Born in 1963 in Sierra Visa, Arizona, USA, Jessica learned to live her life with her feet. Born without arms, she faced many .
There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a “ ” life. However, Jessica’s father said he had a tear about her birth condition. He had full confidence in her potential.
With the of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to the world with her feet.
As a child, Jessica studied dance in her hometown. When her first arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no row.
Tentatively she took the stage with the other students and performed her . When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and to continue dancing for 14 years. , Jessica earned her first Black Belt in the International Taekwondo Federation at the age of 14.
After from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology. When talking about her degree, she frequently that psychology trusts the way people think has a greater on their lives than a physical limitation.
Jessica’s most famous accomplishment was learning how to . It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to the right aircraft: a 1946 415C Ercoupe Airplane. She the Guinness World Record being the first person certified to fly an airplane with only her feet.
Jessica now a motivational speaker. She travels the world sharing her story and people to be creative and innovative.
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解析试题分析：文章介绍Jessica天生残疾，但是在家人的鼓励下，她努力用双脚探索世界，学会舞蹈，甚至学会开飞机，获得吉尼斯世界纪录，她的事迹激励着很多人。
【小题1】考查名词辨析：A. challenges挑战，B. trouble 困难，C. advantages 优点，D. influences影响，天生就没有膀子，她要面对很多挑战。选A
【小题2】考查形容词辨析：A. unique独特的，B. special特殊的，C. normal正常的，D. unusual不寻常的，当时有很多问题关于是否Jessica能过上正常的生活。选C
【小题3】考查副词辨析：A. frequently 频繁地，B. never从不，C. ever曾经，D. certainly当然，Jessica的爸爸说他对女儿的出生的状况没有过一滴眼泪，他相信她的潜力。选B
【小题4】考查名词辨析：A. argument 争论，B. understanding理解，C. opposition强烈的）反对，敌对D. support支持，在父母和家庭的支持下，Jessica象成年人一样对自己很自信。选D
【小题5】考查动词辨析： A. decorate装饰，B. explore探险，C. explode 爆炸，D. establish建立，继续用双脚探索世界，选B
【小题6】考查名词辨析：A. performance表现，表演，B. image 形象，C. exhibition展览，D. appearance外表，当她的第一次表演的时候，她被安排在后排。选A
【小题7】考查名词辨析：A. back 后面，B. front前面，C. edge 边缘，D. middle中间，她的舞蹈老师告诉她舞蹈没有后排，选A
【小题8】考查名词辨析：A. line 线，B. emotion情感，C. routine日常工作，固定节目，D. behaviour行为，她迟疑的表演了固定的节目，选C
【小题9】考查名词辨析：A. sympathy同情，B. sorrow难过，C. doubt 怀疑，D. confidence自信，观众的掌声给了她鼓励和继续跳舞14年的自信，选D
【小题10】考查副词辨析：A. Unfortunately不幸地，B. Delightedly 高兴地，C. Disappointedly失望地，D. Hopefully有希望地，在14岁的时候，Jessica高兴地在国际跆拳道联合会获得了她第一个黑带。选B
【小题11】考查动词辨析：A. admitting承认，B. entering进入，C. graduating毕业，D. settling定居，在高中毕业后，Jessica上了亚利桑那州大学。选C
【小题12】考查定语从句，在那里她获得了心理学学士学位。先行词是the University of Arizona 定语从句中缺少地点状语，用D. where引导定语从句，选D
【小题13】考查动词辨析：A. dreamed梦想，B. ignored忽视，C. explained解释，D. refused拒绝，当谈论她的学位的时候，她经常解释心理学相信人们思考的方式对他们的生活的影响比身体的局限要大。选C
【小题14】考查名词辨析：A. symbol象征，B. frustration挫折，失败，挫败，失意，C. evidence 证据， D. impact影响，have a greater influence on …，对…有很大的影响，选D
【小题15】考查动词辨析：A. board登机，B. fly飞行，C. seat使…就坐，D. launch 发行，从下文的：It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to 31 the right aircraft:可知她的最著名的成就是学会了飞行，选B
【小题16】考查动词辨析：A. find发现，B. lose失去，C. cancel取消，D. seek寻求，花了三个州，四驾飞机，两个飞行指导和令人泄气的一年才找到适合的飞机。选A
【小题17】考查动词辨析：A. experienced体验，B. scheduled安排，C. received接受， D. praised表扬，她因为是第一个只用脚开飞机的人而收到吉尼斯世界纪录。选C
【小题18】考查介词辨析：A. for为了，因为，B. against反对，C. beyond超过，D. within在…里面，这里表示她获得吉尼斯世界纪录的原因，选A
【小题19】考查动词短语辨析：A. describes as描述为，B. regards as认为是，C. treats as 当…对待，D. works as担当，Jessica现在是做励志演讲者，选D
【小题20】考查动词辨析：A. amazing 使…惊讶，B. encouraging 鼓励，C. enjoying 享受，D. astonishing 使…惊讶，她周游世界分享她的故事，鼓励人们要有创造力和创新。选B
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball , Chuck Hart. Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s on the side of the box. The first indication that something was came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands ; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be by the other players. When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis decided he not tell him. "'Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look…” his dad said ,“Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n） . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in ?”
“No,” Travis said.
“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n) when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful .
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime (一角硬币) left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, when a lovely woman opened the door, he asked for a drink of water. She brought him a large glass of . He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to and quit before this point.
Years later the woman became seriously ill. The doctors could do nothing. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be gathered to study her disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was for the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, a light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down the hospital hall into her room.
Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He her at once. He went back to the consultation room and to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special to her ease.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
Once, long ago, there was a man who traveled from Persia to India on foot. He had been to India before. When he arrived at a village, he happened upon a fruit stand. In that village, fruit was quite because of the lack of water. The man was looking around at the fruits when he a big basket of some very red, very long fruit. It was the cheapest fruit in the shop, not expensive at all.
the man walked up to the counter (柜台) and asked: “How per kilo?” And the shopkeeper said: “Two rupees.” Two rupees in India is . The man thought to himself: “What a !” So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and began to it. But after he tried a few pieces, he screamed: “Oh, my God!” His eyes watered, his mouth burned, and his face turned . He coughed and choked and gasped for breath.
But despite his , he continued to stuff the fruits into his mouth! Onlookers their heads and laughed. One man yelled: “You’re , man! Those are chilies! People use them as a condiment (佐料). You don’t just eat them by the handful like that; they’re not fruit!” But the man replied: “No, I can’t ! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”
You probably think this man was pretty , right? Nevertheless, I bet you or someone you know makes the same on a daily basis. People invest money, time and effort into a relationship, business or job. Even when experience tells them that it’s not , and they know there’s little hope of improvement, they still because they don’t want to waste the previous investment. But this is . It is no different than being the man who continued eating chilies because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid for them.
Losing something is difficult, but it is important to the loss and move on. you’ll just keep burning your mouth on hot chilies.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
It seemed that ever since Amanda started her school, kids often made fun of her, which made her feel very helpless and lonely.
One day before her birthday, she was told by her mum that a “Make A Special Birthday ” contest was being held in a radio program of the city. If she wrote a to the program, she might win a big prize. The contest sounded , so she started thinking what she most for her birthday. After thinking for a short while, Amanda went to write her letter.
Here was Amanda’s letter:
My name is Amanda. I am nine years old. I have a at school. Can you help me? I have a special . Due to the way I walk and talk, kids often me. I just want one when no one plays jokes on me.
At the radio station in the city, the workers had fun about all the different presents that kids wanted on their birthdays. When Amanda’s letter arrived, the manager Mr. Tobin read it . He knew her disease that might her schoolmates who didn’t understand her . He thought it was for people to know the girl and her wish. It’s necessary for people to that everyone wants and deserves to be with respect, dignity and warmth. , Mr. Tobin quickly called up a local . The next day, a picture of Amanda and her letter made the front page of the newspaper.
All across the country, the media the story of Amanda, who for such a simple yet unusual gift — just one day without being laughed at. Finally her wish came true.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “ station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said an anxious voice of a young woman.
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was fine. No collision, no wounded man.
“What a dirty !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that woman and…”
They had not been able to say anything about a when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was at last. Later the police did whatever they could to the woman who had them, but failed.
It is really that a prediction should agree with the fact so .
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, "Hi, where are you going?" I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to her. Clearly she had taken me somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness, to give explanation to my girlfriend later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girlfriend her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously, "Who's she?" The pretty girl, quite of the situation, spoke out first, "Hi, let me myself. I'm Nancy, used to be . Very glad to meet you." She behaved very .
But I was to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend the pretty girl again turned to me, "Will you give me your cell phone number so that we keep contacts later?" I had to submit to her . Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short on my phone－from a stranger. My girlfriend my phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, "Just now, two thieves tried to your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also to leave at the same stop. Because of the I delayed my departure. Now you' ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck."
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
I’d been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a flat tyre. So I had to and get the tools to fix the problem. It certainly wasn’t doing this with a white shirt and suit on.
Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled up beside me. A man got out and offered to me. Seeing tattoos (纹身) on his arm, I became as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind. But I could say anything, he had already begun to take the tools to change the . While watching him, I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This me.
Then, without warning, it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his car because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, I unwillingly agreed. When I settled into the back seat, a woman’s voice came from the front seat. I replied with much when seeing an old woman there. It must be his mother, I thought. To my surprise, the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you the tyre.” “I am grateful for his help,” I said. “Me too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he at the church and taught disadvantaged students for free.
Finally, Jeff helped me change the tyre. I tried to offer him money and of course he refused it. As we shook hands to say goodbye I apologized for my stupid at the first sight of him, and this incident warned us that we shouldn’t judge people by the way they .
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are . This is not the worst boy at all, the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more and my brother and I could be better .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I it had already improved our lives. I accepted her and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the beneficiary (受益者). My father became the man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
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