When your dream is to become a footballer, nothing should get in your way—even if you have no feet.
Gabriel Muniz, an 11-year-old Brazil kid, was born without feet. Although his family thought he would have serious difficulties living a normal life, he started walking before he was one year old. His mother would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell. It took him a while to make the jump from walking to playing football, but he did make it. And, in fact, there’s nothing he loves more than playing football. In his school, the skillful youngster(年轻人) is not only the best player in his school team but also the captain of his gym team.
He knows that his disability means he’ll never be able to play for a professional(专业的) football team. So Gabriel is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympics (残疾人奥运会的) sport. He proved to everyone there he could go head to head with any other boy. Watching him play is unbelievable. He’s fast and he’s got a big bag of tricks—he’s very skilled and he does everything he can to copy his hero, Messi so much that he is invited to go to Spain to meet his hero Messi and show his talent in the Barcelona Football Club.
His coach says he is proving the disability only exists(存在) inside our heads and he is challenging(挑战) the socialnorms.
180.What’s wrong with Gabriel Muniz?
A.He can’t see and hear anything.
B.He always gives trouble to his family.
C.He was born without feet.
D.He often argues with his partners.
181.According to the passage we can know that Gabriel Muniz _______.
A.thinks others laugh at him
B.is a professional football player
C.prefers playing for a club
D.is a skillful football player
182.In the passage the underlined word “norms” has the same meaning of ______.
A.disadvantage B.habit
C.rule(准则) D.progress
183.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A.The boy’s family was surprised he could walk well.
B.The boy wants to play football in the Paralympics.
C.The boy has too much difficulty living a normal life.
D.His coach has noticed the boy’s hard job and talent.
184.What is the best title of the passage?
A.the Power of the Dream B.The Most Popular Sports
C.A Disability Boy and His Hero D.Practice Makes Perfect
180.C
181.D
182.C
183.C
184.A
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要讲述当你的梦想是成为一名足球运动员,什么也阻挡不了你,即使如果你没有脚。加布里埃尔·穆尼斯,生来就没有脚。但他踢球是令人难以置信的。他证明了残疾只存在在我们的头脑,他正在挑战社会规则。
180.细节理解题。根据短文第二段第一句Gabriel Muniz, an 11-year-old Brazil kid, was born without feet描述,可知他出生时就没腿。故选C。
181.细节理解题。根据第三段中的. he’s very skilled and he does everything he can to copy his hero, Messi描述,可知加布里埃尔·穆尼斯是一位高超的足球运动员故选D。
182.词义猜测题。联系前文:他的教练说他正在证明残疾只存在于我们的大脑中,他在挑战社会准则可知此处指的是准则。故选C。
183.推理判断题。通读全文,了解文章具体内容后可知C项不正确。
184.标题归纳题。根据短文第一段描述When your dream is to become a footballer, nothing should get in your way—even if you have no feet,且下文都是围绕这一点来描述的,由此可知答案应选A。
考点:人物传记类短文阅读。
阅读短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome(克服)it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
59. to overcome fear | |||
Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60. than you breathe in. You’ll be 61. that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62. for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63. the thinking brain and make you 64. fearful. | ||
Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65. but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66. to face the coming events. | ||
Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67. It’s worth 68. though it takes efforts. |