8．[1]The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned coal stove．An eight-year-old boy named Glenn Cunningham had the job of coming to school early each day so that he could use kerosene （煤油） to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived．One cold morning someone mistakenly filled the kerosene container he used with gasoline，and disaster struck．
[2]The class and teacher arrived to find the schoolhouse was in flames．Terrified on realizing that Glenn was inside，they rushed in and managed to take the unconscious little boy out of the flaming building，more dead than alive．He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was rushed to a nearby country hospital．
[3]From his bed，the badly burned，semi-conscious little boy faintly heard the doctor talking to his mother．The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower part of his body．
[4]But the brave boy didn't want to die．Glenn made up his mind that he would survive．And somehow，to the amazement of the doctor，he did ___．Yet when the danger of dying was past，he again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly．The mother was told that since the fire had destroyed so much flesh in his legs that it would almost be better if he had died，since he was surely to be a lifetime cripple （瘸子） with no use at all of his legs．His mother refused to let the doctors cut off his legs．
[5]Once more this brave little boy made up his mind．He would not be a cripple．He would walk．But unfortunately，from the waist down，Glenn had no motor ability．His thin legs just hung there，all but lifeless．
[6]Eventually，Glenn was released from the hospital．Every day afterwards，his mother and father would massage（按摩） his legs，but there was no feeling，no control，nothing．Yet his determination that he would walk was as strong as ever．
[7]When he wasn't in bed，he had to be in a wheelchair．One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air．This day，instead of sitting there，he threw himself from the chair．Glenn pulled himself across the grass，dragging his legs behind him．
[8]He worked his way to the white fence bordering their yard．With great efforts，he raised himself up on the fence．Then he began dragging himself along the fence，determined that he would walk．He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence．There was nothing he wanted more than to develop life in those legs．
[9]Eventually，through the daily massage and his determination，Glenn did develop the ability first to stand up，then to walk with help，then to walk by himself-and finally miraculously-to run．
[10]Glenn began to run to school．He ran for the joy of running and being able to run．He ran everywhere that he could．The people in his town would often see him run by on his way who knows where and smile．Later in college Glenn made the track team where his tremendous determination paid off．He eventually received the nickname the"Kansas Flyer．"In February 1934，in New York City，this determined young man，Dr．Glenn Cunningham，ran the mile in four minutes and eight seconds，the world's fastest indoor mile!
61．What's the main idea of Paragraph 1？（no more than 8 words）How the disaster struck/happened．Or：The cause of the disaster．
62．What does"they"in Paragraph 2 refer to？（no more than 5 words）Classmates and the teacher．/The class and teacher．
63．What danger did Glenn face at first according to the doctor？（ no more than 5 words）Glenn would （surely） die．Or：The danger of dying/death．Or：Losing his life．
64．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with one word．survive
65．Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 in English．（no more than 12 words）His greatest wish was to be able to use his legs．
66．What does the author want to tell us about Glenn in the last paragraph？（ no more than 8 words）His success and honour （after the disaster．） Or：Glenn's determination/efforts paid off．
67．Please give the passage a proper title．（no more than 6 words）A True Story of Determination Or：The Power of Determination Or：Glenn's Determination
Or：What Matters is the Strong Determination．．
分析 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述的是一个被严重烧伤的小男孩坚强地活了下来，勇敢的他不想变成一个瘸子．每天母亲为他按摩双腿，自己努力拖着双腿锻炼爬行为使自己的身体直立起来，通过他每日按摩和钢铁般的毅力和决心，他终于能够自己站立了．这个没想到会活下来、肯定无法行走、更别梦想跑步的意志坚定的年轻人，格兰•坎宁安博士，打破了世界纪录!通过本文作者旨在告诉我们坚强的决心和意志力是很重要的．
解答 61．How the disaster struck/happened．Or：The cause of the disaster．根据文章第一段的描述及关键句"One cold morning someone mistakenly filled the kerosene container he used with gasoline，and disaster struck．"可知，由于某人误装了煤油灯，引起了火灾，小男孩被严重烧伤．故填How the disaster struck/happened．Or：The cause of the disaster．
62．Classmates and the teacher．/The class and teacher．根据第二段中的句子"The class and teacher arrived to find the schoolhouse was in flames．Terrified on realizing that Glenn was inside…"可知，老师和同学们赶到学校时发现校舍和Glenn被熊熊烈火吞没，于是赶紧施救，故填Classmates and the teacher．/The class and teacher．
63．Glenn would （surely） die．Or：The danger of dying/death．Or：Losing his life．根据第三段"The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower part of his body及[4]But the brave boy didn't want to die"可知，医生告诉他母亲，他儿子难逃一死--这已经是老天慈悲了--因为可怕的大火已经烧坏了他的下半身．故填Glenn would （surely） die．Or：The danger of dying/death．Or：Losing his life．
64．survive 根据第四段中的"But the brave boy didn't want to die．Glenn made up his mind that he would survive．And somehow，to the amazement of the doctor"可知，但勇敢的小男孩并不想死．他决心活下来．不知何故，让医生惊讶不已的是，他居然活了下来．故填survive．
65．His greatest wish was to be able to use his legs．Or：What he wanted most was to walk/run （with his legs）
根据"Eventually，through the daily massage and his determination，Glenn did develop the ability first to stand up，then to walk with help，then to walk by himself-and finally miraculously-to run"可知，通过他每日按摩和钢铁般的毅力和决心，终于能够自己站立了，接着，他可以自己摇摇晃晃地行走--接着--他可以自己跑了．因此可看出，他一心想着自己能再次走路，故填His greatest wish was to be able to use his legs．
66．His success and honour （after the disaster．） Or：Glenn's determination/efforts paid off．根据"Later in college Glenn made the track team where his tremendous determination paid off．…this determined young man，Dr．Glenn Cunningham，ran the mile in four minutes and eight seconds，the world's fastest indoor mile!"可知，这个没想到会活下来、肯定无法行走、更别梦想跑步的意志坚定的年轻人，格兰•坎宁安博士打破了一英里的世界纪录，取得了巨大的成功，故填His success and honour （after the disaster．） Or：Glenn's determination/efforts paid off．
67．A True Story of Determination Or：The Power of Determination Or：Glenn's Determination Or：What Matters is the Strong Determination．根据整个文章的主旨可知，一个被严重烧伤的小男孩坚强地活了下来，通过他每日按摩和钢铁般的毅力和决心，他终于能够自己站立了．这个没想到会活下来、肯定无法行走、更别梦想跑步的意志坚定的年轻人，格兰•坎宁安博士，打破了世界纪录取得了成功．故填A True Story of Determination Or：The Power of Determination Or：Glenn's Determination Or：What Matters is the Strong Determination．
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