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题目内容：

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the 21building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that 24a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25. He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school 27he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 29more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32.”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was 34of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 35to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

小题1:A. largest B. highest C. earliest

小题2:A. seldom B. hardly C. almost

小题3:A. enjoyed B. needed C. made

小题4:A. while B. though C. if

小题5:A. heart B. hope C. body

小题6:A. by B. for C. from

小题7:A. as B. since C. until

小题8:A. pleased B. beaten C. moved

小题9:A. used B. spent C. took

小题10:A. Here B. There C. It

小题11:A. However B. Sometimes C. Then

小题12:A. friends B. helpers C. exercise

小题13:A. tried B. saw C. did

小题14:A. thinking B. talking C. proud

小题15:A. point B. go C. turn

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:C

小题7:B

小题8:C

小题9:B

小题10:C

小题11:B

小题12:C

小题13:B

小题14:C

小题15:A

答案解析：

文章介绍了一个失去双腿的年轻人靠自己的毅力征服了美国最高的大楼，以此告诉我们做任何事情都要意志坚定，一定会成功。

小题1:形容词辨析。形容山的高低应该用high.

小题2:副词辨析。A很少；B几乎不；C几乎。根据句意可知C正确。

小题3:动词辨析。A享受；B需要；C制作；根据句意可知A正确。他享受别人的欢呼。

小题4:连词辨析。句意：如果没有腿的人都能做到，那么任何人都能做到。

小题5:名词辨析。A信念；心；B希望；D身体；句意：他有强烈的信念。

小题6:固定用法。Stop sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事；

小题7:考察连词。根据前半句的现在完成时可知与since连用。

小题8:动词辨析。A使…高兴；B击败；C感动。这里是指我被他的决心打动。

小题9:固定句型.spend some time in doing sth花费时间做某事。

小题10:固定句型。It seems that…似乎…

小题11:副词辨析。Ａ然而；Ｂ有时候；Ｃ那时；句意：有时候我是如此之累以至于我请求他休息一天。

小题12:名词辨析。A朋友；B帮助的人；C练习，锻炼；句意：他仍然充满了精力，想要更多的锻炼。

小题13:动词辨析。A尝试，努力；B看见；C做；句意：他看见了最后十层。

小题14:固定词组。句意可知作者为自己感到自豪。Be proud of…对…自豪

小题15:动词辨析。A指着；B走；C转；point to指向…;句意：我会指向那栋楼房说，那就是我爬过的大楼。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。