Eleven-year-old Angela was stricken with a debilitating disease involving her nervous system.She was unable to walk and her movement was restricted in other ways as well.The doctors did not hold out much hope of her ever recovering from this illness.They predicted she’d spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few,if any,were able to come back to normal after contracting this disease.The little girl was undaunted.There,lying in her hospital bed,she would vow to anyone who’d listen that she was definitely going to be walking again someday.
She was transferred to a specialized hospital in the San Francisco Bay area.Whatever therapies could be applied to her case were used.The therapists were charmed by her undefeatable spirit.They taught her about imaging—about seeing herself walking.If it would do nothing else,it would at least give her hope and something positive to do in the long waking hours in her bed.Angela would work as hard as possible in physical therapy,in whirlpools and in exercise sessions.But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her imaging;visualizing herself moving,moving,moving!
One day,as she was staining with all her might to imagine her legs moving again,it seemed as though a miracle happened:The bed moved!It began to move around the room!She screamed out,“Look what I’m doing!Look!Look!I can do it!I moved,I moved!”
Of course,at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming,too,and running for cover.People were screaming,equipment was falling and glass was breaking.You see,it was the recent San Francisco earthquake.But don’t tell that to Angela.She’s convinced that she did it.And now only a few years later,she’s back in school. You see,anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can conquer a piddling little disease,can’t they?

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “undaunted” in the first paragraph can probably be replaced by _________.

    1. A.
      encouraged
    2. B.
      not discouraged
    3. C.
      losing heart
    4. D.
      excited
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

    1. A.
      The girl got over her disease just by imagining.
    2. B.
      It was because of her strong determination and constant efforts that she got walking again.
    3. C.
      The girl was on top of the world when she moved the bed in her room.
    4. D.
      Doctors believe imagining being healthy helps patients recover.
  3. 3.

    By saying the last sentence in the last paragraph,the author means that_________.

    1. A.
      where there is a will,there is a way
    2. B.
      a person who is strong enough to shake the earth can get over any disease
    3. C.
      just as it is impossible for one to shake the earth,so it is to conquer a serious disease
    4. D.
      though one can shake the earth,he can’t defeat a little disease
  4. 4.

    What might be a good title for the text?

    1. A.
      Did The Earth Move For You?
    2. B.
      A Miracle Made by a Young Girl
    3. C.
      A Young Girl Conquered Disease
    4. D.
      Strong Will Defeats Illness
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1.文章開頭就談到十一歲的Angela得了一種疾病,并且醫(yī)生對這種病的治療沒抱多大希望,但小女孩發(fā)誓她總有一天會(huì)重新行走,所以就能猜出“undaunted”是“堅(jiān)強(qiáng)”的意思,與選項(xiàng)B意思相近。
2.聯(lián)系生活實(shí)際及上下文可知。
3.理解最后一句內(nèi)涵。
4.A項(xiàng)新穎有吸引力,貼近主題。
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