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The 16 operations W．Mitchell received after the motorcycle accident burned more than 65％ of his body at age 46 left him unable to pick up a fork，dial a telephone or go to the bathroom without help．But Mitchell never believed he was defeated．“I am in charge of my own spaoeship,” he said．“It’s my up，my down．I could choose to see this situation as a setback or afstarting point．”
Mitchell bought himself a home in Colorado，a plane and a bar．Later he teamed upwith two friends and co-founded a wood burning stove company that grew to be the second largest private employer in his state．Six months later he was piloting the plane．Then four years after the motorcycle accident，the plane Mitchell was piloting crashed back onto the runway during takeoff, permanently paralyzing(使…瘫痪)him from the waist down．
Still determined，Mitchell worked day and night to regain as much independence as possible．He was elected Mayor of Crested Butte，Colorado, to save the town from mineral mining that would ruin its beauty and environment．
Despite his shocking looks and physical challenges, Mitchell began white water rafting(漂流)，fell in love and married, earned a master’s degree in public administration and continued flying，environmental activism and public speaking．
Mitchell’s unshakable positive mental attitude has earned him appearances on the “Today Show’’and “Good Moming America” as well as feature articles in Parade, Time, The New York Times and other publications．
Mitchell has done all these things and more afar two horrible accidents left his face beyond recognition，his hands flngerless and his legs thin：and motionless(不动)in a wheelchair．Then what can"t we healthy guys achieve?
小题1:What can we learn from the first paragraph?  

A．Mitchell couldn’t face the fact that he was defeated．

B．The operations Mitchell received made him hopeless．

C．Mitchell was optimistic about what happened to him．

D．Mitchell was in his spaceship when the accident occurred．

小题2:What did Mirehell do after his first accident?

A．He learned to pilot a plane．

B．He was employed by a company．

C．He began to drive a spaceship.

D．He made another two new friends．

小题3:What was the result of Mitchell’s plane crash accident?

A．His body under the waistcouldn’t move．

B．He was elected mayor of Crested Butte．

C．He became the hero of many publications．

D．More than half of his body was burned．

小题4:After the two horrible accidents, Mitchell       ．

A．stopped flying，environmental protection and public speaking．

B．co-founded a wood burning stove company with his friends．

C．stopped to open mineral mining in Crested Butte．

D．earned a master’s degree in public administration．

小题5:What has earned Mitchell appearances in many famous publications?

A．His shocking looks．	B．His strong determination．
C．His physical challenges．	D．His outstanding speaking talent．

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B

解析

试题分析：本文讲述W．Mitchell经历过一次车祸之后，不相信自己会被打败，还学会开飞机，再次发生事故，使他腰部以下瘫痪，但他仍然坚强的生活，并且结婚，还获得学位，得到很多杂志的青睐，甚至是一个健康的人所不能取得的？
小题1:C 细节理解题。根据第一段提到But Mitchell never believed he was defeated．“I am in charge of my own spaoeship,” he said．“It’s my up，my down．I could choose to see this situation as a setback or afstarting point．他从来不相信自己会被打败，可知他对自己的状况十分的乐观故选C项。
小题2:A 细节理解题。根据第二段提到Mitchell bought himself a home in Colorado，a plane and a bar．Later he teamed upwith two friends and co-founded a wood burning stove company that grew to be the second largest private employer in his state．Six months later he was piloting the plane．他为自己买了房子，飞机与一间酒吧，六个月后，他正在开自己的飞机，所以选A项。
小题3:A 细节推断题。根据第三段提到Then four years after the motorcycle accident，the plane Mitchell was piloting crashed back onto the runway during takeoff, permanently paralyzing(使…瘫痪)him from the waist down．经常摩托车事故之后四年，他的飞机在起飞时发生冲撞，致使他永久的瘫痪，故可得知，他不能行走，故选A项。
小题4:D 细节推断题。根据第四段提到Despite his shocking looks and physical challenges, Mitchell began white water rafting(漂流)，fell in love and married, earned a master’s degree in public administration尽管他令人震惊的外貌与身体的挑战，他开始练习漂流，结婚，得到了学位，所以选D项。
小题5:B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到Mitchell’s unshakable positive mental attitude has earned him appearances on the “Today Show’’and “Good Moming America” as well as feature articles in Parade, Time, The New York Times and other publications．他的这种不可动摇的积极的精神态度使他赢得许多出版物的青睐，故选B项。