6．Around the Word by Wheelchair
Rick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish．When returning in a pickup truck one day from a fishing trip，the truck hit a tree and he was thrown from the back of it．Hansen received a spinal（脊柱的） injury and lost the use of his legs．However，he didn't give up．Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports．Hansen won national championships on wheelchair volleyball and wheelchair basketball teams．
At the age of 27，Hansen started his Man in Motion World Tur to raise awareness and money for spinal research．Though public attention was low at the beginning of the tour，he soon attracted international media attention．His tour took him through 34 countries between1985 and 1987．He wheeled 24，900．miles，which is equal to the distance around the earth．Bad weather and difficult rocky roads often provided Challenges，but he continued to push himself to complete the trip．Even mountains did not stop Hansen．He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and several other major mountains in the world．He even wheeled himself along the Great wall of China！Hansen completed his world tour raising 26 million dollars．
"Never give up on your dreams"is his motto and he hasn't given up yet．Hansen is most famous for his Man in Motion World Tour and was officially introduced into the Canada's Sports Hall of fame in 2006．He was one of the final torchbearers（火炬手） in the 2010 Winter Olympics．In addition，with Hansen as CEO，the Ricky Hansen Foundation has run programs supporting treatment and quality of life programs for people with spinal injuries as well as related disabilities．During 2011 and 2012，the Foundation was also part of a cross-Canada tour called the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay that followed the same way as Hansen's original Man in Motion Tour about 25 years after it began．
54．What happened to Rick Hansen after the accident？C
A．He lost the ability of living．
B．He couldn't do sports anymore．
C．He couldn't walk anymore．
D．He had to spend his life in hospital．
55．Why did Rick Hansen take his tour around the world in his wheelchair？C
A．To travel to different countries for fun．
B．To take photos of beautiful mountains．
C．To make contributions to spinal research．
D．To learn about the people of other countries．
56．From the passage we can see Rick Hansen is aD person．
A．quiet
B．careful
C．crazy
D．determined．
分析 文章大意：本文讲的是Rick Hansen是一个很积极的孩子，他喜欢钓鱼，回来的时候搭了一个便车，却出了车祸，致使他脊柱受伤，两条腿也不能动，因此他不得不坐上轮椅，然而他没有放弃，后来参加了许多运动，还成为2010年冬奥会的一名火炬手的故事．
解答 54．C 细节理解题．根据文章第一段的句子"Hansen received a spinal（脊柱的） injury and lost the use of his legs．"可知事故后Rick Hansen不能再走路了．故选C．55．C 细节理解题．根据文章第二段的句子"At the age of 27，Hansen started his Man in Motion World Tur to raise awareness and money for spinal research．"可知Rick Hansen坐轮椅周游世界的原因是为了对脊柱研究有贡献．故选C．
56．D 推理判断题．根据文章第三段的句子"‘Never give up on your dreams'is his motto and he hasn't given up yet．"可知Rick Hansen是非常有决心的人．故选D．
点评 本题考查的是人物故事类阅读理解．这类题材的阅读理解是高考常考的内容，它注重考查考生对文章整体理解能力，要求考生通读全文，在把握大意的基础上，做题时还要结合语境以及题目做出正确的选择．
