Question

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

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

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

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they      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. happy B. alone C. lonely  D. surprised

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

6.A. even B. ever  C. never D. hardly

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

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

9.A. make  B. have C. want D. win

10.A. fall B. exercise C. hear D. play

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本篇短文主要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.A考查名词及语境理解。arm：胳膊、手臂，ears：耳朵，eyes：眼睛，teeth：牙齿。根据语境可知，这里指的是不能用手臂举起任何东西。故选A。

2.C考查动词及语境理解。laugh：大笑，cry：哭泣，smile：微笑，shout：大喊。根据语境可知，这里指的是你会像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；laugh at sb.意为“嘲笑某人”。故选C。

3.B考查形容词及语境理解。old：老的，easy：容易的，moderm：现代的，difficult：困难的。根据语境可知，这里指的是没有四肢的人生活自然不容易(not easy)。故应选B。

4.C考查形容词及语境理解。happy：开心的，alone：独自一人的，lonely：孤独的、寂寞的，surprised：惊讶的。根据上句可知，这里指的是他没有朋友，所以总是感到寂寞(lonely)。故应选C。

5.D考查动词及语境理解。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”。根据语境可知，这里指的是学会打字，应该用learn to type。故应选D。

6.A考查副词及语境理解。even：甚至，ever：曾经，never：从不，hardly：几乎不。根据语境可知句意为：他甚至会冲浪和打高尔夫球。应该用even。故选A。

7.D考查形容词及语境理解。tall：高的，lazy：懒惰的，sleepy：困倦的，excellent：优秀的。根据前文“achieved great success”可推出“在学习方面，他属于最优秀的学生之中”。故应选D。

8.C考查疑问词及语境理解。how：怎么样，who；谁，what：什么，where：在哪里。根据下文“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。故应选C。

9.B考查动词及语境理解。make：使、让，have：拥有，want：想要，win：赢。根据下文“not what you don’t have”可推出是what you have。故应选B。

10.A考查动词及语境理解。fall：摔倒，exercise：锻炼，hear：听到，play：玩、打。根据语境可知，这里指的是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)。故应选A。

考点：人生百味类短文。