Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had not legs but stumps(殘肢)that could he fitted with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.

Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.

Hank felt himself getting cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs (假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be-a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.

Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.

1.Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because .

A. he didn’t talk to them

B. he kept away from them

C. he couldn’t use his arms

D. his arms touched the ground while moving

2.It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is __.

A. an average height for a fully grown person

B. too tall for an average person

C. too short for an average person

D. good enough for a disabled man

3.The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross .

A. was only glad to give him a job

B. give him a job because he was a good soldier

C. was not willing to give him a job at first

D. gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization

4.When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he .

A. took some special training

B. did everything the other soldiers did

C. did some of the things the other soldiers did

D. did most of the things the other soldiers did

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文是一篇人物傳記類短文,敘述了身殘志不殘的Hank的事跡。身為一名殘疾人的Hank ,一直克服困難并戰(zhàn)勝困難,憑借自己的毅力做到了與正常人一樣工作學(xué)習(xí)和生活,具有很強(qiáng)的教育意義。

1.D細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第四句Children laughed at him and called him‘Ape Man’(猿人)because his arms practically dragged on the ground.可知因?yàn)樗氖直蹘缀跬显诘厣希院⒆觽兂靶λ。故選D。

2.A推理題。從文章可知Hank因?yàn)闅埣矎男〗邮艿饺藗兒闷娴哪抗夂秃⒆觽兊某靶,所以?nèi)心應(yīng)該是一直渴望像個(gè)正常人一樣,而且文章第三段For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall.也證實(shí)了這點(diǎn)。故選A。

3.C句意理解題。talk sb into doing說(shuō)服某人做......,he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job 他說(shuō)服紅十字會(huì)給了他一份工作,說(shuō)明紅十字會(huì)一開始不愿給他工作。故選C。

4. took the regular training.He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers 說(shuō)明他和其他的士兵一樣接受正規(guī)普通的訓(xùn)練。故選B。

考點(diǎn):考查人物傳記類短文。

考點(diǎn)分析: 考點(diǎn)1:日常生活類閱讀 試題屬性
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