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It was half past seven on Monday morning: time to get ready for school. Jay Stone rolled out of bed. He did some quick wake-up exercise and then he went over to his mirror(镜子) and looked at himself.
“Not bad, Stone, not bad,” he said to himself and smiled. Maybe he wasn't ready for Hollywood, but with his dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair, he had the looks that turned girls' heads. He moved closer to the mirror and smiled, checking his teeth.
“Perfect,” he thought. “Good enough for a toothpaste ad.”
As his eyes moved down to his strong arms, he smiled again. The hours he spent in the gym doing sit-ups paid off.
But suddenly, the smile froze. His eyes moved from the upper part of his body down to his legs. His legs were short. Not just short, but far too short for his body. He had the upper body of a six-footer, but because of his legs he was much less than six feet! Six inches less! Sitting, he was as tall as almost anyone. Standing, he had to look up at most of the boys and even many of the girls.
Why didn't his legs grow with the rest of his body? He was one of the shortest boys in his class. He was the shortest in his own family. He was even shorter than his “little” sister—by three inches! Where did his legs come from?
He certainly didn't get them from his parents. They were both quite tall. Looking through old family photos, he found the answer. It was his grandfather on his mother's side. His short legs were a gift from Grandpa Tuttle.
Thanks a lot, Grandpa!
Of course, the kids at school all noticed Jay's short legs and they had a nickname(外号) for him: Stubs! Almost no one called him by his real name. They all called him Stubs. Stubs Stone, Jay didn't like his nickname, but he had to accept it. He had no choice.
But Jay couldn't see in the mirror what his legs could do. They were quick and strong. He was the youngest player on the Brewer High football team. He could run faster than anyone else in the team and, like a rabbit, he kept going and going. Even at basketball, where the other players were much taller than him, they were still afraid of him because of his speed.
Jay shook his head. “Stubs, Stubs Stone, the kid with stubby legs. Yeah, that's me,” he said to himself with a little smile. Suddenly, he heard his mother's voice.
“Jay! It's breakfast time!”
( )6. What did Jay do after he got up on the Monday morning?
A. He did some housework. B. He took some family photos.
C. He watched TV for some time. D. He did some wake-up exercise.
( )7. What can we learn about Jay in Paragraphs 2—4?
A. He was satisfied with his looks. B. He wanted to be a film actor.
C. He once played a role in an ad. D. He found it useless to do sit-ups.
( )8. What does the underlined word “froze” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Spread. B. Stopped. C. Continued. D. Returned.
( )9. Which of the following best describes Jay?
A. Strict and serious. B. Clever and helpful.
C. Funny and confident. D. Patient and hard-working.
( )10. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?
A. Teenagers like to play tricks on each other.
B. Teenagers should have dreams in their hearts.
C. People's legs usually grow with other body parts.
D. People can turn their weak points into advantages.
It was half past seven on Monday morning: time to get ready for school. Jay Stone rolled out of bed. He did some quick wake-up exercise and then he went over to his mirror(镜子) and looked at himself.
“Not bad, Stone, not bad,” he said to himself and smiled. Maybe he wasn't ready for Hollywood, but with his dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair, he had the looks that turned girls' heads. He moved closer to the mirror and smiled, checking his teeth.
“Perfect,” he thought. “Good enough for a toothpaste ad.”
As his eyes moved down to his strong arms, he smiled again. The hours he spent in the gym doing sit-ups paid off.
But suddenly, the smile froze. His eyes moved from the upper part of his body down to his legs. His legs were short. Not just short, but far too short for his body. He had the upper body of a six-footer, but because of his legs he was much less than six feet! Six inches less! Sitting, he was as tall as almost anyone. Standing, he had to look up at most of the boys and even many of the girls.
Why didn't his legs grow with the rest of his body? He was one of the shortest boys in his class. He was the shortest in his own family. He was even shorter than his “little” sister—by three inches! Where did his legs come from?
He certainly didn't get them from his parents. They were both quite tall. Looking through old family photos, he found the answer. It was his grandfather on his mother's side. His short legs were a gift from Grandpa Tuttle.
Thanks a lot, Grandpa!
Of course, the kids at school all noticed Jay's short legs and they had a nickname(外号) for him: Stubs! Almost no one called him by his real name. They all called him Stubs. Stubs Stone, Jay didn't like his nickname, but he had to accept it. He had no choice.
But Jay couldn't see in the mirror what his legs could do. They were quick and strong. He was the youngest player on the Brewer High football team. He could run faster than anyone else in the team and, like a rabbit, he kept going and going. Even at basketball, where the other players were much taller than him, they were still afraid of him because of his speed.
Jay shook his head. “Stubs, Stubs Stone, the kid with stubby legs. Yeah, that's me,” he said to himself with a little smile. Suddenly, he heard his mother's voice.
“Jay! It's breakfast time!”
( )6. What did Jay do after he got up on the Monday morning?
A. He did some housework. B. He took some family photos.
C. He watched TV for some time. D. He did some wake-up exercise.
( )7. What can we learn about Jay in Paragraphs 2—4?
A. He was satisfied with his looks. B. He wanted to be a film actor.
C. He once played a role in an ad. D. He found it useless to do sit-ups.
( )8. What does the underlined word “froze” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Spread. B. Stopped. C. Continued. D. Returned.
( )9. Which of the following best describes Jay?
A. Strict and serious. B. Clever and helpful.
C. Funny and confident. D. Patient and hard-working.
( )10. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?
A. Teenagers like to play tricks on each other.
B. Teenagers should have dreams in their hearts.
C. People's legs usually grow with other body parts.
D. People can turn their weak points into advantages.
答案：
6. D 细节理解题。根据“He did some quick wake-up exercise and then he went over to his mirror and looked at himself.”可知，他起床后做了一些唤醒锻炼。
7. A 推理判断题。根据“Maybe he wasn't ready for Hollywood，but with his dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair，he had the looks that turned girls' heads.”可知，他认为自己的外貌能够吸引女孩的眼球。由此推知，他很满意自己的外貌。
8. B 词义猜测题。根据“But suddenly，the smile froze. His eyes moved from the upper part of his body down to his legs. His legs were short.”可知，他看到了自己的短腿，因此笑容突然停止了。画线单词表示“停止”。
9. C 推理判断题。根据“Maybe he wasn't ready for Hollywood，but with his dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair，he had the looks that turned girls' heads.”及“‘Perfect，’ he thought. ‘Good enough for a toothpaste ad.’”可知，他对自己的外貌很满意，说明他是自信的；根据“Jay shook his head. ‘Stubs，Stubs Stone，the kid with stubby legs. Yeah，that's me，’ he said to himself with a little smile.”可知，他自言自语说自己就是这个短腿的孩子，说明他是有趣的。
10. D 主旨大意题。根据“But Jay couldn't see in the mirror what his legs could do. They were quick and strong.”及全文可知，本文主要讲述了杰伊把自己的短腿这一劣势变成了优势的故事，从而告诉人们可以把自己的劣势变成优势。
7. A 推理判断题。根据“Maybe he wasn't ready for Hollywood，but with his dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair，he had the looks that turned girls' heads.”可知，他认为自己的外貌能够吸引女孩的眼球。由此推知，他很满意自己的外貌。
8. B 词义猜测题。根据“But suddenly，the smile froze. His eyes moved from the upper part of his body down to his legs. His legs were short.”可知，他看到了自己的短腿，因此笑容突然停止了。画线单词表示“停止”。
9. C 推理判断题。根据“Maybe he wasn't ready for Hollywood，but with his dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair，he had the looks that turned girls' heads.”及“‘Perfect，’ he thought. ‘Good enough for a toothpaste ad.’”可知，他对自己的外貌很满意，说明他是自信的；根据“Jay shook his head. ‘Stubs，Stubs Stone，the kid with stubby legs. Yeah，that's me，’ he said to himself with a little smile.”可知，他自言自语说自己就是这个短腿的孩子，说明他是有趣的。
10. D 主旨大意题。根据“But Jay couldn't see in the mirror what his legs could do. They were quick and strong.”及全文可知，本文主要讲述了杰伊把自己的短腿这一劣势变成了优势的故事，从而告诉人们可以把自己的劣势变成优势。
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