Nick Santonastasso has one arm equipped with one finger. He has no legs. He also

Nick Santonastasso has one arm equipped with one finger. He has no legs. He also

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Nick Santonastasso has one arm equipped with one finger. He has no legs. He also has no limitations(局限).
“ I know anything’s possible ,” the 12-year-old told TODAY ’s Ann Curry.
He can play baseball and football, play the keyboard and drums, and play video games with his brothers.
When Nick was born, he suffered a disease only found in 11 other people. The Santonastassos had three other children, and they decided to treat Nick the same as others, with love but without excuse
“ We’re supposed to be heroes to our children, but Nick is a hero to us,” his father Michael said. But heroes have heroes, too, and Nick’s is Tiki Barber, the former football superstar who retired last year and became a reporter for TODAY. Curry told Nick that for his birthday, the show wanted to give him a new skateboard. The person who presented it to him was Barber.
“ You’re an inspiration,” Barber said. “ There are a lot of kids who might be at a disadvantage.
You give them strength.”
Curry observed that most parents try to protect their kids from failure, but the Santonastassos didn’t do that with Nick.
“Absolutely not, “Nick’s mother Stacey said. “ If you do have a small failure, it just makes you stronger to succeed at the next stop.”
“ It builds self-confidence in yourself to try it again,” Nick added.
Recently, Nick entered a drawing in a statewide contest in New Jersey. His drawing was a tree with a spreading canopy (树冠) and deep toots. Above the tree were the words, “The roots of a family are…” Below the ground, the roots spelled out the final word for the message: “ Love.”
It won the contest. The judges didn’t know Nick’ physical condition. He won on merit (成绩), the same way he does everything else in life.
小题1:How did the Santonastassos treat Nick?
A.They gave him much more careB.They treated him as a normal boy
C.They made excuse for his failureD.They protected him from failure.
小题2:In the opinion of Barber, Nick__________.
A.would learn a lot from his failure.B.would become a star in playing skateboard.
C.set a good example to other disabled kidsD.proved a real hero to other heroes
小题3:What message did Nick’s drawing express?
A.Love is the “root” of a family.B.Each family has its own value among its members.
C.Trees without deep roots can’t grow tall and strongD.Roots are the most important of a tree.
小题4:According to the passage, ______ other people have the same disease as Nick’s.
A.twoB.threeC.elevenD.twelve
小题5: What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A.Nothing Is ImpossibleB.Keep Trying ForeverC.The rootsD.Nick and his Skateboard

答案

小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:A
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Edie was nine years old, and she was tinier than other children of her age. One day, she ran home crying loudly, because she was   36  by the three new girls of her school. They picked her as the object of their   37  and threatened to beat her up. Edie’s mother held her   38  and comforted (安慰)her. She 39  the next day that the girls had been troublemakers at several other schools and they were being given one more   40   at a new beginning.
Edie’s _41  said ,“Be kind to your enemies, Edie.”She _42  said, “When the girls 43   to threatened you next time ,tell them you want to be their friend.”“Are you 44 enough to do that?”Edie’s mother asked. The   45  girl answered, “Yes, Mom, I’ll try.”
Every day, the girls pushed Edie and called her names and  46  to get in a poke(戳) or two. Each time, Edie looked up at them and said, “ I’d really like to be your 47 .”But it seemed that this wasn’t working.
Then one day the following week, Edie ran home as 48   as she could , shouting ,“Mom, guess what happened today ! Just like I 49 did, I said I’d really like to be their friend, and one of the 50  said ,‘Okay, Edie, we  51  and we’ll be your friends’”A short time later, Edie sat at a table with them and  52  their tutor (私人教师).
Towards the end of the school year,   53   Edie’s parents went to school for a parent-teacher conference, the teacher told   54  ,“Because of Edie’s kindness, those girls have completed 55   and are model students in the class.”
小题1:
A.frightenedB.encouragedC.cheatedD.saved
小题2:
A.shameB.surpriseC.angerD.fear
小题3:
A.suddenlyB.unwillinglyC.curiouslyD.softly
小题4:
A.expressedB.admittedC.learnedD.believed
小题5:
A.timeB.chanceC.lessonD.trouble
小题6:
A.sisterB.fatherC.motherD.teacher
小题7:
A.againB.alsoC.onceD.just
小题8:
A.startB.agreeC.refuseD.forget
小题9:
A.kindB.braveC.strongD.clever
小题10:
A.weakB.foolishC.selfishD.tiny
小题11:
A.choseB.promisedC.volunteeredD.tried
小题12:
A.friendB.classmateC.enemyD.neighbor
小题13:
A.fastB.carefullyC.lateD.safely
小题14:
A.neverB.seldomC.alwaysD.often
小题15:
A.boysB.studentsC.playersD.girls
小题16:
A.grow olderB.give upC.set offD.become worse
小题17:
A.becameB.helpedC.invitedD.found
小题18:
A.ifB.whenC.becauseD.before
小题19:
A.herB.himC.usD.them
小题20:
A.stayed upB.broken downC.turned aroundD.fallen behind

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Mrs. Keller had a big family .Her husband had a factory in the town .One of her sons was a lawyer and the other two were drivers .And her two daughters worked in the post office .The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn’t employ anybody .
One evening ,the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper .She went to answer it .She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident .She heard this and fell in a faint .When she came back to life ,she was in hospital .And she needed to be helped after that .
Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on .The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again .From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid to hear the bell .Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up .So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist .The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions.
“You will soon be all right if you follow my advice ,Mrs. Keller” said the psychiatrist.
The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter .And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again .
“You have saved me, Doctor ,”the old woman said ,as soon as she saw him .
“Are you afraid to answer the telephone now?”
“No,” answered Keller .
“I dare answer it whether it rings or not ”
小题1:Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______.
A.she had no money to employ a helper. B.she was strong enough to do all at home
C.she didn’t believe anybodyD.only she was free at home
小题2:The old woman fell in a faint because _____
A.she went to answer the telephone.B.she was very ill that evening
C.she walked in the room carelesslyD.she heard the news about her son’s death.
小题3:After she came out of hospital , Mrs  Keller  wasn’t ___as before .
A.strongB.ableC.cleverD.sad

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There was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.
On the day before bass (巴斯鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure (鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly the boy felt something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened.He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moon-
light. He looked again at his father.
Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed.He threw the huge bass into the black water.
The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish. That
was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish ... again and again ... every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
小题1:.How did the father feel when he saw his son skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water?
A.Delighted.B.Nervous.C.Embarrassed.D.Shocked.
小题2:What happened when it became clear that the big fish was a bass?
A.The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish.
B.The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly.
C.The father made a decision that the fish must be set free.
D.They worried other fishermen might know what they had done.
小题3:The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because            .
A.they might catch a big fish thereB.he remembered the moral lesson from his father
C.he wanted to remember his father D.their children enjoyed fishing there
小题4:What does the author want to show in the story?
A.It is easy to say something, but difficult to do.
B.An ethical decision is not difficult to make.
C.It is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes.
D.Fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions.

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There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
  Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.
“Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon”, answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.”, said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “ A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”
“I’m sorry, sir.” said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.”
小题1:The students were afraid of the professor because_________.
A.they often angered and disappointed him
B.their answers often astonished him
C.their answers seldom satisfied him
D.he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks
小题2: The student’s description of the illness was           .
A.not correctB.not satisfiedC.completely discouragingD.accepted.
小题3:Before he left the room the student was almost sure that          .
A.he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark
B.his last answer was satisfying
C.he had made a mistake
D.he had not done well in the exam.
小题4:Which of the following is Not true?
A.The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.
B.The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon.
C.Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.
D.If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.

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Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFF SENTENCE.
Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July.The jury (陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court.It was, said the Judge, a simple case.Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming.When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking.
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour.Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, "Just don"t tell my mother."
" It happened over three years ago," Paddy said helplessly.No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do."Just don"t tell my mother," said Fee numbly (麻木地)."And no one did! Oh,God" My poor, poor Frank!"
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said."Fee, pack your things.We"ll go to see him."
She half-rose before sinking back.her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead."I can"t go," she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there."It would kill him to see me.I know him so well—his pride, his ambition.Let him bear the shame alone, it"s what he wants.We"ve got to help him keep his secret.What good will it do him to see us?"
Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee"s face, for the dying in her eyes.Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself.He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children.Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank look it away.But Paddy"s love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.
So he said, "Well, Fee, we won"t go.But we must make sure he is taken care of.How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?"
There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks." Yes, Paddy, do that.Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out.Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don"t know."
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer.
B.The family didn"t find out what happened to Frank until three years later.
C.The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder.
D.Frank didn"t want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him.
小题2:Paddy cried because he thought ______.
A.Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment
B.Frank should have told Fee what had happened
C.what had happened to Frank was killing Fee
D.Frank had always been a man of bad moral character
小题3:The underlined sentence "She half-rose before sinking back…" ( Paragraph 6) shows that      .
A.Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up
B.Fee didn"t want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank
C.Fee couldn"t leave her family to go to see Frank
D.Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish
小题4:Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank?
A."Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead."
B."Let him bear the shame alone, it"s what he wants."
C."Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away."
D."There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks."
小题5:What is Frank and Paddy"s probable relationship with Fee?
A.Son and brother.B.Son and husband.
C.Brother and lover.D.Lover and husband.

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