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【题目】Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired, he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.

Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace (节奏) was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.

The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.

But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” she often said.

【1】 How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?

A. By speaking. B. By using sign language.

C. By reading lips. D. By making loud noises.

【2】Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because .

A. they wanted him to live a normal life

B. they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong

C. he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children

D. he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school

【3】 How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?

A. He did a lot of outdoor activities.

B. He was pushed hard to study every day.

C. He attended private classes after school.

D. He worked very hard both in and after class.

【4】 Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”?

A. He did very well in his study.

B. He succeeded in entering a regular school.

C. He reached his goals in spite of his disability.

D. He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲诉了一个残疾小孩通过自己的努力最后获得成功的励志小故事

【1】B细节理解题。根据第一段: In a special school for the hearing-impaired, he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children.可知Adrian在特殊学校用手语与其他孩子交流，故选B

【2】A细节理解题。根据第一段：However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life.可知Adrian的妈妈希望他过一个正常人应该过的生活，所以他的父母决定送他去正规学校。故选A

【3】D细节推理题。根据第二段：The pace (节奏) was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.可知他最后的成功跟他刻苦努力的学习有很大的关系，故选D

【4】C主旨大意题。本文通篇讲述了Adrian这个有先天残疾的孩子通过自己的努力取得成功，达到了他的目标，过上了他想过的生活，所以他的生活被成为“极速前进”。故选C

考查：记叙文阅读