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I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company．“What is it?” I wondered．I 　36　 it over．There，in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 　37　. Immediately my mind traveled  38   many years．

I was nine years old, walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulder．On my   39  that day．I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers  40  they wanted any magazines．

Shaking off the  41  like a wet dog．I entered Mr. Rader's office．After a quick glance ,he  42  me over to the fire-place．Noticing the  43   in the top of my  44   ，he said，“Come with me!”，pulling me into his pickup  45  ．we pulled to a stop before a shoe store．Inside，a salesman  46   me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had  47  seen．I  48  about 10 feet tall when I got up  49  them．“We’d like a pair of new socks too．” Mr Rader said．

Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a  50   ，wrote something on it, and handed it to me．With   51  eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you．” He said affectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to　52　　I  love  you”．

I said good-bye, and for the first time I  53    a flicker of hope that somehow things would be  54  ．With people like Mr Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love，and that would always make a   55  ．

1.A．read          B．thought        C．turned       D．passed

2.A．address       B．1ist            C．message     D．information

3.A．forward       B．so             C．ahead       D．back

4.A．return         B．rounds         C．trip         D．arrival

5.A．if only        B．how           C．whether      D．why

6.A．dust          B．sweat          C．tail          D．rain

7.A．led           B．followed        C．watched     D．carried

8.A．hole          B．mud           C．water        D．cover

9.A．magazine      B．shoe           C．sock         D．bag

10.A．truck         B．factory         C．home        D．store

11.A．dressed        B．fitted          C．showed      D．comforted

12.A．ever          B．already         C．never        D．hardly

13.A．appeared      B．seemed         C．looked 　    D．felt

14.A．for           B．with            C．on　 　     D．in

15.A．pen          B．paper           C．card　　     D．notebook

16.A．tearful        B．unbelievable     C．curious.　    D．puzzled

17.A．admit         B．know           C．consider 　  D．express

18.A．sensed        B．received         C．lost　       D．gained

19.A．mistaken      B．fight            C．all right 　   D．possible

20.A．deal          B．fortune          C．choice　　   D．difference

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it? ”I wondered. I　　it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled　　. Immediately my mind　　back many years ago.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of　　on my shoulder. On my　　that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to　　his workers whether they wanted any magazines.

　　off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he　　me over to the fireplace. Noticing the　　in the top of my　　, he said, “Come with me! ”pulling me into his truck. We　　before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman　　me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had　　seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up　　them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too, ”Mr. Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a　　, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “　　to others as you would have them do to you. ”He said affectionately(亲切地), “Jimmy, I want you to　　I love you. ”

I said goodbye, and for the first time I　　a flicker of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, 　　and love, and that would always make a　　.

1. A. read　　        B. thought　　        C. turned　　        D. passed

2. A. address                                B. list

C. message                                D. information

3. A. brought                                B. approached

C. returned                                    D. traveled

4. A. magazines                            B. newspapers

C. notes                                    D. books

5. A. returns        B. rounds                C. trips                D. arrivals

6.A. beg            B. demand                C. tell                D. ask

7. A. Letting        B. Giving                C. Turning            D. Shaking

8. A. followed        B. led                    C. watched            D. carried

9. A. hole            B. mud                    C. water            D. cover

10. A. coat            B. shoe                C. sock            D. bag

11. A. pulled up                            B. took in

C. drove away                                D. walked up

12. A. dressed        B. fitted                C. shared            D. comforted

13.A. never        B. already                C. ever                D. hardly

14. A. for            B. with                    C. on                D. in

15. A. pen            B. paper                C. card                D. notebook

16.A. Do            B. Give                C. Show            D. Lend

17.A. say            B. know                C. consider        D. express

18.A. sensed        B. predicted            C. lost                D. admitted

19. A. sadness        B. challenge            C. kindness        D. intension

20. A. deal            B. fortune                C. choice            D. difference

高三英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

McCoy was looking for a safe place to do drugs when something clearly out of place caught his eye: a luxurious brown leather handbag.

McCoy, 36, could relate all too well. One of his few possessions, the sleeping bag he used in an abandoned house, had recently been stolen. Remembering how angered he’d been by his own loss, he resolved to return the purse to its owner.

He began right away, starting with the address on the bill found in the handbag. After traveling much of the day and finally approaching the address on the bill, he was stopped by a woman, who asked whether she could buy the purse. McCoy refused, saying he was searching for its owner. “But I am the owner,” the woman said. “That’s my purse.”

A month earlier, Kaitlyn Smith, 29, a sales representative for a medical device company, had woken up to find her apartment broken into and her purse stolen. Now she came across a tall, messy-looking man holding it tightly. She could instantly tell he wasn’t in good shape.

At Smith’s urging, McCoy told her his story. He’d been in charge of a landscaping business until 2012, when a car accident left him addicted to drugs.

Smith, amazed this stranger had gone to such great lengths to return her bag, asked whether there was anything she could do to help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCoy warned. “I don’t want to intrude on your life; I’m probably gonna let you down.”

Unafraid, Smith gave him her phone number, saying, “If you want to go to rehab (戒毒所), call me.” She then drove him back to his neighborhood and left, thinking that would be the end of it. Two days later, she got a call.

Smith realized that McCoy was serious about getting better, so she dug into her savings account and bought McCoy a plane ticket to Florida. While there, he would call her to let her know how he was doing. “We were getting to know each other,” Smith says. “His scared, desperate voice turned into a healthy, lively one.” After 28 days at a rehab program at Johns Hopkins Hospital, McCoy is drug-free. He lives at a residential recovery center in Baltimore, and a GoFundMe page set up by Smith has covered his rent, groceries, and incidentals. His life is back on track, all because one crime victim could understand another’s loss.

1.What drove McCoy to look for the owner of the handbag?

A.The urge to find a business partner. B.The resolution to recover his sleeping bag.

C.His own unfortunate experience. D.His anger over the poor living condition.

2.What was McCoy’s initial reaction towards Smith’s intention to help?

A.Enthusiasm. B.Resistance.

C.Hostility. D.Gratitude.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.McCoy was a victim of an identity theft.

B.Smith offered McCoy a ride home at his request.

C.McCoy looked unhealthy when he bumped into Smith.

D.Smith covered McCoy’s living expense in the recovery centre.

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.Drug-abuse Can Heal. B.Lost and Found.

C.Mutual Communication Matters. D.Good Deeds Repaid.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Falling off a box car and landing on my head, I lost my sight when I was four years old. Now I am thirty-two. I can _________ remember the brightness of sunshine. It would be wonderful to see again, _________a tragedy can do strange things to people.

It _________ to me that I might not have come to love life as I do now if I hadn’t been blind. My parents and my teacher saw something _________ me , and they made me want to __________ against blindness.

The hardest _________ I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would have ________ down and become a chair rocker for the rest of my life. When I say _________in myself I am not talking about _________ the kind of self-confidence that _________ me down an unfamiliar staircase （楼梯）alone. But I mean something bigger than that : an assurance that I am a real positive person _________ imperfections.

It took me years to obtain this ________ . It had to start with the ________ . Once a man gave me an indoor _________ . “ I can’t use this.” I said. “ Take it with you,” he ________ me , “ and roll it around.” The _________ stuck in my head. “ Roll it around !” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _________ . At the School for the Blind I ________ a new kind of baseball called ground ball. All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my _________ . I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made _________ .

1.A. randomly　　 B. abruptly　　 C. roughly　　 D. completely

2.A. so　　 B. but　　 C. thus　　 D. and

3.A. occurred　　 B. referred　　 C. brought　　 D. turned

4.A. of　　 B. for　　 C. to　　 D. in

5.A. get　　 B. fight　　 C. find　　 D. drop

6.A. method　　 B. experience　　 C. lesson　　 D. manner

7.A. broken　　 B. put　　 C. settled　　 D. lay

8.A. courage　　 B. ambition　　 C. belief　　 D. power

9.A. firmly　　 B. simply　　 C. fairly　　 D. slightly

10.A. stops　　 B. helps　　 C. finds　　 D. gives

11.A. despite　　 B. besides　　 C. without　　 D. unlike

12.A. description　　 B. existence　　 C. intelligence　　 D. recognition

13.A. intelligence　　 B. incident　　 C. trouble　　 D. determination

14.A. chair　　 B. baseball　　 C. game　　 D. design

15.A. urged　　 B. blamed　　 C. greeted　　 D. teased

16.A. goals　　 B. words　　 C. baseballs　　 D. ideas

17.A. valuable　　 B. reasonable　　 C. impossible　　 D. unbearable

18.A. discovered　　 B. equipped　　 C. formed　　 D. invented

19.A. limitations　　 B. Advantages　　 C. puzzles　　 D. personalities

20.A. sense　　 B. progress　　 C. mistakes　　 D. friends[

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Falling off a box car and landing on my head, I lost my sight when I was four years old.　　 Now I am thirty-two. I can _______ remember the brightness of sunshine. It would be wonderful to see again, _______ a tragedy can do strange things to people.

It occurred to me that I might not have come to _______ life as I do now if I hadn’t been blind. My parents and my teachers saw something _______ me, and they made me want to _______ against blindness.

The hardest _______ I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would have _______ down and become a chair rocker for the rest of my life. When I say _______ in myself, I am not talking about _______ the kind of self-confidence that ________ me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. But I mean something bigger than that: I am a real positive person ________ imperfections.

It took me years to obtain this ________. It had to start with the ________. Once a man gave me an indoor ________. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take it with you,” he ________ me, “and roll it around.”　 The ________ stuck in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought ________. At the School for the Blind I ________ a new kind of baseball called ground ball.

All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my ________.　 I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made ________.

1.A. clearly　　 B. hardly　　 C. roughly　　 D. completely

2.A. so　　 B. and　　 C. thus　　 D. but

3.A. love　　 B. hate　　 C. ignore　　 D. miss

4.A. of　　 B. for　　 C. to　　 D. in

5.A. get　　 B. fight　　 C. find　　 D. drop

6.A. method　　 B. experience　　 C. lesson　　 D. manner

7.A. broken　　 B. put　　 C. settled　　 D. lay

8.A. courage　　 B. ambition　　 C. belief　　 D. power

9.A. firmly　　 B. simply　　 C. fairly　　 D. slightly

10.A. stops　　 B. gives　　 C. pushes　　 D. helps

11.A. despite　　 B. except　　 C. unless　　 D. unlike

12.A. description　　 B. existence　　 C. intelligence　　 D. recognition

13.A. problem　　 B. trouble　　 C. incident　　 D. event

14.A. chair　　 B. baseball　　 C. game　　 D. design

15.A. urged　　 B. blamed　　 C. greeted　　 D. teased

16.A. goals　　 B. words　　 C. baseballs　　 D. ideas

17.A. valuable　　 B. reasonable　　 C. impossible　　 D. unbearable

18.A. discovered　　 B. equipped　　 C. formed　　 D. invented

19.A. limitations　　 B. advantages　　 C. puzzles　　 D. personalities

20.A. sense　　 B. progress　　 C. mistakes　　 D. friends

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight（货物）yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can still 　　 the brightness of sunshine. It would be 　 　 　 to see again, but a 　　 can do strange things to people. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the 　　 of them made me 　　 　 　　 more what I had.

Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more quickly a person is able to make these adjustments, the more 　　 　 　　 his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never 　 　 　　 . I was totally confused and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me—the 　　 　 　　 to live—which I didn’t see, and they made me want to 　　 　 　　 against blindness.

The hardest 　　 　 　　 I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of 　　 　 　 that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: the confidence that I am, despite being imperfect, a real, 　　 　 　　 person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and　 　 　　 this confidence. It had to start with the simplest things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt. “I can’t use this.” I said. “Take it with you,” he 　　 　 　　 me, “and roll it around.” The words　　 　 　　 in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 　　 　 　 : playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I 　　 　 　　 a successful variation of baseball and I called it ground ball.

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my 　　 　 　　 . It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach 　　 　 　　 that only invited the bitterness of failure. I would 　　 　 　 sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.

1.A. remember　　　　 B. affect　　　　 C. measure 　　　 D. bring

2.A. possible 　　　　 B. wonderful 　　 C. hopeful 　　　 D. reasonable

3.A. question 　　　　 B. mistake　　　 C. disaster 　 　 D. situation

4.A. importance　　　 B. value 　　　　 C. loss 　　　　 　 D. attention

5.A. record　　　　　　 B. expect 　　　　 C. offer 　　　　 D. appreciate

6.A. natural　　　　　　 B. modern 　　　　 C. meaningful　 D. challenging

7.A. necessary 　　　　 B. easy　　　　　 C. difficult 　　 D. practical

8.A. right　　　　　　　 B. plan 　　　　　 C. place 　　　　 D. potential

9.A. guard　　　　　　 B. hit 　　　　　　 C. argue 　　　　 D. fight

10.A. game　　　　　　 B. skill 　　　　 C. lesson 　　　 D. knowledge

11.A. self-control　 B. self-confidence C. self-defense D. self-improvement

12.A. modest　　　　　 B. energetic　　 C. generous 　　 D. positive

13.A. strengthen　　 B. express 　　　 C. share 　　　　 D. destroy

14.A. urged　　　　　　 B. blamed 　　　　 C. respected 　 D. admired

15.A. held　　　　　　　 B. stuck 　　　　 C. bothered 　　 D. knocked

16.A. important　　 　 B. specific 　　 C. common 　　 D. impossible

17.A. invented　　　 　 B. confirmed 　　 C. checked 　　　 D. noticed

18.A. interest　　 　　 B. limitation 　 C. experience 　 D. responsibility

19.A. once　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　 C. because 　　　 D. though

20.A. fail　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　 C. act 　　　　　　 D. continue

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head．Now I am thirty two．I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is．It would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity（灾难） can do strange things to people．It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind．I believe in life now．I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise．I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes．I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left．

The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself．That was basic．If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life．When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone．That is part of it．But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate（错综复杂的） pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit．

It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance．It had to start with the simplest things．Once a man gave me an indoor baseball．I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt．"I can't use this．" I said．"Take it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around．" The words stuck in my head．"Roll it around! "By rolling the ball I could hear where it went．This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball．At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseball．We called it ground ball．

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time．I had to learn my limitations．It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure．I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress．

1.We can learn from the beginning of the passage that _______

A．the author lost his sight because of a car crash．

B．the author wouldn't love life if the disaster didn't happen．

C．the disaster made the author appreciate what he had．

D．the disaster strengthened the author's desire to see．

2.What's the most difficult thing for the author?

A．How to adjust himself to reality．　

B．Building up assurance that he can find his place in life．

C．Learning to manage his life alone．

D．How to invent a successful variation of baseball．

3.According to the context, “a chair rocker on the front porch” in paragraph 3 means that the author __________

A．would sit in a rocking chair and enjoy his life．

B．would be unable to move and stay in a rocking chair．

C．would lose his will to struggle against difficulties．

D．would sit in a chair and stay at home．

4.According to the passage, the baseball and encouragement offered by the man _____

A．hurt the author's feeling．　　　　　　　　　　　

B．gave the author a deep impression．

C．directly led to the invention of ground ball．　

D．inspired the author．

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A．A Miserable Life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B．Struggle Against Difficulties

C．A Disaster Makes a Strong Person　　　　　　

D．An Unforgettable Experience

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a goods yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I can dimly remember the _________ of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a(n) _________ can do strange things to people.

It ________ to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind. I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, _________. I don't mean that I would prefer to _______ without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had ________.

Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of _________ to reality. In ________ of the fact they are never easy, I had my parents and teachers to help. The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have ________ and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself I am not talking about _________ the kind of self confidence that helps me down an ________staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite __________, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself _______.

It took me years to discover and _________ this assurance. It had to start with the most elementary things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was hurt. “I can't use this.” I said. “Take it with you，” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words ________ in my head. “Roll it around！” By rolling the ball I could hear where it _______. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought ________: playing baseball.　 At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to achieve them, one at a time. I had to learn my _________. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of ________ because that only __________ the bitterness of failure. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.

1.A. attraction　　 B. brightness　　 C. warmth　　 D. charm

2.A. crash　　 B. experience　　 C. catastrophe　　 D. memory

3.A. struck　　 B. happened　　 C. occurred　　 D. appealed

4.A. eventually　　 B. therefore　　 C. meanwhile　　 D. otherwise

5.A. choose　　 B. stay　　 C. go　　 D. see

6.A. left　　 B. forgotten　　 C. lost　　 D. heard

7.A. changes　　 B. references　　 C. trials　　 D. adjustments

8.A. terms　　 B. favour　　 C. spite　　 D. place

9.A. collapsed　　 B. cried　　 C. sighed　　 D. escaped

10.A. possibly　　 B. simply　　 C. frankly　　 D. inevitably

11.A. unbelievable　　 B. unstable　　 C. unfamiliar　　 D. unlikely

12.A. fear　　 B. imperfection　　 C. concern　　 D. unfairness

13.A. fit　　 B. live　　 C. stand　　 D. realize

14.A. abandon　　 B. strengthen　　 C. broaden　　 D. regain

15.A. stuck　　 B. hit　　 C. slipped　　 D. jumped

16.A. stopped　　 B. fell　　 C. bounced　　 D. went

17.A. reasonable　　 B. realistic　　 C. impossible　　 D. potential

18.A. dreams　　 B. abilities　　 C. limitations　　 D. achievements

19.A. control　　 B. pity　　 C. charge　　 D. reach

20.A. proposed　　 B. invited　　 C. included　　 D. extended

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a goods yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I can dimly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity(大灾难) can do strange things to people. It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind. I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise. I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left.

Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. In spite of the fact the adjustment is never easy, I had my parents and teachers to help. The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance. It had to start with the most elementary things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was hurt. “I can't use this.” I said. “Take it with you，” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words stuck in my head. “Roll it around！” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball.

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my limitations. It was no good to try for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.

1.We can learn from the beginning of the passage that ________.

A．the author lost his sight because of a car crash

B．the author wouldn't love life if the calamity didn't happen

C．the calamity made the author appreciate what he had

D．the calamity strengthened the author's desire to see

2.What's the most difficult thing for the author?

A．How to adjust himself to reality

B．Building up assurance that he can find his place in life

C．Learning to manage his life alone　　

D．To find a special work that suits the author

3.For the author, the baseball and encouragement offered by the man ________.

A．hurt the author's feeling

B．made the author puzzled

C．directly led to the change of the author's career

D．inspired the author

4.According to the passage, the author ________.

A．set goals for himself but only invited failure most of the time

B．thought that nothing was impossible for him

C．was discouraged from trying something out of reach for fear of failure

D．suggested not trying something beyond one's ability at the beginning

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty two. I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is .It would be wonderful to see again , but a calamity (灾难)can do strange things to people .It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn’t been blind . I believe in life now.I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply , otherwise. I don’t mean that would prefer to go without my eyes . I simply mean that Atlantic the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left .

Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I was totally confused and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me--a potential to live, you might call it--which I didn't see, and they made me want to fight it out with blindness.

The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was basic. If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate（错综复杂的） pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance. It had to start with the simplest things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt. "I can't use this." I said. "Take it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around." The words stuck in my head. "Roll it around! "By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball. At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my limitations. It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.

1.We can learn from the beginning of the passage that _______

A. the author lost his sight because of a car crash.

B. the author wouldn't love life if the disaster didn't happen.

C. the disaster made the author appreciate what he had.

D. the disaster strengthened the author's desire to see.

2.What's the most difficult thing for the author?

A. How to adjust himself to reality.

B. Building up assurance that he can find his place in life.

C. Learning to manage his life alone.

D. How to invent a successful variation of baseball.

3.According to the context, “a chair rocker on the front porch” in paragraph 3 means that the author __________

A. would sit in a rocking chair and enjoy his life.

B. would be unable to move and stay in a rocking chair.

C. would lose his will to struggle against difficulties.

D. would sit in a chair and stay at home.

4.According to the passage, the baseball and encouragement offered by the man _____

A. hurt the author's feeling.

B. gave the author a deep impression.

C. directly led to the invention of ground ball.

D. inspired the author.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. A Miserable Life

B. Struggle Against Difficulties

C. A Disaster Makes a Strong Person

D. An Unforgettable Experience

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