江苏专用 2014-2015学年高中英语单元测试题：阶段性测试二（牛津版必修1）.docVIP

江苏专用 2014-2015学年高中英语单元测试题：阶段性测试二（牛津版必修1） Class: Name: Marks: 满分（）阅读理解 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分) D. Before Valentine’s Day in 2014. D Cervantes was born to poor parents. His future looked dark as he grew to see a life of sadness and poverty before him. He joined the army as a common soldier and was hurt so badly that he could not use his left arm. He later failed to find a job and, on two occasions, was sent to prison. He continued to have brushes (冲突) with the law and struggled just to survive. But, despite these troubles of his life, he never let go of his dream — to write a book. He realized his dream and he wrote a book. In the book he told of a beautiful story which came from his heart’s deepest dreams. It is about a man who saw the world differently than everyone else. Though created in suffering, the book is an inspiring (鼓舞人的) story of hope. This man’s story has been put to music and film, translated into many languages and remains a literary classic after some 400 years. It has moved many people in the world. The author was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and the book is Don Quijote de la Mancha (《堂吉诃德》). Perhaps Cervantes himself believed that “the world sees people as they are — I see them as they can be!” Cervantes may never have written such a wonderful work if he had not seen some potential (潜能) within himself. He knew, and has taught others ever since, that great truth: What we see will come to be. Some see situations as they are, others as they can be. Some see people as they are, others as they can be. And some see themselves as they are, others as they can be. But when we set our sights upon the best that is within a situation or a human being, what we see will come to be. And we’ll know the power of hope. 48. The author writes this passage to remind us that 　　　. A. we should be brave to deal with troubles B. nothing is hard if we put our heart into it C. we all have great potential inside ourselves D. no one knows what he can do