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   Mary Verdi-Fletcher was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂), a disease that causes weakness in the legs and spine. Undiscouraged, she was not about to be told what she could or could not do. She believes that someone who is an artist is an artist from the day he or she is born. She dreamed of dancing and made up her mind to make her dream a reality. While still young, Verdi-Fletcher — dancing in her wheelchair — entered a dance competition with a friend. They won first prize. Later she won more competitions, refusing to listen to people who said to her “ You can’t dance if you’re in a wheelchair” or “ Dancing in a chair is not really dancing”.

However, Verdi-Fletcher was not pleased with personal success alone. She wanted to make dance available to others with disabilities. In 1980, she founded a dance company called Dancing Wheels Company. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Dancing Wheels Company performs all over the world. In productions like “ The Snowman”, sit-down dancers perform with stand-up dancers. Modern lighting designs, attractive sets (布景), wonderful music, and festive costuming draw audience into fairy tales and other stories.

In one show, a young stand-up dancer named Devin played “The Brother Who Cannot See” while a young sit-down dancer named Jenny performed the role of “ The Sister Who Cannot Walk” . It was a lovely way to express a theme Verdi-Fletcher has represented all through her life: We all have disabilities. Some disabilities may be more noticeable, but hard work and devotion to our dreams can make the seemingly impossible become a reality.

【小题1】The author uses what people said to Verdi-Fletcher to show that ___________.
A.Verdi-Fletcher had made up her mind to become a dancer
B.the people who said that were of great wisdom
C.wheelchair dancing is not real dancing
D.no one can dance in a wheelchair
【小题2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.Verdi-Fletcher’s contribution to dancing.
B.The Dancing Wheels Company.
C.The cooperation between Verdi-Fletcher and the disabled.
D.Verdi-Fletcher’s success in learning productions.
【小题3】What can we learn from Verdi-Fletcher’s story?
A.Disability can destroy one’s life.
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C.Dancing is the best form of art for most people.
D.With great devotion one’s dream can become a reality.
【小题4】What is the purpose of the text?
A.To provide details about spina bifida.
B.To teach people how to dance in wheelchairs.
C.To encourage readers to work hard to realize their dreams.
D.To entertain readers with the story of “The Snowman”.
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同类题2

   When I read a post about taking someone to the movies, I remembered something that happened a couple of years ago.

I used to drink Coca-Cola and they had a contest where there was a ___________ inside the bottle cap. You went to a website and entered the code and maybe you _________ something. I won some ___________ Cokes. But then, I won the Grand Prize!I was surprised and ___________.

The Grand Prize was free movies for a year. What that ___________ to be was that the company sent me 52 admission tickets for a local movie theatre — they _________ one movie a week was what free movies for a year _______. All of the tickets had expiration dates(失效期)later than a year from the day I _________ them. I used quite a few taking friends to see _________.

But the best thing I did with them was that I ____________ twenty-two tickets that I had left by that time, to the local Women’s Transition House. It is a place where women and their ____________ could go when they’re ______________ domestic violence or just a bad situation in general and get help to make a ______________ start.

My work team had decided we would be a charity through which we ______________ donations for that particular Christmas. I knew that the Women’s Transition House ______________ some childcare for the women ______________ they could go for job interviews and things like that.

I put those tickets in a(n) ______________ and wrote a note on the outside, asking the Women's Transition House staff to give the movie tickets to women there ____________ the holidays to have something ____________ to do, with or without their children. It made me ____________ happy to do this.

【小题1】
A.websiteB.signC.codeD.note
【小题2】
A.boughtB.wonC.downloadedD.sought
【小题3】
A.expensiveB.cheapC.deliciousD.free
【小题4】
A.skepticalB.delightedC.numbD.jealous
【小题5】
A.turned overB.turned upC.turned outD.turned down
【小题6】
A.figuredB.toleratedC.foresawD.identified
【小题7】
A.occurredB.matteredC.meantD.underlined
【小题8】
A.refusedB.receivedC.presentedD.lost
【小题9】
A.playsB.moviesC.performancesD.matches
【小题10】
A.soldB.abandonedC.distributedD.donated
【小题11】
A.childrenB.partnerC.familyD.parents
【小题12】
A.handlingB.opposingC.fleeingD.defeating
【小题13】
A.steadyB.freshC.completeD.perfect
【小题14】
A.purchasedB.managedC.controlledD.collected
【小题15】
A.providedB.acceptedC.supportedD.postponed
【小题16】
A.butB.soC.otherwiseD.or
【小题17】
A.mailboxB.timetableC.pocketD.envelope
【小题18】
A.toB.beforeC.overD.with
【小题19】
A.controversialB.compulsoryC.entertainingD.systematic
【小题20】
A.reallyB.nearlyC.generallyD.simply

同类题3

What to Do when You’re Falling Behind

When I was a kid, it took me longer to learn how to ride a bike. I kept using a bike with training wheels and I didn’t _______ much, so of course I didn’t learn how to balance.

One day I _______ that my sister, 2.5 years younger than me, was getting close to _______ how to ride a bike. She wasn’t quite there yet, but she was _______ much closer to balancing than I was. I couldn’t let her _______ me to it!

So I took my bike, _______ it out to the street, and decided that I was going to learn how to ride it right now. I _______ the training wheels, jumped on, and swerved (突然转向) all over the place like an out-of- control madman. I tried to stay near the grass when I could get some degree of _______, so when I fell, I’d _______ fall to the lawn instead of the street or sidewalk.

After many attempts, I finally learned how to ________ Then I rode my bike a lot that summer and have had the ________ ever since.

Up until that point, I’d been making a big deal out of the whole process. It seemed ________ and discouraging. I was afraid of falling. But once I began to face the fear and ________ the courage to risk getting hurt, I quickly showed my ________ ability on the other side with a whole new skill. From the moment of making the decision to the time I ________ to get the basic skill it probably took me less than an hour.

What finally ________ me to face the fear and take action? It was the ________ that I was falling behind. My sister was leaving me in the dust. She could ride ________ I couldn’t. I really didn’t want that to happen.

I had no idea that I could learn to ride a bike so quickly. The feeling of falling behind served as a powerful motivator (动力). ________ trying to hide the disappointment, I allowed myself to feel the weight of that pressure. I used the ________ feeling to motivate myself to take action.

【小题1】
A.controlB.practiceC.experienceD.travel
【小题2】
A.understoodB.recognisedC.observedD.imagined
【小题3】
A.watching outB.carrying outC.pointing outD.figuring out
【小题4】
A.clearlyB.suddenlyC.carefullyD.immediately
【小题5】
A.handB.takeC.forceD.beat
【小题6】
A.pulledB.rodeC.pushedD.moved
【小题7】
A.separatedB.replacedC.destroyedD.removed
【小题8】
A.controlB.excitementC.failureD.satisfaction
【小题9】
A.similarlyB.actuallyC.probablyD.especially
【小题10】
A.entertainB.driveC.imitateD.balance
【小题11】
A.skillB.knowledgeC.achievementD.challenge
【小题12】
A.surprisingB.excitingC.frighteningD.interesting
【小题13】
A.adoptedB.foundC.neededD.sent
【小题14】
A.wonderfulB.complexC.powerfulD.special
【小题15】
A.offeredB.triedC.managedD.failed
【小题16】
A.allowedB.encouragedC.influencedD.ordered
【小题17】
A.feelingB.moodC.actionD.attitude
【小题18】
A.andB.orC.butD.so
【小题19】
A.In spite ofB.Because ofC.In case ofD.Instead of
【小题20】
A.negativeB.positiveC.creativeD.objective

同类题4

   During his years, American author Mark Twain noted that "life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18". Twain's words were only one of many complaints about aging that have been recorded for as long as humans have feared the downside of a long life. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age"hateful", and William Shakespeare termed it "terrible winter".
Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 BC, may have been looking for a river that treated the damage of age. During the 12th century AD, a king known as Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, who thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the US, there's a tourist attraction that purports(标榜) to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de León discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However,elderly visitors who drink the spring's water don't turn into teenagers.
But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so attracting that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. "People are more interested by the story of looking and not finding it than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere."
Still, a few grains of truth have helped the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor,says a cemetery(墓地) and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine's founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least the 1900s and may have been attracting visitors since the 1860s.
【小题1】Who is the most famous to look for the fountain of youth?
A.A king known as Prester John.
B.Ryan K. Smith,a professor of history.
C.Alexander the Great.
D.Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León.
【小题2】What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?
A.People find much pleasure in looking for it.
B.People believe the existence of it.
C.People have no interest in searching for it.
D.People consider the idea of the fountain of youth to be absurd.
【小题3】The earliest city was built in America in _____.
A.1901B.1565
C.1860D.1513
【小题4】The passage is mainly about ______.
A.where the fountain of youth comes from
B.why some famous people hate becoming old
C.how people can remain young forever
D.whether the fountain of youth exists