I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head.Now I am thirty two.I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is.It would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity(灾难) can do strange things to people.It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind.I believe in life now.I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise.I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes.I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left.
The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself.That was basic.If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life.When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone.That is part of it.But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate(错综复杂的) pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance.It had to start with the simplest things.Once a man gave me an indoor baseball.I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt."I can't use this." I said."Take it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around." The words stuck in my head."Roll it around! "By rolling the ball I could hear where it went.This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball.At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseball.We called it ground ball.
All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time.I had to learn my limitations.It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure.I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.
【小题1】We can learn from the beginning of the passage that _______
A.the author lost his sight because of a car crash. |
B.the author wouldn't love life if the disaster didn't happen. |
C.the disaster made the author appreciate what he had. |
D.the disaster strengthened the author's desire to see. |
A.How to adjust himself to reality. |
B.Building up assurance that he can find his place in life. |
C.Learning to manage his life alone. |
D.How to invent a successful variation of baseball. |
A.would sit in a rocking chair and enjoy his life. |
B.would be unable to move and stay in a rocking chair. |
C.would lose his will to struggle against difficulties. |
D.would sit in a chair and stay at home. |
A.hurt the author's feeling. |
B.gave the author a deep impression. |
C.directly led to the invention of ground ball. |
D.inspired the author. |
A.A Miserable Life |
B.Struggle Against Difficulties |
C.A Disaster Makes a Strong Person |
D.An Unforgettable Experience |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析试题分析:本文讲述了灾难挫折是如何成就一个人的。作者在年幼时失明,在经历了多年的彷徨无助之后,终于在亲人朋友的帮助下,找回了自信,学会了如何面对困难,并且在纷杂的社会中找到了自己的一席之地,实现了自己一个又一个的梦想。
【小题1】C细节理解题。 文章第一段It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn’t been blind .那天我突然想到如果我没有失明的话我可能不会像现在这样爱上生活,由此判断C选项正确。
【小题2】B细节理解题。从文章第三段 The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. 可知作者需要学会的是自信,而且下文从that somewhere in the sweeping, intricatepattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.也可知道对作者来说在纷杂的社会找的适合自己的位置是最难的,故B选项正确。
【小题3】C词意猜测题。从上文可知作者是因为意外而失明,所以下文的collapsed是指精神的崩溃,意志的消沉,从而失去面对困难挫折的勇气。故判断C选项正确。
【小题4】D 推理判断题。从文章倒数第二行This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball.可知,作者在滚动球的时候想到了如何去实现一个自己认为是不可能的事情,所以他是受到了启发,由此判断D选项正确。
【小题5】C主旨大意题。文章开头讲述了自己的遭遇,提出a calamity can do strange things to people .然后叙述自己是如何找到自信,如何克服困难一步一步取得成功的。这些都说明了一个道理:只要意志坚强,逆境挫折不会击垮一个人,相反会成就一个人,所以C选择正确。
考点:考查故事类短文阅读。
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
As we drove along, my spirits went up again, and I turned, with pleasure, to the thought of the new life which I was entering. But though it was not far past the middle of September, the heavy clouds and strong north-easterly wind combined to make the day extremely cold; and the journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one o’clock before we reached the place of our destination. Yet when we entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and I wished it were a mile or two farther off. For the first time in my life I must stand alone: there was no retreating now. I must enter that house, and introduce myself among its strange people. But how was it to be done? True, I was near nineteen; but, thanks to the protecting care of my mother and sister, I well knew that many a girl of fifteen, or under, was gifted with a more womanly address, and greater ease and self-possession, than I was. Yet, anyway, I would do very well, after all; and the children, of course, I should soon be at ease with them.
“Be calm, be calm, whatever happens,” I said within myself; and truly I was so fully absorbed in steadying my nerves and keeping down the rebellious beat of my heart that when I was admitted into the hall and into the presence of Mrs. Bloomfield, I almost forgot to answer her polite greeting; and it afterwards struck me that the little I did say was spoken in the tone of one half-dead or half-asleep.
With due politeness, however, she showed me my bedroom, and left me there to take a little refreshment for a little while and led me into the dining-room. Some beefsteaks and potatoes were set before me; and while I dined upon these, she sat opposite, watching me (as I thought) and trying to keep something like a conversation— consisting chiefly of commonplace remarks. In fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner: not from appetite, but from the toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my hands.
“I have had so little time to attend to their education myself, but I think they are clever children, and very willing to learn, especially the little boy; he is, I think, the flower of the flock— a generous, noble-spirited boy, one to be led, but not driven, and remarkable for always speaking the truth.” “His sister Mary Ann will require watching,” continued she, “but she is a very good girl on the whole, though I wish her to be kept out of the nursery as much as possible, as she is now almost six years old, and might acquire bad habits from the nurses. I have ordered her bed to be placed in your room, and if you will be so kind as to look after her washing and dressing, and take charge of her clothes, she needs to have nothing further to do with the nursery maid.”
I replied I was quite willing to do so; and at that moment the children entered the room. Tom Bloomfield was a well-grown boy of seven. Mary was a tall girl, for her age of six, somewhat dark like her mother. The second sister was Fanny, a very pretty little girl, looking little younger than Mary. The remaining one was Harriet, a little broad, fat, merry, playful thing of scarcely two, whom I had more desire for than all the rest — but with her I had nothing to do.
【小题1】Which of the following statements best describes how the writer felt when she entered Mrs. Bloomfield’s home?
A.She was nervous, dissatisfied with her manners but still confident. |
B.She was cold, hungry but eager to see all the children in the family. |
C.She was frightened, nervous and regretful about her decision. |
D.She was calm, confident and very happy with all the family. |
A.A nursery maid. | B.A house cleaner. | C.A home cook. | D.A family teacher. |
A.The writer had some difficulty with her lunch because of the tough food and the cold. |
B.The delicious food took the writer's attention away from Mrs. Bloomfield’s words. |
C.All the children were well educated before the writer came to the family. |
D.All the children in the family were looked after by Mrs Bloomfield herself. |
A.Mrs Bloomfield would treat the writer kindly and help her a lot |
B.The youngest girl Harriet would be the writer’s favorite student |
C.the writer would take on more responsibilities than she should |
D.Tom Bloomfield would be the cleverest of all the children |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
The 16 operations W.Mitchell received after the motorcycle accident burned more than 65% of his body at age 46 left him unable to pick up a fork,dial a telephone or go to the bathroom without help.But Mitchell never believed he was defeated.“I am in charge of my own spaoeship,” he said.“It’s my up,my down.I could choose to see this situation as a setback or afstarting point.”
Mitchell bought himself a home in Colorado,a plane and a bar.Later he teamed upwith two friends and co-founded a wood burning stove company that grew to be the second largest private employer in his state.Six months later he was piloting the plane.Then four years after the motorcycle accident,the plane Mitchell was piloting crashed back onto the runway during takeoff, permanently paralyzing(使…瘫痪)him from the waist down.
Still determined,Mitchell worked day and night to regain as much independence as possible.He was elected Mayor of Crested Butte,Colorado, to save the town from mineral mining that would ruin its beauty and environment.
Despite his shocking looks and physical challenges, Mitchell began white water rafting(漂流),fell in love and married, earned a master’s degree in public administration and continued flying,environmental activism and public speaking.
Mitchell’s unshakable positive mental attitude has earned him appearances on the “Today Show’’and “Good Moming America” as well as feature articles in Parade, Time, The New York Times and other publications.
Mitchell has done all these things and more afar two horrible accidents left his face beyond recognition,his hands flngerless and his legs thin:and motionless(不动)in a wheelchair.Then what can't we healthy guys achieve?
【小题1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.Mitchell couldn’t face the fact that he was defeated. |
B.The operations Mitchell received made him hopeless. |
C.Mitchell was optimistic about what happened to him. |
D.Mitchell was in his spaceship when the accident occurred. |
A.He learned to pilot a plane. |
B.He was employed by a company. |
C.He began to drive a spaceship. |
D.He made another two new friends. |
A.His body under the waistcouldn’t move. |
B.He was elected mayor of Crested Butte. |
C.He became the hero of many publications. |
D.More than half of his body was burned. |
A.stopped flying,environmental protection and public speaking. |
B.co-founded a wood burning stove company with his friends. |
C.stopped to open mineral mining in Crested Butte. |
D.earned a master’s degree in public administration. |
A.His shocking looks. | B.His strong determination. |
C.His physical challenges. | D.His outstanding speaking talent. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Most of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives(炸药). His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?
Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund(基金). He wanted the interest(利润) from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.
Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.
【小题1】Alfred Nobel did the following EXCEPT ______________
A.choosing the winners of Nobel Prize |
B.making and selling weapons |
C.setting up the Nobel Prize |
D.making and selling explosives |
A.he made enough money |
B.he hated war |
C.he wanted to get more interest from the fund |
D.he liked to live in a peaceful world |
A.all Nobel’s money in the fund |
B.all Nobel’s money in his company |
C.all the interest from the fund |
D.some of the interest in the fund |
A.interesting | B.unselfish | C.cold-hearted | D.richest |
A.Nobel set up his company to sell clothes. |
B.Most of Nobel’s money was used for the world Wars. |
C.Nobel Prizes are only for some people from some special countries. |
D.Nobel worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
A HALF - EMPTY BASKET
Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
【小题1】Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because
A.his farm belonged to the rich man | B.he liked the rich man |
C.he was poor | D.the rich man’s children liked apples |
A.They jumped and jumped. | B.They played. |
C.They ate some of the apples. | D.They ran away. |
A.they had thrown apples on the ground |
B.the farmer had politely asked them to get off |
C.they were afraid of the hat |
D.the farmer was angry wit h them |
A.pleased | B.unhappy | C.excited | D.moved |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
In December of l 992.I was a happy husband and father of two young children.A month later,I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia(急性白血病).
After two years of chemo(化疗)that helped control the disease,my body was weak and lifeless.I felt as if I were a puppet who needed help to lift his arms or hold up his head.
I began to run.After six months my strength had come back.On one of my runs,one where I felt I could run forever,I decided I was going to try to run a marathon.
After telling my Dad about my plan,he told me of a program that trains people to run a marathon,while raising funds for Leukemia research at the same time.So that summer,through the Leukemia Society’s Team in Training program,I started to train for the Marine Corps Marathon.During mile after mile of uncertainty,the day finally came to run the marathon.
On October 27,1996,at 8 A.M.,along with l9,000 other brave souls I started on a 26.2-mile journey that I will never forget.
I first saw my wife Patty at the six-mile mark . She seemed happy that I was still looking as if I knew what I was doing,and having a good time doing it.At Mile l7,my mind was going back to those two horrible years that tried to bring my family and me down.I saw her again.The concern in her face told me she knew I was starting to struggle.I felt as if we were thinking the same,nine more miles and these last few years will be behind us.
That thought alone pulled me forward.Mile 22,23,slowing but going,24,25,then there it was.The Iwo Jima War Memorial.I have seen nothing so grand and inspiring in my life.Three hours and forty-one minutes after I started,I crossed what I think has to be the most fitting finish line in all of road racing!
That night the Leukemia Society gave me a pin at a post-race party that simply says,“Leukemia 26.2”.
If God wills,my cancer may once again take away my hair and my strength,maybe even my life.But it can never take away my pin,or the fact that I am a marathoner .
【小题1】The writer decided to run a marathon because __________ .
A.he wanted to raise money for Leukemia research |
B.he believed he was able to take the challenge |
C.he hoped to recover his strength through training |
D.his dad knew about the race and made the suggestion |
A.He has always been dreaming of becoming a marathoner. |
B.The training he took that summer well prepared him for the race. |
C.Those running in the race were mostly Leukemia patients like him . |
D.His wife was with him during the marathon to give him support. |
A.Because running a marathon is the most suitable sport for him. |
B.Because the memorial is the most powerful construction he has seen. |
C.Because he considers it a victory over his disease to finish the race. |
D.Because 26.2 miles is the most reasonable distance for road racing. |
A.Optimistic and outspoken | B.Strong-willed and determined |
C.Generous and easy-going | D.Brave and warm-hearted |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair got frightened and tried to row back to shore(海滨). But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.
“Everything went quiet in my head,” Tim recalls. “I’m trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back,” he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life in danger.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to shout to the boys, “Take down the umbrella!”
“Let’s aim for the pier(码头),” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim?” he cried. “A little bit,” the boys said.
Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’ faces.
“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. “Yes,” Tim told them each time.
After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.
【小题1】Why did the two boys go to the sea?
A.To test the umbrella as a sail. | B.To swim in the open water. |
C.To get back their football. | D.To go boat rowing. |
A.The wind | B.The water | C.The boat | D.The beach |
A.They swam to the pier all by themselves. |
B.They were pulled to the pier by Tim. |
C.They were washed to the pier by the waves. |
D.They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back. |
A.How to save people on sea | B.Brave Rescue of kids on Sea |
C.An Unforgettable Experience | D.Careless Kids in Danger |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
A mother from Colorado who doctors said had died while giving birth to her son, has said it is a Christmas miracle that both she and the boy are alive.
Tracey Hermanstorfer's heart stopped beating and her son Coltyn appeared lifeless after the Caesarean(剖腹产术)section on Christmas Eve. However a few minutes after he was born, both began breathing again. Dr Stephanie Martin told Good Morning America she could not explain how the pair survived. Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike told the American television show that their baby was now healthy and that they were doing “good” following the drama at Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital.
The couple, who already had two children, had to go into the hospital seven weeks earlier than planned. Her husband, 37, said his wife was tired after receiving an epidural(硬脑膜外麻醉)during the labour(分娩)but after closing her eyes, she “wasn't waking up”.She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely.
Dr Martin said she was called in and that the outlook was grim since in most situations like this,“despite the best efforts of the team”, the mother was often unable to be revived. In that case doctors then tried to focus on delivering the baby but when he was born he was “completely lifeless”.
Mr Hermanstorfer told the Associated Press news agency,“I had everything in the world taken from me, and in an hour and a half I had everything given to me.”
Dr Martin said she did not have a “great explanation” for why Mrs Hermanstorfer's heartbeat returned. “Somewhere between four and five minutes she had been without heart rate and had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stopping,” she said. The doctors were then able to bring the baby back to life, and the mother was alive after that.
Despite tests, she said doctors were still not sure about what had happened. However Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike have said they believed it was down to a miracle. She said:“I got a second chance in life.”
【小题1】The story happened on________.
A.December, 24 | B.December, 25 | C.December, 31 | D.January, 1 |
A.She became unconscious. | B.She took a nap. |
C.She had a bad headache. | D.She suffered a heart attack. |
A.acfdbe |
B.fcadbe |
C.eacbfd |
D.eabcfd |
A.Sad and delighted. | B.Disappointed and depressed. |
C.Sad and angry. | D.Touched and regrettable. |
A.Shocked. | B.Puzzled. | C.Normal. | D.Curious. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England, an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. "This boy has lost his family," he wrote. "He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help?" '
I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn't have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.
The first two times we met David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon - in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.
Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?
"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering." Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.
"It's your turn," he said.
After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, an d about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one - without any words – can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry' on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.
【小题1】When he first met the author, David________.
A.felt a little excited |
B.walked energetically |
C.looked a little nervous |
D.showed up with his teacher |
A.was ready to listen to David |
B.was skeptical about psychology |
C.was able to describe David's problem |
D.was sure of handling David's problem |
A.wanted to ask the author for advice |
B.need to share sorrow with the author |
C.liked the children's drawings in the office |
D.beat the author many times in the chess game |
A.He recovered after months of treatment. |
B.He liked biking before he lost his family. |
C.He went into university soon after starting to talk. |
D.He got friends in school before he met the author. |
A.His teacher's help. |
B.The author's friendship. |
C.His exchange of letters with the author. |
D.The author's silent communication with him. |
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