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With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall,the21 building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that 24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
21. A. largest B. highest C. earliest D. latest
22. A. seldom B. hardly C. always D. almost
23. A. enjoyed B. needed C. made D. kept
24. A. while B. after C. if D. though
25. A. heart B. hope C. body D. love
26. A. by B. for C. in D. from
27. A. as B. since C. until D. before
28. A. pleased B. beaten C. moved D. asked
29. A. used B. spent C. took D. wasted
30. A. Here B. There C. He D. It
31. A. However B. Sometimes C. Again D. Then
32. A. friends B. helpers C. time D. exercise
33. A. tried B. saw C. did D. met
34. A. thinking B. talking C. worried D. proud
35. A. point B. go C. turn D. hurry
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One day a red rose blossomed(开花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could be that lovely. 
The rose said: "I am the most beautiful plant in this forest. "
Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"
The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say : "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor. "
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鸟嘴) into the cactus and then fly away. The rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "
The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly
agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).
So the rose learned：never judge(判断) anyone by appearance(外表).
46 At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was .
A. ugly B. lovely C. beautiful
47 Both the rose and the cactus have_______.
a .thorns B. leaves C. fruit
48. The underlined word "us
eless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese
A. 无营养的 B. 不友好的 C. 无用的
49. Which of the following is True according to the story?
A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.
B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.
C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose.
50. What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. Plants and birds
B. Ways of growing roses
C. Appearance isn't everything.
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Last night Ann walked into the kitchen(厨房)and got a shock (吓了一跳)．There, in front of her, 1 a snake(蛇)．As 2 as it heard Ann 3 , it crawled (爬)away and hid (藏)under a table.“Bad Luck,” Ann 4 .Quickly she 5 her father. He 6 a long stick and made the snake 7 out from under the table. Then he 8 it right on the head with the 9 . A moment later 10 died (死了)．
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"Stick out (伸出) your tongue," the doctor said. The man stuck out his tongue and the doctor looked at it 1 . "OK. You can put your tongue 2 in now," the doctor said. "It's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise." "But, doctor," the man said. "I don't think..." "Don't tell me what you think," the doctor said. "I'm the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see hundreds of people like you. 3 of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at 4 20 minutes a day." "Doctor, you don't understand," the patient said. "I..." "I don't want to hear any 5 the doctor said."You must find time for exercise. If you don't, you will get fat and have health problems when you are 6 ." "But I walk every day," the patient said. "Oh, yes. And I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few feet to the train station from your house, a few more feet from your 7 to a restaurant for lunch and back. That's not real walking. I'm 8 about a walk in the park for twenty minutes every day." "Will you listen to me, doctor?" the patient 9 getting angry with the doctor who thought he knew everything. "I'm a postman," the patient went on, " 10 I walk for seven hours every day!" For a moment the doctor said nothing, then he said quietly, "Stick your tongue out again, will you?" |