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walkonmyown.Itwasamiracle(奇迹)thatIcouldwalkagain,butIwantedtoprovethatIcouldnotonlywalk,butrun.Whenitcametrue,Iwantedtogetbackinthepoolagain.Afterafewlungtests,Iwasabletogointhepoolalittlebiteachweek.Afterafewmonthsofswimtraining,IbeganmyfreshmanyearatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandandbecameaproudmemberoftheswimteam.
Bytellingmystory,Iwanttomakeapositiveinfluenceontheworld.Iamjusttryingtoliveeachdaytothefullestandinspireotherpeopletonevergiveupontheirdreamsnomatterhowbadasituationis.IrememberwhenIwasstillinmyhospitalbed,Iwouldhavemymomanddadpushmearoundinmywheelchairtotheotherroomstoseetheotherpatientsandtalktothemandtheirfamilies.Iwantedtoletthemknowthateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.Somehow,thingswouldworkoutforthebest.
1.Whenthecaraccidenthappened,theauthor________.
A.wasahighschoolstudentB.hadfinishedhishighschooleducation
C.wasacollegestudentD.wasreturninghomefromaswimcompetition
2.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor________afterhewokeupfromhiscoma.
A.wasoutofhospitalB.wasinsurprise
C.facedphysicalandmentalchallengesD.wasworriedabouthislung
3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’srecovery?
A.Attitudeiseverything.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
C.Everythinghappensforareason.D.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.
4.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttos
howinthelastparagraph?
A.Hispurposeofsharinghisstory.B.Hispainfulexperiences.
C.Hisinfluenceonothers.D.Hisgreatachievements.
B
Ayoungwomanwasdrivingthroughthelonelycountryside.Itwasdarkandraining.Suddenlyshesawanoldwomanbythesideoftheroad,holdingherhandoutasifshewantedalift.
"
Ican'
tleaveheroutinthisweather,"
thewomansaidtoherself,soshestoppedthecarandopenedthedoor."
Doyouwantalift?
sheasked.Theoldwomannoddedandclimbedintothecar.Afterawhile,shesaidtotheoldwoman,"
Haveyoubeenwaitingforalongtime?
Theoldwomanshookherhead.“Strange”,thoughttheyoungwoman.Shetriedagain.“Badweatherforthetimeofyear,”shesaid.Theoldwomannodded.Nomatterwhattheyoungwomansaid,thehitchhiker(搭车者)gavenoanswerexceptforanodoftheheadorashrug.
Thentheyoungwomannoticedthehitchhiker'
shands,whichwerelargeandhairy.Suddenlysherealizedthatthehitchhikerwasactuallyaman!
Shestoppedthecar."
tseeoutoftherearscreen,"
shesaid,"
Wouldyoumindclearingitforme?
Thehitchhikernoddedandopenedthedoor.Assoonasthehitchhikerwasoutofthecar,theterrifiedyoungwomanracedoff.
Whenshegottothenextvillageshepulledup.Shenoticedthatthehitchhikerhadlefthishandbagbehind.Shepickeditupandopenedit.Shegaveagasp,insidethebagwasagun.
5.Whatmadetheyoungwomanfeelstrangeabouttheoldwoman?
A.Thatshegavenoanswertoherquestions.B.Thatshewasunabletospeak.
C.ThatshekeptnoddingherheadD.Thatshehadlargeandhairyhands.
6.A"
lift"
inthepassagemeans___________.
A.anelevatorB.anactofraisingsomething
C.arideinthecarD.help
7.Thehitchhikerleftthebagwithaguninitbehindbecause____________
A.hewantedtogiveherawarning
B.hehadnotexpectedthatthewomanwouldleavehimbehindintherain
C.itwashispresentforherD.hewantedtokillherwiththegun
8.Whydidtheyoungwomandriversuddenlyfeelthehitchhikerwasamanwhenshetalkedtothewoman?
A.Thewomanonlynoddedherhead,butnowords
B.Shenoticedthehitchhiker'
shands,whichwerelargeandhairy.
C.Becauseitwasdarkandraining
D.Becauseshefoundtheguninthewoman’shandbag.
C
About30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmyson.AftergettingsettledfinallyinBrunswick,NewJersey,Ienrolled(注册)mysoninkindergarten.Severalweekslater,myson’steacheraskedmetomeethimathisoffice.
Intheteacher’soffice,andexchangeofgreetingswasfollowedbyhisquestions:
“Isyoursonmentallyretarded(弱智的)?
Doeshesufferfromanykindofmentaldisability?
”
WashetalkingaboutmywonderfulScola?
No,no,itcan’tbe.Whatahelpless,lonelymoment!
ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,instead.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.
Mysoncouldnotfollowtheteacher’sdirections,hetoldme,andthus,Scolawasdisruptingtheclass.Didn’theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishyet?
Hewasangry;
“Whyhasn’tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglish?
Don’tyouspeakEnglishathome?
No,Ididn’tspeakEnglishathome,Ireplied.IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn'
twanthimtoforgethisnativelanguage.Well,wronganswer!
WhatkindofpersonwouldnotspeakinEnglishtohersonathomeandatalltime?
“Areyouoneofthosepeoplewhocometothiscountrytosavedollarsandsendthembacktotheircountry,neverwantingtobeapartofthissociety?
Needlesstosay,ItriedtotellhimIwasnotoneof“thosepeople.”Thenhetoldmethemeetingwasover,andIleft.
AsIhadexpected,mysonlearnedtospeakEnglishfluentlybeforetheschoolyearwasover.Hewentontograduatefromcollegeandgotajob,earningclosetosixfigures.Hetravelswidelyandleadsawell-adjusted,contentedlife.Andhehasbenefitedfrombeingbilingual(双语的)。
Speakingmorethanonelanguageallowspeopletocommunicatewithothers;
itteachespeopleaboutotherculturesandotherplaces—somethingverybasicandobviouslylackinginthe“educator”ImetinNewJersey.
9.Theteacheraskedtheauthortohisoffice__________.
AtodiscussScola’sin-classperformanceBtogetScolaenrolledinkindergarten
CtofindalanguagepartnerforScolaDtoworkoutastudyplanforScola
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disrupting”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.BreakingB.FollowingC.AttendingD.Disturbing
11.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsbeingbilingualmaybestbedescribedas__________.
AcriticalBcasualCpositiveDpassive
12.Thistextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof_________.
AmedicineB.educationC.geographyD.history
D
WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar,beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeabouthowtofindaccommodation(住所).Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat“bedandbreakfast”houses,becausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.
“Wedidn'
tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,”theysaid.“Becausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.”
Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,and
theythought“VACANCIES”meant“holidays”becauseSpanishwordfor“holiday”is“vacaciones”.Sotheydidnotgotohouseswherethesignoutsidesaid“VACANCIES”,whichinEnglishmeanttherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohouseswherethesignsaid“NOVACANCIES”,becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!
Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanish,awordverysimilarto“DIVERSION”meansfun.InEnglishitmeansthatworkmanisrepairingtheroad,andthatyoumusttakeadifferentroadwhenmyfriendssawtheword“DIVERSION”onaroadsign,theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.Instead,theroadendedinalargehole.
Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis,whensomeoneofferedmesomemorecoffee,Isaid“Thankyou”inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemore.However,tomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!
LaterIfoundoutthat“Thankyou”inFrenchmeans“No,thankyou”.
13.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout_________.
A.learningEnglishB.findingplacestostayinEngland
C.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandbycar
14.Isuggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause________.
A.theywouldbeabletopracticetheirEnglish
B.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotels
C.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinner
D.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingaccommodation
15.“Novacancies”inEnglishmeans____.
A.nofreeroomsB.freeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.holidays
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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Homecanbeagreatplaceforchildrentostudy.It’simportanttoprovideaworkspaceoftheirownwheretheycanreadbooksorjustwritealettertotheirfriends.
●Location(位置)
17Kitchensanddiningroomsarenotsowellsuitedforregularstudy,