Dana Cummings was in his thirties before he first went surfing. But, even more interesting is that Dana Cummings chose to learn the sport after losing a leg in a car accident. Now, nine years later, he helps other disabled (伤残的) people learn how to ride the waves in AmpSurf.
On the coast of Maine, he is working with 27-year-old Matthew Fish, who is partly blind. Cummings takes hold of Fish and leads him into the ocean. The surfboard floats next to them. Fish lies on the surfboard. He tries to stand up on it. After a few attempts (尝试) he is up and riding all the way back to land. “That was exciting,” Fish says.
A car accident in 2002 took Dana Cummings’ leg. He says the crash changed him more than just physically. “Losing my leg made me realize how precious (珍贵的) life is and get off the couch and start living. I do more things now than I ever did before. Next week I am going to compete in a contest in Hawaii,” Dana says.
One year later Dana Cummings formed AmpSurf. AmpSurf is a group that volunteers to hold surfing classes and events for people with all kinds of disabilities.
Recently, AmpSurf took its training programs to the East Coast. Eleven students attended the class in Maine. They came from all over the northeastern United States.
Dana Cummings thinks AmpSurf can change the way a disabled person thinks. “Most people with disabilities consider himself or herself unlucky and useless, but we want them to see what they can do. Who cares you lose your leg or you are blind, whatever? Have fun. Just enjoy life. Take the most advantage of it you can,” Dana says.
小题1:Matthew Fish thinks learning to ride the waves is _____.| A．boring | B．easy | C．interesting | D．difficult |
小题2:When did Dana Cummings set up AmpSurf according to the text?| A．In 2002. | B．In 2003. | C．In 2008. | D．In 2011. |
小题3:According to Dana Cummings, AmpSurf can _____.| A．ease the physical pain of the disabled | | B．help the disabled learn to get used to their life | | C．change the attitude of the disabled towards life | | D．make the disabled pay more attention to their disabilities |
小题4:What is the best title for the text?| A．Dana Cummings — a great surfer | | B．AmpSurf — a training group | | C．How to learn to live with disabilities | | D．Disabled surfers ride the waves |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D |
试题分析：文章讲述的是Dana Cummings 2003年创办AmpSurf，为了改变残疾人的人生态度，让残疾人可以在AmpSurf进行冲浪运动。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：“That was exciting,” Fish says. 可知Matthew Fish认为冲浪很有趣。选C。
小题2:细节题：从第三段的句子：A car accident in 2002 took Dana Cummings’ leg. 可知Dana Cummings是在2002年出车祸失去腿的，第四段的句子：One year later Dana Cummings formed AmpSurf.可知是2003年创办AmpSurf的，选 B
小题3:细节题：从最后一段的句子：Dana Cummings thinks AmpSurf can change the way a disabled person thinks.可知Dana Cummings 创办AmpSurf 是为了改变残疾人的人生态度，选C
小题4:主旨题：从这篇文章和第一段的句子：he helps other disabled (伤残的) people learn how to ride the waves in AmpSurf. 可知是讲在AmpSurf残疾人可以进行冲浪运动。选D
点评：文章讲述的是Dana Cummings 2003年创办AmpSurf，为了改变残疾人的人生态度，让残疾人可以在AmpSurf进行冲浪运动。考查的都是细节题，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。 |
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试题【Dana Cummings was in his thirties before he first went surfing. But, even more i】；主要考察你对
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Have you listened to music on an iPod? Used a computer at home? Those are just two of the ways your life was touched by the work of Steve Jobs.
Jobs, one founder of Apple Computers, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at the age of 56. He had been fighting with cancer since 2004.
Steven Jobs was born in Los Altos, California. He and his childhood friend, Steve Wozniak, designed and built the first Apple computer in his parents’ garage in the 1970s. The Apple II, built when Jobs was just 21 years old, was the first personal computer to be widely sold to the public.
Steven Jobs didn’t stop there. He went on to invent more devices (设备) that allowed people to bring their own creativity to computing: the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad. People found his products beautiful and easy to use.
Jobs also changed the music and film industries. He started Pixar, a film production company in 1986. Toy Story was the world’s first computer-animated feature film (电脑动画电影).
“Steve was among the greatest of American innovators — brave enough to think differently, confident enough to believe he could change the world, and clever enough to do it,” said President Barack Obama. “By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only easy to reach, but fun ... And there may be no greater praise to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his death on a device he invented.”
All around the world, people are talking about the effects that Jobs’ creations have had. By creating products that surprised people, he changed the way people worked and lived their everyday lives.
小题1:Which of the following about Steve Jobs is NOT true?| A．He was born in California in 1955. | | B．He built the Apple II in 1970. | | C．He set up a film production company at 31. | | D．He was found to suffer from cancer at 49. |
小题2:The underlined word “innovators” in Paragraph 6 could best be replaced by _____.| A．inventors | B．businessmen | C．producers | D．founders |
小题3:According to Barack Obama, the highest praise for Steve Jobs is that _____.| A．his products are widely used all over the world | | B．his products are thought to be beautiful and easy to use | | C．people all over the world are sad at his death | | D．people learned about his death from his products |
小题4:Jobs changed the way we work and live by _____.| A．building the first personal computer | | B．making computer-animated feature films | | C．developing the music industry | | D．creating surprising products |
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Last December, I performed 30 shows in 11 days. I knew it would be a tiring tour before I set off, but I just wanted to be there to support our men and women.
From the minute I walked onstage the afternoon I arrived at the army, the soldiers were cheering, singing along at the top of their voices. I had done hundreds of concerts, but it was my first time to perform for troops. Looking at the smiling faces of these soldiers --- some of them only teenagers --- I felt great joy moving through me. They were the loveliest fans I had ever met. Then, from out of nowhere, words came into my head. “I want to play you something new … a song just came in my head minutes ago. It’s called Here with Me,” I told them. Cheers rang out. As I sang, I could see the tears in some of soldiers’ eyes. I finished to thunderous applause.
At the autograph(亲笔签名)part afterward, one of the soldiers took out a picture of a high school student. “This is my girl. You know, I miss her so much,” he said. “That new song you sang … it meant so much to me. Those were the words I’ve always wanted to tell her.
I realized that the song wasn’t about me and that it was, in fact, a gift for these men and women. I played it in every concert after that, always with the same unbelievable reaction.
On the long plane ride home I kept thinking about the soldiers I’d met. They risked their lives every day to defend our country, yet they were grateful for a simple concert. I decided to record the new song to thank our men and women in uniform(制服).
小题1:Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “troops” in the second paragraph?| A．officials | B．teenagers | C．soldiers | D．students |
小题2:When the author performed on the stage, he felt _____.| A．pleased | B．nervous | C．confident | D．worried |
小题3:What might be the topic of the new song?| A．The tiring army life | | B．The danger of being a soldier | | C．The excitement of going to a concert | | D．The family one misses |
小题4:From the text, we can infer that the author _____.| A．served in the army before | | B．received many gifts during shows | | C．was impressed by the soldiers | | D．always cared for the soldiers |
小题5:The passage is most probably written by a(n) _____.| A．dancer | B．teacher | C．singer | D．official leader |
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Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems, burdens and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t know where I would go.
The most extraordinarything happened when I was out on this walk. I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody bought his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.
Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, “Grandpa, may I polish your shoes?” That old man took pity on her and he gave her a shoe to polish. The girl said, “I polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform.”
I heard this and tears filled my eyes. The old man answered, “Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform.” Then they walked to a market and I followed close behind them. There he bought her a uniform. The girl said, “Thank you so much for doing this. May God bless you.” Then she left, leaving the old man smiling.
The old man walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, “You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!” As I walked away, I glanced back and I could see him still smiling.
My own sadness had disappeared, chased away by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation of what I have by following the example of the old man who only had a little, but shared it happily with someone who had nothing.
小题1:The author decided to take a walk in order to .| A．build himself up | | B．lighten his mood | | C．enjoy the scenery nearby | | D．find out something special |
小题2:When seeing the old shoe seller, the author felt .| A．happy | B．sympathetic | C．regretful | D．disappointed |
小题3:Why did the girl offer to polish shoes for the old man?| A．She took pity on him. | | B．She intended to take care of him. | | C．She meant to be friendly to him. | | D．She wanted to earn some money. |
小题4:By sharing the story, the author conveys a message that .| A．a kind act can cheer us up | | B．old men often set us examples | | C．people value what they don’t have | | D．helping others means helping ourselves |
小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．A clever little girl | B．A pair of old shoes | | C．A kind shoe seller | D．A girl’s new uniform |
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Before I started school, people felt that 1 was not going to be successful．At the age of four I started speech lessons because basically I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me．The story goes downhill from here．
The first grade was a struggle．I not only had difficulty speaking, but also felt nervous about the fact that I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn"t do it．The second grade was not much better．I still struggled with the inability to read．It was in the third grade that the school district built a new school close to my home．I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one．However, things were still not much better as far as my schooling was concerned and did not get better for the next two years．
It was in the fifth grade．Mrs．Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her．She did not make me feel defeated．On the contrary, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be．And that is just what I did．
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher．Because of Mrs．Wakefield"s influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome any difficulty and become someone．I have won numerous awards up to now, such as Teacher of the Year．I owe it all to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be．
小题1:The writer ______ when he was in the third grade．| A．did better in reading | B．began speech lessons | | C．went to a new school | D．received a high award |
小题2:We can learn from the passage that the writer ______．| A．is a very successful teacher now | | B．thinks teaching is a challenging job | | C．has solved problems with his own effort | | D．works in the same school with Mrs．Wakefield |
小题3:What is the writer"s purpose in writing the passage?| A．To express his devotion to his work． | | B．To show his respect to a special teacher． | | C．To share his teaching experience with us． | | D．To tell us his story of overcoming difficulties． |
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This is no joke. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, are expecting just over 100 guests at a(an) 21 at a church, where they will become husband and wife.
Their modern romance was a 22 made in cyberspace（网络空间）. She was 23 and bored one night last year, so she typed her name into the 24 social networking Website Facebook just to see if anyone 25 it: Hildebrandt, 24, in South Florida. At the time, Kelly Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only one matched. So she sent him a 26 . She said, “Hi. We had the same name. Thought it was cool.” Kelly Carl Hildebrandt said, “I thought she was pretty 27 .”
For the next three months the two 28 e-mails. 29 he knew it, occasional phone calls turned into daily chats, sometimes 30 hours. He 31 her in Florida after a few months and fell head over heels.
“I thought it was fun,” he said of that first online meet. “I had no 32 that it would lead to this.”
Months after Kelly Hildebrandt sent her first e-mail, she found a diamond engagement 33 hidden in treasure box on a beach in December. “I totally think that it’s all God’s 34 ,” Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said. “He planned it out just 35 .”
She"s a student at a local community college. He works in financial 36 . They plan to make their home in South Florida.
There was also some uncertainty 37 how to phrase their wedding invitations, so they decided to include their 38 names. But 39 confusion likely won"t carry on past the husband and wife, as Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said there are no plans to pass along the name to their future 40 . “No,” she said. “We"re definitely not going to name our kids Kelly.”
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| 小题2: | | A．game | B．match | C．contest | D．competition |
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| 小题3: | | A．curious | B．serious | C．anxious | D．generous |
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| 小题4: | | A．ordinary | B．common | C．fashionable | D．popular |
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| 小题5: | | A．understood | B．made | C．shared | D．recognized |
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| 小题6: | | A．word | B．message | C．letter | D．reminder |
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| 小题7: | | A．clever | B．simple | C．attractive | D．easy |
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| 小题8: | | A．exchanged | B．changed | C．expected | D．received |
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| 小题9: | | A．After | B．As | C．While | D．Before |
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| 小题10: | | A．wasting | B．spending | C．lasting | D．taking |
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| 小题11: | | A．dropped | B．visited | C．forgot | D．called |
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| 小题12: | | A．idea | B．decision | C．chance | D．hope |
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| 小题13: | | A．call | B．lace | C．phone | D．ring |
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| 小题14: | | A．preparation | B．reason | C．arrangement | D．appointment |
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| 小题15: | | A．great | B．perfect | C．excellent | D．smart |
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| 小题16: | | A．crisis | B．conveniences | C．customs | D．services |
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| 小题18: | | A．first | B．last | C．middle | D．family |
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| 小题20: | | A．wife | B．husband | C．parents | D．children |
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