I stood outside New York’s Madison Square Garden and just stared, almost speechless. I was a farm boy from County Kilkenny, a child who some thought would never walk, let alone go as far as I had in the world.
From the day I was born, there was a problem. The doctors at the Dublin hospital told my parents I had phocomelia, a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes.
Life was tough. I couldn’t stand, much less walk. I rarely left the farmhouse—and then only in someone’s arms. Mom bundled me up whenever she took me to town, no matter the season.
“The world will see him when he can walk,” she told Dad. “And he will walk.”
Mom devoted herself to helping me. She tried everything to get me on my feet. When I was three, she and Dad took me to a clinic in Dublin.
A few weeks later we returned to Dublin with my artificial limbs (肢). Back home I practiced walking with my new limbs.
“There’s nothing anyone can do but you can’t,” Mom said. “You and I are going to walk through town.”
The next day Mom dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her hair and makeup. Dad drove us to the church. We stepped out of the car. Mom took my hand. “Hold your head up high, now, Ronan,” she said.
We walked 300 meters to the post office. It was the farthest I’d walked, and I was sweating from the effort. Then we left the post office and continued down the street, Mom's eyes shining with a mother's pride.
That night, back on our farm, I lay exhausted on my bed. It meant nothing, though, compared to what I’d done on my walk.
Then I began to pursue my dream of singing. And at every step Mom's words came back to me—Ronan, you can do anything anyone else can do—and the faith she had in God, who would help me do it.
I’ve sung from the grandest stages in Europe, to music played by the world’s finest musicians. That night, I stood at the Madison Square Garden, with Mom’s words chiming in my ears. Then I began singing. I couldn't feel the pulse of the music in my feet, but I felt it deep in my heart, the same place where Mom’s promise lived. 
【小題1】What was the problem with the author as a baby?

A.He was expected unable to walk.
B.He was born outward in character.
C.He had a problem with listening.
D.He was shorter than a normal baby.
【小題2】The underlined word “deformity” in the second paragraph most probably means _________.
A.shortcomingB.disadvantage
C.disabilityD.delay
【小題3】Why did Mom dress him and herself in finest clothes?
A.To hide their depressed feeling.
B.To indicate it an unusual day.
C.To show off their clothes.
D.To celebrate his successful operation.
【小題4】From the story we may conclude that his mother was __________.
A.determinedB.stubbornC.generousD.distinguished
【小題5】According to the writer, what mattered most in his success?
A.His consistent effort.B.His talent for music.
C.His countless failures.D.His mother’s promise.


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析

練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:2010—2011年貴州省遵義四中高一下學(xué)期期末考試(英語(yǔ)) 題型:完型填空

I ran into a stranger as he passed by, and I at once apologized to him. We were both very _36_, he stranger and I. Then we went    37  our way after saying good-bye.
But at home a   38  story is told. Later that day, when I 39  supper in the kitchen, my daughter suddenly stood behind me very   40 . When I turned back, I     41  knocked her down. “Don’t be in my   42   !” I shouted angrily. She walked away with her little heart     43 .On the kitchen floor later, I found some flowers by the door.
That night, while I lay     44  in bed, a voice in my deep heart said, “While 45  with a stranger, you are so polite, but with the children you love, you are so easily _46   .Why are there some flowers by the door? Those are the flowers she brought for you. She    47 them herself, pink, yellow and your favorite blue. She stood quietly in order to give you a    48 , and you never saw the         49  in her eyes.
By this time, I felt very       50  and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪下) by her __51__, “Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “Yes, because I knew you’d like them, especially the  52_  .” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I       53  have shouted at you that way.”
She said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you 54 .” I hugged her and said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers.”
Through this    55 , I realize what FAMILY means:
FAMILY="(F)ATHER" (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

【小題1】
A.rudeB.politeC.educatedD.happy
【小題2】
A.inB.toC.onD.for
【小題3】
A.differentB.funnyC.movingD.terrible
【小題4】
A.hadB.a(chǎn)teC.preparedD.took
【小題5】
A.quicklyB.quietlyC.noisilyD.seriously
【小題6】
A.nearlyB.hardlyC.a(chǎn)lreadyD.even
【小題7】
A.kitchenB.roomC.placeD.way
【小題8】
A.beatenB.missingC.brokenD.hit
【小題9】
A.a(chǎn)liveB.a(chǎn)sleepC.a(chǎn)wakeD.a(chǎn)fraid
【小題10】
A.talkingB.dealingC.workingD.meeting
【小題11】
A.worriedB.nervousC.excitedD.disappointed
【小題12】
A.grewB.pickedC.boughtD.planted
【小題13】
A.giftB.flowerC.kissD.surprise
【小題14】
A.expressionB.tearsC.happinessD.joy
【小題15】
A.smallB.proudC.weakD.hurt
【小題16】
A.tableB.deskC.bedD.knees
【小題17】
A.pinkB.blueC.yellowD.green
【小題18】
A.couldn’tB.mustn’tC.shouldn’tD.needn’t
【小題19】
A.howeverB.trulyC.thoughD.a(chǎn)nyway
【小題20】
A.a(chǎn)ccidentB.experienceC.question D.problem

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:2014屆河南省高二下學(xué)期第一次階段測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試卷(解析版) 題型:完型填空

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuseme too... I wasn't  36  watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went  37  our way after saying goodbye.

But at  38 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 39 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I  40  knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皺眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 41_ . I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地) I had spoken.

That night, when I lay   42  in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While  43  with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite... Go look around on the kitchen floor, you'll find some flowers there by the  44 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She  45  them herself-- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the  46 in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her 47 : “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I  48 them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you'd like them, especially the  49 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today... And I  50  have fussed(慌亂)at you that way.”

And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... I still love you 51 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”

Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the  52  you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave _53  will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our  54  than into our families--an unwise investment indeed.

Remember that  55  =" (F)ATHER" -- (A)ND--(M)OTHER -- (I)--(L)OVE--(Y)OU.

1.                A.ever           B.just            C.even D.right

 

2.                A.to             B.on             C.in   D.for

 

3.                A.school         B.home          C.work D.office

 

4.                A.cooked         B.had            C.a(chǎn)te  D.took

 

5.                A.nearly          B.hardly          C.rudely    D.a(chǎn)lready

 

6.                A.lost            B.missed         C.beaten   D.broken

 

7.                A.a(chǎn)wake          B.a(chǎn)sleep          C.a(chǎn)fraid    D.a(chǎn)live

 

8.                A.dealing         B.meeting        C.going D.talking

 

9.                A.floor           B.kitchen         C.door D.window

 

10.               A.grew          B.bought         C.picked    D.fetched

 

11.               A.joy            B.expressions     C.smiles D.tears

 

12.               A.desk           B.knees          C.body D.bed

 

13.               A.wrapped       B.covered        C.put   D.help

 

14.               A.pink           B.yellow         C.blue  D.black

 

15.               A.shouldn't       B.needn't        C.mustn't    D.can't

 

16.               A.indeed         B.a(chǎn)nyway         C.a(chǎn)nything   D.besides

 

17.               A.country        B.company       C.place D.state

 

18.               A.for            B.behind         C.with D.to

 

19.               A.stranger        B.loss            C.meal  D.work

 

20.               A.RESPECT        B.WARMTH       C.FRIEND    D.FAMILY

 

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:浙江省09-10學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中試題英語(yǔ) 題型:完型填空

完型填空(共20小題;每小題1分,滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從41-60各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too… I wasn’t   41   watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went   42   our way after saying goodbye.

But at   43  , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I   44   the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I      45   knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皺眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart   46  . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.

That night, when I lay   47   in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While    48   with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the   49  . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She   50   them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the   51   in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her   52  . “Wake up, my,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I   53   them in a napkin(紙巾), just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the   54  .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I   55   have fussed (大驚小怪) at you that way…”

And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you   56  .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”

Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the   57   you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave   58   will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our   59   than into our families--- an unwise investment (投資) indeed.

Remember that   60   =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.

41.   A.    ever B.    even C.    just  D.    right

42.   A.    to    B.    in    C.    on    D.    for

43.   A.    school     B.    work       C.    home      D.    office

44.   A.    cooked    B.    had  C.    ate   D.    took

45.   A.    already    B.    hardly     C.    rudely     D.    nearly

46.   A.    lost  B.    missed     C.    beaten     D.    broken

47.   A.    asleep      B.    awake     C.    afraid      D.    alive

48.   A.    dealing    B.    meeting   C.    going      D.    talking

49.   A.    floor       B.    kitchen    C.    window   D.    door

50.   A.    grew       B.    bought    C.    picked     D.    fetched

51.   A.    tears B.    expressions     C.    smiles     D.    joy

52.   A.    desk B.    bed  C.    body       D.    knees

53.   A.    wrapped  B.    covered   C.    put   D.    help

54.   A.    pink B.    yellow     C.    blue D.    black

55.   A.    needn’t    B.    shouldn’t C.    mustn’t   D.    can’t

56.   A.    indeed     B.    besides    C.    anything  D.    anyway

57.   A.    company B.    country   C.    place       D.    state

58.   A.    for   B.    with C.    behind     D.    to

59.   A.    books      B.    loss  C.    meal       D.    work

60.   A.    RESPECT      B.    WARMTH      C.    FAMILY D.    FRIEND

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:江西省2009-2010學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中考試試題(英語(yǔ)) 題型:完型填空

第二節(jié). 完形填空(共20小題,每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

I ran into a stranger as he passed by, and I at once apologized to him. We were

both very       31    , the stranger and I. Then we went       32    our way after saying good-bye.

But at home a    33    story is told. Later that day, when I    34    supper in the kitchen, my daughter suddenly stood behind me very 35    . When I turned back, I               36    knocked her down. “Don’t be in my   37    !” I shouted angrily. She walked away with her little heart             38    . On the kitchen floor later, I found some flowers by the door.

That night, while I lay          39    in bed, a voice in my deep heart said, “While    40    with a stranger, you are so polite, but with the children you love, you are so easily       41    . Why are there some flowers by the door? Those are the flowers she brought for you. She          42    them herself, pink, yellow and your favorite blue. She stood quietly in order to give you a   43    , and you never saw the         44    in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt very               45    and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪下) by her   46    , “Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “Yes, because I knew you’d like them, especially the               47    .” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I               48    have shouted at you that way.”

She said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you       49    .” I hugged her and said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers.”

Through this 50    , I realize what FAMILY means:

FAMILY="(F)ATHER" (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

36. A. rude            B. polite                   C. educated        D. happy

37. A. in              B. to                          C. on                   D. for

38. A. different       B. funny                 C. moving            D. terrible

39. A. had              B. ate                     C. prepared          D. took

40. A. quickly       B. quietly             C. noisily              D. seriously

41. A. nearly        B. hardly             C. already            D. even

42. A. kitchen      B. room             C. place           D. way

43. A. beaten       B. missing               C. broken              D. hit

44. A. alive             B. asleep                 C. awake               D. afraid

45. A. talking          B. dealing           C. working           D. meeting

46. A. worried               B. nervous          C. excited             D. disappointed

47. A. grew            B. picked                C. bought              D. planted

48. A. gift              B. flower                C. kiss                      D. surprise

49. A. expression   B. tears                          C. happiness          D. joy

50. A. small            B. proud                C. weak            D. hurt

51. A. table             B. desk                      C. bed                      D. knees

52. A. pink             B. blue                          C. yellow              D. green

53. A. couldn’t               B. mustn’t               C. shouldn’t                 D. needn’t

54. A. however       B. truly                      C. though             D. anyway

55. A. accident               B. experience          C. question            D. problem

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:2010-2011學(xué)年安徽省岳西中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語(yǔ)卷 題型:完型填空

閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

 

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said. “Excuse me too——I wasn’t    36  watching  for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went   37 our way after saying goodbye.

But at   38   , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I   39   our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I   40   knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皺眉頭). She stepped away silently, with her little heart   41   . I didn’t realize how harshly I had spoken.

That night, when I lay   42   in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me, “While   43   with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite—Go look around on the kitchen floor, you will find some flowers there by the   44  . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She   45   them herself—pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the   46   in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her   47   , “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I   48   them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the   49   .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today—and I   50   have fussed(發(fā)牢騷)at you that way.”

And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s Ok—I still love you   51   .”I hugged her and said, “I love you too, and I love the flowers.”

Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the   52   you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave   53   will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our   54   than into our families—an unwise investment indeed.

Remember that   55   =(F)ATHER—(A)ND—(M)OTHER—(I)—(L)OVE—Y(OU).

1.A.ever             B.even             C.just        D.right

2.A.to            B.in                C.on           D.for

3.A.school            B.work             C.home     D.office

4.A.cooked          B.had            C.a(chǎn)te         D.took

5.A.a(chǎn)lready        B.hardly             C.rudely         D.nearly

6.A.lost             B.missed           C.beaten       D.broken

7.A.a(chǎn)sleep         B.a(chǎn)wake            C.a(chǎn)fraid              D.a(chǎn)live

8.A.standing       B.meeting          C.going     D.talking

9.A.floor            B.kitchen            C.window      D.door

10.A.grew         B.gave              C.picked         D.dropped

11.A.tears         B.expressions        C.smiles         D.joy

12.A.desk          B.bed            C.body      D.knees

13.A.wrapped           B.covered          C.put         D.help

14.A.pink           B.yellow             C.blue       D.black

15.A.needn’t     B.shouldn’t        C.mustn’t      D.can’t

16.A.however      B.besides            C.a(chǎn)nything    D.a(chǎn)nyway

17.A.company       B.country            C.place     D.state

18.A.for                 B.with           C.behind        D.to

19.A.stranger            B.loss             C.meal      D.work

20.A.RESPECT       B.WARMTH  C.FAMILY       D.FRIEND

 

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案