Question

Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     1   of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     2    for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.

As they grew up together, they had their share of     3   and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    4    own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A     5    misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     6    . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    7    independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     8  .”

　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     9    future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms;     10     Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     11    determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     12    you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

1.                A．legs           B．arms           C．eyes D．hands

2.                A．sad            B．afraid          C．worried  D．alone

3.                A．questions       B．accidents       C．problems D．business

4.                A．his            B．her            C．my  D．their

5.                A．serious         B．sudden         C．terrible   D．similar

6.                A．returned       B．disappeared     C．seriously  D．immediately

7.                A．break          B．beat           C．fly   D．jump

8.                A．unfair          B．uncertain       C．unsafe   D．undoubted

9.                A．and            B．so             C．while D．or

10.               A．opinions        B．values          C．senses    D．attitudes

11.               A．follow          B．catch          C．disturb    D．hurt

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了两个遭遇相似苦难的人，在面对苦难时他们具有完全不同的态度，以此告诉我们生活是无常的，在面对苦难时，我们应该学会坚强。

1.A. legs 腿  B. arms胳膊   C. eyes眼睛    D. hands手  根据句意：从那以后，他不得不依靠他妹妹的胳膊来做一些事情，故选B

2.A. sad 悲伤       B. afraid害怕        C. worried担心       D. alone单独地 根据句意：艾拉变成了他的影子，多年来从来没有让他独处。故选D

3.A. questions问题   B. accidents事故       C. problems难题      D. business事情 根据句意：他们各自都有难题。故选C

4.A. his他的           B. her她的            C. my我的             D. their他们的 根据句意：艾拉想和乔分开，过她自己的生活。故选B

5.A. serious 严重的    B. sudden突然地  C. terrible可怕地   D. similar相似的 根据“也”可推断出罗莎一天晚上遭遇了相似的事故。故选D

6.A. returned返回        B. disappeared失踪  C. moved移动         D. left离开 根据后文可知，她的患有精神病的妈妈离不见了。故选B

7.A. completely完全地   B. directly直接地   C. seriously 严重地 

D. immediately立即 根据句意：为了变得完全独立。故选A

8.A. break弄破      B. beat打C. fly飞       D. jump跳跃 根据句意：罗莎说虽然她的翅膀断掉了，但是她的心仍然在飞翔。故选C

9.A. unfair不公平的    B. uncertain   不确定的   C. unsafe危险的 D. undoubted无意的 根据句意：乔告诉主持人他一个人生活，对他的未来感到不确定。故选B

10.A. and和   B. so所以    C. while然而  D. or否则 根据句意：然而，罗莎写到“折翼的翅膀，飞翔的心”。故选C

11.A. Opinions评价       B. Values价值           C. Senses感觉            D. Attitudes态度 根据句意：他们虽然遭遇了相似的苦难，但是他们不同的态度决定了他们生命的本质 故选D

12.A. follow 跟随  B. catch抓住     C. disturb打扰    D. hurt损害 根据句意：如果你选择抱怨，逃避苦难，它将总是跟随着你。故选A

考点：日常生活类记叙文