Earning a black belt in martial arts and being issued a pilot’s license are both

Earning a black belt in martial arts and being issued a pilot’s license are both

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Earning a black belt in martial arts and being issued a pilot’s license are both impressive accomplishments that take year of effort to achieve, but 30-year-old Jessica Cox has done both despite being born without arms.
In spite of all difficulties , but with strong faith and the help of her family ,Cox put herself through high school and then college, typing papers with her toes, She became the first armless black belt in American Taekwondo (跆拳道)Association and now has two black belts, She got her driver’s license and then, astonishingly, her pilot’s license in 2008, The achievement earned her a place in the Guinness Would Records, which recognized her for becoming the first person without arms to fly an airplane.
Now Cox is the subject of a new documentary, Rightfooted, Which Cox says the hopes will inspire disabled young people around the world, “Had I watched a film similar to this one earlier, in my life ,I know it would have make a difference.” Cox says in a trailer (预告片) for the documentary.
The young woman says her current goal is to become a motivational speaker, particularly for chileren born without arms , She says she believes her message can reach millions of people working to overcome a variety of disabilities.
As the next step, she has been invited by non-governmental organization Handicap International to work with disabled children in Ethiopia Cox is extremely excited for the opportunity, She hopes that sharing her story will inspire children with disabilities and encourage Ethiopians to include all children in school because in Ethiopia only one percent of children with disabilities are educated and their parents do not think they can benefit from going to school, She also hopes to meet with government officials to inspire change.
小题1:What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?
A.Cox earned a place in the Guinness World Record
B.Cox can type papers as a common person does
C.Cox has little difficulty in doing things by herself
D.Cox has made some great achievements
小题2:What’s the purpose of the documentary Rightfooted?
A.To inspire all young people with disabilities
B.To tell the story of Cox’s life and her desire
C.To show how important one’s foot is
D.To show how Cox works in Ethiopia
小题3:Why does Cox want to be a speaker?
A.To give her message
B.To prevent children born without arms
C.To help people overcome disabilities
D.To prove she can also be a successful speaker
小题4:The goal of Handicap International in Ethiopia is to          .
A.meet the government officials
B.help disabled children find jobs
C.run education projects for children with disabilities
D.help Cox realize her dream of becoming a speaker
小题5:What is true of Jessica Cox?
A.She is the first woman pilot
B.She is a disabled Taekwondo champion
C.She is the director of a documentary
D.She is an armless woman with strong faith

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析

试题分析:文章大意:本文讲述美国一位天生无臂的女子杰西卡•考克斯身残志不残,获得了一些令人吃惊的成就的故事。
小题1:D 主旨大意题。文章第二段主要描述了杰西卡•考克斯取得的一些成就。故D正确。
小题2:A细节理解题。根据文章第三段首句Now Cox is the subject of a new documentary, Rightfooted, Which Cox says the hopes will inspire disabled young people around the world 可知拍这个纪录片是为了能够鼓舞世界上所有残疾的年轻人。故A正确。
小题3:C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段后面一句She says she believes her message can reach millions of people working to overcome a variety of disabilities.可知她想成为演说家的目的是为了帮助人们克服残疾。 故C正确。
小题4:C细节理解题。根据文章最后一段she has been invited by non-governmental organization Handicap International to work with disabled children in Ethiopia Cox is extremely excited for the opportunity可知国际残联协会的目标是建立残疾儿童教育项目,故C正确。
小题5:D推理判断题。本文讲述美国一位天生无臂的女子杰西卡•考克斯身残志不残,获得了一些令人吃惊的成就的故事,可知她是一个有坚强信念的人,故D正确。
举一反三
Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the ____ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. ____ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were ____ she got it back and typed some more.
Debbie followed this ____ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, ____, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ____ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was ____. Debbie knew, with all of the ____ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would ____ her no time to write.
Seeing her ____, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a ____.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne ____ for a long time and then said.
So Debbie returned to her ____ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally ____. 
Debbie sold her first book after five years of ____. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has ____ more than 100 books, many of ____ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print.
And Wayne? His selfless ____ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. ____, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they ____ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.
小题1:
A.coffee B.bedside C.kitchen D.dressing
小题2:
A.Unless B.WhenC.ThoughD.Wherever
小题3:
A.asleepB.awake C.freeD.convenient
小题4:
A.standardB.suggestion C.traditionD.routine
小题5:
A.therefore B.however C.somehow D.anyway
小题6:
A.making up B.cutting down C.finding out D.bringing in
小题7:
A.broken B.warm C.touched D.cold
小题8:
A.abilities B.balances C.duties D.problems
小题9:
A.stop B.leave C.ensure D.permit
小题10:
A.achievements B.behavior C.efforts D.sadness
小题11:
A.typist B.housewife C.writerD.designer
小题12:
A.doubted B.comparedC.delayed D.hesitated
小题13:
A.office B.dream C.state D.home
小题14:
A.paid off B.broke upC.came back D.cleared up
小题15:
A.challenging B.strugglingC.thinking D.arguing
小题16:
A.collected B.published C.prepared D.translated
小题17:
A.themB.that C.it D.which
小题18:
A.support B.respect C.trust D.protection
小题19:
A.Surprisingly B.GratefullyC.Gradually D.Similarly
小题20:
A.admit B.realize C.wonder D.prove

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Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, was born in Kingfish, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his father’s store while attending school. This was his first retailing (零售业) experience and he really enjoyed it. After graduation, he began his own career as a retail merchant.
He soon opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Wal-Mart specialized in name brands at low prices and Sam Walton was surprised at the success. Soon a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America.
Walton"s management style was popular with employees and he founded some of the basic concepts of management that are still in use today.
After taking the company public in 1970, Walton introduced his “profit sharing plan”. The profit sharing plan was a plan for Wal-Mart employees to improve their income dependent on the profits of the store. Sam Walton believed that “individuals don"t win, teams do”. Employees at Wal-Mart stores were offered stock options (认股权) and store discounts. These benefits are commonplace today, but Walton was among the first to implement (实现) them. Walton believed that a happy employee meant happy customers and more sales. He also believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the company’s success, they would care about the company.
By the 1980s, Wal-Mart had sales of over one billion dollars and over three hundred stores across North America. Wal-Mart’s unique decentralized (分散的) distribution system, also Walton’s idea, created the edge needed to further encourage growth in the 1980s during growing complaints that the “superstore” was stopping smaller and traditional stores from developing. By 1991, Wal-Mart was the largest US retailer with 1,700 stores. Walton remained active in managing the company, as president and CEO until 1988 and chairman until his death. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom shortly before his death.
小题1: Sam Walton first made a hit in retailing when __________.
A.he worked in his father’s store
B.he created Walton"s management style
C.a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America
D.he specialized in name brands at low prices
小题2:What is the purpose of Walton’s carrying out “profit sharing plan”?
A.To make sure all the employees had their own shares.
B.To encourage the employees to work hard and make joint efforts.
C.To select excellent employees for his stores.
D.To make more profit for himself.
小题3:Which of the statements is TRUE?
A.With Walton’s management style, employees treated the stores as their own.
B.Walton wasn’t one of the merchants who first implemented stock options.
C.The smaller and traditional stores were well affected by Walton’s stores.
D.In his old age, Walton gave all the management to his men.
小题4:What does the underlined word “edge” in the last paragraph mean here?
A.Danger.B.Disadvantage.C.Advantage.D.System.

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Linda Evans was my best friend –like the sister I never had ,We did everything together: piano lessons ,movies, swimming , horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away . Linda and I kept in touch through letters ,and we saw each other on special times — like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often .One day a card that I sent came back , stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren . And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died, There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman —Linda’s married name.“There must be thousands of Wagmans.”I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter, “Mrs , Tobin!”she said excitedly, “Linda Ev-ans Wagman is my mother.”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years . We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure; We won’t lose each other again!
小题1:The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans       .
A.at the age of 13B.before she got married
C.before the writer’s family moved awayD.after they moved to new homes
小题2:They didn’t often write to each other because they       .
A.got marriedB.had little time to do so
C.didn’t like writing lettersD.could see each other on special times
小题3:There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she       .
A.was in trouble
B.didn’t know Linda’s address
C.received the card that she sent
D.didn’t have a friend like Linda
小题4:The writer was happy when she       .
A.read the newspaper
B.heard Linda’s voice on the phone
C.met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D.wrote to the woman whose last name was Wangman
小题5:They haven’t kept in touch       .
A.for about 40 yearsB.for about 27 years
C.since they got marriedD.since the writer’s family moved away

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Audrey Hepburn(奥黛丽·赫本)won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953,But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood . During World war Ⅱ , she lived and studied in the Netherlands .Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks . Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college. But when she returned to London after the war she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员). So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame .In 1951 she played the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey make more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Hoolly Golinghtly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961. There years later she played Eliza Doolittle in my Fair Lady.
She was married two times and had one by each husband. In 1989,the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) projects .The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War II. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid . She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.
小题1:In Paragraph 1,“her aid work”means       .
A.winning an Academy Award as Best Actress
B.taking acting parts in stage shows
C.making her own movies
D.acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF
小题2:The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that     .
A.she wanted to be a ballerinaB.her parents were from Britain
C.it was safe thereD.the education there was excellent
小题3:We can infer from the passage that     .
A.Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War II
B.Audrey lived in America in the 1950s
C.Audrey was made to give up dancing
D.the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role
小题4:     is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn
A.MarriageB.IdentityC.ContributionD.Religion
小题5:     is the right order for Audrey’s life.
①The first time she began to play in movies
②She returned to London from the Netherlands
③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress
④She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects
⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady
A.②①③⑤④B.①②③⑤④C.②①⑤③④D.①②⑤③④

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[1]Although known as an extraordinarily successful businessman, Warren Buffet comes off as a pretty ordinary person.
[2]Looking back on his childhood, one can see how serious he was about making money. Buffet used to go door-to-door and sell soda pop. Later, he also worked at his grandfather’s grocery store. At the ripe age of 11, Buffet bought his first stock(股票). When his family moved to Washington D.C., Buffet became a paperboy for The Washington Post. While still in school, he was making $175 a month, a full-time wage for many young men.
[3]From the beginning, Buffet made his fortune from investing. He started with all the money that he had made from selling pop, delivering papers and so on. Between 1950 and l956, he grew his $9, 800 to $14, 000.From there, he organized investment partnerships with his family and friends, and then gradually drew in more people through very attractive terms.
[4]Buffet applied to Harvard Business School but         , making it to be one of the worst admission decisions in Harvard history. The outcome ended up affecting Buffet’s life deeply, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Benjamin Graham, the father of securities analysis who provided the foundation for Buffet’s grand success.
[5]Buffet is a person of habit—same house, same office, same city. He doesn’t collect houses or cars or works of art, and he hates companies that waste money on such goods. Instead, he has established the Buffet Foundation, with a detailed plan on how to invest his money more wisely to society.
小题1:What kind of person is Buffet according to Paragraph 1? (no more than 10 words)
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小题2:What does the writer intend to tell us in Paragraph 2? (no more than 10 words)
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小题3:According to Paragraph 3, how did Buffet start his investment? (no more than 10 words)
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小题4:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
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小题5:Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5.(no more than 10 words)
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