Question

  Do you know what Down Syndrome is? It's a disease in which an extra chromosome (染色体) causes a( n) 1       disability that makes it harder for one to learn things. When my mom first told me I had Down Syndrome,I was 2        that people would think I wasn't as smart as they were,or that I talked or looked 3        I just want to be like everyone else,so sometimes I wish I could 4        the extra chromosome.

  Having Down Syndrome,however,doesn't make me feel too different. I am 5        of who I am. I am a hard worker,a good person,and I 6        about my friends. My 7       is also a lot like yours. I read books and watch TV,and I think about the 8       ,like who I'll marry. I get along well with my sisters 9       when they take my CDs without asking！

  Sometimes it's hard being with 10        kids. For instance,I don't drive,but a lot of kids in my school do. I try not to let things like that 11        me and just think of all the good things in my life,such as the fact that I've published two 12        and right now someone else is 13        my songs.

  It's true that I don't learn things as 14        as others,but that won't stop me from 15      . I just know that if I work really hard and be myself,I can do almost 16       .

  I can't change the 17        that I have Down Syndrome,but one thing I would like to change is how people think of me. I'd tell them: 18       me as a whole person,not just the person you see. Treat me with 19       ,and accept me for who I am. Most importantly,just be my friend. 20      ,I would do the same for you.

(   ) 1. A. physical   B. intellectual   C. spiritual   D. actual

(   ) 2. A. excited   B. surprised   C. annoyed   D. worried

(   ) 3. A. different   B. simple   C. low   D. ugly

(   ) 4. A. call on   B. ask for   C. pick up   D. give back

(   ) 5. A. fond   B. tired   C. proud   D. afraid

(   ) 6. A. talk   B. care   C. dream   D. worry

(   ) 7. A. study   B. interest   C. life   D. condition

(   ) 8. A. future   B. marriage   C. dream   D. profession

(   ) 9. A. including   B. providing   C. despite   D. except

(   ) 10. A. disabled   B. typical   C. special   D. unusual

(   ) 11. A. upset   B. attract   C. control   D. prevent

(   ) 12. A. articles   B. poems   C. novels   D. songs

(   ) 13. A. considering   B. singing   C. criticizing   D. buying

(   ) 14. A. hard   B. soon   C. far   D. fast

(   ) 15. A. struggling   B. exploring   C. trying   D. experimenting

(   ) 16. A. something   B. nothing   C. anything   D. none

(   ) 17. A. fact   B. idea   C. dream   D. trouble

(   ) 18. A. Help   B. Judge   C. Love   D. Forgive

(   ) 19. A. pity   B. surprise   C. respect   D. satisfaction

(   ) 20. A. In fact   B. In all   C. Above all   D. After all

Answer 1

1. B由下文that makes it harder for one to learn things可知，患有Down syndrome是一种"智力方面的"残疾。

2. D从下文that people would think I wasn't as smart as they were来看，当妈妈最初告诉我我患有唐氏综合征的时候，作者很担心人们会另眼相看,所以选D.

3. A作者也很担心自己说话或者看起来与别人不同。

4. D从上一句I just want to be like everyone else 来看，作者很希望自己也能像正常人一样，所以希望把多余的那条染色体去掉,在这里用了很形象的说法"把它归还回去"。

5. C从上句来看，尽管患有唐氏综合征,但我的日常"生活"却与常人无异。"lam a hard worker,a good person..."都是作者对自己正面的看法，觉得自己很棒，所以这里应该是感到"骄傲"。

6. B从上文"我很勤奋，而且是个好人"来看，对朋友也应该是很"照顾"。

7. C后文对"读书"、"看电视"等的描述，都是日常生活方面的话题，所以这里说的应该是作者的生活也和大部分人一样。

8. A从后面like who I'll marry来看，说的是未来的事情，只是拿婚姻的问题做了例子，所以用future概括较好。

9. D作者与姐妹相处得很好，破折号后面表示转折，从感叹号的作用来看，这里表达的是"除了她们不经我同意就拿走我的CD"的时候。

10. B但有时候与那些"正常的"孩子相处是很困难的。下文的例子I don't drive,but a lot of kids in my school do说B月了这一点。

typical此处意为"正常的，常态的"。

11. A从后面的just think of all the good things in my life来看，作者努力不让这样的事情"干扰、影响、烦扰"自己，所以选A.

12. D这里举例说明好的方面是，已经发表了两首"歌曲"，从后面and right now ... my songs 可以看出，是歌曲方面的。

13. B现在已经有人在"演唱"我创作的歌了，这正是令作者感到自豪的事情。

14. D从第1段的makes it harder for one to learn things可以看出，这里应该是有些东西我没有别人学得"快"。

]5. C但那并没有阻止我继续努力，下句表明作者敢于直面现实。

16. C作者有一种信念，可以刻苦努力，做一个真正的自己，所以此处也是对自己的肯定，意为相信自己几乎可以做好"任何事情"。

17. A我不能改变的"事实"。

18. B请全方位地"评价"我。这里与下文的Treat me with...并歹'J，都是表达how people think of me的内容„

19. C此处表达了作者渴望得到别人的"尊重"。

20. D"毕竟"，我也可以为你们做同样的事情。从最后的提醒可以看出作者对平等、尊重的渴望。