As Simon Kindleysides, 34, took his first step in the London Marathon in April, he felt as if magic was in the air.
"As we were walking toward the first mile, we actually started joining all the runners," he said. "Everyone was on the streets, cheering, and that was a magical moment." As time went on, the crowds and other racers spread around. Kindleysides and his team of eight supporters continued walking.
Kindleysides, who is paralyzed(瘫痪的)from the waist down and typically uses a wheelchair, was equipped with an exoskeleton(体外骨骼)to help him walk. His supporters walked with him to change the batteries in his exoskeleton so he could keep moving.
In 2013, Kindleysides was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤) that was growing in a way that pressed on certain nerves, leading to him losing feeling in his legs. He was told he would never walk again. Before his paralysis, the London-based singer and dancer had "always wanted to run a marathon," he said, but he never made the plan to do so--until this year.
During the London Marathon, the last two miles were the hardest. "At that point, I was exhausted. It was freezing cold, and I was hurting emotionally," Kindleysides said. But he kept going. "I didn't want to let people down. I had a team of eight, and I was raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity," he said. "I didn't want to let them down, myself down, and I thought if I would get this far, I would have to continue."So he continued and made history as the first paralyzed man to complete the London Marathon on foot.
Then, recovering at home, he shared his accomplishment with his three children. "They used to say I'm the only dad in their whole school who's in a wheelchair, and now they say I'm their dad, the only one who has walked a marathon," he said.
Kindleysides is training to complete three more marathons next year, including the London Marathon again.
1.Why did Kindleysides' supporters accompany him all the way?
A. To inspire him as a team.
B. To help change the batteries.
C. To guide him along the road.
D. To assist him with the wheelchair.
2.What caused Kindleysides' disability?
A. An accident in the previous marathon.
B. An operation on his brain for the tumor.
C. Some nerves produced out of the tumor.
D. The pressure from the brain tumor on the nerves.
3.What partly supported Kindleysides to finish the hardest two-mile race?
A. The belief to beat others.
B. The strong desire to recover.
C. The kindness to help the charity.
D. The prize money for the winner.
4.What can we learn about Kindleysides?
A. He was once a successful actor.
B. His children feel a pity for him in the wheelchair now.
C. He is ambitious for joining in London marathons once more.
D. He was the first disabled-man to complete the London Marathon.
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As Simon Kindleysides, 34, took his first step in the London Marathon in April, he felt as if magic was in the air.
"As we were walking toward the first mile, we actually started joining all the runners," he said. "Everyone was on the streets, cheering, and that was a magical moment." As time went on, the crowds and other racers spread around. Kindleysides and his team of eight supporters continued walking.
Kindleysides, who is paralyzed(瘫痪的)from the waist down and typically uses a wheelchair, was equipped with an exoskeleton(体外骨骼)to help him walk. His supporters walked with him to change the batteries in his exoskeleton so he could keep moving.
In 2013, Kindleysides was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤) that was growing in a way that pressed on certain nerves, leading to him losing feeling in his legs. He was told he would never walk again. Before his paralysis, the London-based singer and dancer had "always wanted to run a marathon," he said, but he never made the plan to do so--until this year.
During the London Marathon, the last two miles were the hardest. "At that point, I was exhausted. It was freezing cold, and I was hurting emotionally," Kindleysides said. But he kept going. "I didn't want to let people down. I had a team of eight, and I was raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity," he said. "I didn't want to let them down, myself down, and I thought if I would get this far, I would have to continue."So he continued and made history as the first paralyzed man to complete the London Marathon on foot.
Then, recovering at home, he shared his accomplishment with his three children. "They used to say I'm the only dad in their whole school who's in a wheelchair, and now they say I'm their dad, the only one who has walked a marathon," he said.
Kindleysides is training to complete three more marathons next year, including the London Marathon again.
1.Why did Kindleysides' supporters accompany him all the way?
A. To inspire him as a team.
B. To help change the batteries.
C. To guide him along the road.
D. To assist him with the wheelchair.
2.What caused Kindleysides' disability?
A. An accident in the previous marathon.
B. An operation on his brain for the tumor.
C. Some nerves produced out of the tumor.
D. The pressure from the brain tumor on the nerves.
3.What partly supported Kindleysides to finish the hardest two-mile race?
A. The belief to beat others.
B. The strong desire to recover.
C. The kindness to help the charity.
D. The prize money for the winner.
4.What can we learn about Kindleysides?
A. He was once a successful actor.
B. His children feel a pity for him in the wheelchair now.
C. He is ambitious for joining in London marathons once more.
D. He was the first disabled-man to complete the London Marathon.
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In 1969 ____took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon.This is certainly just a ____thought.
A.he,moving | B.people ,surprising |
C.an astronaut, interesting | D.man ,beginning |
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The old .engineer’s eyes still shone bright in the wrinkled brown face and his step as he came across the room was________,though slow.
A. shaky B. heavy C. casual D. steady
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The old farmer’s eyes still shone bright in the wrinkled brown face and his step as he came across the room was ________, though slow.
A.shaky B.heavy C.casual D.steady
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34.He took his washing machine just bought dozens of days previously for 1800 yuan in the Guo Mei Applicance in for repair it needed replacing rather than _______
A.having been told, being repaired | B.only to be told , being fixed |
C.just to be told, being mended | D.having been told, to be fixed |
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As we all know ,the Industrial _______took place in England first .
A.Revolution | B.Dynasty | C.Gymnastics | D.Character |
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His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the former president, hosted his second AIDSawareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country's Racial Segregation Law, coloured people and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election was held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.
“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one's body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat,”he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
1.When was Mandela arrested?
A.In 1963.
B.In 1990.
C.When he refused to be a chief.
D.When he became the president.
2.Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following EXCEPT ________.
A.winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa
B.uniting South Africa
C.organizing a government in South Africa
D.controlling the spread of AIDS
3.Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?
A.Struggle is his life.
B.Sports make his fame.
C.Fight for equal rights.
D.A great fighter against the government.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the former president, hosted his second AIDSawareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, coloured people and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election was held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.
“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat,”he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
1.When was Mandela arrested?
A.In 1963.
B.In 1990.
C.When he refused to be a chief.
D.When he became the president.
2.Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following EXCEPT ________.
A.winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa
B.uniting South Africa
C.organizing a government in South Africa
D.controlling the spread of AIDS
3.Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?
A.Struggle is his life.
B.Sports make his fame.
C.Fight for equal rights.
D.A great fighter against the government.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, colored and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election were held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.
“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat”, he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
1.When was Mandela arrested?
A.In 1963 |
B.In 1990 |
C.When he refused to be a chief |
D.When he became the president |
2.Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except _______.
A.winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa |
B.Uniting South Africa |
C.organizing a government in South Africa |
D.controlling the spread of AIDS |
3.If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he_______.
A.could have been the president of South Africa |
B.could still have lived a happy life |
C.could have been in a difficult situation |
D.would have been an excellent boxer |
4.Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?
A.struggle is his life |
B.sports make his fame |
C.fight for equal rights |
D.a great fighter against government. |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, colored and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election were held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.
“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat”, he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
1.When was Mandela arrested?
A. In 1963
B. In 1990
C. When he refused to be a chief
D. When he became the president
2.Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except _______.
A. winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa
B. Uniting South Africa
C. organizing a government in South Africa
D. controlling the spread of AIDS
3.If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he_______.
A. could have been the president of South Africa
B. could still have lived a happy life
C. could have been in a difficult situation
D. would have been an excellent boxer
4.Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?
A. struggle is his life
B. sports make his fame
C. fight for equal rights
D. a great fighter against government.
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