题目内容
Maricel Apatan， 22， stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangi-La Hotel in Manila， preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a routine task for a cake chef，but Maricel is no ordinary chef—she has no hands.
Maricel has come a long way since the day in September 2000 when she and her uncle were attacked near their farm. Fortunately， both of them survived， but the 11-year-old girl lost her hands. In 2004，she entered a Manila training centre for people with disabilities. She learned how to write and do housework and，more importantly， came to terms with her disability.
After graduation from high school， she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course and flourished even though she was the only disabled student in the course. After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies， the media started reporting on this determined young woman. She didn’t shy away from the attention.“I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it’s possible to live a normal life，”Maricel says.
When managers at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel saw Maricel on television, they hired her as part of the hotel’s Care for People project. She has also accomplished her goal of inspiring others. One of them is Ronelyn Calumpiano, a 21-year-old with cerebral palsy（脑瘫）.She saw Maricel on television and was moved by her confidence. Ronelyn will soon start classes and is already planning a career in IT.
Mericel’s three younger sisters have moved to Manila. She pays for the rent of their small apart-ment，while their parents look after their family farm in Mindanao. “It is difficult to make ends meet but I don’t lose hope. I believe anything is possible if you dream， work hard and pray.”
56. “Maricel is no ordinary chef” because .
A. she is better than other chefs
B. she is physically disabled
C. she can do a routine task
D. she is good at decorating cakes
57. Which of the following is NOT true about Maricel?
A. She survived while her uncle did not.
B. She didn’t shy away from public attention.
C. She has inspired some disabled people.
D. She managed to make a living by herself.
58. The underlined word “flourished” in Paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to .
A. was rejected
B. was employed
C. recovered well
D. developed well
59. According to the text， Ronelyn .
A. works in an IT company
B. was inspired by Maricel
C. once lived in Mindanao
D. has already started classes
60. What does the author want to tell us in the text?
A. We should be determind and never lose hope.
B. We Shouldn’t look down upon the disabled.
C. We Should help those who suffer disabilities.
D. We should feel sympathy for the unfortunate.
BADBA
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Maricel Apatan，22，stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri—La Hotel in Manila，preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a（n）__ __ task for a pastry(糕点) chef，but Maricel is no __ __ chef－she has no hands．
“When I first saw Maricel, I was worried she might __ __ herself when using a chef’s knife __ __ that has never been a problem, ” says Maricel’s manager. “She doesn’t get __ __ treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the chefs.”
Despite financial __ __ from Archbishop Ledesma, a distant relative, Maricel __ __ to deal with her disability. “I was __ __ dependent on my mother and couldn’t do anything,” she recalls.
In 2004, Archbishop Ledesma __ __ for Maricel to live in the House with No Steps, a training centre for people with disabilities. She __ __ how to write and do regular tasks and, more importantly, __ __ her disability. She became more determined to __ __ hard to live a normal life.
Maricel __ __ graduated from high school and enrolled(注册) in a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course in Cagayan de Oro City. I have really enjoyed __ __ since I was seven years old,” she says.
After Maricel moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting __ __ this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the __ __.“I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it's __ __ to live a normal life,” Maricel says.
Later, Maricel's three younger brothers and sisters moved to Manila．She __ __ the rent of their small apartment, __ __ their parents look after the family farm in Mindanao．“It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose __ __. I believe anything is possible if you dream, and work hard．”
1.A. impossible B. simple C. practical D. important
2.A. ordinary B. admirable C. talented D. gentle
3.A. absorb B. express C. hurt D. forgive
4.A. for B. or C. but D. and
5.A. special B. equal C. official D. effective
6.A. advice B. control C. information D. help
7.A. hesitated B. disagreed C. struggled D. pretended
8.A. gradually B. hardly C. increasingly D. totally
9.A. searched B. arranged C. applied D. begged
10.A.explained B. realized C. wondered D. learned
11.A.accepted B. blessed C. cured D. forgot
12.A.think B. try C. listen D. relax
13.A.partly B. firstly C. eventually D. immediately
14.A.reading B. cooking C. writing D. drawing
15.A.beyond B. by C. against D. on
16.A.attention B. description C. decoration D. connection
17.A.successful B. difficult C. possible D. certain
18.A.raises B. pays C. collects D. receives
19.A.unless B. once C. though D. while
20.A.memory B. weight C. hope D. patience
After graduation from high school，she took a two—year Hotel and Restaurant Management course and flourished even though she was the only disabled student in the course．After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting on this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the attention.“I wanted others living With disabilities to believe it's possible to live a normal life,” Maricel says.