With a determined(堅(jiān)定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the 21 building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that  24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(殘疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  26  achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school  27  he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   28  by his determination(決心) and offered to help train him. They   29  more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  30  seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  31  I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   33   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was   34  of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   35  to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
小題1:A. largest  B. highest            C. earliest    
小題2:A. seldom     B. hardly           C. almost
小題3:A. enjoyed   B. needed            C. made      
小題4:A. while      B. though                C. if        
小題5:A. heart     B. hope              C. body      
小題6:A. by                 B. for                 C. from
小題7:A. as                 B. since               C. until       
小題8:A. pleased    B. beaten           C. moved      
小題9:A. used               B. spent               C. took        
小題10:A. Here                  B. There               C. It
小題11:A. However B. Sometimes          C. Then
小題12:A. friends       B. helpers              C. exercise
小題13:A. tried     B. saw              C. did        
小題14:A. thinking   B. talking             C. proud
小題15:A. point   B. go                     C. turn        

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:B
小題14:C
小題15:A
文章介紹了一個(gè)失去雙腿的年輕人靠自己的毅力征服了美國最高的大樓，以此告訴我們做任何事情都要意志堅(jiān)定，一定會(huì)成功。
小題1:形容詞辨析。形容山的高低應(yīng)該用high.
小題2:副詞辨析。A很少；B幾乎不；C幾乎。根據(jù)句意可知C正確。
小題3:動(dòng)詞辨析。A享受；B需要；C制作；根據(jù)句意可知A正確。他享受別人的歡呼。
小題4:連詞辨析。句意：如果沒有腿的人都能做到，那么任何人都能做到。
小題5:名詞辨析。A信念；心；B希望；D身體；句意：他有強(qiáng)烈的信念。
小題6:固定用法。Stop sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事；
小題7:考察連詞。根據(jù)前半句的現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)可知與since連用。
小題8:動(dòng)詞辨析。A使…高興；B擊��；C感動(dòng)。這里是指我被他的決心打動(dòng)。
小題9:固定句型.spend some time in doing sth花費(fèi)時(shí)間做某事。
小題10:固定句型。It seems that…似乎…
小題11:副詞辨析。Ａ然而；Ｂ有時(shí)候；Ｃ那時(shí)；句意：有時(shí)候我是如此之累以至于我請(qǐng)求他休息一天。
小題12:名詞辨析。A朋友；B幫助的人；C練習(xí)，鍛煉；句意：他仍然充滿了精力，想要更多的鍛煉。
小題13:動(dòng)詞辨析。A嘗試，努力；B看見；C做；句意：他看見了最后十層。
小題14:固定詞組。句意可知作者為自己感到自豪。Be proud of…對(duì)…自豪
小題15:動(dòng)詞辨析。A指著；B走；C轉(zhuǎn)；point to指向…;句意：我會(huì)指向那棟樓房說，那就是我爬過的大樓。
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A．a(chǎn)ttendedB．owedC．a(chǎn)bsorbedD．owned
小題2:
A．fullB．filledC．crowdD．involved
小題3:
A．brought outB．brought up C．brought downD．brought in
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A．convenientB．enjoyableC．a(chǎn)ttractiveD．uncomfortable
小題5:
A．newestB．lastC．latestD．largest
小題6:
A．strugglingB．a(chǎn)dmiringC．delightingD．thrilling
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A．bouquetsB．shopsC．familyD．money
小題8:
A．minuteB．dayC．weekD．month
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A．ideasB．opinionsC．thoughtsD．dreams
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A．friendB．sisterC．roommateD．colleague
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A．basketB．floorC．windowD．card
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A．mouthB．fingersC．faceD．eyes
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A．delightedlyB．instantlyC．curiouslyD．lightly
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A．friendshipB．memoryC．feelingD．description
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A．Why the restaurant is named the Mediterranean.B．Where the Mediterranean restaurant is.
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小題1:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 we can infer that       .
A．Yale University was her last choice
B．Yale must keep its promise to Marie
C．Marie Colvin was confident of herself
D．Marie Colvin was good at persuading
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B．honesty and curiosity
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D．determination and courage
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b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e. She began to take an interest in journalism.
A．d→e→c→a→bB．c→b→e→d→a
C．e→d→c→b→aD．b→c→d→e→a
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Ms．Yates paused and started crying a bit．Then she continued:
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B．A picnic on the school playground．
C．Sightseeing in the park．
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B．Some people got tired from the reunion activities．
C．Many graduates disliked Ms．Yates’ ways of teaching．
D．Most people had little interest in the reunion．
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B．gave her students advice on their careers
C．kept track of her students’ progress
D．went to her students’ wedding ceremonies
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B．Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced．
C．Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’achievements．
D．Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers．
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B．Strict but caring．
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A．how Yunte Huang discovered Charlie Chan
B．how Charlie Chan became famous in the US
C．what Yunte Huang thought of Charlie Chan
D．how a cowboy became a famous detective
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B．was a famous actor starring in movies beginning from the 1920s
C．was a famous detective solving crimes all over the world
D．was a Chinese immigrant who became a local legend
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A．he had his personal charm
B．he liked being a cowboy
C．he was not a true policeman
D．a(chǎn) bullwhip was more useful
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B．He knew elephants well.
C．He was not a local villager.
D．He was the owner of the elephant.
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B．it got out of control
C．it hated the village people
D．it was a wild elephant
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A．He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands.
B．He completed his famous book on the islands.
C．He was touched by the geography of the islands.
D．He studied different creatures on the islands.
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A．People cannot visit the islands as they wish.
B．Local government forbids killing wildlife.
C．Animals on the islands feed on grass.
D．Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.
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We find __44__ just about reaching the top, and a "small" __45__ inside says, "You’ll never make __46__.""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice __47__ our failure. Failure ,__48__ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable (極寶貴的) __49__ . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready __50__ success.
I always tell my children that you __51__ do anything that your heart desires(渴望). Remember the saying, "Nothing is __52__ to a willing heart." There are __53__ "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine __54__ a life you dream of ，Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone __55__ it from you —especially yourself.
小題1:
A．insisted onB．felt likeC．kept onD．started out
小題2:
A．changedB．failedC．plannedD．left
小題3:
A．eyesB．heartC．brainD．experience
小題4:
A．ButB．SoC．OrD．Yet
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)greementB．decision C．a(chǎn)imD．position
小題6:
A．hardlyB．slightly C．nearlyD．extremely
小題7:
A．moneyB．planC．friendsD．dreams
小題8:
A．greatestB．tallestC．poorestD．oldest
小題9:
A．themselvesB．yourselvesC．ourselvesD．itself
小題10:
A．soundB．voiceC．noiseD．speech
小題11:
A．itB．himC．herD．me
小題12:
A．expectsB．predictsC．a(chǎn)nswersD．suffers
小題13:
A．whereB．whenC．whoD．which
小題14:
A．stagesB．suggestionsC．lessonsD．choices
小題15:
A．toB．forC．a(chǎn)tD．with
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)re able toB．used toC．have toD．get used to
小題17:
A．interestingB．importantC．necessaryD．impossible
小題18:
A．manyB．a(chǎn) fewC．someD．no
小題19:
A．spendingB．livingC．planningD．changing
小題20:
A．buyB．foolC．stealD．borrow

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