The 16 operations W．Mitchell received after the motorcycle accident burned more than 65％ of his body at age 46 left him unable to pick up a fork，dial a telephone or go to the bathroom without help．But Mitchell never believed he was defeated．“I am in charge of my own spaoeship,” he said．“It’s my up，my down．I could choose to see this situation as a setback or afstarting point．”
Mitchell bought himself a home in Colorado，a plane and a bar．Later he teamed upwith two friends and co-founded a wood burning stove company that grew to be the second largest private employer in his state．Six months later he was piloting the plane．Then four years after the motorcycle accident，the plane Mitchell was piloting crashed back onto the runway during takeoff, permanently paralyzing(使…癱瘓)him from the waist down．
Still determined，Mitchell worked day and night to regain as much independence as possible．He was elected Mayor of Crested Butte，Colorado, to save the town from mineral mining that would ruin its beauty and environment．
Despite his shocking looks and physical challenges, Mitchell began white water rafting(漂流)，fell in love and married, earned a master’s degree in public administration and continued flying，environmental activism and public speaking．
Mitchell’s unshakable positive mental attitude has earned him appearances on the “Today Show’’and “Good Moming America” as well as feature articles in Parade, Time, The New York Times and other publications．
Mitchell has done all these things and more afar two horrible accidents left his face beyond recognition，his hands flngerless and his legs thin：and motionless(不動)in a wheelchair．Then what can't we healthy guys achieve?
【小題1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?  

A．Mitchell couldn’t face the fact that he was defeated．
B．The operations Mitchell received made him hopeless．
C．Mitchell was optimistic about what happened to him．
D．Mitchell was in his spaceship when the accident occurred．
【小題2】What did Mirehell do after his first accident?
A．He learned to pilot a plane．
B．He was employed by a company．
C．He began to drive a spaceship.
D．He made another two new friends．
【小題3】What was the result of Mitchell’s plane crash accident?
A．His body under the waistcouldn’t move．
B．He was elected mayor of Crested Butte．
C．He became the hero of many publications．
D．More than half of his body was burned．
【小題4】After the two horrible accidents, Mitchell       ．
A．stopped flying，environmental protection and public speaking．
B．co-founded a wood burning stove company with his friends．
C．stopped to open mineral mining in Crested Butte．
D．earned a master’s degree in public administration．
【小題5】What has earned Mitchell appearances in many famous publications?
A．His shocking looks． B．His strong determination．
C．His physical challenges． D．His outstanding speaking talent．


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：本文講述W．Mitchell經(jīng)歷過一次車禍之后，不相信自己會被打敗，還學(xué)會開飛機(jī)，再次發(fā)生事故，使他腰部以下癱瘓，但他仍然堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的生活，并且結(jié)婚，還獲得學(xué)位，得到很多雜志的青睞，甚至是一個健康的人所不能取得的？
【小題1】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到But Mitchell never believed he was defeated．“I am in charge of my own spaoeship,” he said．“It’s my up，my down．I could choose to see this situation as a setback or afstarting point．他從來不相信自己會被打敗，可知他對自己的狀況十分的樂觀故選C項(xiàng)。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到Mitchell bought himself a home in Colorado，a plane and a bar．Later he teamed upwith two friends and co-founded a wood burning stove company that grew to be the second largest private employer in his state．Six months later he was piloting the plane．他為自己買了房子，飛機(jī)與一間酒吧，六個月后，他正在開自己的飛機(jī)，所以選A項(xiàng)。
【小題3】A 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段提到Then four years after the motorcycle accident，the plane Mitchell was piloting crashed back onto the runway during takeoff, permanently paralyzing(使…癱瘓)him from the waist down．經(jīng)常摩托車事故之后四年，他的飛機(jī)在起飛時發(fā)生沖撞，致使他永久的癱瘓，故可得知，他不能行走，故選A項(xiàng)。
【小題4】D 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第四段提到Despite his shocking looks and physical challenges, Mitchell began white water rafting(漂流)，fell in love and married, earned a master’s degree in public administration盡管他令人震驚的外貌與身體的挑戰(zhàn)，他開始練習(xí)漂流，結(jié)婚，得到了學(xué)位，所以選D項(xiàng)。
【小題5】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到Mitchell’s unshakable positive mental attitude has earned him appearances on the “Today Show’’and “Good Moming America” as well as feature articles in Parade, Time, The New York Times and other publications．他的這種不可動搖的積極的精神態(tài)度使他贏得許多出版物的青睞，故選B項(xiàng)。
考點(diǎn)：人物類閱讀。

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A. The Boston Celtics is one of the top teams in NBA.
B. The Boston Celtics had a big win over the writer’s team.
C. Every one of the team played poorly with no energy.
D. Bonzi Wells starts in the game with T-Mac out.
【小題3】 How do you think the writer might describe his performance that night?
A．Tough B．Relaxing C．Terrible D．Efficient
【小題4】The text most probably comes from the writer’s _________ .
A．blog B．telephone message C．note D．interview

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