With a determined look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall,the21 building in the 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall,the21 building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that 24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 　28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 　29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 　33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was 　34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 　35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

21. A. largest　　　　 B. highest　　　 C. earliest　　 D. latest

22. A. seldom　　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. always　　 D. almost

23. A. enjoyed　　　　 B. needed　　　 C. made 　　 D. kept

24. A. while　　　　　 B. after　　　　 C. if　　　　 D. though

25. A. heart　　　　　 B. hope　　　　 C. body　　　 D. love

26. A. by　　　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. in　　　　 D. from

27. A. as　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. until　　　 D. before

28. A. pleased　　　　 B. beaten　　　 C. moved　　　 D. asked

29. A. used　　　　　 B. spent　　　 C. took　　　　 D. wasted

30. A. Here　　　　　 B. There　　　 C. He　　　　 D. It

31. A. However　　　 B. Sometimes　 C. Again　　　 D. Then

32. A. friends　　　　 B. helpers　　　 C. time　　　　 D. exercise

33. A. tried　　　　　 B. saw　　　　 C. did　　　　 D. met

34. A. thinking　　　　 B. talking　　 C. worried　　 D. proud

35. A. point　　　　　 B. go　　　　 C. turn　　　　 D. hurry

【主旨大意】本文叙述了一位残疾少年McCarthy攀登美国第一塔的事迹，从而叙述了他是如何攀登第一塔和他自己的一些感触，也让我们明白身残志坚的道理。

21. B 根据本文判断是美国最高的建筑物。

22. D 由句意可知，当他到达最后一个台阶时，几乎要掉下来，故答案为D。

23. A 句意：那里他欣赏着来自人群中的欢呼。故答案为A。

24. C 根据句意：我只是想要向人们证明，如果一个没有腿的孩子可以做到，任何人都能做到。本句是if引导的条件状语从句，故答案为C。

25. A 根据上下文可知应该是有一颗强壮的心，故答案为A。

26. D 固定短语stop…..from….“阻止….”，故答案为D。

27. B 句意：自从他四岁以来，他就上所特殊学校。故答案为B。

28. C 根据后句可知，应该是被他的决心所感动，并帮助训练，故答案为C。

29. B 固定搭配spend….doing sth.“花费时间做某事”，故答案为B。

30. D 固定句型It seems that…..“看起来似乎…..”，故答案为D。

31. B 根据上下文可知，应该是“有时候”，故答案为B。

32. D 由上文可知，是想要更多的练习，故答案为D。

33. B 句意：我看到最后的10个台阶，他走的更快了。只有B符合题意。

34. D 固定短语be proud of“以….为骄傲”，故答案为D。

35. A 短语point to…“指着….”，故选A。

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