Randy Kraus was paralyzed(瘫痪的).His left side was useless.He'd been a police officer before,and he could do strong and able.Now,he felt he could do nothing.
His trouble started with Parkinson's disease,but it didn't end there.In July,2002,the 60-year-old Kraus went into the hospital for an operation on his brain to control the shaking.But he had a stroke(中风).He was paralyzed.The doctors said,“You may never walk again and you might not even be able to talk.”
Kraus found that he couldn't lift a fork or take a drink by himself.Physical treatment was so painful and slow. What did he have to live for?So Kraus held the gun against his head.Feeling the cold metal on his skin,he began to consider the pain he would cause for his wife,daughters and grandchildren.He didn't pull the trigger(扳机).
Andrew Garud,his exercise physiologist(生理学家),told him,“You are where you are.The pace would be slow; the pain would be real.But as long as you are alive,you have the ability to get better.
After three months of working with Garud,Kraus wanted to see if he could stand.He could.Then he took three steps,sat down and cried like a baby.
One step,as they say,led to another.Next he managed a short walk along the edge of a boxing ring(拳击台)in the health club.It was the hardest fight of Kraus's life.People at the gym cheered him on.Garud kept saying he could do more.Now,Kraus can brush his teeth,shave himself,and get around the house with a walker.Only the paralyzed can fully understand little triumphs.
1.According to the fourth paragraph,what did Andrew Garud mean?
A. Everyone in the world has the right to be alive.
B. It's necessary for people to do exercise to keep healthy.
C. One should try to lead a better life.
D. As long as a person is alive,he will have a chance to be better.
2.What does the underlined word “triumphs” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Difficulties. B. Successes.
C. Disappointments. D. Reputations.
3.What personality does Kraus probably have?
A. Optimism. B. Strong mindedness.
C. Sympathy. D. Generosity.
4.According to the passage,we can learn that______.
A. the stroke during the operation on his brain led to Kraus' paralysis
B. Kraus' operation in 2002 was performed by Andrew Garud
C. doing exercises can help cure Parkinson's disease
D. Kraus will lead a normal life as a healthy person in the future
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Randy Kraus was paralyzed(瘫痪的).His left side was useless.He'd been a police officer before,and he could do strong and able.Now,he felt he could do nothing.
His trouble started with Parkinson's disease,but it didn't end there.In July,2002,the 60-year-old Kraus went into the hospital for an operation on his brain to control the shaking.But he had a stroke(中风).He was paralyzed.The doctors said,“You may never walk again and you might not even be able to talk.”
Kraus found that he couldn't lift a fork or take a drink by himself.Physical treatment was so painful and slow. What did he have to live for?So Kraus held the gun against his head.Feeling the cold metal on his skin,he began to consider the pain he would cause for his wife,daughters and grandchildren.He didn't pull the trigger(扳机).
Andrew Garud,his exercise physiologist(生理学家),told him,“You are where you are.The pace would be slow; the pain would be real.But as long as you are alive,you have the ability to get better.
After three months of working with Garud,Kraus wanted to see if he could stand.He could.Then he took three steps,sat down and cried like a baby.
One step,as they say,led to another.Next he managed a short walk along the edge of a boxing ring(拳击台)in the health club.It was the hardest fight of Kraus's life.People at the gym cheered him on.Garud kept saying he could do more.Now,Kraus can brush his teeth,shave himself,and get around the house with a walker.Only the paralyzed can fully understand little triumphs.
1.According to the fourth paragraph,what did Andrew Garud mean?
A. Everyone in the world has the right to be alive.
B. It's necessary for people to do exercise to keep healthy.
C. One should try to lead a better life.
D. As long as a person is alive,he will have a chance to be better.
2.What does the underlined word “triumphs” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Difficulties. B. Successes.
C. Disappointments. D. Reputations.
3.What personality does Kraus probably have?
A. Optimism. B. Strong mindedness.
C. Sympathy. D. Generosity.
4.According to the passage,we can learn that______.
A. the stroke during the operation on his brain led to Kraus' paralysis
B. Kraus' operation in 2002 was performed by Andrew Garud
C. doing exercises can help cure Parkinson's disease
D. Kraus will lead a normal life as a healthy person in the future
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One of the most famous basketball players in the New Castle ' s history was paralyzed(瘫痪的) in a wheelchair one day and was walking the next. Citizens of New Castle simply refer to it as " The Miracle" .
Joel Haler woke up in his dorm room at Hope College last October totally paralyzed from the waist down. Four hospitals later, the only way he could walk was through Robotic Walking Treatment.
"This past Tuesday ,I was doing the Robotic walk and lasted ten minutes, " Joel said. After that, he gave up. Joel w-anted to accept the inevitable (不可避免的事) and cancelled his next Robotic Walking Treatment appointment.
Then , the night before his cancelled appointment, he woke up to a terrible pain. An hour and a half later ,the serious pain left him with an unusual feeling in his legs.
" As it continued to move up my legs ,it became more and more painful and it took an hour and a half to reach my hips(臀部) , " Joel recalled.
"I stood up and walked into my parents' room. ' Mom and dad, look! ' ," he said proudly.
" He said something and I was like, ' Joell Joel ! You ' re walking ! You ' re walking ! ' We jumped out of bed , cried and hugged, " Joel ' s mom Karen remembered.
"I burst into tears. It ' s hard seeing your son not be able to walk .but he was standing there , walking , " Joel ' s father Eric said , tearfully.
It was Thursday , January 23 , when he could finally walk. That date made perfect sense to Joel. He had dreamt of a calendar that only said "J 23 " . He didn't know what to make of it until "a little boy at church ,four years old, came up to me and said, ' you will walk on a Thurs-day ' , " Joel recalled.
So the 20-year-old college student, who could only walk with the aid of a robot on Tuesday ,was walking on his own.
1. According to the passage , " The Miracle" is that ________
A. Joel Haler became the most famous basketball player
B. Robotic Walking Treatment could cure paralysis
C. Joel Haler could walk again after three months ' paralysis
D. a paralyzed boy could play basketball well
2. Which part of Joel Haler' s body didn't work?
A. His whole body. B. His legs and feet.
C. His arms and hands. D. His arms and legs.
3.Before Joel Haler ' s walking again , his attitude to the illness was ______.
A. positive B. indifferent C. optimistic D. hopeless
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Every morning, he was running ________ with his father.
A.side in side B.side by side
C.side to side D.side with side
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A lonely and sad pug (哈巴狗) was photographed as he waited for his owner by the side of the road has been considered as the world’s saddest dog. Pictures of the pet taken by a passer-by have become an internet foucus after being posted on the photo-sharing website Flickr. The dog which is nicknamed Mr Newman looks terribly upset as he sits on the pavement tied to a lamp-post with a rope.
The photograph was taken outside a café in the Californian city of San Francisco, which may go some way to explaining why he is dressed in a stylish grey and purple sweater.
"He was hanging around looking for somebody to love him. I tried to cheer him up – he seemed happy to see me," said the photographer Chris Michael.
One of the four photos of the pug on Flickr is titled "Tough day for Mr Newman" and with some other words as follows: "Despite his cool clothes, the girls just aren't interested in him any more."
Dozens of people on the site said they had been touched by the dog's pitiful expressions gaze. "I come back to see this photo every now and then because it's too cute, so does my daughter. In fact, my family all are touched," wrote one of the pedestrians who had seen the photo. Another viewer said that she had been moved as to buy a pug of her own after seeing the photos.
Mr Newman may have won the hearts of internet users but he is unlikely to be more famous than a cat competitor Keyboard Cat, the musical pet who has become a star on YouTube.
1.The little pug waited by the road probably because .
A.it was abandoned by its owner B.it was left behind by his owner
C.it was trapped by a passer – by D.it couldn’t find the way home
2.We can infer from the passage that the photographer Chris Michael .
A.knew much about the owner of the dog
B.helped to find the owner of the pug
C.took great interest in its colorful sweater
D.tried to amuse the pug in some ways
3.The writer used the underlined sentence from the website to .
A.add some humor to the passage
B.describe the pug’s loveliness
C.help the god owner recognize it
D.inform girls to adopt the dog
4.What would be discussed next according to the text? .
A.Description of another dog
B.The pug’s recent situation
C.Some details about the keyboard cat
D.Pet owners’ responsibility
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Tenzing left his home when he was ten to work and help his mother,who was looking after their 2-acre ancestral farm after his father’s death. He did temporary jobs for the first few years and then joined a Malaysian construction firm,where he learnt to drive,repair machines, work on the Internet and even speak English fluently.
“In those 13 years,I learnt everything—driving, mechanic work,and how to set up a small factory. This made me gain much confidence to do almost all jobs,” says Tenzing.
However, as his mother was getting older, on December 12, 2006, Tenzing returned to his hometown in Assam. Having visited several farms, he came to know that tea could be easily exported and many tea companies were buying tea; so he also decided to grow tea on his farm. But as his family had never grown tea,he had no idea how to do it.
Being a layman (外行)in this field, Tenzing went to meet with many tea experts and followed their instructions. But whenever he sprayed pesticide (农药)on his farm, he’d get a headache and feel indisposed. So he started looking for alternatives, Tenzing did his research online and finally in 2007, he connected with people from a Canadian non-governmental organization and invited them to his farm, where they trained him. Thus, Tenzing started growing tea organically.
Today Tenzing has 25 acres of land, in which 7.5 acres is used for tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming. He has trained about 30,000 farmers so far. Every year almost 100 tourists visit his farm from various parts of the world like the UK, Australia, Germany, etc.
1.What can we know about Tenzing?
A. He was mistreated at a young age. B. He lived a happy childhood.
C. He received much formal education. D. He had great learning ability.
2.Why did Tenzing want to grow tea on his farm?
A. Tea sold very well at that time. B. His mother was getting older.
C. His land was best for tea growth. D. He was tired of temporary jobs.
3.What does the underlined word “indisposed” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Unfair. B. Motivated
C. Uncomfortable. D. Touched.
4.Which of the following could be the best title of this passage?
A. A hot tourist attraction in Assam
B. The biggest tea farm in Assam
C. Tenzing, Assam’s First Organic Tea Farmer
D. The conflict between experts and a layman
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Not until he had left his friend _______ how important friendship was for him.
A.did he realize B.he realized C.had he realized D.he had realized
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In 2000, a tiny goose was left behind by his parents in our driveway. He was too young to fly and join the adults. So, we had to bring him onto our back porch to ensure his safety. A week later, the young goose had clearly decided we were his new family. We called the little guy Peeper.
A year passed and we were accustomed to the life of taking care of him. Peeper slept on our back porch each night. My dad would spray off all the goose’s droppings daily. Part of this ritual(例行的事)included dad throwing Peeper up into the air so he could fly a loop around the house, coming back again once the porch was clean. One evening, my dad threw him up again, but this time, Peeper just flew off and never back again. Twenty years passed, and Peeper became a fond memory for my family.
Geese live to be around 25 years old, are very loyal, and never forget their first home. Even so, it came as a total shock to me when, in 2019, an aging adult goose made his way back to my family home. At first, I assumed it was just another goose. And yet, something about the lone male seemed oddly familiar to me.
After two weeks of the goose coming back repeatedly, it became clear to me that this wasn't a random goose. He did all of the same things Peeper used to, like trying to come in through the front door and sleeping in our enclosed pool area. In addition to looking like Peeper's old ways, this goose also responded to the name Peeper. Much to my amazement, my old best friend had returned, 20 years later.
This experience has been as meaningful to me as anything in my life. I hope that my children, someday, have the opportunity to connect with nature and a wild being in this same way. People long for connection with the natural world. Through Peeper, I have learned so much about myself and about the nature of love.
1.What did the author's family do to the little goose?
A.He taught him some tricks.
B.They restricted his flight.
C.He tried to drive him away.
D.They took good care of him.
2.What do we know about geese from this text?
A.They depend on human very much.
B.They always remember the first home.
C.They know how to repay human beings.
D.They are good at flying long distances.
3.What does the author think of the reunion with the goose?
A.It is controversial. B.It is quite natural.
C.It is of significance. D.It is accidental.
4.What can be a suitable title for this text?
A.The Reunion of a Family and a Goose
B.A Goose with a Great Memory
C.A Goose Will Eventually Fly Away
D.The Desire to Get on Well with Animals
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(2010·江西)Not until he left his home ________ to know how important the family was for him.
A. did he begin B.had he begun
C.he began D.he had begun
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Not until he left his home _____ to know how important the family was for him.
A. did he begin B. had he begun
C. that he began D. he had begun
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James left his hometown when he was 16, and he ______ back there since.
A. wouldn’t be B. hasn’t been
C. hadn’t been D. won’t be
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