题目内容
【题目】I was coming back home late at night in a “Sharing” minivan. In Hyderabad, India, it is a cheap and quick means of transport. The van drivers ply (揽客) as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is designed for the transport of 8 people. Our van was ________ as well. People were getting off and on at many places.
On the journey, one girl signaled the driver to ________. While getting down, she tripped and
_____. None of us noticed it, as it was ________. The driver was waiting for her to pay. It was
_____ that we saw the girl was on her knees by the side of the road.Another passenger and I got
_____ and held her up.
Even in pain, the girl held up a note and asked us to ________ the driver. The other passenger took the note and paid the driver. My stop was a few hundred meters away. I decided to stay with her till she was ________. I paid the driver for myself and he took off with other passengers.
I neither knew ________ nor did I know what to do, ________ I was there, saying some comforting words to a stranger in ________. I asked her to stand still for a few minutes. We then looked for a place for her to sit. From out of nowhere, her friend joined us.
We made her sit in a nearby lawn and her friend rushed to get a(n) ________. In the meantime, she examined her leg and her ankle had swollen up (肿胀). It looked like a minor sprain (较小的扭伤). Once her friend came back, they took the taxi and rushed to a ________. Before they left, the girl thanked me and said they could ________ as it was only a minor sprain.
I do not know if I did enough. But I feel I gave some ________ to her in a small way.
【1】A. crowded B. old C. damaged D. slow
【2】A. wait B. leave C. come D. stop
【3】A. turned B. fell C. jumped D. sat
【4】A. early B. cold C. dark D. quiet
【5】A. then B. now C. here D. there
【6】A. up B. down C. in D. back
【7】A. thank B. tell C. pay D. warn
【8】A. calm B. happy C. ready D. fine
【9】A. him B. her C. them D. it
【10】A. but B. so C. as D. though
【11】A. danger B. surprise C. horror D. pain
【12】A. policeman B. doctor C. taxi D. ambulance
【13】A. shop B. clinic C. restaurant D. school
【14】A. manage B. struggle C. recover D. settle
【15】A. belief B. advice C. joy D. comfort
【答案】
【1】A
【2】D
【3】B
【4】C
【5】A
【6】B
【7】C
【8】D
【9】B
【10】A
【11】D
【12】C
【13】B
【14】A
【15】D
【解析】本文讲述了乘车途中一女孩下车时摔倒了,作者于是提早下车陪伴她,直到朋友把她接走的故事。
【1】A考查形容词。“The van drivers ply (揽客) as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is designed for the transport of 8 people. ” (货车司机揽客13人,坐在只有8人座的车上。)可推断出,我们的车比较挤(crowded)。故选A。
【2】D考查动词。根据空后“While getting down,”(她下车时),可知女孩示意司机停车。故选D项。
【3】B考查动词。根据“While getting down, she tripped and …”可知,是她下车时绊住了,摔倒(fall)了。
【4】C考查形容词作表语。文章第一段第一句话“I was coming back home late at night”可知,是深夜,所以是天太黑(dark)才没注意到。
【5】A考查状语。句意:当时我们都没注意到,因为司机正等着她付钱。就在那时(then),我们看到那个女孩跪在路边。故选A项。
【6】B考查副词。从下文作者把女孩扶起来可知,只有下车才能扶她。get down下车。故选B项。
【7】C考查动词。句意:即使女孩很痛苦,她仍旧拿出一张钞票请我们付给司机。从下文“other passenger took the note and paid the driver”可知,是付钱(pay)给司机的。thank 感谢; tell告诉; warn提醒。故选C项。
【8】D考查形容词。句意:我决定陪着她直到她好起来(fine)。故选D。
【9】B考查代词。句意:我不认识她(her),也不知道该怎么办。从下文“I was there, saying some comforting words to a stranger”可知,选B项。
【10】A考查连词。从上下文可知是转折,故选A项。
【11】D考查形容词。从上下文可知,作者和女孩不认识但是他却在安慰受伤的(in pain)陌生女孩。in danger在危险中;in surprise惊讶地;in horror恐惧中。故选D项。
【12】C考查名词。从上下文可知,女孩的朋友立刻打车(taxi)送他去诊所(clinic)。
【13】B考查名词。句意见第12题。
【14】A考查动词。句意:离开之前女孩向我表示感谢,并说他们可以处理好(manage),因为这只是轻微的扭伤。manage完成(困难的事),设法对付,能解决(问题),应付(困难局面等)。struggle斗争,努力,奋斗;recover恢复;settle定居,处理。故选A项。
【15】D考查名词。句意:我不知道做得够不够;但我觉得我给了她一点安慰(comfort)。第12空也提示了安慰女孩。故选D项。
【题目】A new set of brain images shows why : Reading the Roman alphabets and Chinese characters uses different parts of the brain.
The results also suggest that Chinese schoolchildren have reading problems in a different part of the brain used in reading alphabet-based languages. This shows that the learning disorder dyslexia ( inability to read properly) is not the same in very culture and does not have a universal biological cause.
Scientists described the results as “ very important and revolutionary”. While dyslexia has certain common roots, they said, they now have some proof that this kind of functional problem works differently according to the different demands that Western and Eastern languages place on the brain.
Dyslexia is a common developmental disorder in which people of normal intelligence have difficulty learning to read, spell and master other language skills.
The results suggest that treating dyslexia around the world probably will require different treatments.
“Reading is complex,” said Guinevere Eden, Georgetown University professor. “ This shows we need to be more open-minded about diverse treatment approaches.”
Its origins are complex. There appears to be a genetic aspect to the illness. It also may result from brain injury before birth that changes visual and hearing pathways in the brain.
Earlier brain scans show that English-reading dyslexics don’t function properly in a left part of the brain associated with the awareness of 44 sounds from the English alphabet. However, according to the new study, reading Chinese uses some different parts of the brain located in the left-front of the brain. It is associated with symbol interpretation. Unlike alphabet letters, Chinese characters represent entire thoughts and physical objects.
Dyslexia
Definition | A learning 【1】 in which people of average IQ find it 【2】to learn to read and acquire other language skills |
Origins | Genetic causes or brain 【3】 before birth, which affects 【4】 and hearing abilities |
Finding of the earlier study | 【5】reading dyslexics don’t function properly in a left part of the brain |
Discovery of the new study | Reading Chinese uses the 【6】part of the brain |
Conclusion | Reading Roman alphabets and reading Chinese characters place different 【7】on the brain. Dyslexia is not the same in every 【8】and does not have the same 【9】roots. |
【10】 | Dyslexia needs to be treated in different ways |