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(442 meters) tall, the 21 building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 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 23 cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that  24 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 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  26  achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school  27  he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   28  by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   29  more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  30  seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  31  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  32 .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   33   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was   34  of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   35  to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

1.A. largest  B. highest            C. earliest    

2.A. seldom     B. hardly           C. almost

3.A. enjoyed   B. needed            C. made      

4.A. while      B. though                C. if        

5.A. heart     B. hope              C. body      

6.A. by                 B. for                 C. from

7.A. as                 B. since               C. until       

8.A. pleased    B. beaten           C. moved      

9.A. used               B. spent               C. took        

10.A. Here                  B. There               C. It

11.A. However B. Sometimes          C. Then

12.A. friends       B. helpers              C. exercise

13.A. tried     B. saw              C. did        

14.A. thinking   B. talking             C. proud

15.A. point   B. go                     C. turn        

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】文章介绍了一个失去双腿的年轻人靠自己的毅力征服了美国最高的大楼，以此告诉我们做任何事情都要意志坚定，一定会成功。

1.形容词辨析。形容山的高低应该用high.

2.副词辨析。A很少；B几乎不；C几乎。根据句意可知C正确。

3.动词辨析。A享受；B需要；C制作；根据句意可知A正确。他享受别人的欢呼。

4.连词辨析。句意：如果没有腿的人都能做到，那么任何人都能做到。

5.名词辨析。A信念；心；B希望；D身体；句意：他有强烈的信念。

6.固定用法。Stop sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事；

7.考察连词。根据前半句的现在完成时可知与since连用。

8.动词辨析。A使…高兴；B击败；C感动。这里是指我被他的决心打动。

9.固定句型.spend some time in doing sth花费时间做某事。

10.固定句型。It seems that…似乎…

11.副词辨析。Ａ然而；Ｂ有时候；Ｃ那时；句意：有时候我是如此之累以至于我请求他休息一天。

12.名词辨析。A朋友；B帮助的人；C练习，锻炼；句意：他仍然充满了精力，想要更多的锻炼。

13.动词辨析。A尝试，努力；B看见；C做；句意：他看见了最后十层。

14.固定词组。句意可知作者为自己感到自豪。Be proud of…对…自豪

15.动词辨析。A指着；B走；C转；point to指向…;句意：我会指向那栋楼房说，那就是我爬过的大楼。