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1982, one of the first questions he asked was: "Will I still be able to ski?"
Soon, Milton, who grew up in a skiing family and had hit the hillside from the age of three, saw a video
of a one-legged skier that would change his life. After missing a winter of sport following his operation (手术),
the Australian young man gave it a try.
By 14, Milton was skiing in his first international competition (国际比赛), the 1988 Winter Olympic
Games at Innsbruck, Austria. Just four years on, he became Australia's first gold medal (金牌) winner in France.
But trying to make a living from the sport he loved seemed to be a far more icy matter. For year, Milton
had to do his best to make ends meet, mending cars, working as a gardener and in ski shops. At one point he
was so poor that he needed to win a place in an American skiing competition to win enough money for the plane
ticket home.
But the skier who can hold his own in able-bodied speed-skiing events, thinks overcoming (克服) low
public expectations of what people with disabilities (残疾) can do is a greater obstacle (障碍) than being poor.
It's a problem that he is meeting with all the time.
He says most people with disabilities don't want to be treated differently than others. "It's the environment
around you that helps you to try. My biggest goal is to raise (提高) the expectations of the public as to what
people with disabilities can do."
Milton has won 10 Olympic and 11 world championship (锦标赛) medals and in April last year became
the world's first disabled person to ski at more than 200 km/h, reaching a surprising 210.4 km/h. His next goal
is the record of 212.26 km/h held by Australia's fastest able-bodied skier, Nick Kirshner. He'll then be the fastest
Australian skier ever.
B. When he was fourteen.
C. In 1992.
D. 8 years after his operation.
B. It's difficult for him to make the ends meet.
C. People don't believe what the disabled can do.
D. It's impossible for him to ski with the able-bodied.
B. to show he is different from other skiers
C. to help other disabled people stand up
D. to make the public give up wrong ideas
B. Milton will give up skiing after he reaches more than 212.26 km/h.
C. Few people think that Milton's dream will come true in the end.
D. Thanks to Milton's work, the public environment has become better.
A gentleman met Bill one day. The rich man said, "They say you are very clever, but I don't believe it. Bill
said with a smile, "I am not clever. Instead, you are very stupid."
The gentleman became very angry. Bill said, "Please don't be angry, sir."
"If you don't believe what I said, let me ask you one question. If you have a group of cows, and I give you
another group, then how many groups of cows do you have?"
"Why, that's the easiest question in the world! One and one is two, I have two groups of cows," Bill laughed
and said. "You are wrong, sir. Two groups put together are still one group. That is the easiest question in the
world."
B. He was not clever.
C. He was no clever than the rich man.
D. He was very stupid.
B. He was not clever.
C. He was not stupid.
D. He was too stupid.
B. Because Bill didn't answer his question.
C. Because he didn't believe his words.
D. Because Bill asked him the easiest question in the world.
B. It was not very difficult.
C. It was very easy.
D. It was good.
B. I have two groups of cows.
C. In maths, one and one is one.
D. Two groups put together are still one group.
For years I wanted a garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was not enough. Neither was time. Often when my children were little,one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”
Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about a garden.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. There were things blowing around on it. Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw.
There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills*, one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree. There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom. We love you!”
Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books. A new page started in my life.
That was three years ago. My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they’re right there with me. Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time.
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!
1.How many children did the writer have?
A．Three B．Four C．Five D．Six
2. What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?
A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time.
B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden.
C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children.
D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job.
3. The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________.
A．before her children were born
B．one spring morning when the children were little
C．after the children went to school
D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her
4. The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________.
A．their mother needed money badly
B．they wanted to show their love to their mother
C．it was time for them to give the money back to her
D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever
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The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.
Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.
【小题1】 The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.
| A．the difference between to two blood types |
| B．the relationship between the two blood types |
| C．the influence of blood type on one’s behavior |
| D．the connection between personality and blood type |
| A．It was lightly believed. | B．It was brought to them. |
| C．They liked and accepted it. | D．They stole the idea from others |
| A．Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory. |
| B．The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s. |
| C．The blood-type personality theory is about blood type. |
| D．People don’t change their personality to match the theory. |
| A．Is the blood-type theory poplar? | B．Is the personality changeable? |
| C．Is it in your blood? | D．Is it in you mind? |
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Once there was a rich man in a village. He never gave anything to help 42 . The villagers didn’t like him. One day he said to them, “I know you don’t like me. I will give everything I have 43 you when I die. Then everyone will be happy.”
But nobody 44 him. The rich man couldn’t understand why they didn’t believe him. One day he went for a walk by a lake. Under a big tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow 45. The pig 46 to the cow, “Why everyone likes you and nobody likes me? After I die. I provide people with pork, ham, etc. I give three or four things to them. But you give 47 one thing—milk. Why do people like you all the time and not me?”
The cow said, “Look, I give them milk while I’m 48 . They see that I’m generous(慷慨的) with what I have. But you don’t give them anything before you die. You give them ham, pork and so on only after you’re dead. People don’t believe in the 49 ; they believe in the present. If you give something 50 you are living, people will like you. It is quite simple.”
From that moment on, the rich man did his 51 to help the poor.
1.A. other B. others C. the other D. another
2.A. for B. with C. to D. after
3.A. believes B. believe C. believes in D. believed
4.A. fighting B. talking C. shouting D. joking
5.A. sang B. told C. asked D. said
6.A. more than B. only C. less than D. but
7. lives B. live C. lived D. alive
8.A. future B. past C. present D. now
9.A. while B. where C. what D. how
10.A. good B. better C. best D. well
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