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【題目】Born in Australia without arms or legs, 30yearold Nick Vujicic has become an international symbol of victory.His life has been filled with one hurdle after the next.But you’ll hear no selfpity from Vujicic, whose book, Unstoppable, was published last month. “My limbless challenge remains.I cannot change that，”says Vujicic, who counts skydiving and surfing among his hobbies.“But what I can, and did change is my attitude.”

It is Vujicic’s spirit that has made him a sellout speaker, traveling the world to share his story.Describing low points in his life, including a suicide attempt at age 10 and a failing business in his 20s, he says the “three Fs” are what got him through：friends, family and faith.“I can honestly say, the fear of being alone during the most difficult times in my life was worse than living without arms and legs ... Hard times make you humble (卑微)．You realize that you do need people to help you when you are not able to do it all yourself.”

A few years ago, confronted with the increasing business debt, Vujicic says he nearly gave up to selfdestructive thoughts. But he set small goals: Get out of bed, eat breakfast, leave the house.Those small successes built his confidence to move forward to the next level.“There is nothing about failure that is easy，” he says.“But it is also true that our failures in life teach us to embrace every small victory. Success is that much sweeter when you have struggled to reach it.”

Family and friends are a safety net，including wife Kanae who is expecting their first child.“My parents always taught me, ’You don’t know what you are able to do until you try’” he recalls.“The first time you fail at anything is painful.But you have a decision：Do you give up or do you try again？”

【1】Which of the following is TRUE of Nick?

A. He succeeds in motivating others greatly.

B. He believes he can do anything all by himself.

C. He dislikes telling his low points to the audience.

D. He thinks supportive relationships are unnecessary.

【2】What’s Nick’s secret when he meets with troubles?

A. Attempting suicide.

B. Struggling to escape.

C. Setting small goals.

D. Pretending to succeed.

【3】What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Parental love.

B. Failures in life.

C. A book titled Unstoppable.

D. Attitude towards life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

本文為一篇人物傳記。介紹了澳大利亞的一位身殘志堅(jiān)的人Nick Nick Vujicic及其自強(qiáng)不息的精神。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句It is Vujicic’s spirit that has made him a sellout speaker, traveling the world to share his story.可知，Nick自強(qiáng)不息的精神使他成為一個(gè)場(chǎng)場(chǎng)滿座的演講者，并去世界各地與人分享自己的故事，由此可知，他激勵(lì)了很多人。根據(jù)第二段最后一句You realize that you do need people to help you when you are not able to do it all yourself.可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第二段第二句Describing low points in his life, including a suicide attempt at age 10 and a failing business in his 20s, he says the “three Fs” are what got him through：friends, family and faith.可知C/D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句的But he set small goals及第三句Those small successes built his confidence to move forward to the next level.可知，當(dāng)Nick遇到麻煩時(shí)，他的秘密是設(shè)定小的目標(biāo)。故選C。

【3】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章通過(guò)介紹一位身殘志堅(jiān)的殘疾人由于對(duì)人生抱有積極的態(tài)度，從而超越了自己，獲得了巨大的成功，以此來(lái)告訴人們?nèi)松鷳B(tài)度的重要性。故選D。