Question

Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(殘肢) that could be 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 got 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 had 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 when he moved

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

A. too tall for an average person

B. an average height for a fully grown person

C. too short for an average person

D. none of the above

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

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

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

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

D. was only glad to give him a job

4.The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi _____.

A. had no friends

B. was very shy

C. never saw himself as different from others

D. was too proud to accept help from others

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：本文是一篇記敘文，敘述了身殘志不殘的Hank的事跡。身為一名殘疾人的Hank ，憑借自己的毅力做到了與正常人一樣工作學習和生活，具有很強的教育意義。

1.細節(jié)題。從第一段最后一句話“Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.”可知D為正確選項。“drag”在此意思為“拖在地上”。

2.A推理判斷題。從文章可知Hank因為殘疾從小接受到人們好奇的目光和孩子們的嘲笑，所以內心應該是一直渴望像個正常人一樣，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.”也證實了這點，所以B為正確答案。
3.talk sb into sth 意思是 persuade by talking說服(某人)干(某事) ，如：Can you talk father into buying a new car?你能說服父親買一輛新車嗎?也就說明The Red Cross不愿意給他工作機會，而他說服了他們。故選A。

4.推理題。從整篇文章的敘述可知Hank和別人一樣學習、工作甚至在部隊行軍操練，從來沒把自己看作一個不同于別人的人，而且其余三個選項文章中某額涉及，所以正確選項是C。

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