: | | A．remembered | B．learned | C．forgot | D．hoped |
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| 小题5: | | A．hospital | B．bus stop | C．bank | D．post office |
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| 小题7: | | A．tried | B．touched | C．waited | D．swung |
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| 小题8: | | A．stopped | B．grew | C．picked | D．happened |
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| 小题9: | | A．followed | B．won | C．stood | D．needed |
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| 小题12: | | A．loudly | B．carefully | C．differently | D．beautifully |
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| 小题13: | | A．turned | B．jumped | C．blew | D．camped |
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| 小题14: | | A．feed | B．choose | C．share | D．give |
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| 小题15: | | A．could | B．must | C．should | D．might |
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Everyone has got two personalities (性格) — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don"t show your secret personality when you"re awake because you can control yourself, but when you"re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.
If you go to sleep on your back, you"re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don"t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You"re quite shy and you aren"t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you"re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You"re shy and you don"t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced (平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You"re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don"t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry
小题1:When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?| A．In the daytime. | B．At the beginning of sleep. | | C．At night. | D．During the deep sleep. |
小题2:Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep _____.| A．on curled up | B．on her stomach | C．on her back | D．on her side |
小题3:What does the word "defensive" mean in the passage?小题4:What does the passage tell us?| A．Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping. | | B．Changing positions will cause sleeping problems. | | C．Sleeping positions show people"s secret personalities. | | D．Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier. |
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完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
My name is Tony. I have a big . There are six people in family.
They are my grandfather, my grandmother, my , my sister and I. I don’t have any brothers. I am a at a school in Beijing. It’s really big. There are many students at our school. In the front of our classroom there a blackboard. We can write it. There are forty desks and in our classroom. Miss Zhang is our English teacher. There is a new on her desk. But there aren’t computers on our desks. I love my family, school teachers.
| 小题1: | | A．room | B．family | C．home | D．school |
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| 小题3: | | A．father | B．mother | C．brothers | D．parents |
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| 小题4: | | A．doctor | B．student | C．policeman | D．manager |
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| 小题5: | | A．is | B．isn’t | C．are | D．aren’t |
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| 小题7: | | A．chairs | B．bags | C．students | D．teachers |
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| 小题8: | | A．book | B．pen | C．computer | D．hat |
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One morning, a blind* boy sat in front of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign* which said,“I am blind. Please help me. There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps* and ask,“Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said,“I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was,“Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Special low prices on all clothes
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| LIST PRICE标价
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| Shoes
| $48
| $32
| Skirt
| $180
| $95
| Coat
| $420
| $288
| Trousers
| $160
| $108
| Special low prices on all clothes
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| LIST PRICE标价
| SALE PRICE卖价
| Shoes
| $48
| $32
| Skirt
| $180
| $95
| Coat
| $420
| $288
| Trousers
| $160
| $108
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Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty* of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure*what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
小题1:On the sign what the man wrote was,“_______.”| A．Treasure what we have already had. | | B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it. | | C．We are so lucky that we are not blind. | | D．Try your best to help those who need your help. |
小题2:The word“recognized”here in Chinese means______.小题3:From the passage we know that _____. | A．the boy always has a hat on his head. | | B．the man is one of his friends. | | C．the boy is blind and needs help. | | D．the boy works for the man. |
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign. | | B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat. | | C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school. | | D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy. |
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