Question

    I went to a group activity, ＂Sensitivity Sunday＂, which was to make us more _______the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to ＂_______a disability＂ for several hours one Sunday. Some members, _______, chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).

Just sitting in the wheelchair was a _______experience. I had never considered before how_______it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my _______made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not _______. Then I wondered where to put my _______. It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into _______. I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of ________for several hours. For disabled people, ＂adopting a wheelchair＂ is not a temporary________.

I tried to find a ________position and thought it might be restful, ________kind of nice, to be ________around for a while. Looking around, I ________I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I ________ the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the ________of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) ________ task.

My wheelchair experiment was soon ________. It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of ＂disability＂ gave me only a taste of the ________, both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.

1.A.curious about B.interested in C.aware of D.careful with

2.A.cure B.prevent C.adopt D.analyze

3.A.instead B.strangely C.as usual D.like me

4.A.learning B.working C.satisfying D.relaxing

5.A.convenient B.awkward C.boring D.exciting

6.A.height B.force C.skill D.weight

7.A.locked B.repaired C.powered D.grasped

8.A.hands B.feet C.keys D.handles

9.A.place B.action C.play D.effect

10.A.operation B.communication C.transportation D.production

11.A.exploration B.education C.experiment D.entertainment

12.A.flexible B.safe C.starting D.comfortable

13.A.yet B.just C.still D.even

14.A.shown B.pushed C.driven D.guided

15.A.realized B.suggested C.agreed D.admitted

16.A.lifted B.turned C.pressed D.seized

17.A.path B.position C.direction D.way

18.A.easy B.heavy C.major D.extra

19.A.forgotten B.repeated C.conducted D.finished

20.A.weaknesses B.challenges C.anxieties D.illnesses

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者参加了一次周日残疾体验活动，通过对自己几个小时使用轮椅的详细记叙，说明了残疾人生活的不易。文章的最后给我们这样的启示：残疾人必须要克服心理和身体上的挑战。

1.

考查形容词词组辨析。句意：我参加了一个名为“敏感性周日”的团体活动，这个活动旨在让我们更加了解残疾人所面临的问题。A. curious about好奇……；B. interested in对……感兴趣；C. aware of意识到……；D. careful with注意……；照顾……。根据空白处后面的the problems faced by disabled people可知，活动的目的是为了“意识”到残疾人面临的问题。故选C。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们被要求“运用一种残疾”几个小时。A. cure治愈；B. prevent阻止；C. adopt采纳；使用D. analyze分析。根据下文some members chose…others wore…可知作者被要求“挑选”一种残疾，而不是“治愈、阻止或分析”。故选C。

3.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：有些成员，像我一样，选择了轮椅。A. instead取代；B. strangely奇怪地；C. as usual想往常一样；D. like me像我。根据最后一段第一句中的my wheelchair experiment可知，作者选择使用轮椅。有些同学显然是“像我”选择了轮椅。故选D。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：只是坐在轮椅上也是一种学习经验。A. learning学习；B. working工作；C. satisfying满意；D. relaxing放松。根据后句I had never considered before how… 和这段最后一句的感慨，可知作者认为坐在轮椅上就是一次“学习”的经历，而不是工作经历或令人满意、令人放松的经历。故选A。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我以前从来没有意识到操作轮椅是多么笨拙的事情。A. convenient方便的；B. awkward笨拙的，不方便的； C. boring烦人的；D. exciting令人激动的。正常人在轮椅上肯定不方便。故选B。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一坐下，椅子就开始滚动起来。A. height高度；B. force力量；C. skill技巧；D. weight重量。结合前面的As soon as I sat down...以及后面的made the chair begin to roll的暗示和常识可知，当作者坐下后，应该是作者的体重使得轮椅开始动起来。故选D。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：轮子没有上锁。A. locked上锁；B. repaired修理；C. powered驱动；D. grasped抓住。轮椅都有锁的功能。故选A。

8.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不知道该把脚放在哪里。A. hands手；B. feet脚；C. keys钥匙；D. handles把手。根据下句中footrest(搁脚板)可知答案。故选B。

9.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我花了好长时间才把金属的搁脚板弄好。A. place地方；B. action行动；C. play戏剧；D. effect影响，效果。get sth. into place把……放到合适的位置。故选A。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始不安地看着我接下来几个小时内唯一的交通工具。A. operation操作，手术； B. communication交流；C. transportation运输工具；D. production产品。此处交通工具指轮椅。故选C。

11.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于残疾人来说，用轮椅却不是一个临时性的试验。A. exploration勘探；B. education教育；C. experiment试验；D. entertainment娱乐。语境为：作者在体验残疾人使用轮椅的生活，而残疾人却要一直都使用轮椅。故选C。

12.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想找一个舒服的地方……。A. flexible灵活的；B. safe安全的；C. starting开始的；D. comfortable舒适的。根据句中restful(宁静的，安静的)一词可知答案。故选D。

13.

考查副词用法。句意：甚至是被推着到处走走也好。A. yet然而；B. just刚刚；C. still仍然；D. even甚至。作者想让别人推着自己走。even表示意义递进——由自己找个舒服的地方到找个人推着自己走。故选D。

14.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：作者想让别人推着自己走。A. shown带领；B. pushed推着；C. driven驱赶；D. guided 引导。故选B。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：环顾四周，我意识到我只能靠自己应对这一切了。A. realized意识到；B. suggested建议，暗示；C. agreed同意； D. admitted承认。故选A。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为要转动(turn)沉重的轮子我的手也开始疼痛起来了。A. lifted举起；B. turned转动；C. pressed按，压；D. seized逮住，抓住。故选B。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始意识到控制轮椅的方向可不是件容易的事。A. path道路；B. position位置；C. direction方向；D. way方式。这里指作者想控制轮椅的方向。故选C。

18.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：句意：我开始意识到控制轮椅的方向可不是件容易的事。A. easy容易的；B. heavy沉重的；C. major主要的；D. extra额外的。对作者来说肯定不容易。故选A。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的体验很快就结束了。A. forgotten遗忘；B. repeated重复；C. conducted管理；D. finished完成。作者的体验完成了。故选D。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：几个小时的“残疾”生活只是给了我体验身心被挑战的滋味，而这是残疾人不得不克服的。A. weaknesses弱点，劣势；B. challenges挑战；C. anxieties担心；D. illnesses疾病。作者体验残疾人的生活是一种挑战。故选B。