A disabled artisan who makes clay figurines(泥人) on the street in southwest China’s Sichuan Province has recently become popular across the country.

The artisan, whose last name is Mi, lost his hands in an accident 19 years ago. He didn’t give in, and he learned to eat and get dressed on his own in the year that followed the unexpected accident. Since he was already married then, he thought that he must find a way to make a living by himself and be independent of the help of others, as he “has a family to take care of.” After seeing an artisan making dough figurines on the street, Mi was attracted to it and decided to learn it himself.

The artisan said he couldn’t teach Mi when he saw that Mi had no fingers. Mi didn’t give up and finally wore him down. The learning process(过程) was challenging. In the beginning he could only make two roses in an afternoon. And his arms were often sore after all of the practice. However, because of his love for the activity and his hope for making a living, he never thought about giving up.

Today, Mi is not only able to make a living by making clay figurines as he had hoped, but taking great pleasure(快乐) in what he does. Whenever he sits on the ground to make clay figurines, many people will quickly come to watch him. Mi is full of hope for a better future, as he knows his hard work will pay off.

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1.When did the accident happen to Mi?

A In 2001.

B In 2002.

C In 2003.

D In 2004.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The artisan, whose last name is Mi, lost his hands in an accident 19 years ago.”可知，(2022-19=)2003年，米师傅在一次事故中失去了双手。故选C。

2.Which phrase can best replace the underlined phrase “was attracted to” in Paragraph 2?

A Was angry at.

B Was interested in.

C Was strict with.

D Was nervous about .

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面提到的他决定拜师学艺，即使别人看他没有手指拒绝了他，他也一再坚持，最终得到了学习的机会，可知他对这门手艺很感兴趣。故选B。

3.How was Mi’s learning process?

A Easy.

B Relaxing.

C Boring.

D Difficult.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第三句的“The learning process was challenging.”可知，米师傅的学习过程很艰难。故选D。

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A Mi is popular on the street.

B Mi will stop making clay figurines.

C Mi loses interest in clay figurines.

D Mi doesn’t have hope for the future.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“Whenever he sits on the ground to make clay figurines, many people will quickly come to watch him.”米师傅无论什么时候摆摊捏泥人，都会吸引路人驻足围观。因此可推断他很受欢迎。故选A。

5.What can be learned from Mi?

A Evening red and morning grey are the sign of a fine day.

B Behind the mountains there are people to be found.

C An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

D As long as there is love in the heart, there must be hope.

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。面对困难，米师傅选择了努力，他对这门手艺以及他对家人的爱让他坚持了下来，他认为只要努力就有回报，因此我们可以从他身上学到“只要心中有爱，就一定有希望”。故选D。