No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but the number may be over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.
In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people. As we get older, many of us will become less mobile (可动的) , hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.
Disablement can take many forms and happen at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people’s attitude(态度) towards them.
Disabled people face many physical barriers(障碍). Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine what would you do if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. What would you do if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice(偏见)can be even harder to break down and ignorance (无知) represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully understand what the disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person(个人) and their ability, not their disability, which counts.The first paragraph points out that ___________.
| A．it is possible to get an exact number of the world’s disabled people |
| B．there are many disabled people in the world |
| C．the number of disabled people in India is the greatest |
| D．India has not much more disabled people than Canada |
The key word in Paragraph 4 is ___________.
| A．barriers | B．disabled | C．disability | D．prejudice |
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．There are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK. |
| B．The whole society should pay more attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people. |
| C．Even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older. |
| D．There is still prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance. |
It can be concluded（推断）from the passage that ___________.
| A．we should try our best to prevent disablement |
| B．we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled |
| C．the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabled |
| D．both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down |
When you see the girl for the first time, you may think she is a boy. She is very outgoing(外向). Who is she? Wang Meng, the Chinese top skater.
On the evening of February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final (短道速滑决赛) at the Vancouer Olympic Winter Games (温哥华冬奥会). After she succeeded in the 500-meter and 3000-meter races, she won her third gold medal this time. With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly. With the words of “You can, you can do!” she won at last. She said, “I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team, to China. It was with the help of my team that I won the prize.”
Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four, she has been the most successful Chinese skater. Chinese are proud of her and her team. We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014.China won _______ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
| A．2 | B．3 |
| C．4 | D．5 |
It took Wang Meng 1 minutes and 29.213 seconds to finish the ______ short track speed skating final.
| A．women’s 1000 |
| B．men’s 1000 |
| C．women’s 500 |
| D．men’s 500 |
In Wang Meng’s opinion, _______ made her win the prize at last.
| A．a strong body |
| B．a bad cold |
| C．her team’s help |
| D．much exercise |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy. |
| B．Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater. |
| C．Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team. |
| D．China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history. |
As we know, Chongqing has changed a lot. Most of the people feel much safer now. More and more trees are being planted in the city. And every day you can see many old people play sports everywhere. The change makes the people in the city live a happy life. The small survey below is from the people who live in Chongqing. One hundred persons were chosen to answer the questions last week.
What they want Health Safety Food
52% 33% 15%
Where they like to live In a quieter place In a busier place In a greener place
15% 5% 80%
What they think of working in the city Bad Good No idea
8% 80% 12%
Whether they plan to change their living places Yes No Difficult to say
39% 41% 20%From the survey, ____ of the people in Chongqing care about health.
| A．41% | B．80% |
| C．39% | D．52% |
Most people think working in Chongqing is _______.
| A．bad | B．good |
| C．hard | D．sad |
From the survey, we know most people want to live ________.
| A．in a busier place |
| B．in a quieter place |
| C．in a greener place |
| D．on the mountain |
According to the passage and the survey, we know that ________.
| A．most people plan to change their living places |
| B．in Chongqing all the people have a lot of food |
| C．the people in Chongqing don’t like planting trees |
| D．the change in Chongqing makes people enjoy living there |
Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much easier than before.
Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful for you.
Before leaving:
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing on your trip, you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.
While traveling:
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water(自来水) is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover on the bottle.You should ______ before you leave your home for a trip.
| A．get some medicine |
| B．clean the cover |
| C．drink much water |
| D．wear warm clothes |
You had better not _______ while you are having a trip.
| A．wear sunglasses |
| B．be too tired |
| C．wear a hat |
| D．take a rest |
If you ________ while traveling, your trip will be happier.
| A．walk fast |
| B．eat too much |
| C．keep healthy |
| D．climb the mountain |
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. And it is mainly for improving a man, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.People with little education usually.
| A．spend a long time in school |
| B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years to choose jobs |
| D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
The earliest education was probably to.
| A．make people take an interest in the world |
| B．teach a man to watch plays |
| C．make people get a way of living |
| D．teach people to read good books |
The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ “in Chinese.
| A．圆满的 | B．崭新的 |
| C．公平的 | D．全面的 |
The passage tells us that.
| A．education is mainly to make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．making a good living is the only reason for education |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |
Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks (攻击) suggests that sharks don’t like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite (咬). Why is this?
There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes attack people. One opinion is that sharks are just curious (好奇的). We know that sharks are the strongest animals in their environment, so they are not afraid of anything. Naturally, that means they are curious when they meet something unusual. Because they don’t have hands or feet., the only way they can find out an object is to bite it! It is thought that sharks sometimes bite humans for this reason, and then swim away.
Scientists also say that sharks would not waste energy trying to eat a human, as we have a lot of bones (骨头). It is hard for a shark to eat us because sharks don’t have hands, and they can’t pull the meat off our bones. Maybe that’s why they only bite us once. Unluckily, one bite from a large shark is serious enough to hurt people greatly!
Another opinion is that sharks attack humans by mistake. Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for a seal. An example of this is when a shark attacks a surfer. A surfer lying on a surfboard looks like a seal when seen from below. Sharks like seals because they have thick fat.
Whatever the reason for shark attacks on humans, sharks should be afraid of us. Sadly, we kill almost 40 million of them each year.What happens to people attacked by sharks?
| A．Most of them become blind. |
| B．Most of them become deaf. |
| C．Most of them died. |
| D．Most of them are still alive. |
How do sharks find out about an unusual object according to the passage?
| A．By biting. |
| B．By smelling. |
| C．By touching. |
| D．By killing. |
Which sentence about sharks is true?
| A．Sharks pull meat off bones when they eat. |
| B．Sharks might mistake humans for seals. |
| C．Sharks like to attack surfers because of their thick fat. |
| D．One bite from a shark is nothing serious. |
What would the author（作者） write the passage mainly for?
| A．To tell surfers to stay away from sharks. |
| B．To ask people to kill sharks. |
| C．To tell us why sharks attack people. |
| D．To show that humans are much stronger than sharks. |