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　One dark and stormy night, the wind was whipping through the trees, scattering (causing things to go about in different directions) leaves across the forest．The sound was like lonely wolves howling (making long loud cries) in the distance．

　Two men, tired and hungry, were stumbling along（蹒跚前行）through the forest with their shoes covered with mud．“How much farther to the house, Ira?”Hank had to shout to be heard over the howling wind．“I don't know, Hank．I would have said we weren't more than fifteen minutes away when the storm struck, but it seems to me we've been battling this for half an hour now．”

　Hank stopped where he was under a tall tree, but the branches offered little protection from the beating rain．“Ira, are you trying to tell me we're lost?”

　“Now, Hank．Don't get so upset．I'm not saying we're lost --- exactly．I'm just saying that where we were seems to have been farther away than where I thought we were．That's not quite the same as being lost．”

　“But to me,” said Hank sadly, “It's so close to being lost that I can't tell the difference.”

　They started walking again． “Look!”shouted Ira suddenly, who was a few steps in front of Hank．He began to run, but stumbled, falling to his knees on the glowing, yellow light that shone from the house windows．

(1) Hank and Ira were ______．

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A．searching for lonely wolves howling in the distance

B．scattering leaves across the forest

C．trying to find something to eat because they were hungry

D．trying to go back to their house

(2) Hank seemed to be ______．

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A．clear about the distance between the house and the place where they were

B．more worried than Ira

C．very much afaid of the wolves howling in the distance

D．battling the storm more bravely than Ira

(3) As we can learn from the text, ______．

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A．Hank was sure that they would soon find their way back

B．Ira had lost the hope of finding their way back

C．Ira was wondering where they were

D．the wind was too strong for them to hear each other

(4) In fact, Ira told Hank that ______．

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A．they were lost

B．the bad weather would last for another half an hour

C．it had taken them longer to get back than he had expected

D．they would get to their house in 45 minutes

(5) What words best describe Ira?　　　

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A．Tired and upset

B．Calm and practical

C．Happy and strong

D．Upset but full of hope

difficulty in supporting his large family. He had　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  2. ________

often visited Mr. Baker on Sundays, told him about

his troubles and asked for two and three pounds,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   3. ________

One day, before telling Mr. Baker a long story of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    4. ________

his troubles, Hank asked for five pounds. Mr. Baker,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  5. ________

a man with a kind heart, found difficult to refuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   6. ________

the money, though he himself was poor. Then he

said,“I don’t understand your difficulties, Hank.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    7. ________

I will like to help you, but I’m not going to give　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8. ________

you five pounds this time. I’ll borrow you the money,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    9. ________

and you may give it up to me next time you see me.”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 10. ________

Hank took the money, but he never appeared again.

Hank Viscardi was born without legs．He had not legs but stumps（残肢）that could be 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 got cold all over．However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs．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．

56. Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because　　　 ．

　 A．he didn’t talk to then　　　　　　　　　　 B．he kept away from them

　 C．his arms touched the ground when he moved　 D．he couldn’t use his arms

57. 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．none of the above

58. 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．gave him a job because he was a good soldier

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

　 D．was not willing to give him to job at first

59. When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he

　 A．did everything the other soldier did

　 B．did most of the things the other soldiers did

　 C．did none of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

60. The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi　　 ．

　 A．had no friends B．never saw himself as different from others

　 C．was very shy 　 　　 D．was too proud to accept help from others