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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.

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.

The underlined word “deformity” in the second paragraph most probably means _________.

A. shortcoming B. disadvantage C. disability D. delay

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.

From the story we may conclude that his mother was __________.

A. determined B. stubborn C. generous D. distinguished

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.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The ringing of the phone runs through my head, telling me someone needs help. I pick it up and    1   the routine, “Teen Lifeline, this is Amber.” About 45 minutes later I hang up, feeling pleased because I’ve helped another teen. Volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize how to deal with my own    2   and help others.
“My mom is always fighting with me. I want to run away.” Some teens feel their    3   is a prison, rather than a place of shelter and safety. They feel parents are only there to make their lives    4  . We try to help the teens realize the danger they could be in    5   giving them advice. All we can do is to ask questions. We also try to find out where the teens would go and how they would survive. We give them a phone number if they     6   don’t want to live in their “prison”.
“I don’t want to    7   any more” is something we hear, and suicide (自杀) calls are some of the hardest to    8  . We try to discover why they want to take their lives and how serious they are by asking them to rate it on a scale of one to ten. One means they are    9   suicide but haven’t decided how, and ten means they are always thinking about it and have a    10   . We ask them to make a promise that they will not hurt themselves. And sometimes we ask for their telephone numbers    11  we can call back to make sure that they are okay.
Although many calls are about relatively    12   problems, volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize I’m not the    13   person with problems, and has taught me how to    14   with my heart. I have made a    15   and saved many lives — possibly even my own, too.
1. A. set             B. stop             C. change           D. start
2. A. decisions      B. disadvantages    C. problems        D. opinions
3. A. school           B. home         C. bedroom          D. classroom
4. A. simple         B. unusual           C. happy       D. terrible
5. A. for             B. of           C. without          D. besides
6. A. even           B. almost          C. still                D. mostly
7. A. live            B. study            C. call            D. listen
8. A. carry out       B. deal with        C. believe in       D. find out
9. A. accepting       B. considering      C. objecting           D. giving
10. A. plan            B. doubt            C. purpose          D. question
11. A. in case         B. if               C. so that           D. when
12. A. important       B. small            C. normal          D. typical
13. A. very            B. only             C. exact           D. possible
14. A. write            B. see               C. learn             D. listen
15. A. difference     B. choice           C. promise          D. decision

Michael Jordan told me not to mention this until the season was over and I promised him at that time. Now I think it’s time.
Early last season, I wrote a column about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the Stadium. After it ran ,I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said, “I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.” Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Has Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?
“Not two boys,” Jordan said, “but four.”
And he named them. He said four names.
And what did they talk about?
“Everything,” Jordan said. “I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check whether they’re paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”
It’s just one more part of Michael Jordan’s life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I’ll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.
【小题1】That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to ____.

A．become famous himself

B．know why Jordan appeared in a poor area

C．let the author know that Jordan was not that nice

D．offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man

【小题2】What can we learn from this passage?

A．Jordan is not such a great person.

B．Jordan deserves the admiration he had from others.

C．Jordan is always ready to make friends with young people.

D．Jordan is always misunderstood by expert reviewers.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “ran” probably mean?

【小题4】 Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author wrote this passage?

A．He would like to keep the promise he had made.

B．He thought it was time to help the disabled children.

C．He hated to see Jordan become someone else’s target.

D．He was impressed by Jordan’s deeds for the ordinary poor.

【小题5】 What’s the purpose of the writer writing the passage?

A．to show us the life of Jordan

B．to tell us everybody will make mistakes including Jordan

C．to criticize Jordan

D．to defend Jordan against attack

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Until I took Dr. Offutt’s class, I was an underachieving student. But I left that class

50 _never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, as much by examples as words, that it was my _51 obligation to do so and to serve others.

Neither of us could know how our relationship would 52 over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, the department chair. My discussions with him as he mentored me were like graduate seminars in adolescent (青少年) 53 , classroom management and school leadership.

After several years, I was 54 department chair, and our relationship shifted again. I thought that it might be 55 to chair the department, since all of my former English teachers were 56 there, but Dr. Offutt supported me 57 . He knew when to give me advice about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me 58 my own course.

In 1997, I needed his 59 about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. 60 he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. 61 , he encouraged me to seize the new opportunity.

Five years ago, I became the principal of DeMatha. 62 , Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could 63 him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible wealth of lessons to teach. Even if his students don’t know it yet, I know how 64 they are: I’m still one of them.

50. A. anxious B. eager C. determined D. worried

51. A. family B. legal C. academic D. moral

52. A. evolve B. stay C. remain D. worsen

53. A. process B. procedure C. development D. movement

54. A. called B. appointed C. entitled D. offered

55. A. awkward B. uneasy C. unnatural D. insensitive

56. A. once B. already C. still D. never

57. A. through B. throughout C. at the beginning D. in the end

58. A. chart B. head C. describe D. manage

59. A. opinion B. request C. permission D. promise

60. A. Even if B. Although C. If D. When

61. A. Naturally B. Instead C. Consequently D. Peacefully

62. A. Once again B. Now and then C. Hopefully D. Surprisingly

63. A. count on B. account for C. call on D. appeal to

64. A. earnest B. worried C. fortunate D. desperate

I promised Michael I wouldn’t mention this until the season was over．Now l think it's time．

Early last season, I wrote a column about an art of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium．After it ran，I got a call from a marl in the western suburbs．He said，“I read what you wrote about Jordan．but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw．”

Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.

A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty .neighborhood?

"Not two boys," Jordan said. "But four."

And he named them. He said four names. And what did they talk about?

"Everything,” Jordan said. " Anything. I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check to see if they're paying attention to their study. If it turns out that one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it."

It's just one more part of Michael Jordan's life one more thing that no one knows about, and one more thing Jordan does fight for. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do J! When the expert reviewers begin to tuna against Jordan as they surely will, I'll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come. For someone they can depend on.

1.The writer wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends because _______

A. he thought highly of Jordan's deeds

B. he hated to see Jordan do something bad

C. he believed it was time to help the disabled

D. he felt sure he needn't keep the promise then

2. A man in the western suburbs made a call to_______

A. know why Jordan stopped in a bad area

B. get a chance to become famous himself

C. let the writer know Jordan was not that nice

D. offer an example to show how Jordan helped others

3. Jordan talked with the boys because he _______.

A. needed their support

B. had promised to do so

C. liked to teach them to play basketball

D. wanted to make sure they all studied well

4. The text implies that Jordan is _______.

A. an excellent basketball player

B. good at dealing with problems of life

C. always ready to make friends with young people

D. willing to do whatever he can for the good of society

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