Christopher Reeve is best known as the man who played Superman always fighting against the forces of evil(邪恶). He came to ___1___ the victory of good over bad. Now he has taken on his ___2___ fight.
In 1995, ___3___ riding his horse, Christopher Reeve was thrown to the ground. He broke his ___4___ and has been paralyzed ever since. He cannot move a muscle ___5___ his shoulder level and for six months after his accident he could not even ___6___ without help. ___7___, in spite of his terrible injuries, his goal is to carry on as ___8___ a life as he can. He now spends a lot of time traveling around America ___9___ for people who are in the same ___10___ as he is.
Over 215, 000 Americans suffer from spinal cord(脊髓) injuries, but 90% of them survive(幸存) and live to a great age. Almost ＄9 billion is spent every year ___11___ for these people, yet only ＄5 million is spent on the ___12___ to find a cure. Christopher Reeve is a very ___13___ man who, at the age of 9, will not accept that he will ___14___ walk again. He and many others believe that the only thing stopping ___15___ from finding a cure for their injuries is ___16___ for research.
In 1996, he founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation(CRF) to raise funds(资金) for medical research to treat and find a cure for spinal cord injuries, and also to support programs that improve the quality of life for ___17___ people. Christopher Reeve makes the best of his ___18___. He has conquered his ___19___. He has even returned to the ___20___ world with a ＄5, 000 wheelchair that can be controlled by sucking or puffing on a straw.
1. A. show B. play C. stand for D. win
2. A. hard B. serious C. interesting D. own
3. A. when B. before C. after D. by
4. A. shoulder B. arm C. back D. hand
5. A. above B. below C. from D. of
6. A. stand B. work C. breathe D. think
7. A. And B. however C. Still D. So
8. A. normal B. pleased C. easy D. ordinary
9. A. caring B. writing C. looking D. speaking
10. A. country B. illness C. situation D. part
11. A. treating B. caring C. serving D. curing
12. A. research B. patients C. hospital D. medicine
13. A. strong B. young C. determined D. handsome
14. A. later B. possibly C. hardly D. never
15. A. hospitals B. scientists C. chemists D. patients
16. A. money B. equipment C. time D. views
17. A. sick B. disabled C. ordinary D. poor
18. A. spinalcord B. illness C. position D. spirit
19. A. fear B. spinalcord C. disability D. victory
20. A. business B. movie C. sports D. pleasant
1-5CDACB 6-10CBADC 11-15BACDB 16-20ABCCB解析:
本文是叙述Christopher Reeve以扮演与邪恶势力作斗争的超人而出名。在一次骑马运动中被摔伤致残，他坚强地战胜病魔的故事。
1. C。根据上文和后面 victory 可得出答案，stand for 意思是“代表、象征”。
2. D。他以前扮演与邪恶势力作斗争，“现在”跟自己的病魔作斗争。
3. A。根据后面句子的动作和前面分词所表示的动作是同时发生的，因此答案选 when，其余不符语境。
4. C。从下文的He cannot move a muscle …his shoulder level 可知他的“背部”摔伤了。
5. B。因为肩以上没有多少肌肉，再根据前面的 paralyzed(瘫痪)和背部摔伤来判断是肩“以下”(below)的肌肉不能动弹。
6. C。从病情的严重性和后面的 without help 可知不通过帮助连“呼吸”都困难。
7. B。根据下文主句的意思，前面是表示转折关系，因此选however。
8. A。根据前面让步状语判断，虽然他受伤非常严重，但是他的目标是尽可能地像“正常”(因为瘫痪，不是普通)人一样生活。
9. D。从上文来看，因为他瘫痪了，他花了许多时间游遍全国，所以只能是“游说”(speaking)。
10. C。根据上文叙述他残废了，再根据后面的 as he is 得出答案：像他那样情况(situation)的人。
11. B。根据上文美国有215,000脊髓受伤的人，有90%幸存并能活到很大年龄，从每年花费90亿美元判断，使用这些钱是为患者“治”病的，即“关心，照料”这些人。
12. A。根据后面的 to find a cure 得知花费500万美元是为了“研究”(research)发现治愈的方法。
13. C。根据上下文判断，他是一位“意志坚强的”(determined)人。
14. D。因为他是一位意志坚强的人，所以他不能接受“不能再走路”的事实。
15. B。根据上下文 research 一词可以得出是科学家(scientists)。
16. A。根据上文500万美元用来找到治愈脊髓瘫痪病的研究，money 指用来研究的“资金”。
17. B。如上所述，都是为改善“残疾”人的生活。
18. C。根据动词 make 尽他的职责，其余都是表示疾病或精神，不与 make 一起使用。
19. C。因为他是一位意志坚强的人，作了很大的努力，因此说他已经战胜了他的“残疾”(disability)。
20. B。根据文章第1段第1句话可得出答案。
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I close my eyes and can still hear her—the little girl with a ___1___ so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block. She was a(n) ___2___ peasant who asked for money and ___3___ gave the only thing she had——her voice. I paused outside a small shop and listened. She brought to my mind the ___4___ of Little Orphan Annie. I could not understand the words she ___5___, but her voice begged for ___6___. It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell. She sang ___7___ an old-style lamp post in the shadow of a building, her arms extended and ___8___ thrown back. She was small and of unremarkable looks. Her brown hair ___9___ the bun(发髻) it had been pulled into, and she occasionally reached up to ___10___ a stray piece from her face. Her clothing I can’t recall. Her voice, on the other hand, is ___11___ imprinted in my mind.
I asked one of the translators about the girl. Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the ___12___ Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets. The children are unable to ___13___ school, and their parents work fulltime. These children know that the consequence of an ___14___ day is no food for the table. Similar situations occurred during the Depression(萧条) in the United States, but those American children were ___15___ shoeshine boys of the ___16___. This girl was real to me.
When we walked past her I gave her money. It was not out of pity ___17___ rather admiration. Her smile of ___18___ did not interrupt her singing. The girl watched us as we walked down the street. I know this because when I looked back she smiled again. We ___19___ that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and ___20___ strength.
1. A. will B. strength C. voice D. determination
2. A. American B. Chinese C. Japanese D. Russian
3. A. in return B. in turn C. by hand D. in silence
4. A. voice B. image C. story D. looks
5. A. said B. murmured C. used D. sang
6. A. attention B. love C. help D. mercy
7. A. across B. from C. under D. from underneath
8. A. hands B. feet C. head D. face
9. A. fell out B. escaped C. did up D. tied to
10. A. remove B. tear C. cut off D. dress
11. A. never B. permanently C. occasionally D. sometimes
12. A. latter B. rich C. former D. great
13. A. attend B. finish C. leave D. enjoy
14. A. unhappy B. unsatisfied C. unusual D. unsuccessful
15. A. faced B. real C. faceless D. visible
16. A. twenties B. thirties C. forties D. teens
17. A. and B. while C. but D. or
18. A. contempt B. pity C. bitterness D. thanks
19. A. stopped B. shared C. won D. exchanged
20. A. full B. inner C. brave D. fighting
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I have made a time machine. It can take people to the past or the future for five hours. I thought that it would be fun to see what my father was like when he was 10 years old.
I got into my time machine and keyed in the words, “1981, 11 Niven Road, New York ” then pressed the button … In a moment, I was in front of a house, 11 Niven Road.
I saw four children looking for a lost dog. They were my father, my uncle Tom, my aunts Peek and Janet. I went up to them and helped them look for their dog, Jack.
We wanted to climb a hill and looked for Jack. When we reached the top, we heard a dog barking. “Jack!” my father shouted . Then we saw Jack was standing in front of a man.
We asked the man to return Jack to us. The man had to give Jack back to us.
Happily, We went back to 11 Niven Road and I said goodbye to them . My five hours were almost up. I ran to the machine and soon I was back in my time . What an unusual experience!
【小题1】 Which of the following is TRUE ?
A. The time machine can take people to the past or the future for five hours.
B. I wanted to see what my father was like ten years ago.
C. I couldn’t see what my father was like ten years ago.
【小题2】 When was my father born ?
A. In 1971.
B. In 1981.
C. In 1991.
【小题3】 Why did we climb to the top of the hill ?
A. Because we wanted to play games there .
B. Because we wanted to look for the dog .
C. Because we wanted to look for the man .
【小题4】 How long did I travel to the past ?
A. 10 hours
B. 5 hours
C. 2 hours
【小题5】 Which is the best title ?
A. An unusual experience
B. A lovely dog called Jack
C. An experience to the future
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