“Go home and ask your mummy about your blind brother! I am surprised you didn’t know that he is as blind as a bat!” Hearing Nathan’s, I wanted to land a blow on him for making fun of my two-year-old brother, David, but I was more desperate to find out the truth.
With a misty vision, I ran home as fast I could. Still out of breath, I questioned, “Is David blind?” Mother turned to me with tears in her eyes. “Yes, he’s born blind.” It was a heartbreaking moment. Before I could continue any farther, mother hugged me and cried, “I’m sorry, Caleb. Dad and I just didn’t know how to tell you.”
Suddenly, it struck me that David was blind but he could still hear the while conversation. Not wanting him to be affected by it, I stopped crying and went forward and embraced him. “I love you so much, David.” Worry crept upon me: How hard life would be for him!
Little did I know that David was to inspire me so greatly.
As David grew up, he was fairly strong-willed. Despite the challenges that he faced, he continued to attend the school for visually impaired (损害) children. He insisted he would take the bus home on his own. Often, he would walk through the main door looking sheepish (怯弱的) and saying the same phrase, “Sorry Mum, I am late. I boarded the wrong bus again.”
Tough as life was, there was always silver lining of misfortune. Despite not being able to see, he could play a piece of music after listening to it being played once on the piano. He even dreamed of playing solo (独奏) one day on stage. Luckily for him, the school had discovered David’s extraordinary talent.
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One day, David burst through the main door excitedly.
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Tapping the ground with his walking stick, David entered the stage.
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2 . As many young girls dream of what they want to become when they grow up, being a pilot is seldom thought to be at the top of the list. But 19-year-old Zara Rutherford is showing the world that, when it comes to chasing your dreams, not even the sky is the limit(限制). The brave teen pilot just broke two world records by becoming the youngest female pilot to complete a solo flight around the world and the first woman to circle the globe in a microlight aircraft (微型飞机). What’s more, she is also the first Belgian to fly around the world completely alone.
The British Belgian pilot began her journey in Belgium on August 18, 2021, marking a route through five continents and 52 countries before landing once more in Belgium on January 20, 2022. With her arrival, she beat the previous record held by Shaesta Waiz -- an American woman who was 30 years old, when she made her own solo flight around the globe back in 2017.
Even though Rutherford has made a successful return, her trip didn’t go exactly according to plan. There were several factors(因素) out of the young pilot’s control that extended what she thought would be a three-month trip into an almost six-month odyssey. For example, she had an unscheduled stop in Alaska due to the visa issues.
But none of those challenges prevented Rutherford from realizing her dream. “It’s an easy thing to say, but just go for it,” Rutherford encourages. “If you don’t try and see how high you can fly, then you’ll never know.”
1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?| A．Common dreams of young girls. | B．Difficulties in circling the globe. |
| C．Importance of chasing your dream. | D．Great achievements of a young girl. |
| A．Shaesta Waiz failed to circle the globe alone. |
| B．Zara Rutherford finally landed her plane in America. |
| C．Zara Rutherford was the first woman to fly around the world. |
| D．Zara Rutherford made some changes to the plan during her flight. |
| A．Excellent report. | B．Exciting travel competition. |
| C．Long and risky journey. | D．Uncommon training experience. |
| A．Patient. | B．Experienced. |
| C．Intelligent. | D．Strong-willed. |
3 . In 1931, Francis Chichester tried to fly round the world but failed. Then he gave up flying and began sailing. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo（单人的）transatlantic sailing race.
After that, his old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan, In August, 1966, at the age of nearly sixty-five, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in his new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth.
After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to discourage him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part. On 30 January, he experienced the blackest night he had ever known. The sea became so rough that the boat almost turned over. Food, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. Fortunately, the damage to the boat was not too serious, Chichester calmly got bed and went to sleep. When he woke up, the sea had become calm again.
Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived back in England, where more than 250,000 people were waiting to welcome him. He was knighted（授爵）by Queen Elizabeth II. The whole voyage had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to achieve.
Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced fear and conquered（克服）it. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride.
1. What do we know about Chichester?| A．He sailed a across the Atlantic alone in 1958. |
| B．He sailed round the world to fight against cancer. |
| C．He was not defeated by the violent night of 30 January. |
| D．He had been sailing nonstop for 365 days in the Pacific Ocean. |
| A．The great meaning of Chichester's adventure. |
| B．The lesson Chichester learned from the joumey. |
| C．The contributions machines made to the modern age. |
| D．The fears Chichester experienced in the adventure. |
| A．Adventurous and determined. | B．Independent and generous. |
| C．Energetic and gentle. | D．Enthusiastic and kind. |
4 . When my teenaged son became seriously ill, terrible times for my family began. Our once-happy home became tense and
One evening, my son and I were talking about
“You couldn’t get a sound? What’s so
Seeing his face light up, we felt as if the gloom(黑暗) had
| A．content | B．depressed | C．puzzled | D．excited |
| A．looking for | B．suffering from | C．caring for | D．moving off |
| A．conversation | B．meal | C．vacation | D．party |
| A．diseases | B．relationships | C．festivals | D．gifts |
| A．moved | B．satisfied | C．disappointed | D．embarrassed |
| A．although | B．if | C．so | D．but |
| A．made | B．worked | C．mattered | D．served |
| A．picked out | B．cut of | C．packed away | D．thrown away |
| A．argument | B．research | C．treatment | D．trouble |
| A．happy | B．useful | C．hard | D．funny |
| A．blew | B．observed | C．cleaned | D．shook |
| A．never | B．only | C．hardly | D．even |
| A．chewed | B．lost | C．rooted | D．trapped |
| A．risk | B．seat | C．turn | D．rest |
| A．laughing | B．damaging | C．complaining | D．fighting |
| A．fallen | B．filled | C．lifted | D．approached |
| A．minutes | B．days | C．weeks | D．months |
| A．calm | B．light | C．bad | D．confident |
| A．connection | B．experiment | C．share | D．experience |
| A．recommend | B．reminds | C．warms | D．promises |
5 . After giving a talk at a high school,I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症).When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen.He wanted to meet me because I was a Gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams.Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase (公文包) and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion.You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that.However, I know I’m a champion,and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven,God will give me my medal and when you get there,I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
1. The boy looked forward to meeting the author because .
| A．he was also good at weight lifting |
| B．he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal |
| C．he was one of the author’s fans |
| D．he admired the author very much |
| A．the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease |
| B．the boy never complained about not being able to go to school |
| C．the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before |
| D．the boy never complained about not getting a medal |
| A．he thought it was too expensive |
| B．he was sure that he could win one in the future |
| C．he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon |
| D．he would not be pitied by others |
| A．A sick boy. | B．A special friend. |
| C．A real champion. | D．A famous athlete. |
