Question

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall, the      building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy      fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he      cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that      a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong     . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone     achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school      he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered      train him. They      more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “     seems that he never knows how difficult it is.      I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more      .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I  found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the      sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was       of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll  point(指着) to the building and      ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”

1.A. largest                 B. highest                   C. earliest                            D. latest

2.A. seldom                         B. hardly                        C. always                         D. almost

3.A. enjoyed                       B. needed                      C. made                           D. kept

4.A. while                            B. after                           C. if                               D. though

5.A. mind                            B. legs                             C. body                                  D. love

6.A. by                        B. for                                    C. in                                      D. from

7.A. as                        B. since                          C. until                             D. before

8.A. help               B. to help                        C. helping                    D. helped

9.A. used                             B. spent                          C. took                             D. wasted

10.A. Here                          B. There                         C. He                                      D. It

11.A. However                    B. Sometimes                      C. Again                          D. Then

12.A. friends                        B. helpers                  C. time                            D. exercise

13.A. strong                        B. stronger                     C. strongest                  D. strongly

14.A. excited                      B. curious                   C. worried                   D. proud

15.A. say                   B. speak                     C. talk                                   D. tell

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Michael McCarthy的故事，身体有残疾就什么都不能做了吗？Michael McCarthy用他的亲身经历向世人证明：残疾人一样可以干一番成就。

1.考查形容词辨析。根据句意判断是美国最高的建筑物。largest最大的；highest 最高的；earliest最早的；latest最晚的、最新的。选B。

2.考查副词辨析。seldom很少；hardly几乎不；always总是；almost几乎。由句意可知，当他到达最后一个台阶时，几乎要掉下来，故答案为D。选D。

3.考查动词辨析。enjoyed喜欢； needed需要； made制造；kept保持。句意：那里他欣赏着来自人群中的欢呼。根据The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top可知这里描述了他那么费力地到达那里是为了欣赏人们的欢呼，故答案选A。

4.考查连接词辨析。while 当……时；after在……之后；if 如果 ；though尽管。根据句意：我只是想要向人们证明，如果一个没有腿的孩子可以做到，任何人都能做到。本句是if引导的条件状语从句，故答案选C。

5.考查名词辨析。mind大脑； legs腿；body身体； love爱。根据上下文可知应该是有一颗强壮的心，故答案选A。

6.考查介词辨析。by被； for因为； in 在……内；from来自。固定短语stop…..from….“阻止….”，故答案选D。

7.考查连接词辨析。as作为；since自从；until直到……才；before在……之前。句意：自从他四岁以来，他就上所特殊学校。故答案选B。

8.考查非谓语动词辨析。offer to help 主动帮助。 根据后句可知，应该是被他的决心所感动，并帮助训练，故答案选B。

9.考查动词辨析。固定搭配spend….doing sth.“花费时间做某事”。used  用；spent花费，人做主语；took花费，it做形式主语；wasted浪费。故答案选B。

10.考查副词和代词辨析。固定句型It seems that…..“看起来似乎…..”。 Here这里；There那里；He 他；It它。故答案选D。

11.考查语境理解辨析。根据上下文可知，应该是“有时候”。 However但是；Sometimes有时；Again又；Then那么。故选B。

12.考查名词辨析。 friends 朋友；helpers 帮助者； time 时间；exercise练习。由上文可知，是想要更多的练习，故选D。

13.考查形容词级别的运用辨析。根据句意：他是最坚强的运动员。strong原级；stronger比较级；strongest最高级；strongly副词。故选C。

14.考查形容词辨析。excited激动的；curious 好奇的；worried 担心的； proud自豪的。固定短语be proud of“以….为骄傲”，故选D。

15.考查动词辨析。前面的短语point to…“指着….”， say 说，后跟内容；speak说话； talk谈论；tell告诉。故选A。

考点：人生百味类阅读。