Question

In his new show, Evan Ruggiero plays guitar, sings pop standards and shows everybody his fine footwork. What makes all of these especially unusual is that Ruggiero, 24, has only one leg.

When he was a 19-year-old musical theater student at New Jersey's Montclair State University, Ruggiero had a rare bone cancer in his right leg. Finally his leg would have to be amputated（截）below the knee.

Such a setback could have easily ended the career of a less tough person, but Ruggiero, who has been dancing since he was five, now puts the experience into his performance. His show, "The One-Legged Song and Dance Man: Volume 3", explains how he returned to dance just 18 months after the amputation. His dance now relies on the use of a peg leg(假肢),he explains.

The secret to his surprising success, he says, was being a "stubborn" patient who refused to give up on his dance and performing studies, despite the advice of his doctor.

“It was a real setback, but after it was all over, I said, ' You know what? I need to pick up right where I left off and continue my career, '” Ruggiero said.

Ruggiero has come to view his peg leg as an instrument. "Tap dancers-they're always calling themselves musicians, and their feet are their instrument, " he said.

Noting that many audience members will never have seen a one-legged dancer before coming to his show, Ruggiero says he won't shy away from the physical "weakness" his performance shows because of his condition.

"A lot of people have come up to me, and they always say, 'You're such a role model and an inspiration, '  "he said.   "I'm honored when people say that, of course, but I'm just trying to get on with my life."

1.What makes Ruggiero's new show unusual?

A. One-legged dance.    B. His own artworks.

C. The use of instrument.    D. Songs of pop standard.

2.According to the passage, it is true that__________.

A. Ruggiero is a tough person with a strong will

B. the setback has ended Ruggiero's dance career

C. Ruggiero is dancing relying on others' support

D. his doctor agreed he kept on dancing and studying

3.When audience attend his performance, they may notice_______.

A. Ruggiero plays piano, sings and dances

B. Ruggiero is a dancer with the help of a peg leg

C. there are many tap dancers in the performance

D. Ruggiero pretends to be a physically normal person

4.What's the author's attitude to Evan?

A. Worry    B. Sympathy

C. Encouragement    D. Pity

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】文意概括题，通过讲述Ruggiero的遭遇以及他战胜种种困难最后获取巨大成功，作者对Ruggiero都是充满了敬佩和鼓励之情。

1.A

细节题。根据文章第一段“What makes all of these especially unusual is that Ruggiero,24,has only one leg.”可知，Ruggiero的表扬特殊就特殊在他只有一条腿。所以选项A正确。

2.A

逻辑推理题。根据文章第三段 “Such a setback could have easily ended the career of a less tough person…”可知，这样的挫折不够坚强的话，事业都会终结，言下之意，就是Ruggiero还是很坚强的。故选A。

3.B

细节题。根据文章第三段“His dance now relies on the use of a peg leg(假肢),he explains”可知，目前Ruggiero的表扬主要是依赖于假肢。故选B。

4.C

文意概括题，通过讲述Ruggiero的遭遇以及他战胜种种困难最后获取巨大成功，作者对Ruggiero都是充满了敬佩和鼓励之情。故选C。