无腿小伙用双手“丈量”泰山
无腿小伙用双手“丈量”泰山

Wang Jiade is a 31-year-old man without legs. At age 19, Wang lost his legs. He once felt very upset but found courage (勇气) from Chen Zhou. Chen also lost his legs. But he climbed China’s five great mountains with his arms. Wang wanted to do the same thing. So he trained for ten years to build his arm strength (力气).
These days, Wang achieved (实现) an amazing dream! He used only his arms to climb Mount Tai. After 21 hours of hard work, he got to the top.
During the climb, Wang felt very tired and almost gave up (放弃). But kind strangers cheered him on. After climbing down, he was too tired to even hold a water bottle. Still, he hopes to climb more mountains someday.

1.1. Wang Jiade lost his legs at the age of _______.

A 19

B 21

C 31

D 10

解析:选A。A细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的 “At age 19, Wang lost his legs.” 可知,王加德是在 19 岁的时候失去了双腿。故选A。

2.2. Who inspired (鼓舞) Wang Jiade to climb mountains?

A His parents.

B His friends.

C Chen Zhou.

D Strangers.

解析:选C。C细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的 “He once felt very upset but found courage from Chen Zhou. Chen also lost his legs. But he climbed China’s five great mountains with his arms. Wang wanted to do the same thing.” 可知,是同样失去双腿的陈州给了王加德爬山的勇气,激励了他。故选C。

3.3. How long did it take Wang Jiade to climb Mount Tai?

A 12 hours.

B 19 hours.

C 21 hours.

D 10 years.

解析:选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“After 21 hours of hard work, he got to the top”可知,他爬了21个小时成功登顶。故选C。

4.4. Why couldn’t Wang hold his water bottle after climbing down?

A He was too tired.

B The bottle was broken.

C He forgot to bring it.

D A stranger took it.

解析:选A。A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“After climbing down, he was too tired to even hold a water bottle.”爬下山后,他累得连水瓶都拿不动了。故选A。