题目

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Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had not legs but stumps (残肢) that could he 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 artificiallegs(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.
小题1:Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because      .

A．he didn’t talk to them

B．he kept away from them

C．his arms touched the ground when he moved

D．he couldn’t use his arms

小题2:It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is      .

A．an average height for a fully grown person

B．too tall for an average person

C．too short for an average person

D．none of the above

小题3: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．give 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 a job at first

小题4:When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he      .

A．did everything the other soldiers did

B．did most of the things the other soldiers did

C．did some of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

小题5: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

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B

解析

试题分析：文章主要讲述了一个天生残疾的人Hank的故事。Hank天生双腿残缺，孩子们都嘲笑他走路时拖着手臂像猿人。Hank学习成绩优异，并且完成了大学的学习。Hank有着积极向上的心态，在移植了假肢之后，Hank主动要求参军，与其他士兵一起行军。
小题1:根据第一段最后“Children laughed at him and called him‘Ape Man’(猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.”可知，Hank走路时，胳膊的一部分在地上拖着走。故选C。
小题2:根据第三段“for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be-a full five feet eight inches tall”可知，Hank安上假肢之后，第一次看到了自己向一个正常人一样的身高，这是他梦寐以求的。故选A。
小题3:根据“He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers.”可知，Hank接受常规训练，与其他士兵一起行军。Talk sb into doing说服某人做某事，Hank说服了红十字会让他参军。由此可见，红十字会考虑到Hank的身体状况，不愿意给他安排。故选D。
小题4:根据“He took the regular training... Few knew that he was legless.”可知，Hank接受了常规训练，所做的事情与其他士兵一样，故选A。
小题5:根据“His grades were good... After graduating from school, he worked his way through college...  for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be... Again and again he marched the length of the room... he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job”可知，Hank学习成绩优异，完成了大学学业，能像正常人一样站起来，最后向红十字会请求成为了一名士兵，接受了常规的训练。自始至终，Hank都没有把自己看成另类。故选B。