Question

I was watching Sports center last night when one of those “human interest” stories came on and really caught my attention.

The story was about a 27-year-old professional Bass Fisherman named Clay Dyer. At first, they played it off as another guy trying to make the cut on the Bass master tour until they showed a picture of him. No legs, no arm, or rather, he has only 1/3 of his right arm. That’s all that he has.

It was such an amazing story that I was wondering what this guy could do. Growing up, he learned to play baseball and basketball, but found that fishing was his true calling. And he does it all on his own. He holds the fishing pole under his chin and uses that and his stub (殘端) arm to cast and reel in(收進) the fish. He uses his teeth to help him unhook fish. He ties his own hooks or lures on with his mouth, never really asking anyone else to help. Clay Dyer even knows how to swim. Since his body can’t produce enough sweat on its own, he has to take a dip in the lake every few hours to keep cool. He dives in just like anyone else, then somehow treads water(踩水) with his stub arm, then, with a little help, pulls himself back up into the boat and goes on fishing.

Clay Dyer has never looked for others’ pity, nor has he allowed his physical disabilities to prevent him from becoming a professional fisherman. His motto for life is "If I can, you can." He refuses to use special equipment, saying, "I want to do it with one hand the way they do it with two."

 

56. Why did the author become interested in Clay Dyer?

A. He assumed Dyer was living happily. 

B. He took great pity on this disabled man.

C. He wanted to know what Dyer could do.

D. He thought that Dyer could do nothing.

57. While fishing, Dyer dives into the lake from time to time _________.

A. to change the lures（魚餌）                 B. to do some exercise

C. to cast a fishing line                             D. to cool himself down

58. We learn from the last paragraph that _________.

A. Dyer aims to behave like a normal person

B. physical disabilities fail to destroy his faith

C. special equipment is allowed when fishing

D. it seems easy for Clay Dyer to go fishing

59. Which word best describes Clay Dyer’s personality?

A. Diligent.               B. Inspiring.           C. Faithful.           D. Stubborn. 

                                     

Answer 1

56. C. 推理判斷題。前兩段告訴我們Clay Dyer的基本身體狀況。根據第三段的第一句話可知，作者被Clay Dyer的故事所吸引是因為他沒有手臂和腿腳，只有殘缺的1/3右臂，因此作者急于發現這樣一個肢體嚴重殘缺的人能做些什么呢？

57. D. 推理判斷題。根據第三段的倒數第二句可知，Clay Dyer時不時跳入水中是為了使自己涼快一下。

58. A. 細節理解題。根據最后一段中的一句"I want to do it with one hand the way they do it with two" 可知，Clay Dyer要像正常的垂釣者從事釣魚活動，而不愿意搞任何特殊。其它選項的陳述與文章的原意不符。

59. B. 推理判斷題。Inspiring“激勵的, 令人鼓舞的”。根據最后一段中的His motto for life is "If I can, you can"(“如果我能，你也能”。) 他活著是為了激勵他人。全文對Clay Dyer的描述使我們感受到Clay Dyer他雖然身體殘缺，卻用積極的心態生活著，因此他的例子對正常人也有激勵作用。