2019学年度人教版选修七Unit2Robot Period1Reading阅读学案设计

Ⅳ.阅读理解

Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs，but he doesn't let this stop him.

The brave 26­year­old man plays football and golf，and swims，in spite of the fact that he has no arms or legs.

Nick has a small foot on his left side，which helps him balance and makes him able to kick. He uses his one foot to type，write with a pen and pick things up.

"I call it my chicken drumstick (鸡腿下段)，" joked Nick，who was born in Melbourne，Australia，but now lives in Los Angeles."I'd be lost without it.When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨)．"

"He's very modest，but he gets marriage proposals (求婚) from women all the time，" said Nick's friend Steve Appel.

"He would love to get married and start a family，but he's waiting for the right girl to come along."

When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room. His distraught mother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.

His disability came without any medical explanation，which was a rare case. Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them.

"My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself，" he said.

"It was so hard for them，but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave me the courage to learn how to swim."

语篇解读　Nick Vujicic出生于澳大利亚的墨尔本市。在出生时，他没有四肢。但是，现年26岁的Nick Vujicic会踢足球、打高尔夫球、游泳和打字等，他的生活几乎与正常人一样。

1．We can learn from the text that Nick________.

A．has a poor sense of balance

B．understands his mother very well

C．considers his small foot ugly

D．is disappointed with his health condition

解析：　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，Nick非常理解自己的母亲。

答案：　B

2．What can we learn from what Steve Appel said?

A．Nick Vujicic is serious about his marriage.

B．Nick Vujicic is not popular with women.

C．Nick Vujicic is afraid of starting a family.

D．Nick Vujicic is not willing to get married.

解析：　推理判断题。根据第五、六段的内容可知，有很多女子向Nick求婚，他本人也渴望结婚成家，但是他目前还没结婚是因为他还没有找到合适的人选。由此看来，Nick对待婚姻非常慎重。