Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his  eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight  completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a  full and active life  Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and  skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering.  As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous  1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing   Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a  time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America.  And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of  him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is  a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.  Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of  being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a  blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on the top of the world.
【小题1】When was Erik born?

The hardworking blacksmith（铁匠）Jones used to work all day in his shop．The son of Mr．Smith，a rich neighbor，used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enioy himself watching how the tradesman worked．

“Young man，why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks（铁钉），even if it is Only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith．“Who knows，one day，it may be of use to you．”

The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks．

Old Mr．Smith died and the son lost all his goods because of the war．He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted，because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes．

Our young Mr．Smith，who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad for the offer．And after a while，young Mr．Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village．

“How funny it seems，”he used to say，“even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches．”

1．Young Mr．Smith was Jones’　　　 ．

A．son　　　　 B．boss　　　　　 C．father　　　　　 D．neighbor

2．Jones advised young Mr．Smith to learn to make shoe tacks because it was　　　 ．

A．useful　　　 B．relaxing　　　 C．enjoyable　　　 D．challenging

3．What is the right order of the events?

a．Young Mr．Smith became a tack maker in the village．

b．Young Mr．Smith learned the art of making tacks from Jones．

c．Soldiers’ shoes were in great need during the war．

d．Young Mr．Smith was forced to move to another country．

A．d—c—a—b　 B．b—d—c—a　 C．b—d—a—c　 D．d—a—b—c

4．What does the writer want to tell us?

A．A neighbor is better than a faraway brother. B．A skill in life helps make a living．

C．One should learn to make shoe tacks.　 　　D．Laziness may help make people rich．

词汇基础：根据首字母，中文意思提示和所给单词适当形式填空，并把【答案】填写在答题卷相应的位置上。（共10个小题，每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
【小题1】The coming typhoon will have a strong e　　　   on coastal areas.?
【小题2】Qi Baishi is known as a great a　　　   .?
【小题3】He e　　　     the importance of careful driving.?
【小题4】They drew a c　　　    after a discussion.?
【小题5】The plane crashed into the sea, and there were no s__________.
【小题6】Every child is ___________    (独特的,唯一的) to their parents?.?
【小题7】Professor Li was very ____________ (失望的) with his son.?
【小题8】Her rapid progress in English was___________ (令人惊讶的?).
【小题9】When you write a composition, you had better use your__________(想像力).?
【小题10】The boy is more ___________ (聪明) than he looks.