Question

A broad smile spreads across the faces of Martyn Sibley and Srin Madipalli when asked where they were when they decided to launch an online lifestyle magazine for disabled people．“On the beach．”they reply．“We’ve both travelled a lot but we wanted a real adventure，”Sibley says of the California road trip during which Disability Horizons was conceived(设想)．

Sibley，whose professional background is in marketing，has been writing his own blog since 2009“about what I got up to，everyday stuff about living with disability”，he says．He describes how while“wandering on the beach together”Madipalli suggested branching out beyond a oneperson blog．

Why did they want to create a“lifestyle”magazine for the disabled people?The pair，both in their 20s，say they wanted to produce something“positive and inspiring”that would tell about  the lives of disabled people as they actually were．They were especially eager to produce something that showed young disabled people“what it was possible to do with their lives”，says  Sibley．

In less than a year，Disability Horizons has had more than 50 regular contributors and  attracted a reader base of more than 20，000 people，more than a third of whom are in the US．

Sibley and Madipalli have a genetic disease that causes progressive muscle wasting and loss of movement．They are wheelchair users and have been good friends since growing up in  London and Cambridge．Listening to them joke，it makes perfect sense that their shared  optimistic outlook has spilled over into the magazine．The site covers topics ranging from books and travel to clubbing and photography．“It’s definitely a mix．”Madipalli says．

1.What has Sibley been writing about in his own blog?

A．His love for travelling．

B．His attitude toward life．

C．His suffering from a disease．

D．His everyday life with disability．

2.For what purpose was Disability Horizons created?

A．To collect money for the disabled．

B．To help the disabled to make friends．

C．To organize the disabled to travel around．

D．To let people know the real life of the disabled．

3.The fourth paragraph is written to tell us that Disability Horizons__________________.

A．became popular very soon

B．was complex in marketing

C．became a failure in the US

D．was not well received at first

4.Which of the following best describes Sibley and Madipalli?

A．Kind and generous.

B．Creative and humorous．

C．Disabled but optimistic．

D．Adventurous but rude．

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇记叙文，Sibley和 Madipalli是两个残疾人，但他们身残志不残，积极乐观向上。他们写博客描述残疾人的真实充满正能量的生活，他们创办了《残疾的视野》杂志，该杂志很快就受到人们的欢迎，并鼓舞了很多残疾人。

1.第二段第一行Sibley，whose professional background is in marketing，has been writing his own blog since 2009“about what I got up to，everyday stuff about living with disability”，he says．可知Sibley在他的博客里写的是关于他的作为残疾人的日常生活，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段描述可知Martyn Sibley and Srin Madipalli创办《残疾的视野》目的是想让人们了解残疾人真正的生活。故选D。

3. 判断推理题。文章第四段说在不到一年的时间,《残疾的视野》就有50多个定期贡献者和吸引读者20000多人,由此可以判断《残疾的视野》很快就受到人们的欢迎。故选A。

4.C细节理解题。根据文章第五段第一二行Sibley and Madipalli have a genetic disease that causes progressive muscle wasting and loss of movement．They are wheelchair users and have been good friends since growing up in London and Cambridge．描述可知Sibley和 Madipalli是残疾人，根据第三行Listening to them joke，it makes perfect sense that their shared optimistic outlook has spilled over into the magazine．描述听他们笑话,意义非凡,他们共同的乐观前景已经波及到该杂志。由此可知Sibley和 Madipalli是积极乐观的，所以可以用残疾但很积极乐观来描述他们，故选C。

考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读