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When us teenager Jake Olson isn’t playing football or golf for his high school he’s often offering inspiration through his new book about his own life.

These activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball he says he is thankful for his father’s guidance.

It seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory— repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature — have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.

Jake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision from his left eye when he was an infant and eventually his right eye in 2009 when he was 12 years old. Rather than letting the disease hold him back Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation .

“If I was going to sit on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself I wasn’t going to do anything. I decided right then and there that I wasn’t going to let it stop me and that I was going to go out and persevere (坚持不懈) ” he said.

It was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life. “It’s about opening the readers’ eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have ” Jake said.

Jake’s father Brian Olson said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life including showing people that they can get through hardships. “Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest and with every setback there’s a setup ” Jake said. “In every one of us there’s more potential than we can ever imagine and it really is a choice.”

1. We can learn from the article that Jake Olson ______.

A. was born a blind childB. could have been a golf master

C. has great muscle memoryD. is trying to find the cure for his disease

2. According to the article Jake’s family members ______.

A. pity him deeplyB. once gave up hope on him

C. encouraged him to write the bookD. admire his efforts and determination

3.The purpose of the book Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life is to ______.

A. promote good approaches to getting along with disabled people

B. inspire people to discover and use their hidden abilities

C. help people come up with better life goals

D. explain different definitions of “a happier life”

4.The underlined word “setback” is closest in meaning to ______.

A. fight B. failureC. opportunity D. success

 

Answer 1

1.C2.D3.B4.B
本文介绍了一位盲人的少年克服了很多的困难，实现了很多人无法想象的事情。如打高尔夫等。1.C
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段It seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory— repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature — have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.可知他虽然看不见了，但是却可以打高尔夫球，完全是依靠他的肌肉记忆力。说明他的肌肉记忆很强。故C正确。2.2】D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段1 2行Jake’s father Brian Olson said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life including showing people that they can get through hardships.可知全家人对于Olson所做的一切都印象深刻。说明全家人都很钦佩他有如此的毅力看克服这么多的困难。故D正确。3.3】B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后2行“It’s about opening the readers’ eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have ” Jake said可知这本书是鼓励年轻人看清自己的真正的潜力，以保证他们在未来的生活中能够使用自己的所有的能力。故B正确。4.4】B
【试题解析】推理题。根据本句Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest and with every setback there’s a setup ”可知setback和setup是一组反义词。与darkest和brightest是一样都表示相反的意思。Setback表示失败而setup表示成功，故B正确。
【长难句解析】1.When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball he says he is thankful for his father’s guidance.
【翻译】当人们问他怎么可能在看不见的情况下还能打高尔夫，他说他要感谢他爸爸的指导。
【分析】本句中的when引导的是一个时间状语从句，这个时间状语从句中还有一个how引导的宾语从句，有without引导的介词短语表示条件，后面的主句中含有一个宾语从句he is thankful for his father’s guidance。2. It was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book Open Your Eyes
【翻译】正是使用这种思维模式这位来自加州Orange Lutheran高中的学生写出了他的第一本书Open Your Eye。
【分析】本句中有一个强调句型，强调的是介词短语with that mind-set。强调句型中的it is/was…that/who…是可以省略的。对句子结构没有影响。