Question

My son Joey was born with club feet(畸形足). The doctors told us he would be able to walk normally but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery(手术) and braces(支架). By the time he was 8, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around, as most children do, and Joey would play too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade, he decided to try out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. Although the whole team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know why. He continued to run 4 miles a day, every day even the day he had a 39.5℃ fever. So he didn’t know.

When the coach posted the names of the team members, Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade- the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.

1.Joey couldn’t walk normally until________.

A.he was three years old

B.he was eight years old

C.he was in seventh grade

2.What did Joey’s parents do when Joey decided to try out for the cross-country team?

A.They felt very nervous.

B.They tried to stop him.

C.They helped him in their own way.

3.According to the passage, after training, Joey________.

A.got the chance to score points for his school

B.had a high fever

C.hurt his club feet

4.What does the underlined word “potential”mean?

A.权利 B.运气 C.潜能

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A.You can run faster than others with training.

B.Parents should know how to help their kids succeed.

C.Parents should allow their children to do anything.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

文中主要讲述了乔伊在不知道自己不能正常跑步的情况下参加了越野跑选拔，他的父母选择不告诉他真实的情况，用他们自己的方式帮助他取得成功。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中“By the time he was 8, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk.”可知，当他8岁的时候，当你看到他走路的时候，你不会知道他有问题。所以此处是“他到了八岁才能正常走路”。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know why.”可知，当乔伊决定参加选拔的时候，他的父母知道他可能进不了越野队，但是并没有将实际情况告诉他，所以乔伊每天训练，这是他的父母以他们自己的方式在帮助他。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段中“Although the whole team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school.”和第三段中“When the coach posted the names of the team members, Joey was number six on the list.”可知，虽然全队都在跑步，但只有前七名有可能为学校得分，当教练公布队员名单时，乔伊是第六名，所以在训练以后，乔伊得到了为自己学校得分的机会。故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据句中“only the top seven runners”和“score points for the school”以及第一段中“The doctors told us he would be able to walk normally but would never run very well.”可知，乔伊是不能正常跑步的，只有排在前七名的队员才能为学校得分，而乔伊不具备那种潜能，所以此处划线部分单词potential的意思是“潜能”。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.”以及文中的内容，可知文中主要讲述了乔伊在不知道自己不能正常跑步的情况下参加了越野跑选拔，最后取得成功，他的父母选择不告诉他真实的情况，他不知道自己有缺陷，他认为自己和别人一样，他的父母用他们自己的方式帮助他取得成功，所以作者想告诉我们的是：父母应该知道如何帮助自己的孩子取得成功。故选B。