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Nathan Sawaya showed a strong 【小题1】(prefer)for building blocks when he was young. At the age of 5, his grandparents bought his first set of building blocks and he 【小题2】(play)with them ever since. He even took his building blocks to college with him. Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village 【小题3】(make)of bricks on his desk.

Nathan started as a lawyer 【小题4】 gave up his well-paid job to become 【小题5】 artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty to Superman!He has more than 1. 5 million colored bricks 【小题6】 are used by him to make pieces of art in his office in New York. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait. It took him two days just 【小题7】(build)the eyes.

Nathan's works have appeared in museums around the world. People love his arts because they are 【小题8】(fascinate). Since it began in 2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular 【小题9】museum visitors everywhere.

"I'm proud that I have fulfilled my childhood dream, and I have actually made a job out of it, "says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is 【小题10】(important)thing. "

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同类题1

   Trekking (徒步旅行) 500 miles across Spain is no easy task for anyone, but for the wheelchair user Justin Skeesuck, achieving the dream seemed nearly impossible. However, Skeesuck’s lifelong best friend, Patrick Gray, simply didn’t accept that idea. He said, “We’ve done everything together so far. Why don’t we have one more adventure?”

That’s exactly what he did — pushing Skeesuck across northern Spain’s Camino de Santiago. Though Skeesuck has a muscle disease similar to ALS (肌萎缩侧索硬化) and high blood pressure, he first got the idea to go on the journey after he watched a travel show about the trail. He said, “I knew immediately since my heart was just telling me, ‘You need to do this.’”

With Gray on board and the blessings of their family, the two best friends from Idaho set off to make Skeesuck’s dream of going for the journey a reality. However, neither Gray nor Skeesuck realized how physically and emotionally arduous the trip would be. Not only did they have a strict time limit — about six weeks to get from start to finish, but they also faced extremely difficult obstacles (障碍). With Gray pushing Skeesuck in a three-wheel wheelchair, the pair crossed mountains, rivers and a desert. “I’ve never been that physically exhausted in my entire life,” Gray said. The pair came across countless kind people during their trip who were eager to help them finish their journey, but they refused their help with gentle words. 34 days later, the two best friends finished their journey, realizing a dream that helped them learn about themselves and others. “The adventure has taught me for sure that when you do something with faith, and never give up, amazing things can really happen,” Skeesuck said.

Gray recorded their incredible trip in a book — “I’ll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends and One Wheelchair”, which would be published soon. Skeesuck and Gray are also working on a children’s book that will tell the story of their adventure. They hope that the book will give kids strength when they deal with difficulties.

【小题1】What can we learn about Patrick Gray from Paragraph 1?
A.He is a wheelchair user.
B.He has been to Spain several times before.
C.He wanted to challenge what was thought impossible.
D.He didn’t think trekking 500 miles was an adventure.
【小题2】What does the underlined word “arduous” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Relaxing.B.Disappointing.
C.Challenging.D.Satisfying.
【小题3】What can we infer about the pair’s journey from Paragraph 3?
A.They set off on foot.B.They finished it ahead of time.
C.They received a lot of help.D.They met with no difficulties.
【小题4】Why did the two friends write a children’s book on that journey?
A.To encourage kids to face difficulties bravely.
B.To earn some money by selling books.
C.To persuade kids to take a trip to Spain.
D.To show kids the beautiful natural scenery.

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阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

A young man had bought an old house that was in bad shape, but he and his wife believed they could restore it. They immediately went to work. Their goal was to have the old building look best for New Year’s Eve get-together.

Just two days before New Year, however, a storm swept through the area, leaving a hole in the wall of the house. There was obviously no time to repair the damage before New Year. Then, the sad couple attended a local auction(拍卖)that afternoon. One of the items put up for bids was an old gold-and-ivory-colored tablecloth. Seized by an inspiration, the young man was the highest bidder at $ 6.50. His idea was to hang the cloth to cover the ragged hole.

On the day before New Year, it was snowy. As the young man unlocked the house door, he noticed an old woman standing at the bus stop. He knew the bus wouldn’t be there within at least half an hour, so he invited her inside to keep warm.

When the woman walked in and saw the tablecloth, she rushed at it and said excitedly, “It’s mine. It is my tablecloth.” She told the surprised man its history and even showed him her name in one comer of the tablecloth. She and her husband had once lived in Vienna, Austria, and their village was hit by a deadly disease. So they decided to flee to Switzerland, but her husband told her to leave first, saying he had something urgent to deal with. A few days later, it was reported that the bus her husband took fell off the cliff(悬崖)and he was never to be found. Her husband was believed to have died. Touched by her story, the young couple asked about her address, planning to send the tablecloth to her after New Year. As the bus came, she left.

In the candlelight of New Year’s Eve, the tablecloth looked even more beautiful. As the man’s friends left the house, they thanked the man for his arrangement and mentioned how beautiful the house looked.

注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右;
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

Otte old gentleman stayed, admiring the tablecloth.

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Paragraph 2:

The young man drove the old man to that old woman’s home.

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   When a mom attended school to help her disabled son, her son and the school thanked her in the sweetest way. It wasn't until after his college years that Marty became disabled after __down stairs. When her son __to get his MBA, Judy O'Connor attended every class with him to help him write and __. Every day, Judy would sit by Marty in class, taking notes to make sure of __specific requests, raising her hand so he could answer questions, and silently writing down his __on test days. "After a little while, we found that working together we could __a great deal, " Marty says.

On graduation day at Chapman University, Judy was dressed in black to mix in with the other __. Little did she know she'd soon be the center of __. When Marty's name was called, his mom helped __him to the front of the stage, ___for a picture with Marty as he received his diploma. Over the loudspeaker, a(n)___was made in a voice ___with happy tears: The university was giving Judy an honorary(荣誉的)MBA. " A lump came to my throat. I was proud of my son and ___to be honored, " says Judy.

The mother and the son had joked that Judy was putting in enough work to earn her own ___. To Marty, there was no question that his mom,a retired elementary school teacher with a business degree, had ___earned her honorary MBA.

Perhaps just as important, Judy gave Marty ___. Life as Marty knew it before the ___may have changed, but he encourages anyone in a ___situation to keep up hope. " Just keep an open mind, ___you can make your diversity your advantage and take challenges as a(n)___for growth in your life," he says.

【小题1】
A.pushingB.fallingC.beatingD.running
【小题2】
A.fearedB.regrettedC.determinedD.failed
【小题3】
A.participateB.competeC.dreamD.live
【小题4】
A.setting offB.setting upC.setting outD.setting down
【小题5】
A.formsB.commentsC.resultsD.answers
【小题6】
A.achieveB.expandC.saveD.witness
【小题7】
A.visitorsB.graduatesC.friendsD.neighbors
【小题8】
A.responsibilityB.pressureC.attentionD.attraction
【小题9】
A.wheelB.pullC.liftD.hold
【小题10】
A.advertisingB.trackingC.waitingD.pausing
【小题11】
A.decisionB.experimentC.announcementD.arrangement
【小题12】
A.connectedB.chokedC.frozenD.filled
【小题13】
A.upsetB.touchedC.disappointedD.satisfied
【小题14】
A.degreeB.wealthC.passportD.reputation
【小题15】
A.evenB.justC.alsoD.still
【小题16】
A.excusesB.reasonsC.doubtD.confidence
【小题17】
A.eventB.situationC.accidentD.barrier
【小题18】
A.similarB.specialC.privateD.different
【小题19】
A.butB.andC.thoughD.or
【小题20】
A.changeB.ruleC.opportunityD.step