1 . The Power of Determination
The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old coal stove. A little boy came to school early each day to start the
One morning they
The
Finally he returned home from the
He worked his way to the white fence (栅栏) around the yard. With great effort, he raised himself
In the end, through his determination he
Still later, this determined young man in Madison Square Garden, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!
1.A.fire | B.class | C.game | D.story |
A.left | B.waited | C.arrived | D.hid |
A.clearly | B.quickly | C.suddenly | D.nearly |
A.teacher | B.classmates | C.doctor | D.headmaster |
A.slowly | B.gradually | C.hardly | D.seriously |
A.honest | B.brave | C.careful | D.polite |
A.just | B.also | C.once | D.ever |
A.school | B.yard | C.hospital | D.square |
A.everything | B.anything | C.something | D.nothing |
A.strong | B.stubborn | C.strange | D.smart |
A.Until | B.When | C.Because | D.After |
A.flowers | B.water | C.air | D.fruit |
A.jumping | B.sitting | C.sleeping | D.standing |
A.arms | B.chair | C.legs | D.mother |
A.aside | B.over | C.down | D.up |
A.believed | B.doubted | C.promised | D.suggested |
A.advised | B.allowed | C.refused | D.started |
A.afforded | B.hated | C.forgot | D.wanted |
A.set off | B.got back | C.stood up | D.took away |
A.to | B.for | C.from | D.without |
Nick Vujicic, without arms or legs by birth, is the very person I've been admiring. Disabled as he is, he has been proved to the world that he can live as rich and full a life as normal person. He never sits around feel sorry for himself. On the contrary, owing to his optimism, not only has he succeed in caring for himself, but he also graduated with Griffith University. That inspires me most is that he has even started an organization called LifeWithoutLimbs to help other like him achieve their dreams.
On his life journey, Nick has sought after the best yourself despite his disabilities. Similar, we are what we are, not what we were or what we will be. Cherish the present.
3 . This 18-year-old dancer is now one of Gucci’s most well-known models. Elli Goldstein, who has Down Syndrome(唐氏综合征), stars in a Gucci beauty campaign for a mascara product. Her mom says the February photoshoot. now being featured in Italian Vogue, took around six hours.
Elli is from Ilford Essex in the UK. This isn't Elli’s first appearance in the worldwide spotlight. She’s been featured in London’s famous National Portrait Gallery and has danced at the Royal Opera House. The model has appeared in TV commercials and videos for a famous film festival. She even made a dance video of her own during the pandemic(流行病) to cheer people up.
“Elli was born to have this outgoing personality. She loves the camera. She loves the films. ” Her mom says nothing holds her back. She lives life to the fullest. That positive energy appears to be paying off.
Elli’s modeling picture posted on the Gucci beauty Instagram account was the most liked post ever. “We want to increase the representation of people who have until now been excluded in the media,” said Peterson, Elli’s agent. “You know, it’s about time that we welcomed different models with different disability.”
“Just follow our dreams and add passions to our life.” The photographer for Elli’s Gucci photoshoot says he aims to show that beauty is everywhere. It exists in every person.
1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A.Elli’s birthplace. | B.Elli’s personality. |
C.Elli’s childhood life. | D.Elli’s achievements. |
A.Determined and positive. | B.Optimistic and easygoing. |
C.Respectful and straight. | D.Honest and fashionable. |
A.The media favors the disabled. | B.Discrimination exists in the media. |
C.The models are in great demand. | D.Models should keep up with the times. |
A.Better late than never. | B.Life is full of the unexpected. |
C.Beauty has no boundaries. | D.Actions speak louder than words. |
4 . Though thousands of adventurers have climbed up Mount Everest, the highest and most famous of the world’s 14 tallest mountains, only 40 climbers have conquered them all. Nepalese mountaineer Purja became one of them after he reached the 8,028-meter peak of China’s Mt. Shishapangma on October 29, 2019. Purja made the extraordinary achievement in just six months and six days, much faster than late South Korean climber Kim Chang-ho’s 2013 record of 7 years, ten months, and six days.
“I am incredibly excited and proud to have reached this final peak and achieved my goal of climbing the world’s 14 tallest mountains in record time,” Purja said. “It was extremely hard six months, and I hope to have proven that anything is possible with some determination, self-belief, and positivity.”
Purja’s “Project Possible” started becoming a reality on April 23, 2019, when he successfully peaked Nepal’s 8,091 meters tall Mt. Annapurna. The climber then rapidly completed the next five mountains, including Mt. Everest, within only four weeks! Five more peaks were conquered in July and the last three during September and October.
The adventurer, who was joined by teams of Nepalese climbers on each of his adventures, encountered many memorable and critical moments. On April 23, 2019, while going down Mt. Annapurna, Purja and his team heard about a Malaysian climber who had been separated from his group with no food, water, or oxygen for over 40 hours. They managed to find him and got him airlifted to a hospital. On May 15, 2019, Purja’s team similarly helped three trapped climbers on Mt. Kanchenjunga by giving them oxygen.
Purja said his primary purpose for undertaking this enormous task was to show the world that anyone can attain greatness if they put their minds to it. “By achieving this goal, I knew I could inspire people from all generations across the world,” he said.
1. Which was the last of the world’s 14 tallest mountains Purja peaked?A.Mt. Everest. | B.Mt. Annapurna. |
C.Mt. Kanchenjunga. | D.Mt. Shishapangma. |
A.Capable, worthy and honest. | B.Brave, intelligent and traditional. |
C.Determined, positive and caring. | D.Creative, energetic and adventurous. |
A.The number of climbers should be limited to ensure safety. |
B.Purja and his team are willing to assist climbers in trouble. |
C.It is impossible to rescue trapped climbers on high mountains. |
D.Necessary preparations must be made before climbing mountains. |
A.Mountaineering: A Challenging but Popular Sport |
B.Purja: A World-famous Nepalese Climbing Pioneer |
C.Kim Chang-ho Succeeded in Climbing up Mt. Everest Alone |
D.Nepalese Mountaineer Conquers World’s 14 Highest Peaks in Six Months |
5 . Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That dream nearly ended one night in 2010. Hill was in a car accident that put her in hospital for 51 days and left her
paralyzed (瘫痪). For most people, that would have destroyed any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being a difficult, her wheelchair encouraged her to think a lot of her life and she wanted to prove that she was sill "normal".
"Normal" for her meant dancing. With half of her body taken away, Hill had to move it with hands. It took a lot of learning and patience, but she still made it in her wheelchair with her non-disabled high school dance team.
After graduation from high school in California, Hill wanted to expand (扩展) her dance network to include women like her. She met online the women who had suffered various back injuries but shared the same determination with her.
Hoping to reach more people in a larger city and break down the false belief of wheelchair users, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014, formed a team of dancers with disabilities and named it the Rollettes. As she always believes, dancing on wheels can be just as good as foot-based dance.
In disabled dance competitions, all dancers from her team gave great performances and they were having fun. And the audience's cheers, whistles and applause (掌声) suggested that the fun was spreading.
Hill has achieved what many of us never will: her childhood dream. But the Rollettes has helped her find something else just as satisfying. Every year she holds a dance camp, the Rollettes Experience for wheelchair users of all ages to help them find their inner heroines (女英雄). In 2019. over 173 women from ten countries attended the Rolettes Experience. For most of these women, it was the first time they had felt they belonged .Edna Serrano told a reporter that being part of the Rollettes team challenged her to be more independent. “It even gives me the courage to take up driving." she said.
1. After the car accident, Hill .A.left the school dance team |
B.went back to her normal life |
C.had a deep thought of her life |
D.dreamed of becoming a dancer |
A.It was founded in Hill's hometown. |
B.It helped many disabled people like Hill. |
C.It included normal and disabled dancers. |
D.It aimed to take part in dance competitions. |
A.To realize her childhood dream. |
B.To encourage the disabled to drive. |
C.To become the heroine of wheelchair dancers. |
D.To build confidence in more wheelchair users. |
A.Smart and skillful. |
B.Honest and patient. |
C.Brave and powerful. |
D.Caring and determined. |
A.Dancing in Wheelchairs |
B.An Amazing Experience |
C.Dancing for the Disabled |
D.The History of the Rollettes |
6 . Every girl dreams and Catherine was no exception. She dreamed of becoming a great ballerina(芭蕾舞者). She took ballet lessons and all her teachers
One day she saw an
Many years later, she heard that the same ballet troupe was performing in her town again.
This was his
A.guaranteed | B.doubted | C.confined | D.assumed |
A.invitation | B.advertisement | C.instruction | D.agreement |
A.performing | B.training | C.expanding | D.gathering |
A.concerns | B.skills | C.desire | D.awards |
A.break | B.crowd | C.slip | D.knock |
A.embarrassment | B.luck | C.astonishment | D.terror |
A.abruptly | B.calmly | C.proudly | D.bravely |
A.observed | B.supported | C.admired | D.opposed |
A.And | B.So | C.Thus | D.But |
A.encouraged | B.approved | C.stopped | D.blamed |
A.relieved | B.ashamed | C.alarmed | D.disturbed |
A.Fresh | B.Bitter | C.Brilliant | D.Accurate |
A.flooding back to | B.living up to | C.coming up to | D.holding on to |
A.anxious | B.desperate | C.forced | D.determined |
A.instead | B.otherwise | C.straight | D.anyhow |
A.reply | B.explanation | C.excuse | D.comment |
A.gently | B.painfully | C.casually | D.angrily |
A.shock | B.challenge | C.belief | D.truths |
A.put forward | B.looked away | C.carried on | D.switched off |
A.however | B.therefore | C.besides | D.meanwhile |
7 . “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt once said. If we want to accomplish anything in life, let us remember that we should never give up.
Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe, whom we remember from his musical scores that include My Fair Lady, Gigi and Camelot, was not always famous. He learned to play the piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a musician and composer in his early years.
But when he immigrated to the United States, he failed as a pianist. For a while he tried other types of work. But he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music. During those years, he could not always afford to make ends meet by playing the piano.
One day, bent over the keyboard, he heard nothing but the music that he played with inspiration. When he finished and looked up, he was surprised to find that he had an audience—three men who were seated on the floor. They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead they dug into their pockets, took out all the money they had, placed it on the piano and walked out, empty-handed. Deeply touched by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded to it.
Whatever you do, try your best. If what you do is worth doing and if you believe that who you are is of value, then you cannot afford to be content with mediocrity (平庸). When you choose the path of excellence through this life, you will bring out the best in yourself and receive the best it can offer in return.
1. What can we learn from Roosevelt’s words?A.It is difficult to do our best. |
B.It is important to be successful in life. |
C.We should be strict with ourselves. |
D.We should face the future with the most dreams. |
A.He lost his hearing. | B.He led a hard life for a while. |
C.He enjoyed great success. | D.He became a famous pianist. |
A.They were supposed to do that. | B.They wanted to show their sympathy. |
C.They were moved by his performance. | D.They wanted to make friends with him. |
A.Practice makes perfect | B.Never give up your dream |
C.It’s never too old to learn | D.Rome was not built in a day |
8 . 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. |
9 . 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 |
10 . On March 10, 2019, eight-year-old Tanitoluwa "Tani” Adewumi beat 73 young competitors to win the New York State Chess Championship in his age category—kindergarten to third grade. While the
Tani and his family
He is now busy
A.agreement | B.achievement | C.treatment | D.argument |
A.began | B.enjoyed | C.missed | D.minded |
A.stayed | B.worked | C.lay | D.arrived |
A.religious | B.local | C.strict | D.distant |
A.introduced | B.compared | C.invited | D.directed |
A.Confused | B.Encouraged | C.Attracted | D.Beaten |
A.found | B.run | C.join | D.visit |
A.bills | B.trips | C.meals | D.fees |
A.teacher | B.customer | C.learner | D.farmer |
A.sadness | B.happiness | C.puzzlement | D.anger |
A.rescue | B.wish | C.help | D.service |
A.loses | B.sets | C.has | D.ranks |
A.If | B.Unless | C.Though | D.Because |
A.devotion | B.action | C.reception | D.return |
A.appreciates | B.practices | C.watches | D.creates |
A.return | B.lead | C.point | D.head |
A.preparing for | B.waiting for | C.caring for | D.searching for |
A.friendship | B.war | C.praise | D.competition |
A.smallest | B.strongest | C.youngest | D.tallest |
A.doubt | B.wonder | C.problem | D.sign |