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阅读短文,然后根据内容从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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(442 meters) tall, the_1_ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy _2_ 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 _3_ cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that _4_ 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 5 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 6  achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 7  he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   8  by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   9  more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 10  seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 11  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 12 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   13  the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most cravensportsmanI’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was   14  of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   15  to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
小题1:
A.largestB.highestC.earliestD.latest
小题2:
A.seldomB.hardlyC.alwaysD.almost
小题3:
A.enjoyedB.neededC.madeD.kept
小题4:
A.whileB.afterC.ifD.though
小题5:
A.heartB.hopeC.bodyD.love
小题6:
A.byB.forC.inD.from
小题7:
A.asB.sinceC.untilD.before
小题8:
A.pleasedB.beatenC.movedD.asked
小题9:
A.usedB.spentC.tookD.wasted
小题10:
A.HereB.ThereC.HeD.It
小题11:
A.HoweverB.SometimesC.AgainD.Then
小题12:
A.friendsB.helpersC.timeD.exercise
小题13:
A.triedB.sawC.didD.met
小题14:
A.thinkingB.talkingC.worriedD.proud
小题15:
A.pointB.goC.turnD.hurry

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:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
本文叙述了一位残疾少年McCarthy攀登美国第一塔的事迹,从而叙述了他是如何攀登第一塔和他自己的一些感触,也让我们明白身残志坚的道理。
小题1:根据本文判断是美国最高的建筑物。
小题2: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。
小题3:句意:那里他欣赏着来自人群中的欢呼。故答案为A。
小题4: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,故答案为C。
小题5:根据上下文可知应该是有一颗强壮的心,故答案为A。
小题6:固定短语stop…..from….“阻止….”,故答案为D。
小题7:句意:自从他四岁以来,他就上所特殊学校。故答案为B。
小题8:根据后句可知,应该是被他的决心所感动,并帮助训练,故答案为C。
小题9:固定搭配spend….doing sth.“花费时间做某事”,故答案为B。
小题10:固定句型It seems that…..“看起来似乎…..”,故答案为D。
小题11:根据上下文可知,应该是“有时候”,故答案为B。
小题12:由上文可知,是想要更多的练习,故答案为D。
小题13:句意:我看到最后的10个台阶,他走的更快了。只有B符合题意。
小题14:固定短语be proud of“以….为骄傲”,故答案为D。
小题15:短语point to…“指着….”,故选A。
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