Question

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 got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificiallegs(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.
【小題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．his arms touched the ground when he moved

D．he couldn’t use his arms

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

A．a(chǎn)n average height for a fully grown person

B．too tall for an average person

C．too short for an average person

D．none of the above

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

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

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

A．did everything the other soldiers did

B．did most of the things the other soldiers did

C．did some of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

【小題5】The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi       .

A．had no friends

B．never saw himself as different from others

C．was very shy

D．was too proud to accept help from others

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】A
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：文章主要講述了一個天生殘疾的人Hank的故事。Hank天生雙腿殘缺，孩子們都嘲笑他走路時拖著手臂像猿人。Hank學習成績優(yōu)異，并且完成了大學的學習。Hank有著積極向上的心態(tài)，在移植了假肢之后，Hank主動要求參軍，與其他士兵一起行軍。
【小題1】根據(jù)第一段最后“Children laughed at him and called him‘Ape Man’(猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.”可知，Hank走路時，胳膊的一部分在地上拖著走。故選C。
【小題2】根據(jù)第三段“for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be-a full five feet eight inches tall”可知，Hank安上假肢之后，第一次看到了自己向一個正常人一樣的身高，這是他夢寐以求的。故選A。
【小題3】根據(jù)“He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers.”可知，Hank接受常規(guī)訓練，與其他士兵一起行軍。Talk sb into doing說服某人做某事，Hank說服了紅十字會讓他參軍。由此可見，紅十字會考慮到Hank的身體狀況，不愿意給他安排。故選D。
【小題4】根據(jù)“He took the regular training... Few knew that he was legless.”可知，Hank接受了常規(guī)訓練，所做的事情與其他士兵一樣，故選A。
【小題5】根據(jù)“His grades were good... After graduating from school, he worked his way through college...  for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be... Again and again he marched the length of the room... he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job”可知，Hank學習成績優(yōu)異，完成了大學學業(yè)，能像正常人一樣站起來，最后向紅十字會請求成為了一名士兵，接受了常規(guī)的訓練。自始至終，Hank都沒有把自己看成另類。故選B。
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