As a child,Alain Robert was afraid of height.One day,when he was 12,he returned home from school.At the front door of his building,he looked for his keys.He didn’t find them.It was 3.30p.m.and his parents worked until 6.00p.m.Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor.He saw an open window.He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building.When he opened his eyes,he told himself,‘I can do it.’Fifteen minutes later,he was in his house and his fear of height was gone.
???? Then,Alain tried to climb buildings.In 2003,he climbed a building in London,dressing up as aspiderman to advertise the movie.In 2004,he climbedTaipei 101(one of the tallest buildings in the world).To reach the top of a building,Alain used only his hands and special shoes.
Alain takes climbing as a hobby.He also does it to raise money for charity(for have and the homeless).When he climbs,he wants to send a massage to people.If you have a dream----something you really want to do,it can become true.But you must be brave and keep trying.If something bad happens,don’t give up.Close your eyes and tell yourself,‘I can do it.’
1.Alain Robert first climbed the tall building __________.
A.in 2003??? B.in 2004??? C.at 6.00p.m.??? D.at the age of12
2.Alain Robert climbed the tall building in London to__________.
A.advertise the movie Spiderman?? B.make the, movie Spiderman
C.enter the apartment???????????? D.raise money for children and the homeless
3.What can you learn from this passage?
A.We must learn to climb tall building
B.If we have a dream,we must be brave and hold on to it
C.If we say‘I can do it ,’we can climb tall building
D.We must climb tall buildingsto raise money for charity.
1.A
2.A
3.B
【解析】
試題分析:這篇短文中作者主要講述了Alain Robert以前恐高,但是他12歲時(shí)克服困難,爬到了自家的樓上。此后他試圖攀爬樓層。Alain Robert把爬樓當(dāng)成了愛好。他說只要你有夢想,總有一天會實(shí)現(xiàn),但你必須勇敢并不斷嘗試。
1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段,In 2003,he climbed a building in London描述,可知他是在2003年攀爬的,故選A。
2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段he climbed a building in London,dressing up as aspiderman to advertise the movie.描述,可知Alain Robert打扮成蜘蛛俠是為了為了電影做廣告,故選A。
3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段描述可知,Alain Robert想傳遞給人們只要你勇敢并不斷嘗試,你的夢想就會實(shí)現(xiàn)。故選B.
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