Question

【题目】Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the ________of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him ________ for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.

As they grew up together, they had their share of __________and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living _________ own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A __________ misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness, ___________. So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be___________ independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.”

One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his uncertain future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms; ___________ Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different __________ determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always _________ you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

【1】A. legs B. arms C. eyes D. hands

【2】A. sad B. afraid C. worried D. lone

【3】A. questions B. accidents C. problems D. business

【4】A. his B. her C. my D. their

【5】A. serious B. sudden C. terrible D. similar

【6】A. returned B. disappeared C. moved D. left

【7】A. completely B. directly C. seriously D. immediately

【8】A. and B. so C. while D. or

【9】A. opinions B. values C. senses D. attitudes

【10】A. follow B. catch C. disturb D. hurt

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】这篇文章讲述了两个遭遇相似苦难的人，在面对苦难时他们具有完全不同的态度，以此告诉我们生活是无常的，在面对苦难时，我们应该学会坚强。

【1】A. legs 腿 B. arms胳膊 C. eyes眼睛 D. hands手。根据句意：从那以后，他不得不依靠他妹妹的胳膊来做一些事情，故选B

【2】A. sad 悲伤 B. afraid害怕 C. worried担心 D. alone单独地 根据句意：艾拉变成了他的影子，多年来从来没有让他独处。故选D

【3】A. questions问题 B. accidents事故 C. problems难题 D. business事情 根据句意：他们各自都有难题。故选C

【4】A. his他的B. her她的 C. my我的D. their他们的 根据句意：艾拉想和乔分开，过她自己的生活。故选B

【5】A. serious 严重的 B. sudden突然地C. terrible可怕地 D. similar相似的。根据“也”可推断出罗莎一天晚上遭遇了相似的事故。故选D

【6】A. returned返回 B. disappeared失踪 C. moved移动 D. left离开。根据后文可知，她的患有精神病的妈妈离不见了。故选B

【7】A. completely完全地 B. directly直接地 C. seriously 严重地 D. immediately立即 根据句意：为了变得完全独立。故选A

【8】and和B. so所以 C. while然而 D. or否则 根据句意：然而，罗莎写到“折翼的翅膀，飞翔的心”。故选C

【9】句意：但是他们不同的态度决定了他们生活的本质。A观点B价值C感觉D态度。故选D。

【10】句意：如果你选择抱怨和远离苦难，那它就处处跟随你。跟随是follow。故选A。