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 soundblocking 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(临时的) ____. 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 as 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.
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小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:B
文章大意:本文记叙了作者参加“Sensitivity Sunday”这一活动,体验到了残疾人的艰辛和无助。
小题1:答案:C curious about对……好奇;interested in对……感兴趣;aware of意识到; careful with当心、小心。句意:这一活动目的是使我们意识到残疾人面对的问题。故C项正确。
小题2:答案:C cure治愈; prevent 阻止;analyze分析;adopt保持(姿势)。此处表示在这几个小时里,保持残疾的样子,故C项正确。
小题3:答案:D some...others...一些人……;另一些人……。句意:像我一样的人选择使用轮椅,另一些人戴阻止声音的耳塞或眼罩。
小题4:答案:A learning 学习; working 工作; satisfying 令人满意的; relaxing放松的。此处表示坐在轮椅里,充当残疾人也是一学习经历。
小题5:答案:B convenient方便的;awkward笨拙的,不灵活的; boring单调的,乏味的; exciting 使人兴奋的,令人激动的。句意:以前从来没有想过坐轮椅是多么的不灵活。
小题6:答案:D height身高; force力;武力; skill技能,技巧; weight重量,体重。我一坐上轮椅,我的体重就使得轮椅开始滚动。
小题7:答案:A 由上文可知,轮椅滚动,证明轮椅轮子没锁,故A项正确。
小题8:答案:B 由后面的footrest可知,此处表示我不知道把脚放在那里。
小题9:答案:A get...into place 把……放在恰当的位置。句意:我花了好长一段时间才把脚放进脚蹬里。
小题10:答案:C operation操作,经营;手术; communication通讯,通信;交流; transportation运输工具,运输,交通; production生产,制作;句意:在这几个小时里我第一次不安地看我唯一的交通手段是什么样的。故C项正确。
小题11:答案:C exploration探测,勘探,探险;education教育;教育学; experiment实验,试验;尝试; entertainment娱乐,消遣。句意:对残疾人来说,坐轮椅不是临时的尝试。
小题12:答案:D flexible灵活的;易弯曲的; safe 安全的; starting出发,开始;comfortable 舒适的;安逸的。在轮椅里,我设法找个舒服的位置。
小题13:答案:D 此处表示加强语气,前面有restful,让人得到休息的,后面进一步说“甚至有点好”,故D项正确。
小题14:答案:B 坐在轮椅里,让人推着,故B项正确。
小题15:答案:A 环顾四周,没找到人推我,所以我意识到只有自己转轮椅了。故A项正确。
小题16:答案:B lift举起;提升; turn转动; press压,按; seize抓住。由上一句话的handle可知,此处用turn。
小题17:答案:C 控制轮椅方向也不是一件容易事,故C项正确。
小题18:答案:A 与17解析一样。
小题19:答案:D 几个小时的坐轮椅尝试很快就结束了,但给我留下了很深的印象。故D项正确。
小题20:答案:B weaknesses虚弱; challenges 挑战; anxieties 焦虑;illnesses疾病。几个小时的残疾体验,使我意识到无能力活动是残疾人必须身心要挑战的事情。