题目内容
Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare1 involving her nerve system.She was unable to walk and her movement was 2 in other ways as well.The doctors did not hold much3 of her ever recovering from this illness.They4 she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few, if any, were able to come back to5 after suffering from this disease.The little girl was6.There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was7 going to be walking again someday.
She was moved to a specialized8 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area.Whatever9 could be applied to her case were used.The doctors were attracted by her undefeatable spirit.They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking.If it would do10 else, it would at least give her hope and something11 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatment, and in exercise sessions.But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her 12 , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving !
One day,13 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something14 happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She15 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look'.Look! I can do it'.I moved! I moved!"
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running for16 People were screaming, equipment was17 and glass was breaking.You see, it was the recent San Francisco earthquake.18 don't tell that to Angela.She's19 that she did it.
And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own20.No crutches, no wheelchair.You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?
- 1.
- A.problem
- B.disease
- C.accident
- D.error
- A.
- 2.
- A.reduced
- B.avoided
- C.restricted
- D.forced
- A.
- 3.
- A.thought
- B.idea
- C.opinion
- D.hope
- A.
- 4.
- A.predicted
- B.prepared
- C.admitted
- D.decided
- A.
- 5.
- A.active
- B.normal
- C.alive
- D.confident
- A.
- 6.
- A.fearless
- B.peaceful
- C.patient
- D.stainless
- A.
- 7.
- A.probably
- B.approximately
- C.sincerely
- D.certainly
- A.
- 8.
- A.recovery
- B.experiment
- C.practice
- D.exercise
- A.
- 9.
- A.schedules
- B.instructions
- C.supports
- D.treatments
- A.
- 10.
- A.something
- B.anything
- C.nothing
- D.everything
- A.
- 11.
- A.admirable
- B.interesting
- C.optimistic
- D.appropriate
- A.
- 12.
- A.training
- B.imaging
- C.expectation
- D.performance
- A.
- 13.
- A.however
- B.after
- C.just
- D.as
- A.
- 14.
- A.useful
- B.regretful
- C.surprising
- D.disgusting
- A.
- 15.
- A.screamed
- B.laughed
- C.spoke
- D.sang
- A.
- 16.
- A.ground
- B.cover
- C.ceiling
- D.bed
- A.
- 17.
- A.accelerating
- B.running
- C.appearing
- D.falling
- A.
- 18.
- A.For
- B.So
- C.But
- D.Or
- A.
- 19.
- A.convinced
- B.supposed
- C.realized
- D.accepted
- A.
- 20.
- A.parts
- B.legs
- C.body
- D.role
- A.
Today, traditional opinions about men still exist. A man has to be strong, brave, sports loving and manly. Anything less would not be considered manly. Sports such as football, basketball and boxing all tend (往往是) to be men’s sports. However, the dance of ballet is considered feminine because it requires nice movements. This tradition is shown in the movie, Billy Elliot.
Billy Elliot is a movie that protests against this traditional view of men. Billy Elliot is an eleven-year-old boy that has a natural talent for ballet dancing, but his father will not allow it. Billy’s father wants him to take up boxing and become stronger, but Billy goes against his father’s wishes and takes up ballet dancing. This difference of opinion makes Billy sad. What’s more, his friends also laugh at him.
After saving enough money, his father sends Billy to a weekly boxing course; however, Billy doesn’t enjoy boxing because he always loses in matches and is often hurt. His ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson thinks that men or women should not be judged by the activities they like to do, so she tells Billy’s father that although he wants his son to make a good living, he should let his son do what he loves to do because he has a talent for it. When his father finally realizes the truth, Billy is surprised. In the end, with the help of his father, brother and all the people around him, Billy goes to the Royal Ballet Academy in London and becomes a very successful ballet dancer.
1.The underlined word “feminine” in the first paragraph most probably means ______
A.of men |
B.of children |
C.of women |
D.of students |
2.Why is Billy laughed at by other children?
A.He always loses in boxing matches. |
B.He isn’t strong. |
C.He looks like a girl. |
D.He loves ballet. |
3.What do we know about Billy?
A.His teacher encourages him to take up ballet dancing. |
B.He does well in ballet dancing and boxing. |
C.He does what his father wants him to do. |
D.He has never taken up any men’s sports. |
4.From Billy’s story, we can see that _______.
A.children should accept their parents’ opinions |
B.we should try to fight against traditional opinions |
C.men and women play different sports |
D.parents should let their children do what they are interested in |