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Her hair's the same colour ________.

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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 knees, 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 (假肢). 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 exhaustedly 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, the same place where Mom’s promise lived. Then I began singing. I couldn’t feel the pulse of the music in my feet, but I felt it deep in my ears.

61. 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.

62. The underlined word “deformity” in the second paragraph most probably means________ .

A. shortcoming B. disadvantage

C. disability D. delay

63. Why did Mom dress him and herself?

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.

64. From the story we may conclude that his mother was________ .

A. determined B. stubborn

C. generous D. distinguished

65. 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.

“Look, it’s Baldy!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults (侮辱) because of the 11 on my head, it was 12 horrible to hear. I sighed as I was headed back to the class.

When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious 13 after a bowl full hot oil fell on my head. I was 14 to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors 15 to save my life. “Holly’s very 16 to be alive,” they told Mum and Dad. “But she’ll be 17 with scars on her head, and of course her hair won’t grow there.”

As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I 18 wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. 19 I didn’t, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never 20 understood how it felt.

Then through the hospital I was 21 to a children’s burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I 22 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so 23 that she never lets anyone put her down. “You shouldn’t 24 what people say about what you look like because we’re not different from anyone else, Holly,” she 25 me. “And you don’t need to wear a scarf because you look great 26 it!” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who’d been through something 27 . So weeks later, at my 13^th birthday party, 28 by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to 29 away behind my scarf.

Now, I am 30 of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality (个性) that decides who you truly are.

11.	A. hat	B. scarf	C. scars	D. cuts
12.	A. still	B. just	C. never	D. seldom
13.	A. hunger	B. cold	C. defeats	D. burns
14.	A. rushed	B. led	C. invited	D. forced
15.	A. learned	B. fought	C. returned	D. decided
16.	A. happy	B. lucky	C. lonely	D. poor
17.	A. pressed	B. occupied	C. left	D. painted
18.	A. possibly	B. usually	C. finally	D. nearly
19.	A. Although	B. Since	C. If	D. Before
20.	A. correctly	B. roughly	C. easily	D. really
21.	A. promoted	B. introduced	C. reported	D. carried
22.	A. met	B. recognized	C. remembered	D. caught
23.	A. honest	B. strong	C. active	D. young
24.	A. write sown	B. agree with	C. pass on	D. listen to
25.	A. promised	B. encouraged	C. ordered	D. calmed
26.	A. in	B. for	C. without	D. beyond
27.	A. similar	B. strange	C. hard	D. important
28.	A. allowed	B. required	C. guided	D. inspired
29.	A. hide	B. give	C. keep	D. put
30.	A. sick	B. aware	C. tired	D. proud

阅读理解。

     In 1983, Jackie Joyner took part in the world track and field championships in Helsinki, Finland. Her first
chance to be a world champion ended in disaster, however, when she got injured and could not complete the
heptathlon (七项全能). Her brother Al was also present, and he too was injured. Al Joyner said to his sister, "lt's
just not our time yet."
     One year later, both Jackie and Al Joyner joined the U. S. Olympic team. Having recovered from her
injuries, Jackie was a favorite to win the heptathlon. Al, on the other hand, was not considered likely to win his
event, the triple jump (三级跳). Surprisingly, Jackie won the silver medal in the heptathlon, missing the gold by
only 0. 06 seconds in her final event, the 800-meter run. But Al Joyner became the first American in 80 years
to win the Olympic triple jump. The tears running down Jackie's face at the end of the day were not for her
hair's breadth loss (毫厘之间的失败), but rather for the joy at her brother's success. The brother knew that
Jackie would be back to compete another day.
     In 1985,Jackie Joyner set a U. S. record with a long jump of 23 feet 9 inches. At that time she was under
the guidance of Bob Kersee. Their relationship changed after years spent working together as friends, and they
got married on January 11,1986. When Al Joyner married an athlete named Florence Griffith, the stage was set
for the emergence (出现) of a track and field family of champions. Both the women were coached (指导) by
Bob Kersee in preparation for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
     At the 1988 Olympics, Jackie Joyner-Kersee not only won the gold medal in the heptathlon, but also took
the gold medal in the long jump. Florence Griffith Joyner's performance was also exciting. She won three gold
medals at the Olympic Games in the 100,200 and 4×100 meters relay.

1. By saying "It's just not our time yet", Al wanted to tell Jackie ______.

A. to be careful
B. not to be nervous
C. not to give up
D. to stop doing sports

2. From Paragraph 2,we learn people thought that ______.

A. Jackie would win the Olympic heptathlon
B. Al would win the Olympic triple jump
C. both Jackie and Al would win a gold medal
D. neither Jackie nor Al would win a gold medal

3. What do we learn about Jackie from the passage?

A. She first became a world champion in 1983.
B. She won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics.
C. She set a long jump world record in 1985.
D. She won two Olympic gold medals in 1988.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The world track and field championships.
B. Jackie and her family of champions.
C. The events and rules of the heptathlon.
D. The greatest sports stars in the U. S.

Her hair's the same colour ________.

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