阅读下面一篇短文,理解大意,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。

Athough 19-year-old Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing (追求) his dreams and sharing his passion(热情)with the world.

Born __ arms, the young boy’s birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple adopted(收养)him and __ him . __ , his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be __ . When Geoge was eight, they asked him to sigh up (报名) for cello (大提琴) lessons. The instrument is __ ven for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was far more challenging(挑战性的)for Geoge, who had to learn to play it with his feet.

Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only interested in the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for __ . During middle school years, he also __ the piano and the guitar.

His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who__ him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.

The experience has inspired (激励) this once shy boy to pursue a career (事业) in music. He has also become a motivational speaker__ encorages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter __ impossible these dreams may sound.

1.A. in B. with C. without D. of

2.A. looked after B. worried C. gave up D. put on

3.A. As B. Though C. But D. However

4.A. lazy B. busy C. nervous D. serious

5.A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. beautiful

6.A. dancing B. singing C. music D. drawing

7.A. taught B. mastered C. discovered D. hated

8.A. warned B. forced C. trained D. invited

9.A. who B. whom C. which D. whose

10.A. why B. where C. how D. when

We were standing at the top of a church tower.My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome.I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa," Father said.I gathered all my courage and looked down.I saw the square in the center of the village.And I saw several streets leading to the square.“See, my dear,”Father said gently.“There is more than one way to the square.Life is like that.If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."

Now I understood why I was there.Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school.But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help.Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson.By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home.Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner.The plan worked perfectly.She tried one spoonful and sputtered.“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me.I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago.I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way.Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________.

A.have sports with Elsa

B.explain what he means clearly

C.enjoy the views

D.have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day.

A.do something delicious for lunch

B.know he was complaining about his lunch

C.speak to the school about lunch

D.change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A.when one road is blocked , try another

B.how bad the lunch of her school is

C.how wise her father is

D.how terrible her mother is

What do you usually do when a flying insect lands on your arm? You may blow it away.But what if that insect is a ladybug(瓢虫)? It is possible that you would let it stay.What is it about ladybugs that we like?

Farmers once thought ladybugs were a good lucky sign.A ladybug in the field meant the crops would be successful and that the weather would be good.The farmers may have thought too highly of such a small bug,but in fact ladybugs do help out with the crops.They eat harmful insects.

Actually,it is not the adult ladybug that eats other insects. It's the baby ladybug.When the baby ladybugs hatch(孵化),they are very hungry and will eat mites,aphids,mealy bugs,green flies,and other crop-destroyers. In the 1800s,ladybugs were brought all the way from Australia to California and set free among orange trees that were dying from being eaten by insects.They completely saved all the trees.

Ladybugs go about their daily business without worrying much about anything.Very few birds or insects will eat a ladybug because it gives off a dangerous fluid(液体).Ladybugs also protect themselves by playing dead.They fall off leaves and never move until their attacker goes away.

So the next time you see a ladybug,think about what it may be doing.Maybe it is off to save an orange tree.Maybe its next move will be to roll off a leaf and play dead or stand up to a bird about 100 times its size.Maybe it's letting you know that the weather will be good tomorrow.Who knows? Ladybugs are special that way.

1.Ladybugs were brought from Australia to California in the 1800s to____.

A.add more ladybugs to area

B.report the weather for farmers

C.act as a lucky sign of good crops

D.save orange trees by eating insects

2.From the passage we know that ____.

A.it's the adult ladybug that eats most o{ the harmful insects

B.ladybugs often roll off a leaf and play dead to attack the birds

C.ladybugs can give off a dangerous fluid to protect themselves

D.the baby ladybug mainly eats mites,aphids,mealy bugs,and oranges

3.The underlined phrase "stand up to" most probably means ____.

A.watch B.support

C.save D.fight

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