Question

    Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the brave 32­year­old man plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.

“I call it my chicken drumstick(畸形的小腿),” joked Nick. “I’d be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 per cent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨). ”

When Nick was born, his distraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old. “It was so hard for my parents, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent.” said Nick.

Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the typical challenges. At the age of seven, Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and legs, in the hope that he would be more like other kids. But they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.

“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and help others,” said Nick. “I realized why God had made us like this — to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don’t.”

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person then my job in this life is done.” By now, he has visited 35 different countries, touring the world as a motivational speaker.

1.What makes it possible for Nick to swim in the water?

A.His small size. B.His small foot.

C.His light weight. D.His big lungs.

2.The underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A.cold­blooded B.bad­tempered C.extremely upset D.really crazy

3.Nick abandoned the electronic arms and legs because ____________.

A.his family couldn’t afford them B.his classmates didn’t like them

C.they were too heavy to handle D.they affected his appearance

4.What did Nick decide to do when he was 13?

A.To travel to different countries. B.To set up his business in newspapers.

C.To try to become a motivational speaker. D.To encourage people who were in trouble.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Nick Vujicic，虽然出生时就没有胳膊和腿，但这位勇敢的32岁男子会踢足球、打高尔夫球、游泳和冲浪。到目前为止，他已经访问了35个不同的国家，作为一名励志演说家环游世界。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the brave 32­year­old man plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick.可知Nick Vujicic出生时就没有胳膊和腿，但这位勇敢的32岁男子会踢足球、打高尔夫球、游泳和冲浪。尼克的左边有一只小脚，这帮助他保持平衡，并使他能够踢。以及第二段“I call it my chicken drumstick(畸形的小腿),” joked Nick. “I’d be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 per cent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨). ”可知“我把它叫作畸形的小腿，”Nick开玩笑说。“如果没有它，我会不知所措。我一下水就会浮起来，因为我身体的80%都是肺，而我畸形的小腿就像一个螺旋桨。”由此可知，是Nick的小脚让他在水里游泳成为可能。故选B。

2.

词义猜测题。根据后文“It was so hard for my parents, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent.” said Nick.可知“这对我的父母来说很困难，但从一开始他们就尽力让我独立。”Nick说。由此可知，Nick出生的时候，他的母亲因为无法让自己抱着他而非常沮丧。即划线单词意思为“非常沮丧的”。A. cold­blooded冷血的；B. bad­tempered脾气不好的；C. extremely upset非常沮丧的；D. really crazy很疯狂。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据第四段中But they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.可知但对Nick来说，它们太重了，无法操作，严重影响了他的灵活性。由此可知，Nick放弃了电子手臂和腿，因为它们太重了，无法操作。故选C。

4.

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and help others,” said Nick. “I realized why God had made us like this — to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don’t.”可知“当我13岁的时候，我在报纸上读到一篇文章，说一个残疾人取得了很大的成就，并且帮助了别人，”Nick说。“我意识到为什么上帝把我们造成这样——给别人希望。这对我来说是如此鼓舞人心，所以我决定用我的生命去鼓励别人，决定对我所拥有的心怀感激，而不是对我所没有的生气。”由此可知，Nick13岁的时候，他决定做鼓励陷入困境的人。故选D。