IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   1 . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   2  at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs(四肢), so life was not   3  for him. At school many students played jokes on him   4  he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   5  friends, so he always felt   6 . However, he faced that bravely. He   7  to type and write with two toes(腳趾)at the age of six, and he could   8  surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   9  students in the studies. And he decided on   10  to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular   11  in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   12  difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   13 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   14  encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they   15  and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”
小題1:
A.a(chǎn)rmsB.earsC.eyesD.teeth
小題2:
A.laugh B.cryC.smileD.shout
小題3:
A.oldB.easyC.modernD.difficult
小題4:
A.becauseB.ifC.untilD.a(chǎn)lthough
小題5:
A.hisB.myC.theirD.our
小題6:
A.happyB.relaxedC.lonely D.surprised
小題7:
A.failedB.forgotC.helpedD.learned
小題8:
A.evenB.everC.neverD.hardly
小題9:
A.tallB.lazyC.sleepyD.excellent
小題10:
A.how B.whoC.what D.where
小題11:
A.doctorsB.speakersC.scientistsD.managers
小題12:
A.a(chǎn)tB.forC.intoD.a(chǎn)gainst
小題13:
A.makeB.haveC.lose D.want
小題14:
A.storyB.sadnessC.friend D.family
小題15:
A.fallB.playC.listenD.exercise

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:D
小題13:B
小題14:A
小題15:A
本篇短文講述沒有四肢的澳大利亞人Nick Vujicic如何自強(qiáng)不息,和困難作斗爭,以及他用自己的故事鼓勵了更多的人的故事。
小題1:本句句意:你不能擁抱任何人;hold sb. in one’s arms符合句意。
小題2:本句句意:你會像29歲的澳大利亞人Nick Vujicic一樣對著鏡子中的自己笑嗎?smile at sb.意為“對某人笑”,符合句意;注意:laugh at sb.意為“嘲笑某人”。
小題3:沒有四肢的人生活自然不容易(not easy)。
小題4:句意為:在學(xué)校,很多學(xué)生開他的玩笑因為他看起來與其他每一個人不同。此處前后句之間是因果關(guān)系,應(yīng)該用because連接句子。
小題5:根據(jù)上句可推出本句句意:他被拒絕成為他們的朋友;應(yīng)該用their friends。
小題6:由前句可知“他沒有朋友”所以總是感到寂寞(lonely)。
小題7:fail to do sth.意為“干某事失敗”,forget to do sth.意為“忘記做某事”,help to do sth.意為“幫助做某事”,learn to do sth.意為“學(xué)會做某事”。此處表達(dá)的是“學(xué)會打字”,應(yīng)該用learn to type。
小題8:本句句意為:他甚至?xí)䴖_浪和打高爾夫球。even意為“甚至”,ever意為“曾經(jīng)”,never意為“從不”,hardly意為“幾乎不”,應(yīng)該用even。
小題9:由之前“achieved great success”可推出“在學(xué)習(xí)方面,他屬于最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生之中”,用excellent(優(yōu)秀的)符合句意。
小題10:由后句“to encourage others to work hard for their dreams”可推出:他決定了余生該做什么事,用what to do。
小題11:由其后的“gives speeches”及他所說的話可推出他是speaker(演講家)。
小題12:“和困難作斗爭”用against difficulties。
小題13:由后句“not what you don’t have”可推出是what you have。
小題14:前面已經(jīng)提及“his story against difficulties”,所以此處應(yīng)該用story,本句意為:他的故事鼓勵了成千上萬的人。
小題15:該句句意為“我告訴人們當(dāng)他們跌倒的時候要繼續(xù)爬起來!迸c“keep on getting up”相對應(yīng)的是fall(跌倒)。故選A。
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