Ron loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the following year. As Ron was walking to the game, a car hit him so hard that he was thrown three feet into the air.

Ron woke up in a hospital room. When he learned that both his legs were broken, he realized his college basketball dreams were over. Ron did what the doctors told him, but his progress was slow. When he left the hospital, Ron was sent to a health centre for physical treatment.

A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny. Sunny was a coach. His legs were paralysed（瘫痪的）from a skiing accident. Even though he couldn’t move his legs. Sunny coached a basketball team called the Suns. Everyone on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Ron to join the game. Ron played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.

After becoming a part of the Suns, Ron improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. And whenever Ron become depressed or angry, Sunny was there to encourage him and help him. The day before Ron left the centre, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he managed to be so generous and cheerful, even with his paralysis.

     Sunny smiled and said, “It’s really quite simple. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadow（阴影）fall behind.”

(   )61. What happened to Ron on his way to a basketball game?

A. A car hit him.                B. He met his coach.

C. His doctor called him        D. He fell down and cut his foot

(   )62. _________because both of his legs were broken.

A. Ron’s college basketball dreams were over.    B. Ron woke up in a hospital room.

 C. Ron did what the doctor told him.                  D. His progress was slow.

(   )63. Why were Sunny’s legs paralysed?

 A. Because he played basketball with others.

 B. Because he had an accident when he skied.

 C. Because he couldn’t move his legs.

 D. Because everybody on the team sat in a wheelchair.

(   )64. What really made Ron feel better again?

      A. Medicine     B. Basketball   C. Doctors   D. Coach

(   )65. What is the most important thing we can learn from the story?

  A. Basketball can teach people about life.  B. Keep smiling when you face difficulties.

  C. Life is more difficult for the paralysed.  D. Skiing is more dangerous than basketball.

He Junquan is a Chinese swimmer and has won many Paralympic(残奥会) gold medals. Born in Jingmen, Hubei province, He Junquan was a healthy boy. But one day at the age of three, he climbed up to the high-voltage electricity(高压线) box and lost both of his arms forever. He became a disabled boy!
From then on he learnt to do everything with his feet: writing, eating, getting dressed and taking things. Seeing other pupils swimming in the river, he jumped in, too. Without arms, he suffered a lot in the river at the beginning. But he finally learnt to balance himself in water and could swim much faster than the other pupils. Once he even saved a little boy who fell into the water and couldn’t swim. His father was so happy to see that this son had a talent in swimming.
In 1995, He Junquan became a real swimmer. He practices swimming for more than four hours every day. Since 1996, he has won more than twelve gold medals of the world class. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal. Reporting on the competition at the 2008 Games, Will Swanton of the Sydney Morning Herald wrote:
“The Water Cube has been a sight for sore(气愤的) eyes. China’s He Junquan, with no arms, was leading the 50m backstroke(仰泳) final. … He came to the finish— and had to crash into the wall with his head. As he slowed down to lessen(减少) the impact(撞击力), Brazilian Daniel Dias hit the wall first with a hand. You’ve never heard a silence like it.”
【小题1】What happened to He Junquan when he was three?

A．He climbed up the tree but failed onto the ground.

B．He saved a little boy who fell into the river and couldn’t swim.

C．He climbed up to the high-voltage electricity box and lost his two arms.

D．He began to practice swimming in the swimming pool with the other children.

【小题2】How did He Junquan do everything after he became disabled?

A．With his feet.	B．With his mouth.
C．With his legs.	D．With his hands.

【小题3】How many gold medals did He Junquan win after he became a real swimmer?

A．Only one.

B．Less than four.

C．About ten.

D．More than twelve.

【小题4】What might Swanton’s report want to tell us?

A．He Junquan should not take part in the 2008 Games.

B．Daniel Dias didn’t hit the wall first at the 2008 Games.

C．The match was a little unfair for He Junquan because he had no arms.

D．He Junquan swam a little faster than Daniel Dias but he won a gold medal.

【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Terrible Accident.	B．A Disabled Boy.
C．An Unforgettable Experience.	D．A Hero without Arms.

　　One evening in a busy street, there were many cars, trucks and buses. It was crowded. When a man was walking quickly across the street, a big truck hit him down. and the wheels rolled（碾）on one of his legs. Soon people crowded around him. The driver was so afraid that his face became as white as a piece of paper. He wanted to say something but he couldn't say a word.

　　A few seconds later, people were surprised to see that the man stood up and spoke to the driver quietly, “Don't be afraid, Sir. I'm all right. This leg of mine was broken by wheels long before. Now this is not a real leg. It is a rubber（橡胶的）one. I'll never be afraid that it can be broken.”

(1) The best title of the passage is ________.

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(2) The man was knocked down and ________.

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(3) The driver was so frightened that ________.

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A．he drove away quickly

B．he couldn't move

C．he just sat there and cried

D．he couldn't say a word

(4) People were surprised because ________.

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A．the man was dead

B．the man was quite all right

C．both of the man's legs were broken

D．the driver was so afraid

(5) From the passage we know ________.

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A．the man's leg has been rolled twice

B．the driver shouldn't be blamed（责备）

C．the truck had to be repaired

D．people like to use things made of rubber

阅读理解

　　Once a neighbor stole one of Washington's horses. Washington went with a police officer to the neighbor's farm to get the horse, but the neighbor refused to give the horse up; he claimed that it was his horse.

　　Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbor, “If this is your horse, then you must tell us in which eye he is blind.”

　　“In the right eye.”The neighbor said.

　　Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye.

　　“Oh, I have made a mistake,” said the neighbor. “he is blind in the left eye.”

　　Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye, either.

　　“I have made another mistake,” said the neighbor.

　　“Yes,” said the police officer, “and you have also proved that the horse does not belong to you. You must return it to Mr. Washington.”

1．Why did Washington go to the neighbor's farm with a police officer?

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A．Because the neighbor was the police officer's friend.

B．Because he wanted to make the neighbor return the horse.

C．Because the police officer was Washington's friend.

D．Because they were invited to the neighbor's farm.

2．When Washington and the police officer reached the neighbor's farm, the neighbor ________.

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A．immediately admitted that he had stolen the horse

B．received them warmly

C．said he had lost a horse, too

D．didn't want to give the horse back to Washington

3．When Washington asked the neighbor to tell them in which eye the horse was blind, the neighbor ________.

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A．didn't say anything

B．knew the horse wasn't blind at all

C．thought the horse was really blind

D．said he had stolen the horse

4．According to the passage, the horse ________.

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A．was not blind at all

B．belonged to Washington's neighbor

C．was stolen by the police officer

D．was not returned to Washington

5．From the passage we know ________.

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A．Washington was a wise man

B．Washington's neighbor was cleverer than Washington

C．the police officer was cleverest of the three

D．all the three men were not very clever