I’m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story．
A month after I graduated from high school in August，2007，I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital．
I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn’t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around．At that time，it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body，my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams．
After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk，eat，walk，shower，and live on my own again．When I was out of hospital，I still had to go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf, Maryland．After I spent a few months in a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own．It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again．After having a few lung tests，I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week．After a few months of swim training，I began my freshman year at Mary’s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team．
By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world．I am just trying to 1ive every day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed，I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members．I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow，things would work out for the best.
小題1:The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of __________.
A．operationB．unconsciousnessC．treatmentD．emergency
小題2:According to Paragraph 3, it can be inferred that the author ________.
A．was unable to talk or communicate
B．was in despair
C．faced physical and mental challenges
D．felt anxious about his state
小題3:What is the correct order of the following events?
a．went to outpatient therapy
b．received membership of the swim team
c．was pushed around to visit other patients  
d．walked 1ike a baby
e．1earnt to live all by himself
A．d,a,c,b,eB．e,c,d,a,bC．d,c,a,b,eD．e,c,a,d,b
小題4:In the last paragraph，the author mainly wants to show_______．
A．his positive influence on other patients
B．his meaningful life
C．his purpose of sharing his story
D．his great achievements
小題5:The best title for the passage would be“____________”
A．Attitude is everything
B．Actions speak louder than words
C．Everything happens for a reason
D．A good beginning is half done

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A
通過自己的告訴，作者想告訴大家態(tài)度決定一切。
小題1:猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)文章可知我受了重傷，陷入了昏迷之中。故B正確。
小題2:推理題。文章第三段說明我接受多次手術(shù)，并且我的夢(mèng)想也收到影響，在精神上和身體上收到雙重打擊。故C正確。
小題3:排序題。本文利用排除法和文章內(nèi)容可知D正確。
小題4:段落大意題。文章最后一段說明作者是想用這種方法來激勵(lì)別人勇敢面對(duì)一切。
小題5:主旨大意題。作者成功的秘訣在于他的態(tài)度，不放棄，不拋棄。
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