A
Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (聽覺受損的)，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace （節(jié)奏）was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” She often said.
小題1:How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?
A．By speaking.B．By using sign language
C．By reading lipsD．By making loud noises
小題2:Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because          .
A．they wanted him to live a normal life
B．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong
C．he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children
D．he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school
小題3:How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?
A．He did a lot of outdoor activities.
B．He was pushed hard to study every day.
C．He attended private classes after school.
D．He worked very hard both in and after class
小題4:Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”?
A．He did very well in his study
B．He succeeded in entering a regular school
C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability
D．He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C

這是一篇關(guān)于一位聽障青年（ a hearing-impaired young man）自強不息的勵志故事,其中包括了母親的嘔心瀝血，永不言棄的決心。本文呼吁家庭和社會應(yīng)對殘疾人有關(guān)愛之心，同時也在無形當中起到了鼓勵青少年永不言敗，自強不息。
小題1:此題考查文章的細節(jié)。根據(jù)文章的第一段的第二句話可得出答案。
小題2:此題屬于推理判斷題。C選項具有一定的迷惑性，父母親并不是因為校長的話而把兒子送往學校的，所以他不是母親作出此決定的原因。C與D明顯錯誤。無論把兒子送往“private classes”還是“ a regular school”都是想讓兒子過上正常的生活。
小題3:此題也屬于推理判斷題。做對本題的關(guān)鍵是要看清題目中的“in his study”,否則就容易誤選。在根據(jù)第二段的最后一句話“But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.”可推斷出答案。
小題4:此題考查對文章的深層理解。A、B、C涉及到的都是表層上的內(nèi)容。
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