题目内容
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I Was Forced to Find My Gifts
I was a pretty typical 17-year-old with a strong interest in painting when something happened. One Sunday, I went to an old swimming hole and dove in. I ________ something under the water head-on and broke a couple of vertebrae(椎骨)of my neck.
For five months I stayed at the hospital, feeling like a ________ to my family. My self-image was instantly ________. I was described with terms like “disabled” or “crippled.” I was angry and ________ after I failed so many times at some ________ task—dropping something on the floor and trying to get it back up again.
Near the end of my stay in the hospital, my doctor almost forcibly tied a ________ to my hand. He had seen my paintings I’d done before and ________ me to paint. Fortunately, I found that I ________ had this artistic ability left. It was like a big weight had been ________. At least I could do something worthwhile again, and it became a ________ part of my recovery.
After I left the hospital, I stayed at home, feeling desperately ________. It seemed like I was cut off from ________. No one can get along ________ love and acceptance. So that fall, I started at the University of Texas, majoring in graphic design.
One day a man happened to see one of my paintings. He had a great ________ for it and asked if I ever did art shows. So I was given a(n) ________. Much to my surprise, I found that people liked my paintings and would pay for them. That was about 11 years ago. Today, 1,500 ________ have carried my work.
It was the art that provided the ________ for me to get up every morning and do something, ________ sitting in front of the television. Society has such ________ expectations of the disabled person, so it’s very easy to get sucked into a dependency routine — you know, the “give me” kind of attitude. And that’s what I take the most ________ in — the fact that what I’m doing today is well received all over.
1.A. sawB. hitC. touchedD. picked
2.A. burdenB. failureC. jokeD. patient
3.A. improvedB. createdC. changedD. judged
4.A. helplessB. carelessC. nervousD. tired
5.A. difficultB. specialC. simpleD. important
6.A. bandageB. towelC. ropeD. paintbrush
7.A. allowedB. taughtC. orderedD. encouraged
8.A. alreadyB. stillC. evenD. always
9.A. gainedB. carriedC. liftedD. measured
10.A. vitalB. strangeC. boringD. different
11.A. lonelyB. weakC. frightenedD. guilty
12.A. successB. classmatesC. societyD. treatment
13.A. inB. forC. behindD. without
14.A. sympathyB. fondness
C. talentD. responsibility
15.A. exhibitionB. challengeC. permissionD. message
16.A. hospitalsB. galleriesC. schoolsD. families
17.A. imaginationB. chanceC. motivationD. curiosity
18.A. instead ofB. apart fromC. due toD. but for
19.A. highB. lowC. enoughD. unrealistic
20.A. powerB. prideC. comfortD. advantage
假定你是李华,最近你们班进行了一次题为“保护文化遗产是否很重要”的讨论。请根据以下要点用英语给荆州日报写一封信,介绍一下讨论结果,并谈谈你自己的看法。
观点 | 87%认为重要 | 13%认为不重要 |
理由 | 1.文化遗产是古代伟大文明的象征。 2.文化遗产大多和伟人联系在一起,保护文化遗产也是尊重伟人。 3.保护文化遗产可以增强我们的民族自豪感。 | 1.对社会发展无太大的促进作用。 2.浪费金钱和时间。 |
注意:1.词数120左右。
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3.文中不要用真实人名、校名等。
参考词汇:促进 promote 古代伟大文明的象征a symbol of great ancient civilization
Dear Mr. / Ms.,
I am a high school student. Recently our class had a heated discussion about________________________
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Yours
Li Hua