專題01勵(lì)志故事

備戰(zhàn)2023年中考英語之閱讀理解專項(xiàng)練（常考+熱門話題）

一、閱讀單選

AlanSmithisblind.Heteachesblindchildreninhiscountry.Toshowtheworldthatthe

blindcanalsodosomethingamazing,hewalkedacrosstheworld'slargestsaltdesert,Salar

deUyuni,onlywiththehelpofaGPS.

Walkingacrossthedesertisnoteasyforanablebodiedperson,letalone（更不用說）a

blindman.Beforesettingoff,Alanspentthreeyearstrainingforthejourney.Hestudied

everythinghecouldfindabouttheplaceandaskedforadvicefromothertravelers.Duringhis

journey,heonlytookwater,foodandsleepingbags.Hewalkedabout20kilometersaday.He

showedgreatperseverance（毅力）andfinishedthe140kilometerjourneyinjustsevendays.

Thebraveteacherthoughthisweeklongjourneywaswonderful.Hesaid,4tThejourney

wasquitegood.Thereweresnowstormsandwinds,butluckilyImadeit.”

1.WhydidAlancrossthedesertonfoot?

A.Totellchildrenastory.B.Tohaveawonderfuljourney.

C.Totakeariskformoney.D.Toshowtheabilityoftheblind.

2.Theunderlinedphrase"settingoff'inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.

A.preparingajourneyB.startingajourney

C.breakingajourneyD.finishingajourney

3.WhatdidAlandoduringthejourney?

A.Heovercameallofthedifficulties.

B.Heaskedforadvicefromothertravelers.

C.Hewalkedwithanexperiencedtourguide.

D.Hestudiedsomethingusefulabouttheplace.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAlan'sjourney?

A.Itisapieceofcake.

B.Itisbetweenarockandahardplace.

C.Nothingisimpossible.

D.Learningshouldbealifelongjourney.

AboynamedMickeywasreallygoodatfootballataveryyoungage.Hewasborntobe

afootballplayer.Everyonebelievedhewouldbeastarplayeruntilabaddaycameto

himhegotill.Attheverybeginning,theillnessdidn'tseemveryserious.Sohisparents

thoughthejustmetwithasmallproblemthatcouldhappentoeverychild.Allpeoplearound

himsimplythoughthecaughtcold.Yet,afterMickeytooksomemedicine,hegotworse.

Finally,thedoctorsfoundthattheyhadtotakeawayMickey'stwohandsandlegsifthey

wantedtosavehim.

Therewasahardtimeinhislifewhenhehadtoleavehisteammates.Toeveryone's

surprise,Mickeyneversaidsomethinghopeless.Thoughinabadsituation,heneverthought

aboutgivingup.Instead,heworkedhardwiththeartificial（人造的）handsandlegs.Ittook

himonlytwoyearstosuccessfullyfindhiswaybackintosports.Thafsareallyhugeprogress

thatamazedmanypeople.Heevenwonprizesintheworldfamouspetitions.Itencouraged

himtoperformbetter.

Onabeautifulmorning,Mickeydecidedtostartawebsite:tohelppeoplewithsimilar

experienceslikehim.Sincethen,manydisabledpeoplesharedtheirexperiencesonthe

website,whichencouragesmorepeopletobepositive.Oneday,hewasinterviewedbyaTV

programtosayabouthisstory.Hesaid,<cLifemaybehardforussometimes,butbelievethat

wehavetheabilitytomakeourownlifemeaningful.Keepsmiling!Sunshinewillshowup

afterthehardpartisgone.^^

5.WhatdoesMickeydowellin?

A.Football.B.Baseball.C.Basketball.D.Tennis.

6.HowlongdidittakeMickeytoebackintosports?

A.One.B.Twoyears.C.Threeyears.D.Twomonths.

7.WhichisthecorrectorderofMickey'sexperiences?

a.ATVprograminterviewedMickeyabouthisstory.

b.Becauseoftheillness,Mickeyhadtogiveuphistwohandsandlegs.

c.Mickeydecidedtostartawebsitetohelppeoplewhosufferedfromdisease,

d.Mickeywonprizesintheworldfamouspetitionsthroughhishardwork.

A.dbcaB.acbdC.cadbD.bdca

8.Whatcanbeinferred（推斷）fromthepassage?

A.Mickeyisapositivepersonindailylife.

B.Mickeystartedawebsitetosharehisexperiences.

C.Mickeyhaslostthepetitionmanytimes.

D.HisparentsthoughtMickey'sillnesswasseriousatfirst.

9.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Changeyourselffromnowon.B.Tryyourbesttostartbusiness.

C.Makeyourselfstrongerinhardtime.D.Stoprealizingyourdream.

ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.

Hisparentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.

Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationship（關(guān)系）withtheschoolcleaner.Hecalledher

“Nike"becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.He

toldherhewantedtobeacleaner,too."Well,it'sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner,Niketold

littleGuana.4tButmakesureyougotocollege.^^

Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal（校長）ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldthe

boythathisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.atWow,whenIgrowupIwanttodowhat

you'redoing.”“Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,youwill,“theprincipalanswered.

AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twentythreeyears

ago,hefollowedinNike'sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschoolsto

payhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayupto

beingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.

Now,asaleaderofamiddleschool,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelps

studentsfrompoorfamiliesandshowsrespectforeveryschoolstaffmember.Healways

inviteseveryonetoschoolparties,includingthosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrive

theschoolbuses.

10.Guanahopedtobeacleanerbecausehe.

A.wasgoodatcleaning

B.admiredthecleaner"Nike"alot

C?neededtosupporthispoorfamily

D.hadtopayforhiscollegeeducation

11.Guanabecameaschoolsafetymonitor.

A.whenhewasnineteen

B.afterheworkedasateacher

C.assoonashegotenoughmoney

D.beforehewasnamedprincipal

12.Theunderlinedphrase“gotthere^^actuallymeans.

A.成為保潔人員

B.進(jìn)入大學(xué)

C.實(shí)現(xiàn)他的夢(mèng)想

D.聞名于世

13.Accordingtothewriter,.

A.Guanashouldhavebeennamedprincipalearlier

B.aboyfromapoorfamilycanhaveabrightfuture

C.acleanerismoreimportantthanacollegestudent

D.thecleanersandthedriversshouldgetmorerespect

14.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FromCleanertoLeader.

B.DifferentJobs.

C.FromFailuretoSuccess.

D.RelationshipWorks.

Most15yearoldsareworryingabouttheirmathhomeworkandtryingtofitinwithother

kidsoftheirage.ButHenryPattersonisbusyrunningasuccessfulonlinebusinessinstead.

Patterson,ateenagerfromBedfordshire,acountyintheEastofEngland,startedabusiness

calledNotBeforeTeawhenhewasjustnine.Hebeganbysellingsweetsbutsoonturnedto

householdproductslikewashbagsandsofttoys.Theitemshesellsarebasedoncharacters

fromabookhewrotecalledTheAdventuresofSherbandPip.

Patterson?searlyschoolyearsweredifficult,ashedidn'tbehaveorthinkinthesameway

asotherchildrenofhisage.Hesawtheworlddifferentlyandwasseldominvitedtopartiesor

playdates.Healsohadastammer（口吃）,whichmadehimfeelevenmorelonely.

Butthesethingsdidn'tholdhimback.Tocheerhimselfup,Pattersongraduallyspent

muchtimeindesigningdifferentanimalsandwritinginterestingstoriesaboutthem.His

charactersstartedtobeepopular.Hetriedveryhardtoexpresshimselfclearlyandtalkto

biggeraudiences.Hisbusinesshasearnedhim65,000poundsandhehasspokenatthe

NationalRetailBusinessAwardsforTeenagers.

Ontopofthis,hedoeshisbesttokeephisschoolworkasapriority.Hetakeshis

homeworkwithhimtoeventsanddoesitonthetrainorafterapresentation.

Twoyearsago,hewroteabookcalledYoungandMighty.Itdescribeshissearchfor

successandhappiness.t4Therealpointofthebookistohelppeoplemyagethinkabouthow

tomaketheirwayintheworld,“hewrote.

15.WhatisPatterson'sbusiness?

A.Helpingteenswiththeirmathhomework.B.Sellinghouseholdproducts.

C.Sellingsweetsandtea.D.Sellingbooks.

16.WhatwasPattersonlikeinhisearlyschoolyears?

A.Hetriedhardtoplaywithothers.B.Hefellbehindhisclassmates.

C.Hewenttolotsofparties.D.Hehadaspeechproblem.

17.HowdidPattersondealwithhisloneliness?

A.Bydesigningthingsandwritingstories.B.Bytalkingtodifferentpeople.

C.Byreadinginterestingstories.D.Bydoingparttimejobs.

18.Theunderlineword“priority“probablymeans

A.realmeaningB.excellentresult

C.secondmatterD.goodbelief

19.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphstellus?

A.Pattersonwantstobeawriterinthefuture.

B.Pattersonwillhelpotherstudentsdobusiness.

C.Pattersonbalancesbusinessandschoolwell.

D.Pattersonwilljoinmoreschoolactivities.

AmyPurdyisaworldclassathlete,modelandactress.Shehasachievedamazingsuccess

inherlifeandhasn'tletanythingslowherdown-eventhelossofbothlegs!

WhenAmywas15,shestartedsnowboarding.Afterfinishinghighschool,shemovedto

themountains,whereshecouldeasilyspendherfreetimesnowboarding.Shefelttotallyin

controlofherlife.Butthenat19,shecontractedmeningitis（腦膜炎）,ahorriblediseasethat

leftherwithonlyatwopercentchanceofsurvival.Amysurvived,buttherewereterrible

consequences.Shelostakidney（腎）,thehearinginherleftear,andbothlegsbelowthe

knees.

Foralongtime,Amyfeltdepressed.Butwhensheclosedhereyes,shecouldstillsee

herselfsnowboarding.Shedecidednottoletthissituationtakeoverherlife.Bythetimeshe

was21,shewasbackonherboard,wearingartificial（假的）legsshehadbuiltherself.The

firsttimeshetriedtousethem,shefelloff,butherlegskeptgoingdownthehillwithouther!

Afterafewyearsofhardtrainingusinghernewlegs,Amywasabletoreachherhighest

performancelevel.ShebecametheParaSnowboardingWorldChampionin2012,andshe

laterwonthebronzemedalinthe2014ParalympicGames.

Amy'snewlifewasbeyondwhatsheexpected.Suddenly,shehadbeeacelebrity,a

fashionmodelandanactress.Whafsmore,shestartedhelpingpeoplelikehertodothe

sportstheylove.Shestartedapanythatmakesartificiallimbs,andshecreatedan

organizationthatintroducespeoplewithphysicaldisabilitiestoactionsports.

Now,ifyouaskAmy,"Wouldyouwanttochangeyoursituation?^^shewouldsayno.

Losingherlegshasenabled,notdisabled,her.AccordingtoAmy."It'sfacingourfearshead

onthatallowsustoliveourlivesbeyondourborders.

20.AmyPurdylostbothherlegsbecause.

A.shefelldownthehill

B.sufferedaterriblediseaseat19

C.hadanaccidentwhensnowboarding

D?hadlittlechanceoflivingafteroperation

21.Amywonhertopaward.

A.whenshewas21B.in2012

C.aftershebecameamodelD.in2014

22.Accordingtothepassage,.

A.manydisabledpeoplewasencouragedbyAmy

B.Amy'slifehasbeenoutofcontrolsinceshewas19

C.Amymadelotsofmoneybymakingartificiallegs

D.Amywouldgobacktoherformerlifeifshecould

23.WhathappenedthefirsttimeAmytriedtogosnowboardingagain?

A.Shereachedherhighestlevel.

B.Theartificiallegsdidn'tworkwell.

C.Everythingwentquitewellasexpected.

D.Shewastooafraidtogobackonherboard.

24.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FromFailuretoSuccessB.PracticeMakesPerfect

C.EveryStepCountsD.LivingBeyondLimits

DuringtheJinDynasty（265420）,therewasachildnamedCheYin.Hewassmartand

lovedtoread.Hegrewupinapoorfamilyandcouldn'tafford（買得起）lampoiltostudyat

night.

Onenight,hesawfireflies（螢火蟲）outsidehishouseandcameupwithanidea.He

caughtsomefirefliesinaclothbagandhungthebagupasalamp.Itwassaidthathespent

allofhissummernightsreadinglikethis.AnotherchildnamedSunKangwholivedduring

thesameperiodalsolovedreading.Onenightduringwinter,Sunusedupallofhislampoil

andcouldn,tstudyatnight.Whenhesuddenlywokeupatmidnight,hesawthesnow

reflectingthemoonlightoutsidehishouse.Hisfirstthoughtwas"Oh,Icanusethereflected

lighttoread!”.Hetookouthisbooksandread,eventhoughhewasfreezingcold.

Bothofthesekidslaterbecamesuccessfulgovernmentofficials.Peopleweretouchedby

theirhardworkingspiritandtheirstoriesinspired（啟發(fā)）theChineseidiom“nangyingying

xue”（囊螢映雪），or“toreadbythelightofbaggedfirefliesorthereflectedlightofsnow”.

Inthepast,peoplehadahardertimestudyingthanwedonow.Theyhadtocopybooks

byhandbecausebookswererarebackthen.Forpoorfamilies,paperandwritingbrushes

weretooexpensivetoafford.Studentsevenhadtotravelovermountainsandriversinorder

tofindagoodteacher.However,theseconditionsdidnotstopyoungmindsfrompursuing

（追求）knowledge.

25.WhatdidSunKangusetoreadoutside?

A.Lightfromanoldlamp.B.acampfire.

C.Abagoffireflies.D.lightreflectedoffthesnow.

26.Whatdoweknowaboutthetwochildren?

A.Theywastedtheirtimeduringtheday.B.Theywerehardworkingandsmart.

C.TheyinventedaChineseidiom.D.Theyhelpedeachotherread.

27.Whatdoesthephrase“usedup"mean?

A.handedoutB.gaveoutC.madeupwithD.ranoutof

28.Whatmightthewriteragreewith?

A.Thesestoriesarenotreal.B.Thesestoriesareencouraging.

C.Peopleusetoreadmorebooks.D.Havingagoodteacherisimportant.

WhenWilliamFlahertywas3,hewasdiagnosed（診斷）withHLH.Ifsaseriousillness

whicheasilycausesdeath.ThedoctorgaveWilliam9.5（onascaleof1to10,1isyou're

superhealthyand10isyou'redead）,whichhitthefamily.Thereweredayswhentheydidn't

knowifhewouldlivethrough.

InAprilof2008,Williamgotabonemarrowtransplant（骨髓移植）fromhisolderbrother

Charles.Therecovery（康復(fù)）fromittooklong.Hehadalotofbadresultsandevenhad22of

histeethpulled.Atfive,Williamskiedforthefirsttime.Ithelpedalotandgothimbackin

goodshape.

Oneyearlater,WilliammovedtoPuertoRicoandfellinlovewiththeisland.Whenhe

broughtuptorepresent（代表）PuertoRicoinalpineskiing,hisfriendslaughed.PuertoRico

doesn'thavesnow.ButWilliamdidn'tgiveup.

However,itwashardforWilliamtobalancehistrainingwithmedicaltreatmentandgoing

toschool.Sohedidaschoolprogramtotallyonline.Hewenttoalotofcampsandtherewere

lotsofearlymorningslike4:00AMalarmclock.Buthehasmanagedtocontinuetoget

straight.Assincehalfwaythroughthirdgradeandheplanstoheadtocollegetostudy

aerospaceengineering.

Evenacoldcanlayhimupfortwoweeks,soWilliamtookextraprecautions（預(yù)防措施）

overthelasttwoyears.Whiletraining,heworeanN95maskthewholetimeandcouldn't

ridetheliftwithanyone.Aftertraining,hecamehomedirectly,hidinhisbedroomandstayed

awayfrompeople.In2022,the17yearoldboyhashadmorethan30operations（手術(shù)）.

Havingpreparedfor7yearshefinallymadeittothestartinglineatBeijingWinterOlympics.

“SkiingisreallyhelpfulbecauseitforcesmetofocusononethingJhesaid."Ireallywantto

showthepeoplewhohaveunluckyexperiencesthattheycandowhatevertheywantinlife.^^

29.Accordingtoparagraphone,tolivethroughtheseriousillnessforWilliamwas.

A.impossibleB.difficultC.dangerousD.hopeful

30.WhydidWilliamFlahertystartskiingattheageoffive?

A.Toimprovehealth.B.Toenjoyhimself.

C.Tofollowhisfamily.D.TojoinintheOlympics.

31.WilliamFlahertycanrepresentPuertoRicoinalpineskiingbecause.

A.hisfriendslaughedathim

B.helovesskiingandPuertoRico

C.itcouldhelphimgetgoodtreatment

D.abettertrainingconditioncanbeprovided

32.Theunderlinedphrase"layhimup“inparagraphfiveprobablyrefersto.

A.causehimafeverB.bringhimabadcough

C.makehimstayinbedD.troublehimalot

33.Wecaninferthatthewriter'swritingpurposeisto.

A.shareanamazinglifeexperience

B.introducetheskiingsport

C.explainthetruemeaningoftheOlympics

D.advertisethespiritofnevergivingup

KatySullivanisanactress,anathlete,andapersonwhorefusestousethewords"no"or

“Icantl

Shewasbornwithoutthelowerhalfofherlegsandhaswornprostheticlegs（假肢）all

herlife.Shehadanactivechildhood.Shekeptupwithhersistersandbrothersatthegymand

intheswimmingpool.Shefeelsluckybecauseherfamilyhastreatedherthesamewaythey

wouldtreatanyone.

Whenapersonisbomwithoutlegs,therearelotsofthingsthataredifficulttodo.But

Sullivanbelievesshecandoanything.Shechosetodotwothingsthataredifficultevenwith

bothlegs.

Asateenager,shesawamoviethatmadeabigimpressiononher.Beforeitwasover,

Sullivanhadmadeherminduptobeanactress.Sheearnedadegree（學(xué)位）intheaterand

thenmovedtoLosAngeles,whereshehasplayedrolesintheater,televisionandmovies.

WhenSullivan'sfriendaskedherwhethershe'dliketotryrunning,shesaid"yes”.She

wasgivenapairofrunninglegsandstartedrunning.Sullivanwasthefirstpersoninthe

worldwithtwoprostheticlegstotakeuprunningasapetitivesport.Shemadeittothe

lOOmeterfinalsinthe2012LondonParalympics.

Shehasapositiveviewoflife.Shethinksthatifyoubelieveyoucandosomething,you

shouldgoforit.

34.WhatwasSullivan'slifelikewhenshewasyoung?

A.Shestayedathomemostofthetime.

B.Herfamilytookcareofherinaspecialway.

C.Hersistersandbrothersdidn'tliketoplaywithher.

D.Shedidthesamethingsashersistersandbrothers.

35.The"twothings^^inParagraph3referto.

A.watchingTVandmovies

B.beinganactressandarunner

C.gymnasticsandswimming

D.beingastudentandadirector

36.Sullivanacceptedherfriend'ssuggestiontostartrunningbecause.

A.shegotfedupwithacting

B.sherefusedtoworkintheaters

C.shebelievedshecoulddoit

D.shewantedtobetreatednormally

Josephhastriedallhisbesttobeascientificresearcher.

JosephgrewupinLouisiana.Josephandhissisterwereraisedbyasinglemomwho

workedasanurse.t4Lifewasquitedifficultformeatthathesaid,'"sometimeswe

couldn'thaveenoughtoeatandcollegewasneverachoiceforme.”

Afterfinishinghighschool,Joseph,however,wenttocollegewiththehelpofalocal

servicecenter.Thecenterlearnedabouthisstoryandmadehimbelievethathewasbright

enoughandheshouldgotocollegehimselftomakeadifference.Encouragedbythecenter,

hewenttocollege.Thereweremanychoices,suchasputerscience,languageandmusic,but

hechosechemistrytostudy.Hekeptaskingquestionsanddoingexperiments.4CWhendoing

experiments,Ifailedmillionsoftimes.ButIjustcontinueddoingthem.Inevergaveupor

losthope."Then,hefinishedthefurtherstudyandgothisdoctor?sdegreeatNewYork

University.Now,hebeesaresearcherwhoreturnstohishometownandhelpsthemunity.

Attimes,itwasnoteasytogettowhereheistoday.Whenhetalkedabouthissuccess,

hementionedthreethings:hope,hardworkandcourage.

37.WhoraisedJoseph?

A.Hissister.B.Hisgrandmother.C.Hisfather.D.Hismother.

38.Whatdidhestudywhenhewenttocollege?

A.Music.B.Language.C.Chemistry.D.puterscience.

39.Whatdidhedowhenhefailedtheexperiments?

A.Hegavethenupeasily.B.Hekeptondoingthem.

C.Heturnedtohisteachers.D.Hechoseothersubjects.

40.Inwhichsection（板塊）canweprobablyseethearticleonthenewspaper?

A.Nature.B.Art.C.Sports.D.People.

Before2011,LaiChiwaiwasaworldfamousrockclimber.ButthatendedwhenMr.Lai

washurtinacarcrash.Theaccidentlefthimdisabled（殘疾的）.Sincethen,he'sneededto

useawheelchairtogetaround.However,Mr.Laicouldn'tlosehisloveofclimbing.He

foundoutawaytoattach（固定）hiswheelchairtoaropingsystemthatallowedhimtoclimb

again.

In2016,Mr.LaiclimbedLionRockinHongKong.Ifsal,624footclimbthathehad

donemanytimesbeforehisaccident.Mr.LaisaidclimbingLionRockagainmadehim

realizethathecouldstillclimbsuccessfully.

OnJanuary16,2021,Mr.Laihopedtopullhimselfup1,050feettothetopofNina

Tower,askyscraper（摩天大樓）inHongKong.Itwasaverydifferentchallengefrom

climbingLionRock.Themorningstartedoffwellenough.Butbyearlyafternoon,strong

windshadeup.Still,Mr.Laicontinuedtopullhimselfup.Hehadtobandagehishands

becausetheyweresopainfulfrompullingontherope.

Finally,afterclimbingfor10hoursandreachingaheightofabout820feet,thewinds

becametoostrong,andMr.Laihadtogiveuphisgoalofreachingthetop.Butalongtheway,

hesetanewrecord.ccIfadisabledpersoncanshine,“hesaid,“Theycanatthesametime

bringabouthopeandlight,theydon'thavetobeviewedasweak.”

41.WhydidMr.Laikeeponclimbingafterhebecamedisabled?

A.Hewasencouragedbythepeoplearoundhim.

B.Hewantedtochallengeotherclimbers.

C.Hehadagreatpassionforit.

D.Hehadtomakingaliving.

42.WhileclimbingHongKong'sNinaTower,Mr.Laibandagedhishandsto.

A.keepthemwarmB.keepthemclean

C.stopthemfrombeingsweatyD.protectthemfrombeingbadlyhurt

43.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mr.LaijustclimbedLionRockonce.

B.Mr.Laiusednottobeawellknownrockclimberaroundtheworld.

C.Climbingtheskyscraperisthesameasrockclimbing.

D.StrongwindsmadeMrLaitogiveupreachingthetopofNinaTower.

FeliciaGrimmenhagfromSwedendoesn'tletanythinggetinherway,evena

lifechangingaccident.Afteraseriouscaraccident,Feliciahadtogetusedtogettingaroundin

awheelchair（輪椅）.Butthatdidn'tstopherfromfollowingherdreamofbeingatophorse

rider.

InearlyJune2011,17yearoldFeliciagothitbyacar.Whenshewokeupinthehospital,

shefoundbothofherlegsweremissing.However,Feliciadidn'tquittryingtoachieveher

dream.Shewantedtogetbackonthehorse.Shehadriddenasalittlegirlanddecidedinthe

hospitaltotryagain.Shewasn'tsureifshewouldbeableto.Butaftertenweeks9training,

shecouldrideonceagain!

“Thehorseshavemeantalottome,“Feliciasaid."WhenIsitonahorse,Idon,tfeel

likethedisabledFelicia,Ifeelliketheconfident（自信的）Felicia.

Shehaswonmanypetitionssincetakenpartinpetitionsaroundtheworld,showingshe

doesn'tneedlegstowin.Lastyear,shewonsilverattheSwedishChampionships,andnow

sheispreparingfortheTokyoParalympics.

“WhatIhavelearnedfromallthisisthatyoushoulddaretochallengeyourselfand

rememberthatyouaretheonlypersonthatsetsyourownlimits（F艮制J）,''Feliciasaid.

44.WhathappenedtoFeliciainthecaraccident?

A.Shehurtherarms.B.Shelostherlegs.C.Shestoppedherdream.D.She

decidednottotry.

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"quit"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Keep.B.Enjoy.C.Begin.D.Stop.

46.HowlongdidittakeFeliciatotraintorideahorseagain?

A.Oneyear.B.Nineyears.C.Tenweeks.D.Seventeen

weeks.

47.WhichoneisnottheimportantmeaningtoFelicia?

A.Beingatophorseriderisherdream.B.Sheisfilledwithconfidencewhenriding

ahorse.

C.Shecangetaroundonahorseinsteadofinawheelchair.D.Shedoesn'tfeeldisabled

anymorewhensittingonahorse.

48.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NeversayneverB.BetterlatethanneverC.Neverthinkof

yourselfD.Ifsnevertoolatetolearn

Classmates5laughter,parents5nagging（嘮叨），beautifulmusic-wecanhearallkindsof

soundseveryday.However,thatwasn'tthecasewithJiangMengnan.

Atjust6monthsold,Jianglostherhearingafterrelativesgaveherthewrongmedicine.

Tounderstandothers,Jianglearnedtoreadlipsandfeelvocalization(發(fā)聲)byputtingher

handsonherparents5throatsandfeelingthevibration(振動(dòng))oftheirvocalcords(聲帶)

whenshewasakid.Itwasaslow,hardprocess,butJiangnevergaveup.

Asshegotolder,Jiangenteredastandardprimaryschooltostudy.Shesaiditwas

difficultatfirst.Duringlessons,teacherswouldoftenturntheirbackstostudentsandwalk

around,soJiangfailedtocatchmuchofwhattheysaid.Whatshecoulddowastocopydown

everythingontheblackboardandstudyafterclass.

Herperseverance(毅力)madeheratopstudent.In2011,shewasadmittedtoJilin

UniversityinChangchun,Jilinprovince.Aftergraduatingin2018withamaster'sdegree(碩

士學(xué)位)，JiangfurtheredherstudiesinTsinghuaUniversity.

Now,the30yearoldisgoingtoreceiveherdoctorate(博士)attheendofthisyear.

Feelinggratefulfortherespectandhelpthatshereceivedfromothers,Jiangwantsto

continuescientificresearchinpharmacology(藥物學(xué))andcontributeto(為...做貢獻(xiàn))

solvingproblemsrelatingtolifeandhealth.

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ThoughlifekeptthrowingJiangmorechallenges,shethoughtthemtobe“giftsoflife,

JiangMengnanhasoveremanydifficultiestoachieveherdream.Thatiswhyshewas

honoredasoneoftheinspirationalrolemodelsinthisyear'sTouchingChinaAwards.

49.Jianglostherhearingbecause.

A.shehadanaccidentB.therewastoomuchnoise

C.shewasborndeafD.shewasgivent