Earning a black belt in martial arts and being issued a pilot’s license are both impressive accomplishments that take year of effort to achieve, but 30-year-old Jessica Cox has done both despite being born without arms.
In spite of all difficulties , but with strong faith and the help of her family ,Cox put herself through high school and then college, typing papers with her toes, She became the first armless black belt in American Taekwondo (跆拳道)Association and now has two black belts, She got her driver’s license and then, astonishingly, her pilot’s license in 2008, The achievement earned her a place in the Guinness Would Records, which recognized her for becoming the first person without arms to fly an airplane.
Now Cox is the subject of a new documentary, Rightfooted, Which Cox says the hopes will inspire disabled young people around the world, “Had I watched a film similar to this one earlier, in my life ,I know it would have make a difference.” Cox says in a trailer (預(yù)告片) for the documentary.
The young woman says her current goal is to become a motivational speaker, particularly for chileren born without arms , She says she believes her message can reach millions of people working to overcome a variety of disabilities.
As the next step, she has been invited by non-governmental organization Handicap International to work with disabled children in Ethiopia Cox is extremely excited for the opportunity, She hopes that sharing her story will inspire children with disabilities and encourage Ethiopians to include all children in school because in Ethiopia only one percent of children with disabilities are educated and their parents do not think they can benefit from going to school, She also hopes to meet with government officials to inspire change.
小題1:What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?
A.Cox earned a place in the Guinness World Record
B.Cox can type papers as a common person does
C.Cox has little difficulty in doing things by herself
D.Cox has made some great achievements
小題2:What’s the purpose of the documentary Rightfooted?
A.To inspire all young people with disabilities
B.To tell the story of Cox’s life and her desire
C.To show how important one’s foot is
D.To show how Cox works in Ethiopia
小題3:Why does Cox want to be a speaker?
A.To give her message
B.To prevent children born without arms
C.To help people overcome disabilities
D.To prove she can also be a successful speaker
小題4:The goal of Handicap International in Ethiopia is to          .
A.meet the government officials
B.help disabled children find jobs
C.run education projects for children with disabilities
D.help Cox realize her dream of becoming a speaker
小題5:What is true of Jessica Cox?
A.She is the first woman pilot
B.She is a disabled Taekwondo champion
C.She is the director of a documentary
D.She is an armless woman with strong faith

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析:文章大意:本文講述美國一位天生無臂的女子杰西卡?考克斯身殘志不殘,獲得了一些令人吃驚的成就的故事。
小題1:D 主旨大意題。文章第二段主要描述了杰西卡?考克斯取得的一些成就。故D正確。
小題2:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段首句Now Cox is the subject of a new documentary, Rightfooted, Which Cox says the hopes will inspire disabled young people around the world 可知拍這個(gè)紀(jì)錄片是為了能夠鼓舞世界上所有殘疾的年輕人。故A正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段后面一句She says she believes her message can reach millions of people working to overcome a variety of disabilities.可知她想成為演說家的目的是為了幫助人們克服殘疾。 故C正確。
小題4:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段she has been invited by non-governmental organization Handicap International to work with disabled children in Ethiopia Cox is extremely excited for the opportunity可知國際殘聯(lián)協(xié)會(huì)的目標(biāo)是建立殘疾兒童教育項(xiàng)目,故C正確。
小題5:D推理判斷題。本文講述美國一位天生無臂的女子杰西卡?考克斯身殘志不殘,獲得了一些令人吃驚的成就的故事,可知她是一個(gè)有堅(jiān)強(qiáng)信念的人,故D正確。
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