When Jason’s parents saw him for the first time, they were shocked(震惊).This lovely little baby with shining blue eyes and curly hair was born disabled(残疾的). But soon the young couple accepted this fact. Jason’s arms are just half without hands and his legs aren’t fully grown either. They even forgot to think of him as disabled. At the age of six, he told his mother he wanted to get down from the prosthetics(假肢)and play with other kids. This was the last time Jason had worn them. He now has an electric wheelchair(轮椅), but he never uses it
at home or when it is easy for him to move using only his body.
Jason learned handwriting and coloring at school, holding the pen between the ends of his arms. He also learned to eat with forks at home. When he was ten, he fell in love with football. He never had a pair of shoes in his life because of the shape of his feet. He only wore socks on the football field. He never won a match, but he refused to give up. His strong arms and body, as well as some fantastic ways made him a respected(受尊重的) player on the school team. He went to a famous university after high school.
Now Jason still faces many hardships in life, but he will make you believe that you can do what he has done.
“Never be afraid of any difficulty”, Jason often encourages others in his speeches.
1.Why were Jason’s parents shocked when they saw him for the first time?
A. Because he was born disabled.
B. Because he had big hands.
C. Because his hair was curely
2.Jason learned to write and color by holding the pen ______ .
A. between his legs
B. between his arms
C. between his teeth
3.What does the underlined word “hardships” mean in this passage?
A. 成就B. 贫穷C. 困难
4. From the passage, we learn the following about Jason EXPECT ______ .
A. he only uses his electric wheelchair at home
B. he only wore socks while playing football
C. he is never afraid of any difficulty in life
5.What is the best title(标题)of this passage?
A. Disabled but still able
B. Playing football brings good luck
C. Never wear prosthetics even disabled
This morning I got an e-mail from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University.
The made me think of the first day when we moved into this house.
Little Roy ran around the new house with great excitement and tried to move his own things into the house such as his toys, books and clothes, , his little hand knocked over(打翻)a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess(一团糟). “Oh, my God!” My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with .
I and held his hand, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look .” I took out a . “You see, Dad is a magician(魔术师), I can change it into a big tree.”
His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall.
We spent the whole afternoon and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something happened.
The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me if I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint. “Since then I’ve worried about making mistakes,” he continued, “I believe I can always ways to solve the problems.”
1.A. call B. e-mail C. card
2.A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Gladly
3.A. happiness B. hope C. fear
4.A. cried B. smiled C. shouted
5.A. nice B. bad C. wrong
6.A. drum B. brush C. clock
7.A. washing B. cooking C. painting
8.A. dangerous B. boring C. special
9.A. never B. always C. sometimes
10.A.put outB. hand out C. find out
—Excuse me, could you please tell me _____?
—Sure. It’s about ten minutes’ walk.
A. how long it takes to go to the zoo
B. how far it is from here to the zoo
C. how far is it from here to the zoo
—Your brother is an excellent basketball player.
—So he is. He_____ to play basketball three years ago.
A. has started
B. starts
C. started
—I am afraid that I can’t finish the task successfully.
—Don’t worry. You_____ plenty of time to do it.
A. will be given
B. give
C. will give
I won’t go to tomorrow’s party_____ I am invited.
A. if B. unless C. When