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Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(残肢) 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 kept away from them

B. he didn’t talk to them

C. his arms touched the ground when he moved

D. he couldn’t use his arms

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

A. an 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

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. gave him a job because he was a good soldier

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

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

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

A. did some of the things the other soldiers did

B. did most of the things the other soldiers did

C. did everything the other soldiers did

D. took some special training

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了身残志不残的Hank的事迹。身为一名残疾人的Hank，凭借自己的毅力做到了与正常人一样工作学习和生活，具有很强的教育意义。

1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’（猿人）because his arms practically dragged on the ground.可知，是因为他的胳膊拖到地上，所以孩子们嘲笑他为“猿人”，故选D。

2.B 推理判断题。从文章可知Hank因为残疾从小接受到人们好奇的目光和孩子们的嘲笑，所以内心应该是一直渴望像个正常人一样，而且文章第三段“For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall.”也证实了这点，故B为正确答案。

3.A 词义猜测题。talk sb into sth意思是“persuade by talking说服(某人)干(某事)”，如：Can you talk father into buying a new car?你能说服父亲买一辆新车吗?也就说明，The Red Cross不愿意给他工作机会，而他说服了他们。故选A。

4. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中He took the regular training．He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers可知，他跟其他士兵做一样的工作，故选C。

【名师点评】本文是讲Hank顽强的生活，虽然残疾，但一直克服困难战胜困难。做题时，考生要根据题目到文中找到相应的信息句，再进行句意理解，必要时还要推理。

考点：考查人物传记类短文