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In 1986, when Monty Reed was a member of the Army Rangers (黑鹰突击 队), he had an accident. "It was a night jump, and we were jumping low," he recalls. "We were training. Somebody got too close to my parachute (降落伞)."The parachute below blocked Reed’s air and his parachute failed to open. Reed crashed a hundred feet to the ground, breaking his back in five places.

The next morning, Reed could not move. "Doctors said it was likely that I would never walk again." Reed stared out of his hospital window, wondering what the future would be like. It was the saddest moment of his life. "The experts are telling me my body doesn’t work! What am I supposed to do?" he thought.

To distract (转移注意力) himself, he picked up a book: Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. The science-fiction describes a set of man-made muscles that would allow people to carry 2,000 pounds. He thought that if he could build something like that, it might be able to lift him out of his wheelchair. So he began his project and finally succeeded in building a set of robot legs. Several years later, he made an amazing recovery and was able to get up and walk away from his wheelchair. He even jumped out of an airplane again to celebrate.

Reed wanted to do something for others with the second chance that life had given him. He has now perfected the robot legs that can get the injured, the elderly and the paralyzed (瘫痪的) out of their wheelchairs. Now he has started his own company to make the legs. "I’ve seen them compete in marathons and go swimming and mountain climbing," he said. "So never give up!"

1.Monty had an accident in 1986 because_______.

A.his feet hit the ground too hard

B.his parachute was under another person’s

C.another person’s parachute stopped his from opening

D.he was training to jump at night

2.Monty started to read Starship Troopers to ______.

A.create a new kind of wheelchair for himself

B.discover how to make man-made muscles

C.learn how to jump out of an airplane

D.stop himself from thinking about his pain

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Monty?

A.He didn’t lose heart in the face of difficulty.

B.He is fond of reading science fiction.

C.He spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

D.He didn’t believe what the doctors said.

4.We can learn from the passage that Monty’s goal is to ______.

A.become a famous writer like Robert Heinlein

B.return to the Army Rangers and continue with his jumps

C.compete in games and marathons and go swimming

D.help more patients in wheelchairs to recover

 

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 【解析】 试题分析:本文主要讲述了一位遭遇人生重大挫折的Monty Reed没有向命运低头,而是勇敢地面对一切。克服困难的过程。 1.C 细节题。根据第一段2,3行"We were training. Somebody got too close to my parachute (降落伞)."The parachute below blocked Reed’s air and his parachute failed to open.说明是另外一个队员靠得太近,导致他的降落伞打不开,故C正确。 2.D 细节题。根据文章第三段第一行To distract (转移注意力) himself, he picked up a book: Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers.说明他看着本书是想转移注意力,故D项正确。 3.A 细节题。根据文章第三段He thought that if he could build something like that, it might be able to lift him out of his wheelchair. So he began his project and finally succeeded in building a set of robot legs. Several years later, he made an amazing recovery and was able to get up and walk away from his wheelchair. He even jumped out of an airplane again to celebrate.说明在面对这样的困难的时候,他没有失去勇气,而是勇敢地面对着一切。故A正确。 4.D 细节题。根据最后一段第2行He has now perfected the robot legs that can get the injured, the elderly and the paralyzed (瘫痪的) out of their wheelchairs.说明他的目的是为了帮助坐在轮椅上的人能尽快地恢复。故D项正确。 考点:考查人生百态类短文阅读
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