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【題目】

My son Joey was born with club feet (畸形足). The doctors told us he would be able to walk normally ---but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery (手術) and braces (支架). By the time he was 8, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around, as most children do, and Joey would play too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to try out for the cross- country team. Every day he trained with the team. Although the whole team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know why. He continued to run 4 miles (6.4km) a day, every day even the day he had a 39.5 C fever. We never told him he couldn’t run 4 miles with a 39.5 C fever. So he didn’t know.

When the coach posted the names of the team members, Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade – the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it... so he didn’t know. He just did it.

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【1】Joey couldn’t walk normally until ______________.

A. he was three years old B. he was eight years old

C. he was in seventh grade D. he ran for the cross-country team

【2】What did Joey’s parents do when Joey decided to try out for the cross-country team?

A. They felt very nervous. B. They tried to stop him.

C. They helped him in their own way. D. They didn’t tell him what to do.

【3】According to the Passage, after training, Joey _____________.

A. had a high fever B. hurt his club feet

C. became the oldest member of the team D. got the chance to score points for his school

【4】What does the underlined word “potential” mean?

A. 權利 B. 任務 C. 運氣 D. 潛能

【5】What does the writer want to tell us?

A. You can do anything if you have a strong will.

B. You can run faster than others with training.

C. Parents should allow their children to do anything.

D. Parents should know how to help their kids succeed.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述喬伊的腳通過手術復原，因父母善意的隱瞞，自強不息，最后超越常人，組建球隊。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據By the time he was 8, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk可知，他直到8歲時才能夠正常走路。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn’t know可知，我們沒有告訴他事實真相，以及根據We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know why可知，他要組建足球隊，我們也沒告訴他真相，所以是用我們自己的方式來幫助他，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據When the coach posted the names of the team members, Joey was number six on the list可知，他在名單的第六位，所以他有機會為學校得分，故選D。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據Although the whole team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school可知，只有前七名有為學校得分的潛能，故選D。

【5】主旨大意題。本文主要講述喬伊的腳通過手術復原，因父母善意的隱瞞，自強不息，最后超越常人，組建球隊，所以家長要懂得如何幫助孩子成功，故選D。