High­climbing kid raises hopes

Michael McCarthy climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1451 feet(442 meters) tall，the highest building in the US.

As he got to the last step，McCarthy almost fell down，but that didn't stop him. The 14­year­old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top，where he enjoyed the cheers from the crowd.

“I just want to show people that if a kid with no legs can do it，anyone can do it，”McCarthy said.

McCarthy，who was born without legs，has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a set of crutches(拐杖) to walk. But McCarthy has a strong heart. He believes nothing can stop him from achieving his success.

He has been in a karate(空手道) school since he was four years old. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower，his karate teacher，Jeff Kohn，was moved and offered to help train him. They spent more than 10 hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prostheses and crutches on the steps every day. “It seems that he never knows what tiredness is. Sometimes，I was so tired that I asked him to call_it_a_day，”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more exercise.”

Kohn was with McCarthy for the climb. “I saw the last 10 floors—he went faster，” said Kohn. “He's the most hard­working athlete I've ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was proud of himself and that the Tower now holds special meaning. “When I'm older，I'll point to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’．”he said.

61. Why did McCarthy decide to climb the Willis Tower?

A. Because the Tower is very special.

B. Because he wanted to set a world record.

C. Because he wanted to show that anyone can do it.

D. Because he enjoyed climbing stairs very much.

62. Who helped McCarthy train for climbing the Willis Tower?

A. Nobody.  B. His brother.  C. His parents.  D. His karate teacher.

63. What does the underlined phrase “call it a day” mean in Chinese?

A. 结束当天的训练  B. 去打个电话

C. 再训练一天  D. 另请高明

64. Which of the following is True?

A. The Willis Tower is 442 feet tall in total.

B. McCarthy had a traffic accident and lost his legs.

C. While McCarthy was climbing the Tower，nobody was with him.

D. Many people cheered when McCarthy arrived at the top of the Tower.

65. What can we learn from this passage?

A. No man is born wise and learned.  B. Where there is a will，there is a way.

C. Time and tide wait for no man.  D. A little learning is a dangerous thing.

 

通读短文，掌握其大意，然后在四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　Every year some people 　1 　or injured (受伤) in road accidents (事故). There are rules (规章) to 　2 　the roads safe, but 　3 　people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are 　4 　. If everybody obeys the rules, the roads will be 　5 　. How can we make the roads safe?

　　　Remember this rule: Traffic (交通) must keep to the right, cars and buses and bikes must all keep to the right side of the road.

　Before 　6 　the road, stop and look 　7　 . Then, if you are sure that 　8 　is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children, or very old people, or blind people, waiting to cross the road, it is 　9 　to help them to cross the road in safety.

　　　We must teach young children to cross the road safely. We must tell them 　10 　in the street. We must always give them a good example.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．killed	B．are killed	C．were died	D．was killed	[　　]
2．A．have	B．do	C．make	D．let	[　　]
3．A．no	B．few	C．a little	D．many	[　　]
4．A．rich	B．safe	C．poor	D．careless	[　　]
5．A．much safer	B．busy	C．dangerous	D．more safer	[　　]
6．A．stopping	B．acrossing	C．crossing	D．walking	[　　]
7．A．both ways	B．behind	C．in front	D．to the right	[　　]
8．A．the rule	B．the road	C．the car	D．the accident	[　　]
9．A．interesting	B．a kind thing	C．difficult	D．careful	[　　]
10．A．not to cross	B．not to drive	C．not to walk	D．not to play	[　　]