Eleven

题文

Eleven-year-old Angela was stricken with a debilitating dia involving her nervous system.She was unable to walk and her movement was restricted in other ways as well.The doctors did not hold out much hope of her ever recovering from this illness.They predicted she’d spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few,if any,were able to come back to normal after contracting this dia.The little girl was undaunted.There,lying in her hospital bed,she would vow to anyone who’d listen that she was definitely going to be walking again someday.She was transferred to a specialized hospital in the San Francisco Bay area.Whatever therapies could be applied to her ca were ud.The therapists were charmed by her undefeatable spirit.They taught her about imaging—about eing herlf walking.If it would do nothing el,it would at least give her hope and something positive to do in the long waking hours in her bed.Angela would work as hard as possible in physical therapy,in whirlpools and in exerci ssions.But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her imaging;visualizing herlf moving,moving,moving!One day,as she was staining with all her might to imagine her legs moving again,it emed as though a miracle happened:The bed moved!It began to move around the room!She screamed out,“Look what I’m doing!Look!Look!I can do it!I moved,I moved!”Of cour,at this very moment everyone el in the hospital was screaming,too,and running for cover.People were screaming,equipment was falling and glass was breaking.You e,it was the recent San Francisco earthquake.But don’t tell that to Angela.She’s convinced that she did it.And now only a few years later,she’s back in school. You e,anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can conquer a piddling little dia,can’t they?小题1:The underlined word “undaunted” in the first paragraph can probably be replaced by _________.A．encouragedB．not discouragedC．losing heartD．excited小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A．The girl got over her dia just by imagining.B．It was becau of her strong determination and constant efforts that she got walking again.C．The girl was on top of the world when she moved the bed in her room.D．Doctors believe imagining being healthy helps patients recover.小题3:By saying the last ntence in the last paragraph,the author means that_________.A．where there is a will,there is a wayB．a person who is strong enough to shake the earth can get over any diaC．just as it is impossible for one to shake the earth,so it is to conquer a rious diaD．though one can shake the earth,he can’t defeat a little dia小题4:What might be a good title for the text?A．Did The Earth Move For You?B．A Miracle Made by a Young GirlC．A Young Girl Conquered DiaD．Strong Will Defeats Illness 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:B小题2:B小题3:A小题4:A

解析

小题1:文章开头就谈到十一岁的Angela得了一种疾病,并且医生对这种病的治疗没抱多大希望,但小女孩发誓她总有一天会重新行走,所以就能猜出“undaunted”是“坚强”的意思，与选项B意思相近。小题2:联系生活实际及上下文可知。小题3:理解最后一句内涵。小题4:A项新颖有吸引力，贴近主题。

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