初中英语人物故事类阅读阅读理解

On a sunny Sunday，ten fully well﹣dressed people were standing at the airport waiting for the parachute（降落伞）training．Suddenly，with the help of a guide dog，a blind man was coming with a parachute on his back．

"Do you also come for the parachute training？"someone asked．

"Yes!" the blind man answered in a loud voice．

"Ah﹣"the people cried in surprise．

"I know．Are you wondering how a blind man can parachute？"the blind man said cheerfully，"It's not difficult．I'll parachute like you．"

"But how do you know when to jump？"someone asked．

"Although I'm blind，I can hear! When the bell for the training rings．I'll carry my dog to follow you．"the blind man replied．

"Then how do you know when to open the parachute？"someone asked again．

"The coach says，counting to five from the moment I jump down．I can open it．"replied the blind man．

"But when you are about to fall to the ground，how do you know when to fall to the ground？It is the most dangerous moment．"

"It's a simpler．When my dog is scared into crying and the rope in my hands becomes light，I'll prepare for falling to the ground．"They looked at each other，all silent．

At the end of the training，the coach told everybody，"In this training，Robert gets the highest score for his most standard and perfect action．"

"Who is Robert？"they asked．

"He，"the coach replied，pointing at the blind young man．

55．When asked by others．the blind man felt 　 　

A．	confident
B．	shy
C．	sad
D．	angry

56．When would the blind man open the parachute？ 　 　

A．	lie would open it when the coach told him to．
B．	He would open it when his dog was scared into crying．
C．	He would open it when he counted to five after jumping down．
D．	He would open it the moment he jumped down from the plane．

57．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　 　

A．	The blind man always scored the highest in the training．
B．	Opening the parachute was the most dangerous．
C．	The blind man jumped down without his dog．
D．	There were 11 people in the training except the coach．

58．From the passage，the writer wants to show us that 　 　．

A．	we shouldn't laugh at blind people
B．	we should never say "I can't" to ourselves
C．	we are supposed to do what we can't
D．	we should try our best to keep healthy．

Karen has two kids， a boy and s girl， Dave and Nancy． Both o them are very lovely And the boy loves his little sister very much because he thinks he must protect her． However， the little girl got a serious illness one day and needed some blood． And the hospital also couldn't find the same type of blood for the girl． But Karen knew both of her kids have the same type of blood． So Karen asked her son， "Would you like to give your blood to your sister？"

Dave agreed at once． After transferring（转移）his blood，the boy asked his mother，"Mom，how long can I live from now on？" Karen understood that her son had thought he would die soon after he lost some of his blood． So Karen said to her son， "Don't worry， my son． You won't die if you lose a little blood．"

"Really？ How long can I live？" the boy asked his mother again．"I think you can live to be 100 years old．"smiled his mother． The boy lifted his arms and said happily，"Well，please give half of my blood to my little sister! Then both of us can live 50 years!"

根据短文内容，判断下面各小题的正（T）误（F）．

（1）Karen has two lovely kids． 　　

（2）The little girl got a serious illness． 　　

（3）Dave didn't want to give blood to his sister． 　　

（4）Nancy thought she would die soon after she got some blood． 　　

（5）The boy loved his sister very much． 　　

In 2007，Barrington Irving became the youngest person to fly alone around the world．He was just 23 years old﹣and he built the plane himself．How did he achieve this？

Irving's interest in flying started when he was 15．He was working in his parents' bookstore in Miami，Florida．One of the customers was a pilot，Gary Robinson．One day，Robinson asked Irving if he was interested in flying．lrving didn't think he was smart enough．But the next day， Robinson took Irving to an airport．He showed Irving inside the cockpit（驾驶舱） of a Boeing 777．That experience changed Irving's life．

Irving really wanted to fly，but flight school was expensive．To achieve his dream，he worked different jobs．He washed airplanes and cleaned swimming pools．At home，he practiced flying on a video game．In the end，he got enough money for flight school．

At flight school， Irving achieved his dream of learning how to fly．But he wasn't finished．Next，he planned to build his own plane and fly alone around the world．

Building the plane was difficult．Irving asked more than 50 companies for airplane parts．Most said no，but he persisted（顽强地坚持） in asking．Three years later，he had parts worth ＄ 300，000．Columbia，an airplane company，agreed to build a plane using the parts．Soon，his airplane was ready to fly．

On March 23，2007，Irving began his round﹣the﹣world trip．After 97 days﹣with 145 hours in the air﹣he landed back in Miami．A cheering crowd of people was there to welcome him．

Irving saw many young people in the crowd，and this had a powerful effect（影响） on him．He wanted to use his experience to help other young people achieve their own dreams．

"Everyone told me what I couldn't do，"says Irving．"They said I was too young，that I didn't have enough money．But even if no one believes in your dream，"he says，"you have to pursue（追求） it．"

（1）Why was Gary Robinson important in Irving's life？ 　　

A．	He got Irving interested in flying．
B．	He sent Irving to a flight school．
C．	He helped Irving build a plane．
D．	He taught Irving how to fly．

（2）Put the events about Irving in the correct order． 　　

a．Irving got the parts for his plane．

b．Irving flew around the world．

c．Irving met Gary Robinson．

d．Irving learned to fly．

A．	c﹣d﹣a﹣b
B．	c﹣a﹣d﹣b
C．	b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D．	b﹣c﹣d﹣a

（3）What can we know about Irving's personality according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Clever and honest．
B．	Humorous and responsible．
C．	Polite and powerful．
D．	Hard﹣working and persistent．

（4）What would be the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Becoming a Pilot．
B．	Life in Fight School．
C．	Achieving a Dream．
D．	Building Your Own Plane．

"Are you listening， Simon？"Simon's teacher asked．It was a pretty usual question．

Simon shook his head， smiling．He hardly listened or tried hard in class．Talking was so much fun．He wanted to be heard rather than listen．

"Listen， and you'll learn something．Mrs. Jacobs tried every day， but Simon never paid attention．

That evening，his throat really hurt．The next morning，when he opened his mouth to say "Good morning"，nothing came out but a croak．

Simon's mother looked at him．"Honey，you've lost your voice．"

"Can I stay home？"He tried to ask， but words didn't come out．Instead， his mother checked him for a fever and decided it was good for him to go to school， even if he couldn't talk．

When he got to school， Mrs. Jacobs said "Hello" to him，and he just nodded．When his friends asked him what TV show she watched last night，he just shrugged．By the time the bell rang for class，almost everyone was looking at him as if he'd grown a third eye．

Penny raised her hand．"Mrs. Jacobs， why isn't Simon talking？"

"He never stops talking，"Richard said worriedly．

Everyone started talking at once．They were excited， worried，and surprised．

Simon sat in class， bored．He watched them talk to each other as if the teacher wasn't there，but he couldn't even do that．In math class he could hold up fingers if the answer was less than 10， but that wasn't fun．He decided to try to pay attention．

He could do his homework that night．It gave him TV and game time with his work all done．

The next day， even though his voice was coming back， he stayed quiet again．The third day，he could talk fine，but he listened and raised his hand to speak．

What a difference that one day made!

Word Bank throat 咽喉 croak 低哑声 shrug 耸肩

根据材料内容选择最佳答案．

（1）What did Mrs. Jacobs want Simon to do in class？ 　　

A．	To talk．
B．	To listen．
C．	To sit up．
D．	To stay awake．

（2）What was the problem with Simon that day？ 　　

A．	He got a cough．
B．	He was late for school．
C．	He lost this voice．
D．	He lost interest in school．

（3）Why was almost everyone looking at Simon？ 　　

A．	Because he grew a third eye．
B．	Because Mrs. Jacobs praised him．
C．	Because he talked with nobody．
D．	Because Mrs. Jacobs nodded to him．

（4）Why could Simon do his homework that night？ 　　

A．	Because he already go this voice back．
B．	Because he paid much attention in class．
C．	Because he was given easier homework．
D．	Because he learnt to use fingers in class．

（5）What is the best title for the text？ 　　

A．	Are you talking？
B．	Are you listening？
C．	Is your voice OK？
D．	Is your school fun？

A farmer had a friend and his friend was famous for growing wonderful apple trees．

One day， the farmer's friend gave him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it．

The farmer loved the gift． But when he got home， he did not know where to plant it． He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road， strangers would steal the apples． If he planted the tree in one of his fields， his neighbors would come at night and steal the apples． If he planted the tree near his house， his children would take the apples． Finally he planted the tree in his wood．Nobody could see it， but there was no sunlight in his wood， the tree soon died．

Later， the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place． " What's the difference？"the farmer said angrily． "If I plant the tree near the road， strangers may steal the apples．If I plant the tree in one of my fields， my neighbors may come at night and steal the apples． If I plant the tree near my house， my children may take the apples．"

"Yes， "said the friend， ""but at least someone could enjoy the apples． Now no one could eat the apples， and the apple tree died!"

（1）The farmer's friend was famous for growing wonderful pear trees． 　　

（2）The farmer didn't plant the tree near the road． 　　

（3）The farmer planted the tree in one of his fields． 　　

（4）There was no sunlight in the farmer's wood． 　　

（5）All of the farmer's friends enjoyed the apples at last． 　　

A farmer had a friend and his friend was famous for growing wonderful apple trees．

One day， the farmer's friend gave him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it．

The farmer loved the gift． But when he got home， he did not know where to plant it． He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road， strangers would steal the apples． If he planted the tree in one of his fields， his neighbors would come at night and steal the apples． If he planted the tree near his house， his children would take the apples． Finally he planted the tree in his wood．Nobody could see it， but there was no sunlight in his wood， the tree soon died．

Later， the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place． " What's the difference？"the farmer said angrily． "If I plant the tree near the road， strangers may steal the apples．If I plant the tree in one of my fields， my neighbors may come at night and steal the apples． If I plant the tree near my house， my children may take the apples．"

   "Yes， "said the friend， ""but at least someone could enjoy the apples． Now no one could eat the apples， and the apple tree died!"

（1）The farmer's friend was famous for growing wonderful pear trees． 　　

（2）The farmer didn't plant the tree near the road． 　　

（3）The farmer planted the tree in one of his fields． 　　

（4）There was no sunlight in the farmer's wood． 　　

（5）All of the farmer's friends enjoyed the apples at last． 　　

One day，Tom's teacher， Miss Mak， held a class meeting． "There will be a flag day next Saturday． Does anyone want to join this meaningful event （活动）？" asked Miss Mak． Tom was inierested in raising money for homeless children but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers， so he kept quiet in his seat．

"Tom． you haven't sold flags before，" said Miss Mak suddenly． "Would you like to have a try？"

Tom was hesitant（犹豫的），but he finally nodded．

On the flag day，Tom and Angela sold flags in a busy street． "Ex﹣cuse me， Could y﹣o﹣u pl﹣ea﹣se buy …？" said Angela softly to the first person she met． The man smiled and put five﹣dollar coin into Angela's collection bag． Then she said thanks and put a flag under his shoulder． "I did it!" said Angela happily． "It's your turn now．"

Feeling nervous． Tom began to shake． Soon， he saw a young lady walking towards him．

The lady was smiling and holding a few coins in her hand．   She asked， "Are you selling flags for Fund for the Homeless Childred？" Tom's face became red and said yes． Then the lady made the donation（捐赠） and Tom gave her a flag． "You made it!" laughed Angela．

In the next couple of hours， Angela and Tom sold flags quickly and bravely． Al last， their collection bags were so heavy that they had to hold them with both arms． They felt very proud．

（1）Why did Tom keep quiet in his seat？ 　　

A．	He had other plans．
B．	He didn't like Miss Mak．
C．	He was not interested in the activity．
D．	He was not brave enough to talk to the strangers．

（2）When Miss Mak asked Tom to have a try， he finally 　　．

A．	laughed
B．	nodded
C．	refused
D．	cried

（3）Where did Tom and Angela sell flags？ 　　

A．	In a busy street．
B．	In their school．
C．	In a tall building．
D．	In a small garden．

（4）How much did the first man pay Angela for the flag？ 　　

A．	Five dollars．
B．	Ten dollars．
C．	Fifteen dollars．
D．	Twenty dollars．

（5）How did Tom and Angela feel after they sold the flags？ 　　

A．	Bored．
B．	Shy．
C．	Confident．
D．	Sad．

Dreams are like stars．You may never catch them，but if you follow them，they will lead you to success．Yan Ning is such a dream follower．

Yan is a rising star in the science world．When Yan Ning was only a little girl，she dreamed of being a great scientist．After years of hard work，in 1996，she went to Tsinghua University to study biology．After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000，she went to Princeton University and finished her study abroad in 2007．Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab．At the age of 30，she became the youngest professor（教授）at Tsinghua．

Now．Yan，42，has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton．On April 30，she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates（院士）into the US National Academy of Science（国家科学院）

However，it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements．She said that in order to realize her dream，she experienced a lot of failures and pains．But she never gave up her dream．Instead，she followed her dream and fought for it．

She usually works at least I4 hours a day．Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night．She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most"comfortable"job for her．

In a TV interview，Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams．"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them．"

（1）Yan went to Tsinghua to study 　　in 1996．

A．	chemistry
B．	physics
C．	medicine
D．	biology

（2）We can learn from the passage that 　　．

A．	Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research．
B．	Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job．
C．	Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it．
D．	Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help．

（3）What is the best title（标题）for this passage？ 　　

A．	A Difficult Research．
B．	A Dream Follower．
C．	A Smooth Road．
D．	A Famous University

I am Turere．I come from Kitengela，a farming community on the edge（边缘）of Nairobi National Park of Kenya（肯尼亚）．Since the age of nine，I have helped to look after my family's cows．As a child，in my free time，I enjoyed playing with electronics．I made my own inventions，such as electronic toys from car parts and other things．I also built other electronic devices（仪器）for my neighbors．

At the age of 13，I invented something that changed my life．It also changed the lives of many people in my community．One night，a lion from the park came into my family's farm and killed one of our cows．I was angry．However，killing the lion，I thought，was not the best way to solve the problem．Instead，I decided to invent a solution．

The first idea I got was to use fire，because I thought lions were scared of fire．But I came to realize that that didn't really help，because it was even helping the lions to see through the cowshed（牛棚）．So I didn't give up．I continued．

And a second idea I got was to use a scarecrow（稻草人）．I was trying to trick the lions [into thinking] that I was standing near the cowshed．But lions are very clever．They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow，and they go back．But the second day，they'll come and they say，this thing is not moving here． itis always here!So he jumps in and kills the animals．

So one night，I was walking around the cowshed with a torch（手电筒），and that day，the lions didn't come．And I discovered that lions were afraid of a moving light．So I had an idea…

（1）What was Turere interested in when he was a child？ 　　

A．	Tricking the neighbors．
B．	Looking after cows．
C．	Playing with electronics．
D．	Making car parts．

（2）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to？ 　　

A．	The lion．
B．	The scarecrow．
C．	The cow．
D．	The cowshed．

（3）What's the solution to driving the he lion away？ 　　

A．	Using a moving light．
B．	Using a torch．
C．	Using a scarecrow．
D．	Using fire．

（4）What can we get from the passage？ 　　

A．	The lion killed all the cows．
B．	Turere killed the lion at last．
C．	The lion no longer lived in the park．
D．	Turere's invention made peace with lions．

Clara Daly was sitting on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when she heard a worried voice over the loudspeaker： "Does anyone on board know American Sign Language？"

Clara， 15 at the time， pressed the call button． An air hostess came by and explained the situation． "We have a passenger on the plane who's blind and deaf，" she said． The passenger seemed to want something， but he was traveling alone and the air hostesses couldn't understand what he needed．

Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help blind and deaf people and she knew she'd be able to finger spell into the man's palm． So she rose from her seat， walked toward the front of the plane， and knelt by the seat of Tim Cook， then Gently taking his hand， she signed， "How are you？ Are you OK？" Cook asked for some water．

When it arrived， Clara returned to her seat． She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time． On her third visit， she stopped and stayed for a while．

"He didn't need anything． He was lonely and wanted to talk，" Clara said．

So for the next hour， she talked about her family and her plans for the future． Cook told Clara how he had become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman． Even though he couldn't see her，she "looked attentively at his face with such kindness，" a passenger reported．

"Clara was amazing，" an air hostess told Alaska Airlines in an interview． "You could tell Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to， and she was such an angel．"

Cook's reply： "Best trip I've ever had．"

Word bank
Button	按钮
Kneel	跪
Angel	天使

根据材料内容选择最佳答案

（1）What was the air hostesses' problem？ 　　

A．	They had a very difficult passenger．
B．	They couldn't understand the passenger．
C．	They didn't know the passenger's name．
D．	They didn't have what the passenger wanted．

（2）Why did Clara Daly believe she could help？ 　　

A．	Because she happened to learn some AS	B．
C．	Because she had helped people like Cook．	D．
E．	Because she thought she might know Cook．	F．
G．	Because her grandfather had the same problem．	H．

（3）Into which did Clara Daly finger spell with Tim Cook？ 　　

（4）Why did Tim Cook keep asking for service？ 　　

A．	Because he was hungry and thirsty．
B．	Because he needed someone to talk to．
C．	Because he was afraid of taking planes．
D．	Because he was interested in Clara's story．

（5）Which of the following words best describe Clara Daly？ 　　

A．	Brave and clever．
B．	Beautiful and lovely．
C．	Patient and caring．
D．	Outgoing and friendly．

阅读下面短文，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项．

A young girl named Malala， born in 1997in the northwest of Pakistan， is famous for supporting children and women to get education．

In 2012， she was shot and seriously injured when she returned home on the school bus． Luckily， she was sent to the hospital in time and saved． After that， she went back to school and began to strive（ 奋斗 ） for children and women to receive education．

On October 10， 2014， the Nobel Prize for peace was awarded （ 授 予 ） to Malala． She became the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize． However， Malala missed the most important event of being announced to be the winner of the prize． At the very moment， she was taking chemistry lessons

in the classroom! After hearing the news， Malala chose to take her history and physics lessons as usual． She said calmly to the reporter， "I'm proud of getting this prize． Although the unforgettable date itself means something to me， it's more important to finish the rest lessons today． After all， it's a normal school day．"

One year later， Amy Mainzer， an astronomicalscientist of NASA， found a new planet． She named it "Malala"． When Amy Mainzer was interviewed by Times， she explained， "I think Malala has set    an example for us． She is fearless and sticks to helping children and women get the right of being educated． Nothing can stop her．"

Last year， Malala passed the entrance examination of Oxford University through her hard work．

Before she finished her high school， she had written a book I am Malala． She said， "I hope the readers around the world have chances to read my book． My dream is that more and more people will realize it is extremely difficult for children and women in some areas to get education． Actually， my story is also the story of 61million children． Every boy and every girl should have the right to go to school． "

（1）How old was Malala when she won the Nobel Prize for peace？ 　　

A．	17．
B．	16．
C．	15．
D．	14．

（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word " astronomical" in Chinese？ 　　

A．	航天的
B．	天文的
C．	地理的
D．	生物的

（3）What's the name of the new planet？ 　　

A．	Amy Mainzer．
B．	NASA．
C．	Oxford．
D．	Malala．

（4）What is the correct order of the following events？ 　　

①Malala became a student of Oxford．②A planet was named for Malala．

③The Nobel Prize was awarded to Malala．④Malala wrote a book called I am Malala．

A．	③②①④
B．	②③①④
C．	③②④①
D．	②④①③

（5）Which of the following about Malala is NOT TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	She strives for helping children and women to go to school．
B．	She is the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize．
C．	She was taking chemistry lessons when she was awarded．
D．	She wrote a book about herself and 6.1million children．

根据文章内容，判断文后句子的正确（T）与错误（F）．

One day， little Roy was ill． So his mother took him to the clinic（ 诊 所 ）． A doctor examined him and said， "Well， boy， there is something wrong with you． I'm afraid you need to get injections（ 输 液 ） twice a day． Then you will feel better soon． A nurse will give you the injection later．" Roy thought it would hurt so he was afraid．

His mother wanted to comfort him， "Sweetie， don't be nervous． I'm here． If you're brave， I'll take you to the zoo on weekends． I promise!"

"Great! Mum， I love animals!" said Roy．

Just then a young nurse came and said to him with a smile， "I am going to give you the injection now， Roy． Where do you want it？ Left arm or right arm？"

But Roy got scared again． He thought for a while and asked， "Nobody has let me choose that before． Must I choose now？"

"Yes， Roy，" the nurse replied， "Where do you want it？"

"Well， " Roy answered in a low voice， "I want it in your left arm， please．"

（1）Roy's mother took him to the clinic because of his illness． 　　

（2）The doctor told Roy he needed to get injections twice a day． 　　

（3）Roy thought the doctor would hurt him so he was afraid． 　　

（4）His mother promised to take him to the zoo on weekdays． 　　

（5）Finally， the nurse gave the injection on her left arm． 　　

A man was fishing on the bank of a river． A boy came to see him fishing． The man was really good at fishing and he could catch a full basket of fish in a short time． The man saw that the boy was very cute， and he wanted to give him a whole basket of fish． But the boy shook his head． The man was surprised and asked， "Why don't you want the fish？"

The boy replied，" I want the fishing rod（竿）in your hands． "

The man asked，" Why do you want the rod？"

"I will eat up all the fish in the basket soon，but if I have the fishing rod，I can use it to catch a lot of fish by myself．"

Many people will certainly say the boy is very smart…wrong! If he doesn't know fishing skills． He can't catch fish without a fishing rod．It's useless to only have a fishing rod， fishing skills are more important than having a fishing rod．

Many people want to have a "fishing rod" in their life． They are just like the boy， they thought that if they had a fishing rod， they would have fish to eat．Life is full of exciting things，we should try to learn fishing skills instead of having a fishing rod．

（1）The man was fishing on the bank of 　　．

A．	a river
B．	a lake
C．	a pool
D．	a sea

（2）Why did the boy refuse the man's fish？ 　　

A．	Because he didn't like fish．
B．	Because he wanted his fishing rod．
C．	Because he wanted some big fish．
D．	Because he wanted to have fishing skills．

（3）Many people thought the boy was 　　after he explained why he didn't want the fish．

A．	smart
B．	silly
C．	wrong
D．	hardworking

（4）Life is full exciting things，we should try to 　　．

A．	fish
B．	eat fish
C．	learn fishing skils
D．	have a fishing rod

（5）What is the best tide（标题）for the article？ 　　

A．	the Fishing Rod	B．
C．	the Fishing Man	D．
E．	the Fishing Boy	F．
G．		H．	the Fishing skills

I did something wrong today．

While at the beach this afternoon． I met a boy called Bob．We talked a lot． He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs （悬崖）． I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place（ Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there）． He called me a coward． I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave， so I agreed to go with him．

We wanted to make our way down to explore （探索）the area， so Bob started to climb down and I followed him． Unluckily， some rocks came down after us． One of them nearly hit my head． We could not get back up． We shouted and shouted for help． but for a long time no help came． I was really scared． I wanted to cry． Then， we heard some sounds． Someone had heard us． A woman tied （系 ）a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope． She made her way down to save us．

My parents were relieved （宽慰的）that I was unhurt， but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing． I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again．

（1）Where did the writer meet Bob 　　？

A．	At school．
B．	In the park．
C．	At the beach．
D．	On the cliffs．

（2）In Paragraph 2． "a coward" means 　　

A．	a person who is not brave
B．	a person who is not clever
C．	a person who is not strong
D．	a person who is not polite

（3）What had the writer's parents always warned him about 　　？

A．	The wind was very strong．
B．	The beach was too far away．
C．	The cliffs were not a safe place．
D．	Bob was difficult to get on with．

（4）Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage 　　．

a． Some rocks came down．

b． The writer followed Bob．

c． The writer wanted to cry．

d． A man and a woman saved them．

e． The writer and Bob heard some sounds．

A．	a﹣b﹣c﹣d﹣e
B．	b﹣a﹣c﹣e﹣d
C．	a﹣c﹣b﹣e﹣d
D．	b﹣c﹣a﹣c﹣d

（5）How did the writer feel about what he had done 　　？

A． Surprised．

A．	Excited．
B．	Glad．
C．	Sorry．

A young woman turns around and around quickly， and jumps high． In the background， a young girl reads a rejection （拒绝） letter from a ballet school． 'You have the wrong body for ballet， 'it says，' and at thirteen， you are too old．' This was one of the most popular advertisements （广告） of 2014 and it describes American Ballet Theatre's principal （主要的） dancer Misty Copeland．

This was not a real letter． But Copeland says it is very similar to letters from her childhood． While many dancers start at the age of three， Copeland only began to study ballet in 1995 as a thirteen﹣year﹣old． People often told her that she was too old， or that she didn't have the perfect body type （She is only 157 cm tall）． Her family moved a lot， and it was sometimes difficult for her to attend ballet classes． But Copeland loved dancing and did not want to give up． She stayed with her ballet teacher during the week and spent time with her family only at the weekend． This was a difficult life， but she worked hard and won her first national competition when she was fourteen years old． Copeland joined the American Ballet Theatre in 2000 and performed in many ballets over the next few years． In 2007， she became a solo （单独的） performer， and in 2015 she became its principal dancer．

Copeland is now a dancer， author and Broadway performer． She also stars in the 2015 film A Ballerina's Tale． So what's next？ According to Copeland， anything is possible： "My career （职业） really is just now beginning．"

（1）How old was Copeland when she became the principal dancer？ 　　

A．	13．
B．	14．
C．	25．
D．	33．

（2）Why was it difficult for Copeland to attend ballet classes？ 　　

A．	Because her family moved a lot．
B．	Because she was not a good dancer．
C．	Because she had no invitation letter．
D．	Because she had the wrong body type．

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Copeland became successful because of the advertisement．
B．	Copeland had to spend a lot of time away from her parents．
C．	Copeland won her first national competition as a solo performer．
D．	Copeland has ended up her career as an actress on Broadway．

（4）What's the writer's opinion of Copeland？ 　　

A．	Copeland sets an example who never gives up．
B．	Copeland was too old to start ballet at thirteen．
C．	Copeland has made her achievements by accident．
D．	Copeland was lucky to get support from the ballet school．