题目内容
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 tall, the 41 building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy 42 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 43 cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that 44 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 45 . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone 46 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 47 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered 48 train him. They 49 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 50 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 51 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 52 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the 53 sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 54 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll point(指着) to the building and 55 ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”
41. A. largest B. highest C. earliest D. latest
42. A. seldom B. hardly C. always D. almost
43. A. enjoyed B. needed C. made D. kept
44. A. while B. after C. if D. though
45. A. mind B. legs C. body D. love
46. A. by B. for C. in D. from
47. A. as B. since C. until D. before
48. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped
49. A. used B. spent C. took D. wasted
50. A. Here B. There C. He D. It
51. A. However B. Sometimes C. Again D. Then
52. A. friends B. helpers C. time D. exercise
53. A. strong B. stronger C. strongest D. strongly
54. A. excited B. curious C. worried D. proud
55. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
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