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IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   1  . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   2   at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not   3   for him. At school many students played jokes on him   4   he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   5   friends, so he always felt   6  . However, he faced that bravely. He   7   to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six, and he could   8   surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   9   students in the studies. And he decided on   10   to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular   11   in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   12   difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   13  , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   14   encourages millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they   15   and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

1.A. arms           B. ears             C. eyes             D. teeth

2.A. laugh      B. cry              C. smile            D. shout

3.A. old            B. easy             C. modern           D. difficult

4.A. because        B. if               C. until            D. although

5.A. his            B. my               C. their            D. our

6.A. happy      B. relaxed          C. lonely           D. surprised

7.A. failed     B. forgot           C. helped           D. learned

8.A. even       B. ever             C. never            D. hardly

9.A. tall       B. lazy             C. sleepy           D. excellent

10.A. how       B. who              C. what             D. where

11.A. doctors       B. speakers         C. scientists       D. managers

12.A. at            B. for              C. into             D. against

13.A. make      B. have             C. lose             D. want

14.A. story     B. sadness          C. friend           D. family

15.A. fall      B. play             C. listen           D. exercise

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.A

【解析】本篇短文讲述没有四肢的澳大利亚人Nick Vujicic如何自强不息，和困难作斗争，以及他用自己的故事鼓励了更多的人的故事。

1.本句句意：你不能拥抱任何人；hold sb. in one’s arms符合句意。

2.本句句意：你会像29岁的澳大利亚人Nick Vujicic一样对着镜子中的自己笑吗？smile at sb.意为“对某人笑”，符合句意；注意：laugh at sb.意为“嘲笑某人”。

3.没有四肢的人生活自然不容易(not easy)。

4.句意为：在学校，很多学生开他的玩笑因为他看起来与其他每一个人不同。此处前后句之间是因果关系，应该用because连接句子。

5.根据上句可推出本句句意：他被拒绝成为他们的朋友；应该用their friends。

6.由前句可知“他没有朋友”所以总是感到寂寞(lonely)。

7.fail to do sth.意为“干某事失败”，forget to do sth.意为“忘记做某事”，help to do sth.意为“帮助做某事”，learn to do sth.意为“学会做某事”。此处表达的是“学会打字”，应该用learn to type。

8.本句句意为：他甚至会冲浪和打高尔夫球。even意为“甚至”，ever意为“曾经”，never意为“从不”，hardly意为“几乎不”，应该用even。

9.由之前“achieved great success”可推出“在学习方面，他属于最优秀的学生之中”，用excellent(优秀的)符合句意。

10.由后句“to encourage others to work hard for their dreams”可推出：他决定了余生该做什么事，用what to do。

11.由其后的“gives speeches”及他所说的话可推出他是speaker(演讲家)。

12.“和困难作斗争”用against difficulties。

13.由后句“not what you don’t have”可推出是what you have。

14.前面已经提及“his story against difficulties”，所以此处应该用story，本句意为：他的故事鼓励了成千上万的人。

15.该句句意为“我告诉人们当他们跌倒的时候要继续爬起来。”与“keep on getting up”相对应的是fall(跌倒)。故选A。