Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had no 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’ 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. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

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 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．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

2．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．gave 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

3．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

4．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

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 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 then

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】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．gave 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 to job at first

【小題3】When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he------

A．did everything the other soldier did

B．did most of the things the other soldiers did

C．did most of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

【小題4】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

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 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 then

B．he kept away from them

C．his arms touched the ground when he moved

D．he couldn’t use his arms

2.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．gave 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 to job at first

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

A．did everything the other soldier did

B．did most of the things the other soldiers did

C．did most of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

4.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

 

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．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．

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

　 A．he didn’t talk to then　　　　　　　　　　 B．he kept away from them

　 C．his arms touched the ground when he moved　 D．he couldn’t use his arms

57. 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

58. 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．gave 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 to job at first

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

　 A．did everything the other soldier did

　 B．did most of the things the other soldiers did

　 C．did none of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

60. 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

　　

閱讀理解

　　Hank Viscardi was 26 years old when he put on his first pair of long trousers and his first pair of shoes. For the first time he saw himself as he had always wanted to be -a full five feet eight inches tall.

　　Hank had been born without legs. Until he was seven , his world was a world of repeated operations. At last he had no legs , but stumps （殘肢） that could be fitted with a kind of special boots.

　　Out of the hospital, Hank often found people staring at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him “Ape Man” because his arms dragged （拖） on the ground.

　　He went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years instead of the usual twelve.

　　After graduation , Hank worked his way through college. He swept floors , waited on table , or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life , Hank had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. Hank would soon have to use a wheel chair.

　　Hank felt himself go cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs.

　　Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror and saw himself for the first time , five feet eight inches tall.

　　But this was not the end yet. He 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 the 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 , the man without legs.

1．It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches is ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)n average height for an adult

B．too tall for an average person

C．too short for an average person

D．Hank's real height

2．The writer implies in the story that the Red Cross ________.

[　　]

A．was only too glad to give him a job

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

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

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

3．When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers ________.

[　　]

A．he did everything the other soldiers did

B．he did most of the things the other soldiers did

C．he took some regular exams

D．he took some special training

4．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

　　Hank Viscardi was 26 years old when he put on his first pair of long trousers and his first pair of shoes. For the first time he saw himself as he had always wanted to be--five feet eight inches tall.

　　Hank had been born without legs. Until he was seven, his world was a world of repeated operations. At last he had no legs,but stumps（殘肢）that could be fitted with a kind of special boots.

　　Out of the hospital, Hank often found people staring at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him “Ape Man” because his arms dragged（施）on the ground.

　　He went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years instead of the usual twelve.

　　After graduation, Hank worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, Hank had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. Hank would soon have to use a wheel chair.

　　Hank felt himself go cold all over.However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs.

　　Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror and saw himself for the first time, five feet eight inches tall.

　　But this was not the end yet. He 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 the 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, the man without legs.

(1)It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches is _____.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)n average height for an adult

B．too tall for an average person

C．too short for an average person

D．Hank's real height

(2)The writer implies in the story that the Red Cross _____.

[　　]

A．was only too glad to give him a job

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

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

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

(3)When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers _____.

[　　]

A．he did everything the other soldiers did

B．he did most of the things the other soldiers did

C．he took some regular exams

D．he took some special training

(4)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

Hank Viscardi was 26 years old when he put on his first pair of long trousers and his first pair of shoes. For the first time he saw himself as he had always wanted to be a full five feet eight inches tall.

Hank had been born without legs. Until he was seven, his world was a world of repeated operations. At last he had not legs, but stumps（殘肢）that could be fitted with a kind of special boots.

Out of the hospital, Hank often found people staring at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him “Ape Man” because his arms dragged（拖）on the ground.

He went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years instead of the usual twelve.

After graduation, Hank worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, Hank had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. Hank would soon have to use a wheel chair.

Hank felt himself go cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial（人造的）legs.

Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror and saw himself for the first time, five feet eight inches tall.

But this was not the end yet. He 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 the 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, the man without legs.

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

       A．a(chǎn)n average height for an adult（成人）

       B．too tall for an average person

       C．too short for an average person

       D．none of the above

Children laughed at Hank and called him “Ape Man” because             .

       A．he didn’t talk to them

       B．he kept away from them

       C．when he moved his arms touched the ground

       D．his arms were too long

The writer implies in the story that             .

       A．the Red Cross was only too glad to give him a job

       B．the Red Cross gave him a job because he was a good soldier.

C．the Red Cross gave him a job after he talked to somebody he knew in the organization

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

When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers          .

       A．he did everything the other soldiers did

       B．he did most of the things the other soldiers did

       C．he did some of the things the other soldiers did

       D．he took some special training

The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi           .

       A．had no friends at all

       B．was a man with a strong will

       C．had lost his legs in an accident

       D．was not satisfied with his artificial legs