Question

Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your　　．You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you smile at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 　　 Australian?

Nick was born without limbs(四肢), so life was not 　　 for him. At school many students played jokes on him 　　 he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be 　　friends, so he always felt 　　. However, he faced that bravely(勇敢地). He 　　to type and write with two toes(脚趾) at the age of six, and he could　　 surf and play golf. In college, he was very successful and was among the 　　 students in the studies. And he decided on 　　 to do later in his life－ to encourage(鼓励) others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular　　in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story　　 difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you 　　,not what you don’t have.” He said. His 　　 encourages millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they 　　 and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

1.A. arms             B. ears          C. eyes       D. teeth

2.A.29 years old    B.29-year old     C.29-year-old     D. 29 year old

3.A. old              B. easy          C. important      D. difficult

4.A. because          B. if            C. until          D. although

5.A. his              B. my           C. their          D. our

6.A. alone            B. relaxed       C. lonely        D. surprised

7.A. imagined         B. forgot         C. helped        D. learned

8.A. even             B. ever          C. never         D. hardly

9.A. tall              B. lazy          C. sleepy        D. excellent

10.A. how             B. who          C. what         D. where

11.A. doctors           B. speakers      C. scientists     D. engineers

12.A. at               B. for          C. into          D. against

13.A. make            B. have         C. lose          D. want

14.A. story            B. sadness       C. friend        D. family

15.A. fall             B. play         C. listen        D. exercise

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了天生残疾的Nick勇敢面对生活中的困难，积极上进，鼓励人们实现自己的梦想的故事。

1. ．你不能用胳膊抱任何人。A. arms 胳膊，手臂B. ears耳朵 C. eyes眼睛 D. teeth牙齿；hold sb. in one’s arms用胳膊抱住某人，其他几项不符合句意，故选A。

2. Australian? 你会像29岁的澳大利亚人Nick Vujicic一样在镜子前对自己微笑吗？A.29 years old ， 29岁，作表语B.29-year old C.29-year-old，作前置定语 D. 29 year old；29-year-old中含有两个连字符，year不加s，作前置定语，故选C。

3. for him. 尼克天生没有四肢，所以生活对他来说不容易。A. old 旧的，老的 B. easy 容易的 C. important 重要的 D. difficult困难的；根据句意很容易想象没有四肢的人生活是多么难，故选B。

4. he looked different from everyone else. 在学校里许多学生跟他开玩笑，因为他看起来与众不同。A. because因为 B. if如果 C. until直到 D. although尽管；前后句之间是因果关系，所以用连词because，故选A。

5. friends, so he always felt . 他被拒绝成为他们的朋友，所以他总是感到很孤独。A. his 他的 B. my我的 C. their 他们的D. our我们的；文中指的是在学校，所以应是指同学们，故选C。

6. friends, so he always felt . 他被拒绝成为他们的朋友，所以他总是感到很孤独。A. alone 单独地 B. relaxed放松的C. lonely 孤独的D. surprised感到惊讶的；他没有朋友，所以感到很孤独，故选C。

7. to type and write with two toes(脚趾) at the age of six, and he could surf and play golf. 在他六岁时学会用脚打字写字，他甚至还能上网、打高尔夫球。A. imagined想象 B. forgot忘记 C. helped帮助 D. learned学会；用脚来做这些事情不容易，所以要去学，故选D。

8. to type and write with two toes(脚趾) at the age of six, and he could surf and play golf. 在他六岁时学会用脚打字写字，他甚至还能上网、打高尔夫球。因为上网、打高尔夫球是难度较大的事，所以对他来说更难，要用副词even；A. even 甚至 B. ever曾经 C. never 从不D. hardly几乎不；故选A。

9. 9 students in the studies. 在大学里，他很成功，并且在学习上是很优秀的。A.tall 高的 B. lazy懒惰的 C. sleepy困倦的D. excellent极好的，杰出的；既然他很成功，当然在学习上会很优秀，故选D。

10. to do later in his life－ to encourage(鼓励) others to work hard for their dreams.他决定在今后的生活中做什么了——去鼓励其他人努力学习实现他们的梦想。A. how怎样 B. who 谁C. what什么 D. where哪儿；根据句意，做什么，所以要用疑问代词what，故选C。

11. in the world. 现在尼克是世界上最受欢迎的演说家之一。A. doctors 医生B. speakers 演说家C. scientists科学家 D. engineers工程师；结合上文，他要鼓励人们努力实现梦想，可知应是演说家，故选B。

12. 12 difficulties. 他游历很多国家，做关于他的与困难抗争的故事的演讲。A. at在 B. for为了 C. into到……里 D. against反对；根据句意，与困难抗争，故选D。

13. ,not what you don’t have.现实生活是看你有什么，不是看你没有什么。A. make 做B. have 有C. lose失去 D. want想要；珍惜你有的东西，故选B。

14. encourages millions of people.他的故事鼓励了上百万的人。 A. story 故事B. sadness悲伤 C. friend 朋友D. family家庭；是他的故事鼓励了别人，故选A。

15. and to always love themselves,我告诉人们跌倒了要继续站起来，要总是爱自己。 A. fall跌倒B. play 玩，打C. listen听 D. exercise锻炼；根据句意，应是跌倒了再起来，故选A。

考点：故事阅读类短文。