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A 15-year-old Indian girl, Kumari, whopedalledher injured father more than athousand kilometres across India, has been invited to try out for the national cycling team.

In January, a motor-bike driver, Mohan Paswan, whomade a living by carrying passengers in New Delhi, was injured in a traffic accident. After the accident, Paswan couldn't drive. So his daughter, Kumari took a train across the country to take care of him. But without income, Paswan could no longeraffordtherentand they wererunning out of food. They decided to go home. With the last $20, the 15-year-old girl bought an old bicycle, and planned to take her father to their home village across India --- in aheroic, life-saving ride.

Kumari rode a bicycle with her father, sitting on the pillion(后座)and holding theirbelongingsfrom Gurugram city, near New Delhi, to their village in the northeastern state of Bihar. They arrived home on May 16 after covering 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) in seven days.

The father and daughter'sarduous journey on a second-hand bike bought with theirremaining fundsmadeheadlines. It also caught the attention of the CyclingFederationof India, which offered Kumari the chance to try out for the country's team. "She covered this long and difficult distance in seven days with her father and some luggage too. I thought she has something in herendurance level. We can try her," chairman Onkar Singh told the journalist.

“She said she only wants topursueher studies. We told her that we also take care of studies at ouracademies. Singh said the federation would test Kumari to see if she issuitableforcompetitivecycling.

There were also other people whopraisedKumari's efforts,describingit as a "'beautifulmodelof endurance and love."

14.What made Kumari have to ride a bike back home?

A.That her father was injuredB.That she could only afford a bike

C.That her home village was far away.

D.That she wanted to join in the cycling race

15.Which can bestexplaintheunderlinedword"arduous "inparagraph4?

A.dangerousB.lovelyC.pleasantD.tough

16.Why did Onkar Singh invite Kumari to try out for the national cycling team?

A.Because she hasextraordinary physical ability.

B.Because he didn't have anyone better than her.

C.Because she only wants to pursue her studies.

D.Because she is suitable for competitive cycling

17.What can best describe Kumari according to the passage?

A.strong andcaringB.positiveandconfident

C.warm-hearted and braveD.hard-working and beautiful

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【答案】14.B 15.D 16.A 17.A

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一个15岁的女孩Kumari用一辆旧自行车带着受过伤的父亲和行李穿越印度回到家乡的故事。

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