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When us teenager Jake Olson isn’t playing football or golf for his high school, he’s often offering inspiration through his new book about his own life.
These activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with, but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father’s guidance.
It seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory— repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature — have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.
Jake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision from his left eye when he was an infant  and eventually his right eye, in 2009, when he was 12 years old. Rather than letting the disease hold him back, Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation .
“If I was going to sit on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself, I wasn’t going to do anything. I decided right then and there that I wasn’t going to let it stop me and that I was going to go out and persevere (坚持不懈),” he said.
It was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life. “It’s about opening the readers’ eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,” Jake said.
Jake’s father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing people that they can get through hardships. “Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there’s a setup,” Jake said. “In every one of us, there’s more potential than we can ever imagine, and it really is a choice.”
【小题1】We can learn from the article that Jake Olson ______.

A.was born a blind child
B.could have been a golf master
C.has great muscle memory
D.is trying to find the cure for his disease
【小题2】According to the article, Jake’s family members ______.
A.pity him deeply
B.once gave up hope on him
C.encouraged him to write the book
D.admire his efforts and determination
【小题3】The purpose of the book Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life is to ______.
A.promote good approaches to getting along with disabled people
B.inspire people to discover and use their hidden abilities
C.help people come up with better life goals
D.explain different definitions of “a happier life”
【小题4】The underlined word “setback” is closest in meaning to ______.
A.fight B.failure C.opportunity D.success


【小题1】C 
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】B

解析试题分析: Jake Olson在很小的时候就左眼失明,后来右眼也没有了视力。但是他凭借着以前的记忆,失明后继续在学校队里打球。在业余时间里,他还会写书去激励人们不要被挫折失败吓倒,要努力去开发自己的潜能,使自己的人生更精彩。
【小题1】C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段It seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory……have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.可知他的肌肉记忆力帮他在失明后继续打球,故答案选C。
【小题2】D细节理解题。从文章末段Jake’s father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life,可知他的家人特别佩服他的毅力和决心,选D。
【小题3】B细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“It’s about opening the readers’ eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,”可知这本书的目的是激励人们去开发自己的潜能,选B。
【小题4】B词意推断题。根据文章末段Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest,可以推测setbacke应该是和darkest hour相对应的,A斗争;B失败;C机会;D成功。故判断B选项正确。
考点:考查人物类短文阅读 。

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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.
【小题2】What did Mirehell do after his first accident?
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.
【小题3】What was the result of Mitchell’s plane crash accident?
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.
【小题4】After the two horrible accidents, Mitchell       
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.
【小题5】What has earned Mitchell appearances in many famous publications?
A.His shocking looks. B.His strong determination.
C.His physical challenges. D.His outstanding speaking talent.

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