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I went to a group activity,“Sensitivity Sunday”,which was to make us more __1__the problems faced by disabled people.We were asked to “__2__ a disability”for several hours one Sunday.Some members,__3__,chose to use wheelchairs.Others wore sound-blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a__4__experience.I had never considered before how__5__it would be to use one.As soon as I sat down,my __6__made the chair begin to roll.Its wheels were not__7__.Then I wondered where to put my__8__.It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into__9__.I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of__10__for several hours.For disabled people,“adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary(臨時(shí)的)__11__.
I tried to find a__12__position and thought it might be restful,__13__kind of nice,to be__14__around for a while.Looking around,I__15__I would have to handle the thing myself!My hands started to ache as I__16__the heavy metal wheels.I came to know that controlling the__17__of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)__18__task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon__19__.It made a deep impression on me.A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the__20__,both physical and mental,that disabled people must overcome.
1.A.curious about
B.interested in
C.aware of
D.careful with
解析 考查形容詞短語辨析。句意:“Sensitivity Sunday”活動的目的是讓我們了解殘疾人所面對的問題。make sb. aware of使某人意識到……;curious about對……好奇。
答案 C
2.A.cure B.prevent C.adopt D.analyze
解析 考查動詞辨析。句意:一個(gè)周日,我們被要求用殘疾人的方式生活幾個(gè)小時(shí)。adopt采用,符合語境。cure治療;prevent防止;analyze分析。
答案 C
3.A.instead B.strangely C.as usual D.like me
解析 句意:有些人像我一樣選擇了輪椅。根據(jù)下文可知作者選擇了坐輪椅的方式來體驗(yàn)殘疾人的生活。
答案 D
4.A.learning B.working C.satisfying D.relaxing
解析 考查形容詞辨析。句意:僅坐在輪椅上是一種令人感到放松的體驗(yàn)。relaxing令人感到放松的;satisfying令人感到滿意的。
答案 D
5.A.convenient B.awkward
C.boring D.exciting
解析 考查形容詞。句意:我以前從來沒有意識到操作輪椅是多么笨拙的事情。awkward笨拙的,不方便的;convenient方便的;boring煩人的。
答案 B
6.A.height B.force C.skill D.weight
解析 考查名詞辨析。句意:我剛一坐上去,自身的重量使得輪椅動起來了。weight重量;height高度;force(武力)力量;skill技巧。
答案 D
7.A.locked B.repaired C.powered D.grasped
解析 考查動詞辨析。句意:輪子沒有上鎖(輪椅都有鎖止功能)。(were) locked上鎖;(were) repaired被修理;(were) powered被驅(qū)動;(were) grasped被抓住。
答案 A
8.A.hands B.feet C.keys D.handles
解析 句意:我不知道該把腳放在哪里。根據(jù)下句中footrest(擱腳板)可知答案。
答案 B
9.A.place B.action C.play D.effect
解析 考查固定短語。句意:我花了好長時(shí)間才把金屬的擱腳板弄好。get sth. into place把……放到合適的位置;action行動;effect影響,效果。
答案 A
10.A.operation B.communication
C.transportation D.production
解析 考查名詞辨析。句意:我開始不安地看著我接下來幾個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi)唯一的交通工具。transportation運(yùn)輸工具,此處指輪椅;operation操作,手術(shù);communication 交流;production產(chǎn)品。
答案 C
11.A.exploration B.education
C.experiment D.entertainment
解析 考查名詞辨析。句意:對于殘疾人來說,用輪椅卻不是一個(gè)臨時(shí)性的試驗(yàn)。語境為:作者在體驗(yàn)殘疾人使用輪椅的生活,而殘疾人卻要一直都使用輪椅。experiment試驗(yàn);exploration勘探;education教育;entertainment娛樂。
答案 C
12.A.flexible B.safe C.starting D.comfortable
解析 考查形容詞辨析。句意:我想找一個(gè)舒服的地方……。comfortable舒適的;根據(jù)句中restful(寧靜的,安靜的)一詞可知答案。flexible靈活的;safe安全的。
答案 D
13.A.yet B.just C.still D.even
解析 考查副詞。句意:甚至是被推著到處走走也好。語境為:作者想讓別人推著自己走。even表示意義遞進(jìn)——由自己找個(gè)舒服的地方到找個(gè)人推著自己走。
答案 D
14.A.shown B.pushed C.driven D.guided
解析 考查動詞辨析。解析參見上題。be pushed被推著;be shown被帶領(lǐng)著參觀;be driven被驅(qū)趕;be guided被引導(dǎo)。
答案 B
15.A.realized B.suggested C.agreed D.admitted
解析 考查動詞辨析。句意:環(huán)顧四周,我意識到我只能靠自己應(yīng)對這一切了。realize意識到;suggest建議,暗示;agree同意;admit承認(rèn)。
答案 A
16.A.lifted B.turned C.pressed D.seized
解析 考查動詞。句意:因?yàn)橐D(zhuǎn)動(turn)沉重的輪子我的手也開始疼痛起來了。lift舉起;press按,壓;seize逮住,抓住。
答案 B
17.A.path B.position C.direction D.way
解析 考查名詞辨析。句意:我開始意識到控制輪椅的方向可不是件容易的事。direction方向;path道路;position位置;way方式。
答案 C
18.A.easy B.heavy C.major D.extra
解析 考查形容詞辨析。句意參見上題。heavy沉重的;major主要的;extra額外的。
答案 A
19.A.forgotten B.repeated C.conducted D.finished
解析 考查動詞辨析。句意:我的體驗(yàn)很快就結(jié)束了。由下一句可知(was)forgotten被遺忘,不符合句意;(was)repeated被重復(fù);(was)conducted被管理,不符合語境。
答案 D
20.A.weaknesses B.challenges
C.anxieties D.illnesses
解析 考查名詞辨析。句意:幾個(gè)小時(shí)的“殘疾”生活只是給了我體驗(yàn)身心被挑戰(zhàn)的滋味,而這是殘疾人不得不克服的。語境為:作者體驗(yàn)殘疾人的生活是一種挑戰(zhàn)。challenge挑戰(zhàn);weakness弱點(diǎn),劣勢;anxiety擔(dān)心;illness疾病。
答案 B。