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My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally — but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery, casts and braces. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a problem when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn't be able to run as well as the other children, so he didn't know.
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the crosscountry team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.
He continued to run four to five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 39 degree fever. I was worried, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. When I asked him how he felt, he simply replied “OK”. He had two more miles to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn't run four miles with a 39 degree fever, so he didn't know.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighthgraders. We never told him he shouldn't expect to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it, so he didn't know. He just made it.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者的儿子Joey生来双脚畸形，经过治疗，医生认为他像常人一样跑步的可能性微乎其微。然而，他一直不知道自己的病情，经过不断努力，他最终恢复到了正常状态。
1．According to the passage, we can describe Joey as a/an person.
A．ambitious B．determined
C．independent D．courageous
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据文章内容尤其是第四段第一句可推知，Joey是一个有决心的人。故选B。
2．The author repeats the sentence “so he didn't know” in order to .
A．criticize the ignorance of Joey
B．impress the readers with Joey's optimism
C．show the over protection of Joey's parents
D．emphasize the unlimited potential of human beings
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句、第三段最后一句、第四段最后一句及最后一段最后两句可知，Joey做到了那些他不能做的事情。由此可推知，作者重复这句话是为了强调人的无限潜能。故选D。
3．Which of the following proverbs is best conveyed in the story?
A．Practice makes perfect.
B．Rome was not built in a day.
C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
D．The longest journey begins with the first step.
解析：选C 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要叙述了作者的儿子Joey生来双脚畸形，经过治疗，医生认为他像常人一样跑步的可能性微乎其微。然而，他一直不知道自己的病情，经过努力，他恢复到了正常状态。由此可推知，本文传达了“功夫不负有心人”的精神。故选C。
