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When Jayce Crowder was in Kindergarten he noticed that he looked different from his classmates. They had two hands. But he had only one.
It started when one boy laughed at him. He was mad at looking so different from others. His mother Lewis anxiously didn’t know how to deal with it. A few weeks later, Lewis turned on the TV to a news story about Trashaun Willis, an eighth grader. The boy, then 14, had become an Internet-star after posting videos of his slam dunk. Like Jayce, he was missing most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. He was shocked, staring at one slam dunk after another.
At the time it seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be an inspiring moment for Jayce — he’d see a shining role model with a seemingly similar born disability. Luckily, a family friend had already reached out to the Des Moines Register, asking the newspaper to help set up a meeting with Trashaun to encourage Jayce and build his confidence.
A few days later, the boys met at Washington Middle School. Several months later they instantly bonded. Trashaun taught Jayce how to achieve slam dunks, even giving him a basketball as a gift. He encouraged Jayce not to let anyone drag him down and shake his confidence.
After the meeting, Jayce learned to accept his disability. He practises shooting basketball every day and he really loves it. Jayce often chats with Trashaun on the Internet about basketball skills as well as some school issues. He is really motivated by this role model and has a positive attitude to his future life. As for Trashaun, he never dreamed that his videos would have such an effect. His relationship with Jayce made him look forward to helping more kids.
1. Why was Jayce shocked when he saw the slam dunk of Trashaun Willis?
A. Because Trashaun has a positive attitude.
B. Because Transhoun looked the same as Jayce.
C. Because Transhaun became an Internet star at such an early age.
D. Because Trashaun was disabled with impressive basketball skills
2. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Jayce looked forward to helping more kids
B. His mother left him alone when he was laughed at.
C. Jayce started to accept his own disability with the help of Trashaun.
D. A family friend set up a meeting with Transhaun to encourage Jayce.
3. What does Jayce’s story mainly tell us?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Confidence counts a lot.
C. Wisdom makes a great difference. D. A role model is of great importance
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Jayce Crowder只有一只手，某次他的母亲在电视上看到了同样只有一只手的Trashaun Willis的新闻，吃惊于他的篮球技术。于是他们和Trashaun取得了联系，在Trashaun的鼓励下，Jayce也接受了自己的残疾，每天都练习投篮。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“A few weeks later, Lewis turned on the TV to a news story about Trashaun Willis, an eighth grader. The boy, then 14, had become an Internet-star after posting videos of his slam dunk. Like Jayce, he was missing most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. He was shocked, staring at one slam dunk after another.(几周后，Lewis打开电视，看了一则关于八年级学生Trashaun Willis的新闻。这个14岁的男孩在上传扣篮视频后成为了网络明星。和Jayce一样，他失去了左臂的大部分。Lewis叫来Jayce。他很震惊，盯着一个接一个的扣篮)”可知，Jayce看到Trashaun Willis的扣篮时感到震惊是因为Trashaun同样失去了左臂，但同时他篮球技能令人印象深刻。故选D。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Trashaun taught Jayce how to achieve slam dunks, even giving him a basketball as a gift. He encouraged Jayce not to let anyone drag him down and shake his confidence.( Trashaun教Jayce如何灌篮，甚至送给他一个篮球作为礼物。他鼓励Jayce不要让任何人拖垮他，动摇他的信心)”以及最后一段中“After the meeting, Jayce learned to accept his disability.(会面之后，Jayce学会了接受自己的残疾)”可推知，Jayce在Trashaun的帮助下开始接受自己的残疾。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“After the meeting, Jayce learned to accept his disability. He practises shooting basketball every day and he really loves it. Jayce often chats with Trashaun on the Internet about basketball skills as well as some school issues. He is really motivated by this role model and has a positive attitude to his future life. As for Trashaun, he never dreamed that his videos would have such an effect. His relationship with Jayce made him look forward to helping more kids.(会面之后，Jayce学会了接受自己的残疾。他每天都练习投篮，他真的很喜欢投篮。Jayce经常和Trashaun在网上聊篮球技巧以及学校的一些问题。这个榜样激励了他，他对未来的生活有积极的态度。至于Trashaun，他从未想过他的视频会产生如此大的影响。他和Jayce的关系让他期待帮助更多的孩子)”，并结合文章主要讲述了Jayce Crowder只有一只手，某次他的母亲在电视上看到了同样只有一只手的Trashaun Willis的新闻，吃惊于他的篮球技术。于是他们和Trashaun取得了联系，在Trashaun的鼓励下，Jayce也接受了自己的残疾，每天都练习投篮。可推知，Jayce的故事主要告诉我们榜样是非常重要的。故选D。
