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1、榆林华栋中学高二年级英语阅读竞赛榆林华栋中学高二年级英语阅读竞赛 姓名：姓名：_ 班级：班级：_ 成绩成绩:_阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A A、B B、C C 和和 D D）中，选出最佳选项。）中，选出最佳选项。 1I was watching Sportscenter last night when one of those “human interest“ stories came on and really caught my attention. The story was about a 27-year-old professional
2、Bass Fisherman named Clay Dyer. At first, they played it off as another guy trying to make the cut on the Bassmaster tour until they showed a picture of him. No legs, no arm, or rather, he has only 1/3 of his right arm. Thats all that he has. It was such an amazing story that I was wondering what th
3、is guy could do. Growing up, he learned to play baseball and basketball, but found that fishing was his true calling. And he does it all on his own. He holds the fishing pole under his chin and uses that and his stub (残端) arm to cast and reel in(收进) the fish. He uses his teeth to help him unhook fis
4、h. He ties his own hooks or lures on with his mouth, never really asking anyone else to help. Clay Dyer even knows how to swim. Since his body cant produce enough sweat on its own, he has to take a dip in the lake every few hours to keep cool. He dives in just like anyone else, then somehow treads w
5、ater(踩水) with his stub arm, then, with a little help, pulls himself back up into the boat and goes on fishing. Clay Dyer has never looked for others pity, nor has he allowed his physical disabilities to prevent him from becoming a professional fisherman. His motto for life is “If I can, you can.“ He
6、 refuses to use special equipment, saying, “I want to do it with one hand the way they do it with two.“ 1. Why did the author become interested in Clay Dyer?A. He assumed Dyer was living happily. B. He wanted to know what Dyer could do.C. He took great pity on this disabled man. D. He thought that D
7、yer could do nothing. 2. We learn from the last paragraph that _. A. physical disabilities fail to destroy his faith B. Dyer aims to behave like a normal person C. special equipment is allowed when fishing D. it seems easy for Clay Dyer to go fishing 3. Which word best describes Clay Dyers personali
8、ty? A. Diligent. B. Faithful. C. Inspiring. D. Stubborn. 2Lisa was running late. Lisa，25，had a lot to do at work，plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs， she started to feel uncomfortably warn. By the time she
9、 got to the platform，Lisa felt weak and tired-maybe it hadnt been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks. Several yards away，Frank，43，and his girlfriend，Jennifer，found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They
10、 were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying. But when he heard the scream，followed by someone yelling， “Oh，my God，she fell in!” Frank didnt hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. “No! Not you! ”his girlfriend screamed a
11、fter him. She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa，he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station. It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders co
12、uld hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness，felt herself being pulled along the ground，and saw someone else holding her purse. Lisa thought shed been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pourin
13、g from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldnt，and that was when she realized how much pain she was in. Police and fire officials soon arrived，and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtownjust as he had been seconds after
14、the rescue，which made her think about her reaction at the time. “I saw the train coming and 1 was thinking he was going to die,” she explained. 4. What was the most probable cause for Lisas weakness?A. She had run a long way. B. She had donated blood the night before.C. She had done a 1ot of work. D
15、. She felt hot in the subway. 5. Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?A. Because they would miss their train. B. Because he didnt see the train coming. C. Because she was afraid the train would kill him.D. Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift. 6. When did Lisa become conscious again?A. W
16、hen the train was leaving. B. After the police and fire officials came.C. After she was back on the platform. D. When a man was cleaning the blood from her head. 7. The passage is intended to _A. warn us of the danger in the subway B. show us how to save people in the subwayC. report a traffic accident D.
