Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(残肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college(靠做工读完大学). He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself get cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room , and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came , he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
1.Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ______
A.he didn’t talk to them
B.he kept away from them
C.his arms touched the ground when he moved
D.he couldn’t use his arms
2.It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is ______
A.an average height for a fully grown person
B.too tall for an average person
C.too short for an average person
D.none of the above
3.When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he ______
A.did everything the other soldiers did
B.did nothing the other soldiers did
C.did some of the things the other soldiers did
D.took some special training
4.The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi _______
A.had no friends
B.never saw himself as different from others
C.was very shy
D.was too proud to accept help from others
短文翻译(由郑老师提供)：
汉克·维斯卡迪生来就没有腿。他不是没有腿，而是只有一双适合穿特殊靴子的残肢，人们用残忍的目光看他，孩子们嘲笑他，称他为“猿人”，因为他的胳膊几乎拖在地上。
汉克和其他男孩一样上学，他的成绩很好，他只需要8年就完成学业，而不是通常的12年。从学校毕业后，又看靠做工读完大学。他在餐馆里扫地，做服务员，或者在大学的办公室里工作，在他忙碌的一生中，他一直在用这双残肢走动。但有一天，医生告诉他，即使是残肢也不会持续太久，他很快就得用轮椅了，听到这，汉克觉得全身都凉了。不过，医生说，他能安装假腿。终于找到了一个造腿的人。这一天实现了，汉克站在镜子前，第一次看到了他一直想要的自己- --- 一个足足5英尺8英寸高的人，然而这时他已经26岁了。
汉克必须学会使用他的新腿，他一次又一次地走到房间的尽头，又一次一次地走回来。有几次他摔倒在地，但他重新起来，又回到了无尽的行进中。他走到街上，他爬楼梯学跳舞，他造了一艘船并学会了驾驶它。
第二次世界大战爆发时，他说服红十字会给他一份工作，他接受了常规训练。他和其他士兵一起行军和操练，很少有人知道他没有腿。这是汉克维斯卡迪的真实故事，一个没有腿的人。
参考答案：CAAB
试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了身残志不残的Hank的事迹。身为一名残疾人的Hank ，凭借自己的毅力做到了与正常人一样工作学习和生活，具有很强的教育意义。
1.C 细节理解题。从第一段最后一句话“Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.”可知C为正确选项。“drag”在此意思为“拖在地上”
2.A推理判断题。从文章可知Hank因为残疾从小接受到人们好奇的目光和孩子们的嘲笑，所以内心应该是一直渴望像个正常人一样，而且文章第三段“ For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall.”也证实了这点，所以A为正确答案。
3.A推理判断题。从文章最后一段“ He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless.”可知他应该是和别人做一样的事情，所以正确选项是A
4.B推理判断题。从整篇文章的叙述可知Hank和别人一样学习工作甚至在部队行军操练，从来没把自己看做一个不同于别人的人，而且其余三个选项文章中没有涉及，所以正确选项是B。
考点：考查人物类短文阅读。
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