Around the World by Wheelchair

Rick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. 里克·汉森是一个十分活跃又喜欢钓鱼的孩子。When returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine (脊柱). 一天在他钓完鱼坐卡车回家的路上，一次意外的事故中使他的脊椎受了伤。This 15-year-old young man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs.这个年轻人醒来时发现他的双腿已经不听使唤了。 However, he didn’t give up. Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. At the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world 好几个月之后他开始参加轮椅运动的比赛。  to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. 很快他就开始为脊髓研究工作而奔走效力。他决定通过自己坐轮椅周游世界这一途径来为脊髓损伤的研究工作来筹募资金并引起世人的关注。His tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. 在1985年到1987年间，他的旅程遍及世界上的34个国家。In this Man of Motion World Tour, he wheeled 24,901.55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.

Bad weather and difficult, rocky roads often provided challenges for Rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. 恶劣的天气以及艰难坎坷的道路经常成为里克所面临的挑战，但是他一直强迫自己坚持完成了这次旅行。He was determined to succeed. 他一定会成功的。Even mountains did not stop Rick Hansen. 就算是崇山峻岭也无法阻止里克·汉森。He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and several other major mountains in the world. 他坐着轮椅登上了落基山脉和世界上几座其他的主要山岭。He even wheeled himself along the Great Wall of China!

“Never Give Up On Your Dreams” was his motto and he hasn’t given up yet. “不要放弃你的梦想” 是他的座右铭，而且他从来没有放弃过。He completed his world tour raising $24 million. 他完成了他的环游世界的行程并从加拿大的资助者那里筹集了两千四百万美元的资金。He continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. 他继续着他的工作以不断积累关于脊髓损伤方面的知识。He is a true Canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.

54. What happened to Rick after the accident?

A. He lost the ability of living.               B. He had to spend his life in hospital.   

C. He couldn’t walk any more.             D. He couldn’t do sports any more.

55. When did Rick begin his tour around the world?

A. At the age of 15.                                          B. Soon after the accident.

C. A year after the accident.                        D. At the age of 27.

56. Why did Rick take his tour around the world in his wheelchair?

A. To gather money for the spinal cord research. B. To learn about the people of other countries.

C. To travel to different countries for fun.           D. To take photos of beautiful mountains.

57. From the passage we can see Rick is a(n) ________ person.

A. unhappy         B. determined       C. careful           D. quiet

1.如果你方便的话,明天到这里来一趟。

______ _______ _______ __________ to you, come here tomorrow.

2.公交车可能会很拥挤，尤其是车号是1到100的车辆，他们提供了最让人印象深刻的路线之一。

The buses______ be very crowded, especially the buses ______1 to 100, _______ offers one of the most impressive______.

3.这个城市的很多领导都担心正在进行中的道路施工。

Many leaders of the city are______ ______ the road work which is______ ______ now.

4.北京市交通问题最严重的城市，结果，政府就制定了规则，任何违反交通法则的人将被罚款。

Beijing is the city______ most serious traffic problems, as a result, the government sets a rule that anyone_______breaks the traffic rules will_______ _______.

5.好消息就是正在建设中的这条路把我们镇和成都连接起来，这就意味着我们能很容易去到成都市中心。

The good news is that the road ______ ______connects our town to Chengdu, which means we can_______ go to ________ Chengdu.

如何面对困难与挫折
你的英语老师拟定下个星期的英语角活动内容为“当你面对困难和挫折(frustration)的时候”，要求每个同学在本星期五之前写一篇英文短文，扼要谈谈对待困难和挫折的态度。
[写作内容]
1. 每个人都会遇到许许多多、各种各样的困难和挫折；
2. 每个人对待困难和挫折的态度不同，乐观者会冷静地找出原因，然后想法解决问题；悲观者后悔、抱怨、甚至放弃；
3. 遇到困难和挫折时，要说“太好了！” 因为你抓住了锻炼自己的机会。看到他人收到挫折时，应该说“你有困难吗？让我来帮助你吧！”

近几年随着人们生活水平的提高，越来越多的人拥有私家车，交通变得越来越拥挤。是修建更多的道路还是控制车辆的增长？怎样解决交通拥挤的问题？请写一篇120字左右的英文短文发表自己的看法。

中国“虎妈”蔡美儿以其给两个女儿列出绝对不允许做的“十不准”在全球一炮走红。由此而引发的有关如何教育子女的争论愈演愈烈。请就此给China Daily投稿，阐明家长们的不同观点，并发表自己的见解。

注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

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