【题目】Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had not legs but stumps(残肢)that could he fitted with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.

Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.

Hank felt himself getting cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs (假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be-a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.

Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.

【1】Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because .

A. he didn’t talk to them

B. he kept away from them

C. he couldn’t use his arms

D. his arms touched the ground while moving

【2】It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is __.

A. an average height for a fully grown person

B. too tall for an average person

C. too short for an average person

D. good enough for a disabled man

【3】The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross .

A. was only glad to give him a job

B. give him a job because he was a good soldier

C. was not willing to give him a job at first

D. gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization

【4】When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he .

A. took some special training

B. did everything the other soldiers did

C. did some of the things the other soldiers did

D. did most of the things the other soldiers did

【题目】阅读下列短文 ,从每题所给的四个选项 (A 、B 、C D )中 ,选出最佳选项 ,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

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J.K. Rowling had reused her magic and brought Dumbledore back to life.

A spokesperson for the author confirmed Rowling had sent a letter and a package to a Texas teenager who optimistically found strength in the words of a Harry Potter film after witnessing the murder of her family.

Fifteen-yiear-old Cassidy Stay lost both parent s and four siblings to a gunman in Texas last month. Cassidy was shot in the head and survived the gunshot wound only because she played dead. Authorities had called her survival a miracle.

Cassidy had seen the unimaginable tragedy, but was still thinking about happiness. At the memorial(悼念会 ) for her family, Cassidy gave a speech in front of the media saying she believed her family was “in a much better place.”

Quoting the words of Dumbledore, the wise headmaster of Hogwarts, she said, “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

The same day Cassidy gave her speech, a Facebook page called “We want J.K. Rowling to meet Cassidy Stay” formed and quickly draw public attention.

The creator of the page claimed to know a friend of Cassidy’s who “confirmed that J.K. Rowling did write Cassidy a personal letter under the name of ‘Dumbledor’. She also sent a wand, an acceptance letter to Hogwarts with a school supply list, along with the 3rd book with Rowling’s autograph.”

【1】Where did Cassidy find strength after the tragedy?

A. In a letter sent to her by J.K Rowling

B. From her friends

C. In the words of a Harry Potter film

D. At the memorial for her family

【2】The underlined word “siblings” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by _____?

A. brothers and sisters B. neighbors

C. friends D. classmates

【3】Which of the following statements is true?

A. J.K. Rowling brought Dumbledore back to life for a new book.

B. There were seven people in Cassidy’s family before the tragedy.

C. J.K. Rowling met Cassidy when Cassidy gave a speech at the memorial for her family.

D. Cassidy survived the gunshot accidentally.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A. J.K. Rowling’s New Book

B. A Smart Teen

C. Cassidy’s Tragedy

D. J.K. Rowling Writes to the Sad Teen

【题目】Dolphins call out the specific names of loved ones when they become separated, a study finds.Other than humans, they are the only animals known to do this, according to the study.The big difference with dolphins is that these communications consist of whistles(鸣叫), not words.

Earlier research found that dolphins have a “signature whistle” that would be somewhat like human shouting, “Hey everybody! I’m an adult healthy male named George, and I mean you no harm.”

The new finding is that dolphins also say the names of certain other dolphins.“Animals produced copies of the same sound when they were separated from a close partner.This supports our belief that dolphins copy another animal’s signature whistle when they want to reunite with that animal,” Stephanie King, who led the study, says.

King and her colleagues collected acoustic(声音的)data from wild dolphins around Sarasota Bay, Florida, from 1984 to 2009.The researchers also studied four adult male dolphins housed at the Seas Aquarium, also in Florida.

Those males are adults that keepers named Calvin, Khyber, Malabar and Ranier, all of whom, as well as all of the wild ones, developed their own signature whistles that served as names in communication with other dolphins.

“A dolphin uses its signature whistle to broadcast its identity and announce its presence.The signature whistles allow animals to identify one another over long distances and allow animals to recognize one another and to join up with each other,” King explains.“Dolphin whistles can be heard up to 20km away, depending on water depth and whistle frequency(频率).”

The researchers said dolphins copy the signature whistles of loved ones, such as a mother, when the two are separated.These “names” are always used in positive situations, and are only directed toward loved ones.

While researchers are often unwilling to apply the word language to non-human communications, dolphins clearly have a very complex communication system.

【1】The underlined word “housed” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_________”.

A.raised B.saved C.discovered D.hunted

2Which of the following plays a part in whether dolphin whistles can be heard over a distance?

A.The dolphin’s identity.

B.The water temperature

C.The whistle frequency.

D.The dolphin’s age.

3When do dolphins copy the signature whistles of loved ones?

A.When there is a fight.

B.When their keeper comes.

C.When they are apart.

D.When they are hungry.

4Where is the passage probably taken from?

A.A magazine about scientific advances.

B.A website about various animals.

C.A report on animal acoustics.

D.An essay about the relationship between humans and animals.

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