Question

Mary, a 22-year-old young woman, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel inManila, preparing a cake. It would seem to be       for a cook, but Mary is not normal. She has no hands.

Her disability (残疾), however, only slows her down while working. Using other parts of her body, Mary can cut grapes and strawberries into pieces. “When I first saw Mary, I was worried she might hurt herself when using a knife, but that has never been a       ,” says the boss of the hotel. “She does not get special treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the cooks.”

Mary has come a long way since the day in September 2002 when she and her uncle were attacked by two men, who were trying to force her family off their land. The 11-year-old girl passed out (晕倒) as she tried to        herself from the attack. After she came to her sense, she found her uncle dead and saw her arms broken. Later, the doctors did an operation. They saved her life but could not save her hands.

In 2006, with the help of the family, Mary went to live at the House with No Steps, a Manila rehabilitation (康复) and training centre for disabled people. She learned how to write and do housework there. And more       , she became used to her disability. She believed she could live a normal life although she was disabled. She thought she had something important to do in life because she was        alive after the terrible attack. After she finished high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course because she had enjoyed cooking since she was a little girl.

Mary didn’t shy away from the attention when she was reported on television. “I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it’s        to live a normal life,” Mary says. “It is difficult to make a living, but I don’t lose hope. I believe nothing is impossible if you dream and work hard.

1.A. attractive                            B. natural                                          C. necessary                                          D. important

2.A. moment                                B. way                                                        C. problem                                          D. topic

3.A. save                                          B. keep                                                        C. prevent                                          D. protect

4.A. strangely                            B. importantly                                          C. suddenly                                          D. politely

5.A. yet                                                        B. already                                          C. just                                                         D. still

6.A. possible              B. excellent                                          C. simple                                                        D. exciting             

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了玛丽一个残疾女孩子，在酒店里像正常的厨师一样工作，2002年她和叔叔遭到了攻击，她失去了手臂，后来在家人的帮助下，去了残疾人康复中心，她相信她可以过上正常的生活，她学了酒店和餐厅管理课程，在电视报道中，她说，我想让其他的残疾人知道，过正常的生活是可能的，谋生是很困难的，但不要失去希望，如果你有梦想，你努力工作，没有什么是实现不了的。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。根据句意，玛丽，一个22岁的年轻女子，站在爱莎香格里拉的酒店里准备一个蛋糕，这似乎对一个厨师来说是很自然的事，但玛丽不正常，她没有手。attractive引人注目的，nature自然的 necessary必要的，important重要的，故选B。

2.考查名词及语境的理解。根据句意当她用刀的时候我怕她会伤到她自己，但这从来都不是个问题。moment此刻，现在，way方式，方法problem问题，难题 topic 话题。故选C。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。根据句意，当她保护自己免受攻击的时候，这个11岁的女孩晕倒了。protect…from 保护…不受伤害，故选D。

4.考查副词及语境的理解。根据句意，她学会了写作和做家务，但更重要的是她习惯了她的残疾。strangely 奇怪地 importantly 重要地 suddenly突然地 politely礼貌地故选B。

5.考查副词及语境的理解。结合句意，她想她有很多重要的事要做，因为在可怕的袭击后她仍然活着。yet 还；already 已经； just 刚刚；still仍然。故选D

6.考查形容词及语境的理解。我想让其他的残疾人相信过正常的生活是可能的。possible可能的； excellent优秀的，卓越的； simple简单的 ； exciting令人兴奋的。故选A。

考点：人物传记类短文。