Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(残肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he had always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. he marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
【小题1】Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because _____.
| A．he didn’t talk to them |
| B．he kept away from them |
| C．he couldn’t use his arms |
| D．his arms touched the ground when he moved |
| A．too tall for an average person |
| B．an average height for a fully grown person |
| C．too short for an average person |
| D．none of the above |
| A．was not willing to give him a job at first |
| B．gave him a job because he was a good soldier |
| C．gave him a job after he talked to someone he knew in the organization |
| D．was only glad to give him a job |
| A．had no friends |
| B．was very shy |
| C．never saw himself as different from others |
| D．was too proud to accept help from others |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
解析试题分析：文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了身残志不残的Hank的事迹。身为一名残疾人的Hank ，凭借自己的毅力做到了与正常人一样工作学习和生活，具有很强的教育意义。
【小题1】D细节题。从第一段最后一句话“Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.”可知D为正确选项。“drag”在此意思为“拖在地上”。
【小题2】B 推理题。A推理判断题。从文章可知Hank因为残疾从小接受到人们好奇的目光和孩子们的嘲笑，所以内心应该是一直渴望像个正常人一样，而且文章第三段“ For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall.”也证实了这点，所以B为正确答案。
【小题3】A 词义题。talk sb into sth意思是 persuade by talking说服(某人)干(某事) ，如：Can you talk father into buying a new car?你能说服父亲买一辆新车吗?也就说明The Red Cross不愿意给他工作机会，而他说服了他们。故选A。
【小题4】C 推理题。从整篇文章的叙述可知Hank和别人一样学习、工作甚至在部队行军操练，从来没把自己看作一个不同于别人的人，而且其余三个选项文章中某额涉及，所以正确选项是C。
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【小题1】According to the first paragraph, Mom ________.
| A．wanted to give the author some flowers |
| B．didn’t like the presents from the author |
| C．lived with the author on an Indiana farm |
| D．got different birthday presents from the author every year |
| A．all died quickly |
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| C．grew as well as on Mom’s farm |
| D．grew better than those on Mom’s farm |
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| B．She regretted they had sold Mom’s farm. |
| C．She didn’t know what to do in memory of Mom. |
| D．She couldn’t bear others living in Mom’s home. |
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| C．decided to send them to Mom after they bloom |
| D．ordered flowers for the people living in Mom’s home |
| A．All the irises in the author’s yard bloomed. |
| B．The author went to see the irises in Mom’s yard. |
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| A．To show how to design images for gifts. |
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| C．Because he was nervous. |
| D．Because he liked the taste of salty coffee. |
| A．The man liked to drink a cup of salty coffee. |
| B．The man was good at making a lie. |
| C．The man missed his family very much. |
| D．The man loved the lady very much. |
| A．a life-long lie | B．salty coffee |
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| B．Tegan’s father often played with her in games. |
| C．Tegan refused to apologize for what she had done. |
| D．Tegan’s father cared nothing about what she was doing. |
| A．whether there was any tea left |
| B．how she made tea so wonderful |
| C．where she got the sugar for tea |
| D．what kind of tea he had drunk |
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| A．a restriction to be overcome |
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| B．New Yorkers may not like newcomers |
| C．different rules apply to life in New York |
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| B．help her mother support their family and keep more lambs |
| C．show her lamb was a famous one and raise some money |
| D．get some unexpected results from a chain reaction |
| A．They had fun in reselling it. |
| B．The auctioneer ordered them to do so. |
| C．They wanted to help Katie from the heart |
| D．Katie’s mother cried for help. |
| A．agree | B．hesitate | C．refuse | D．focus |
| A．Battling cancer | B．A warm-hearted auctioneer |
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【小题1】What is said about the children in the Albinas in the passage?
| A．Some children are raised by others. |
| B．God sent the children to the Albinas. |
| C．The children are all twins or triplets. |
| D．Most of the children are independent now. |
| A．Mrs Albina experienced a hard childhood |
| B．the Albinas would like to use birth control |
| C．ten kids in the family share the same name |
| D．the Albina family has lived in three countries |
| A．30. | B．25. | C．12. | D．18. |
| A．He is very positive. |
| B．He doesn’t want to have more. |
| C．He hopes God will give them more. |
| D．He lets nature take its course. |
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