In 1986, when Monty Reed was a member of the Army Rangers (黑鹰突击 队), he had an accident. "It was a night jump, and we were jumping low," he recalls. "We were training. Somebody got too close to my parachute (降落伞)."The parachute below blocked Reed’s air and his parachute failed to open. Reed crashed a hundred feet to the ground, breaking his back in five places.

The next morning, Reed could not move. "Doctors said it was likely that I would never walk again." Reed stared out of his hospital window, wondering what the future would be like. It was the saddest moment of his life. "The experts are telling me my body doesn’t work! What am I supposed to do?" he thought.

To distract (转移注意力) himself, he picked up a book: Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. The science-fiction describes a set of man-made muscles that would allow people to carry 2,000 pounds. He thought that if he could build something like that, it might be able to lift him out of his wheelchair. So he began his project and finally succeeded in building a set of robot legs. Several years later, he made an amazing recovery and was able to get up and walk away from his wheelchair. He even jumped out of an airplane again to celebrate.

Reed wanted to do something for others with the second chance that life had given him. He has now perfected the robot legs that can get the injured, the elderly and the paralyzed (瘫痪的) out of their wheelchairs. Now he has started his own company to make the legs. "I’ve seen them compete in marathons and go swimming and mountain climbing," he said. "So never give up!"

1.Monty had an accident in 1986 because_______.

A.his feet hit the ground too hard

B.his parachute was under another person’s

C.another person’s parachute stopped his from opening

D.he was training to jump at night

2.Monty started to read Starship Troopers to ______.

A.create a new kind of wheelchair for himself

B.discover how to make man-made muscles

C.learn how to jump out of an airplane

D.stop himself from thinking about his pain

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Monty?

A.He didn’t lose heart in the face of difficulty.

B.He is fond of reading science fiction.

C.He spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

D.He didn’t believe what the doctors said.

4.We can learn from the passage that Monty’s goal is to ______.

A.become a famous writer like Robert Heinlein

B.return to the Army Rangers and continue with his jumps

C.compete in games and marathons and go swimming

D.help more patients in wheelchairs to recover

 

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第一节完成句子(共10小题,满分10分)

根据汉语提示,在空格处填入适当的单词使句意完整,每空只能填一个词,请将该部分答案写在答题纸上。

86. 为何不放松下来享受这种氛围呢?

Why _________  __________  and enjoy the atmosphere?

87. 他们花了很多钱给这个学校配备新电脑。

They spent a large amount of money ________ the school ________ new computers.

88. 他行动起来就像他认识你很久一样。

He acted as though he ________  ________ you for long.

89. 他宁愿站着死也不愿跪着生。

He __________ to die standing  __________ than live kneeling down.

90. –去附近的咖啡屋喝杯咖啡怎么样?   - 行!

- ______  ________  having a cup of coffee in the nearby coffee shop?

- All right.

91. – 你到家时一定给我电话!   - 一定。

- ______  ______ to ring me when you get home.

- Certainly I will.

92. 他今晚可能来参加我的生日聚会。

He ______  ______ to join in my birthday party tonight.

93. – 他既聪明,又勤奋,还喜欢提问。

- 难怪他总是班上最好的学生之一。

-He is clever and hardworking. Besides, he is fond of asking questions.

- ______  ______ he is among the top students of his class.

94. 只有当人们看见河面上的死鱼时,他们才意识到污染是多么严重。

Only when people saw the dead fish in the river ____ they ____ how serious the pollution was.

95. 据说下周他要去美国。那样的话,我就不能像以前那样经常见到他了。

It is said that he will go to America next week. ____  ____ , I won’t see him as often as before.

 

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