Wang Ping found the new surroundings difficult ______.
A. to tolerate B. to be tolerated C. tolerating D. being tolerated
Only if you put ______ sun there did the movements of the other planets in ______ sky make sense.
A. the; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填; the D. a; the
假如你上周末参加了某旅行社组织的所谓生态游，你觉得名不副实。请你根据下表内容把自己经历的这次生态游和对真正生态游的看法写出来。
1. 所谓的生态游：
欣赏风景，享受新鲜空气
有人摘花、捉鸟、乱扔垃圾
2. 真正的生态游：
享受自然，同时也是一种责任
要保护自然，保护野生动物
带走美好回忆，留下青山绿水
用单词的正确形式填空, 每空一词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1.It is certain that television has deeply t______________ our lives and society.
2. I am c_____________ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.
3.He is fond of literature, classics p_____________.
4.A____________ in his homework, he didn’t know that I had come in.
5.You can’t use his dictionary without his p______________.
6.It is ____________(违法的) to drive without a license.
7.We expected a better result than we’ve had in ____________(先前的；以前的) years.
8.When he was a young boy, he was always ____________(取笑，嘲弄)by his friends because he was so fat.
9.I must make an _____________(道歉) to you for the delay in reply to your letter.
10.He is a very _____________(敏感的) person, who takes her troubles and disappointments to heart.
People with disabilities make up a large part of the population. It is estimated（估计） that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are “developmental", i.e., they occur before the individual's twenty-second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as mobility, communication, employment, etc. Most other disabilities are considered “adventitious", i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.
Prior to the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Advancements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unfortunately, these basics are often not available. Civil liberties such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and gain employment have historically been denied on the basis of disability.
In recent decades, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these infringements（违反；侵犯）of civil rights. Congress responded by passing major legislation recognizing people with disabilities as a protected class under civil rights statutes.
Still today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives independently. It is estimated that more than half of qualified Americans with disabilities are unemployed, and a majority of those who do work are underemployed. About two-thirds live at or below the official poverty level.
Significant barriers, especially in transportation and public awareness, prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer prohibited by law from marrying, a person with no access to transportation is effectively excluded from community and social activities which might lead to the development of long-term relationships.
Only when public attitudes advance as far as laws have will disabled people be fully able to take their rightful place in society.
1.A “developmental" disability ______.
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A．develops very slowly over time |
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B．is caused by forces |
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C．occurs in youth and affects development |
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D．is getting more and more severe |
2.Most disabled people used to die early because ______.
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A．disabilities destroyed major bodily functions |
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B．they were not very well looked after |
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C．medical techniques were not available |
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D．they were too poor to get proper treatment |
3.In the author's opinion, to enable the disabled people to take their rightful place in society, ______.
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A．more laws should be passed |
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B．public attitudes should be changed |
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C．government should provide more aids |
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D．more public facilities should be set up |
4.Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage ?
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A．Many disabled people may remain single for their whole life. |
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B．The public tends to look down upon the disabled people. |
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C．The disabled people feel inferior to those surrounding them. |
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D．Discriminatory laws prevent the disabled from mixing with others. |
5.The best title for this passage might be ______.
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A．Handicaps（障碍）of People with Disabilities |
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B．The physical difficulties of the Disabled |
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C．The Causes for Disabilities |
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D．Medical Treatments for Disabilities |
Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.
One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.
It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.
Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ''If those old people next – door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.''
1.Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?
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A．Because she didn't want others to hear her play. |
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B．Because she didn't mean to disturb others. |
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C．Because she didn't have her own room. |
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D．Because she didn’t like her neighbors. |
2.Brenda started to give concerts _______.
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A．after she practiced in her space bubble |
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B．when she became part of the unique space journey |
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C．after she became a real musical astronaut |
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D．when people came to see her in the space bubble |
3.Brenda became famous because _______.
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A．she was good at music and science |
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B．she became a real musical astronaut |
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C．she invented a special way of practice |
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D．she played well and had a talent |
4.Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?
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A．Kind, hardworking and clever. |
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B．Brave, kind and hardworking. |
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C．Lovely, brave and kind. |
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D．Nervous, kind and clever. |
5.It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".
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A．He laughs best who laughs last |
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B．It's never too old to learn |
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C．Two heads are better than one |
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D．One good turn deserves another |
