I stood outside New York’s Madison Square Garden and just stared, almost speechless. I was a farm boy from County Kilkenny, a child who some thought would never walk, let alone go as far as I had in the world.
From the day I was born, there was a problem. The doctors at the Dublin hospital told my parents I had phocomelia, a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes.
Life was tough. I couldn’t stand, much less walk. I rarely left the farmhouse—and then only in someone’s arms. Mom bundled me up whenever she took me to town, no matter the season.
“The world will see him when he can walk,” she told Dad. “And he will walk.”
Mom devoted herself to helping me. She tried everything to get me on my feet. When I was three, she and Dad took me to a clinic in Dublin.
A few weeks later we returned to Dublin with my artificial limbs (肢). Back home I practiced walking with my new limbs.
“There’s nothing anyone can do but you can’t,” Mom said. “You and I are going to walk through town.”
The next day Mom dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her hair and makeup. Dad drove us to the church. We stepped out of the car. Mom took my hand. “Hold your head up high, now, Ronan,” she said.
We walked 300 meters to the post office. It was the farthest I’d walked, and I was sweating from the effort. Then we left the post office and continued down the street, Mom's eyes shining with a mother's pride.
That night, back on our farm, I lay exhausted on my bed. It meant nothing, though, compared to what I’d done on my walk.
Then I began to pursue my dream of singing. And at every step Mom's words came back to me—Ronan, you can do anything anyone else can do—and the faith she had in God, who would help me do it.
I’ve sung from the grandest stages in Europe, to music played by the world’s finest musicians. That night, I stood at the Madison Square Garden, with Mom’s words chiming in my ears. Then I began singing. I couldn't feel the pulse of the music in my feet, but I felt it deep in my heart, the same place where Mom’s promise lived. 
【小题1】What was the problem with the author as a baby?

A.He was expected unable to walk.
B.He was born outward in character.
C.He had a problem with listening.
D.He was shorter than a normal baby.
【小题2】The underlined word “deformity” in the second paragraph most probably means _________.
A.shortcomingB.disadvantage
C.disabilityD.delay
【小题3】Why did Mom dress him and herself in finest clothes?
A.To hide their depressed feeling.
B.To indicate it an unusual day.
C.To show off their clothes.
D.To celebrate his successful operation.
【小题4】From the story we may conclude that his mother was __________.
A.determinedB.stubbornC.generousD.distinguished
【小题5】According to the writer, what mattered most in his success?
A.His consistent effort.B.His talent for music.
C.His countless failures.D.His mother’s promise.

One night, a young school teacher had a dream.In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world  26 .How will you prepare him so that he will realize his 27 , grow in confidence, be open-minded, and strong in character? In short, what kind of 28  will you provide so that he can become one of the truly  29 leaders?"

The young teacher 30  in a cold sweat.It had never 31  to him before --- any one of his present or future students could be the person  32  in his dream.Was he preparing them to  33  to any position which they want? He thought, "How might my  34 change if I knew that one of my students was this person?" He 35 began to develop a plan in his mind.

His teaching 36Every young person who walked through his 37 became, for him, a future world leader.He saw each one, not as they were, but as they could be.He 38 the best from his students, yet tempered (使缓和) it with compassion (同情).He taught each one 39 the future of the world depended on his instruction.

After many years, a man he taught rose to a 40 of world prominence (著名).Of all the various teachers in his life, he was the 41

Children are  42  messages we send to a time and place we will never see.Believe that one child's  43  may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will 44 For no young person will ever be 45 to you again.And you will never be the same.

1.

A.businessman

B.teacher

C.leader

D.doctor

 

2.

A.intelligence

B.wealth

C.memory

D.name

 

3.

A.food

B.education

C.stage

D.power

 

4.

A.polite

B.rich

C.brave

D.great

 

5.

A.nodded

B.stopped

C.awoke

D.stood

 

6.

A.shown

B.turned

C.given

D.occurred

 

7.

A.described

B.reported

C.saved

D.born

 

8.

A.lead

B.rise

C.point

D.stick

 

9.

A.appearance

B.teaching

C.accent

D.driving

 

10.

A.possibly

B.immediate

C.regular

D.gradually

 

11.

A.stayed

B.changed

C.formed

D.paused

 

12.

A.classroom

B.village

C.company

D.dream

 

13.

A.accepted

B.took

C.expected

D.kept

 

14.

A.unless

B.because

C.only if

D.as if

 

15.

A.type

B.position

C.cause

D.case

 

16.

A.best

B.smartest

C.strongest

D.busiest

 

17.

A.strange

B.short

C.living

D.flying

 

18.

A.nationality

B.habit

C.grade

D.future

 

19.

A.break

B.happen

C.end

D.return

 

20.

A.ordinary

B.similar

C.important

D.familiar

 

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