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Around the World by Wheelchair
Rick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. 里克·汉森是一个十分活跃又喜欢钓鱼的孩子。When returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine (脊柱). 一天在他钓完鱼坐卡车回家的路上，一次意外的事故中使他的脊椎受了伤。This 15-year-old young man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs.这个年轻人醒来时发现他的双腿已经不听使唤了。 However, he didn’t give up. Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. At the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world 好几个月之后他开始参加轮椅运动的比赛。 to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. 很快他就开始为脊髓研究工作而奔走效力。他决定通过自己坐轮椅周游世界这一途径来为脊髓损伤的研究工作来筹募资金并引起世人的关注。His tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. 在1985年到1987年间，他的旅程遍及世界上的34个国家。In this Man of Motion World Tour, he wheeled 24,901.55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.
Bad weather and difficult, rocky roads often provided challenges for Rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. 恶劣的天气以及艰难坎坷的道路经常成为里克所面临的挑战，但是他一直强迫自己坚持完成了这次旅行。He was determined to succeed. 他一定会成功的。Even mountains did not stop Rick Hansen. 就算是崇山峻岭也无法阻止里克·汉森。He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and several other major mountains in the world. 他坐着轮椅登上了落基山脉和世界上几座其他的主要山岭。He even wheeled himself along the Great Wall of China!
“Never Give Up On Your Dreams” was his motto and he hasn’t given up yet. “不要放弃你的梦想” 是他的座右铭，而且他从来没有放弃过。He completed his world tour raising $24 million. 他完成了他的环游世界的行程并从加拿大的资助者那里筹集了两千四百万美元的资金。He continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. 他继续着他的工作以不断积累关于脊髓损伤方面的知识。He is a true Canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.
54. What happened to Rick after the accident?
A. He lost the ability of living. B. He had to spend his life in hospital.
C. He couldn’t walk any more. D. He couldn’t do sports any more.
55. When did Rick begin his tour around the world?
A. At the age of 15. B. Soon after the accident.
C. A year after the accident. D. At the age of 27.
56. Why did Rick take his tour around the world in his wheelchair?
A. To gather money for the spinal cord research. B. To learn about the people of other countries.
C. To travel to different countries for fun. D. To take photos of beautiful mountains.
57. From the passage we can see Rick is a(n) ________ person.
A. unhappy B. determined C. careful D. quiet
查看习题详情和答案>>1. Every minute is_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ our lessons well.(use)
充分利用每一分钟来把我们的功课学好.
2. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world
and ____ ____ that, English began to be spoken in many other countries.(because)
下个世纪的晚期, 从英格兰来的人利用航海征服了世界上的其它一些地方, 也正因为如此, 英语开始在其它许多国家使用.
3. ____ ____her accent, she must be from Shanghai.(judge)
从她的口音判断, 她肯定来自上海.
4. Many students believe the choice of their courses and universities__ _ _ _ _ _ _ their own
interest.(base)
许多学生认为应该根据他们自己的兴趣来选择课程和大学.
5. The officer commanded that everyone passing by____ ____that day.(search)
那个官员命令搜查那天每一个路过的人.
6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , I'll keep my business going.(even)
即使要卖掉我的房子, 我也要让生意进行下去.
7. The UN_ _ _ _ __ _ _international relations.(part)
联合国在国际关系中起着一个重要的作用.
8. It is so nice to hear from her._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, we last met more than twenty years ago.(believe)
收到她的来信真是令人愉快.信不信由你, 我们上次见面是在二十多年前.
9. People_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _would have a discussion on pollution.(present)
与会的人们将就污染问题展开讨论.
10. He asked us to be quiet and
_ _ _ _ __ _ _.(disturb)他要求我们安静, 并且不要去打扰他.
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1.The class remained very noisy although the bell had rung five minutes before. The teacher was about to lose his temper . (settle)
五分钟前铃就响了，那个班还是非常吵闹，老师正要发脾气这时他们突然安静下来了。
2. the old bike, we sold it to a waste recycle center. (apart)
我们把这辆旧自行车拆散，把它卖给了一家废品回收站。
3.A person with a severe mental health problem is to have no close friends than the average. (likely)
有严重心理疾病的人找不到知心朋友的可能性是普通人的四倍。
4.The TV entertainment program, the Voice of China, enjoys great popularity, with a large audience in its live show. (lose)
综艺节目《中国好声音》很受欢迎，很多观众沉浸在它的现场表演之中。
5. with work should not be the reason for treating one’s neighbors as strangers. (occupy)
工作繁忙不应该成为“对面不相识”的借口。
6.Not until a week later at the meeting. (put)
直到一周后，这个问题才在会议上被提出。
7.Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity more than hearing. (matter)
那些成功的盲人舞者认为，舞蹈是一种视力比听力更重要的活动。
8.From then on I went all out to spend every minute available practicing my oral English . (suggest)
从那时起，我就竭尽全力地利用可能的每一分钟按照我老师的建议练习口语。
9.His parents died when he was a baby. Nobody knows who it was . (bring)
他是婴儿的时候父母就双亡了，没人知道究竟是谁把他抚养成人的。
10.Because of Typhoon Fitow this October, some citizens in this coastal city would rather they the inland area some day. (move)
因为今年十月的台风“菲特”，这个沿海城市的一些市民宁愿有一天搬到内陆地区。
查看习题详情和答案>>
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1.The class remained very noisy although the bell had rung five minutes before. The teacher was about to lose his temper . (settle)
五分钟前铃就响了，那个班还是非常吵闹，老师正要发脾气这时他们突然安静下来了。
2. the old bike, we sold it to a waste recycle center. (apart)
我们把这辆旧自行车拆散，把它卖给了一家废品回收站。
3.A person with a severe mental health problem is to have no close friends than the average. (likely)
有严重心理疾病的人找不到知心朋友的可能性是普通人的四倍。
4.The TV entertainment program, the Voice of China, enjoys great popularity, with a large audience in its live show. (lose)
综艺节目《中国好声音》很受欢迎，很多观众沉浸在它的现场表演之中。
5. with work should not be the reason for treating one’s neighbors as strangers. (occupy)
工作繁忙不应该成为“对面不相识”的借口。
6.Not until a week later at the meeting. (put)
直到一周后，这个问题才在会议上被提出。
7.Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity more than hearing. (matter)
那些成功的盲人舞者认为，舞蹈是一种视力比听力更重要的活动。
8.From then on I went all out to spend every minute available practicing my oral English . (suggest)
从那时起，我就竭尽全力地利用可能的每一分钟按照我老师的建议练习口语。
9.His parents died when he was a baby. Nobody knows who it was . (bring)
他是婴儿的时候父母就双亡了，没人知道究竟是谁把他抚养成人的。
10.Because of Typhoon Fitow this October, some citizens in this coastal city would rather they the inland area some day. (move)
因为今年十月的台风“菲特”，这个沿海城市的一些市民宁愿有一天搬到内陆地区。
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