Question

Roosevelt’s active and clever mind helped him greatly through periods of his illness. As soon as he could sit up, he worked on his stamp collection, began to write a history of the United States and a book about John Paul Jones—a navy hero. He was also ready to try anything that might help him to get well. A member of his family tells the following: Roosevelt got a great deal of physical exercise later simply by crawling around on the floor. Although now over forty, he spent hours crawling around his library floor like a child. Then he decided to learn how to go up the stairs by himself. Day after day he would pull himself up the stairs by the power of his hands and arms. He insisted that his family and friends watch him and talk with him, to give the impression that what he was doing an everyday routine (例行的) action.

1.From this passage we know that Roosevelt ______.

A. was good at sports B. couldn’t sit up

C. hated collecting stamps D. was once seriously ill

2.John Paul Jones was ______.

A. the man who was ready to help Roosevelt

B. the writer of the passage

C. of the members of Roosevelt’s family

D. a hero in the navy

3.Roosevelt liked ______.

A. crawling on the floor B. reading and writing

C. physical exercise D. climbing stairs

4.Roosevelt had a lot of exercise in order to ______.

A. get praised by his friends and families

B. tell his friends he was healthy

C. get well again

D. show he was active and clever

5.After a period of exercise. Roosevelt ______.

A. could walk up the stairs with the help of others

B. could crawl upstairs with his feet

C. could get upstairs without anybody to help him

D. could stand up and walk for a while

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：Roosevelt灵活聪明的大脑在他生病期间有很大帮助。不仅重新站了起来，也重拾他的爱好—集邮，写作并尝试一切可能对他身体健康有所好转的事物，激励人们热爱生活。

1. active and clever mind helped him greatly through periods of his illness.”可以得出，他曾经得过一次严重的疾病。对于选项A，他只是尝试对他健康有帮助的运动，并不是说他擅长运动。另外两项明显与文不符，故选D。

2. soon as he could sit up, he worked on his stamp collection, began to write a history of the United States and a book about John Paul Jones—a navy hero.”中可以得出John Paul Jones是本文主人公写作中的一个人物，一位海军英雄，故选D。

3.

4. was also ready to try anything that might help him to get well.”可得他做锻炼是为了再次康复，故选C。

5. after day he would pull himself up the stairs by the power of his hands and arms.”中可以得出Roosevelt可以自己一个人上下楼梯，故选C。

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