Question

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 didn’t talk to then

B．he kept away from them

C．his arms touched the ground when he moved

D．he couldn’t use his arms

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

D．was not willing to give him to job at first

3.When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he------

A．did everything the other soldier did

B．did most of the things the other soldiers did

C．did most of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

4.The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi     ．

A．had no friends

B．never saw himself as different from others

C．was very shy

D．was too proud to accept help from others

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.细节题：从第一段的句子:Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ （猿人）because his arms practically dragged on the ground．可知选C，是因为他的膀子拖到地上了，孩子们嘲笑他。

2.考查句意理解;talk sb into doing“说服某人做…”，说明红十字会一开始不愿给他工作。选D

3.细节题;从最后一段的句子：He took the regular training．He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers 说明A正确。

4.推理题;从第二段的内容可知Hank一直把自己看得和别人一样。选B

考点：考查人物传记类短文

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。