Question

I stood outside New York's Madison Square Garden and just stared, almost speechless. I was a farm boy from County Kilkenny, a child who some thought would never walk, let alone go as far as I had in the world.
From the day I was born, there was a problem. The doctors at the Dublin hospital told my parents I had phocomelia, a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes.
Life was tough. I couldn't stand, much less walk. I rarely, left the farmhouse---and then only in someone's arms. Mam bundled me up whenever she took me to town, no matter the season.
“The world will see him when he can walk,” she told Dad. “And he will walk.”
Mam devoted herself to helping me. She tried everything to get me on my feet. When I was three, she and Dad took me to a clinic in Dublin.
A few weeks later we returned to Dublin with my artificial limbs (肢). Back home I practiced walking with my new limbs.
“There's nothing anyone can do but you can't,” Mam said. “You and I are going to walk through town.”
The next day Mam dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her hair and makeup. Dad drove us to the church. We stepped out of the car. Mam took my hand. “Hold your head up high, now, Ronan,” she said.
We walked 300 meters to the post office. It was the farthest I'd walked, and I was sweating from the effort. Then we left the post office and continued down the street, Mam's eyes shining with a mother's pride.
That night, back on our farm, I lay exhausted on my bed. It meant nothing, though, compared to what I'd done on my walk.
Then I began to pursue my dream of singing. And at every step Mam's words came back to me—Ronan, you can do anything anyone else can do—and the faith she had in God, who would help me do it.
I've sung from the grandest stages in Europe, to music played by the world's finest musicians. That night, I stood at the Madison Square Garden, with Mam's words chiming in my ears. Then I began singing. I couldn't feel the pulse of the music in my feet, but I felt it deep in my heart, the same place where Mam's promise lived.
【小题1】What was the problem with the author as a baby?

A．He was expected unable to walk.

B．He was born outward in character.

C．He had a problem with listening.

D．He was shorter than a normal baby.

【小题2】The underlined word “deformity” in the second paragraph most probably means _______.

A．shortcoming

B．disadvantage

C．disability

D．delay

【小题3】Why did Mam dress him and herself in finest clothes?

A．To hide their depressed feeling.

B．To indicate it an unusual day.

C．To show off their clothes.

D．To celebrate his successful operation.

【小题4】From the story we may conclude that his mother was _______.

A．determined

B．stubborn

C．generous

D．distinguished

【小题5】According to the writer, what mattered most in his success?

A．His consistent effort.	B．His talent for music.
C．His countless failures.	D．His mother's promise.

Answer 1

【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：文章介绍了一位伟大的母亲鼓励自己残疾的儿子追求人生梦想的故事。
【小题1】A 细节题。根据第二段第二行a deformity that affected both legs below the knee,说明我出生的时候腿有问题，不能行走，故A正确。
【小题2】C 猜测词义题。根据下文的a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes.说明我出生的时候腿部有残疾，故C正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据第八段  The next day Mam dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her hair and makeup.爸爸妈妈和我都穿着很正式，说明对我们来说这是特殊的一天，是我人生中第一次靠自己直立行走的一天。故B正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。从文章所述，妈妈一直在鼓励着我，认为我能够做到别人做到的任何事情，说明妈妈是一个意志坚定的人，故A正确。
【小题5】D 推理题。通过全文可知在我的成长过程中，始终都有妈妈的鼓励，要是没有妈妈的鼓励就没有我成功的人生。故D正确。
考点：考查人生百味类短文阅读
点评：本文讲述了一位母亲鼓励自己残疾的儿子追求人生梦想的故事，有很强的思想性，早此类文章的阅读中要关注细节，提高推理能力。