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“A lot of learning comes through play,” says Mardy McGarry, 52, who has been a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She had seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. When she wanted to build a playground for children with special needs，she knew it wouldn’t take long to develop interest in it around the small fishing village. But she never expected that 2,800 people — a third of the town—would all be willing to make a great effort to bring her vision to life.
McGarry started doing some research into play equipment and contacting design companies and she also found a piece of land available. When the city council(市议会) agreed to set aside an area for a playground, she also asked physical and professional therapists(治疗专家) for their investment. And she turned to her friend, Sue, for help. “Neither of us is good at maths, which is why $450,000 didn’t sound like a lot of money,” McGarry says of the initial estimate.
Her Kiwanis Club came through with $7,000，and that’s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $25,000 and had her company match it. Soon, smaller businesses were joining in. There was a silent effort to collect money. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000. All McGarry needed was 500 volunteers to work six 12-hour days.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s operated their tractors. Ten-year-olds cleared up the mess. “None of them was paid. It was truly an amazing week,” says McGarry. Only three building managers were paid. Volunteers with “building experience” became coordinators(协调人); those who could operate power tools formed a separate group. One team served meals donated from local restaurants and churches, and another organized activities for the children of volunteers.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children, including the ones with special needs, play shoulder to shoulder. “Some playgrounds have special equipment in a different section. Here, you see all the kids in the same playground, all having fun.”
It’s exactly what McGarry imagined. “People used to ask, ‘Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?” She says, “It’s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children.”
It didn’t occur to Mardy McGarry that __________.
A. her plan would soon draw the interest of people in the small village
B. so many people would volunteer to help her realize her dream
C. she would meet with so many difficulties in raising funds
D. the playground would be the most popular destination in Ozaukee County
We can learn from the fourth paragraph that __________.
A. the playground was finished in September 2008
B. everything was well prepared, apart from the volunteers
C. everyone worked unpaid, except for three building managers
D. the playground is so popular that it is overcrowded all the time
It can be inferred from the text that __________.
A. Mardy McGarry is a famous architect in the small town
B. Sue was forced to join in the project because of her son
C. people always ignore the real needs of disabled children
D. Mardy McGarry’s vision has been successfully accomplished at last
What would be the best title for this text?
A. Mardy McGarry: A Woman with Great Determination.
B. Cooperation: The Greatest Power in Overcoming Any Difficulty.
C. Show Real Concern for Poor Disabled Children.
D. Make it Matter to Build a Playground for Disabled Children.
查看习题详情和答案>> “A lot of learning comes through play,” says Mardy McGarry, 52, who has been a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She had seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. When she wanted to build a playground for children with special needs，she knew it wouldn’t take long to develop interest in it around the small fishing village. But she never expected that 2,800 peo
ple — a third of the town—would all be willing to make a great effort to bring her vision to life.
McGarry started doing some research into play equipment and contacting design companies and she also found a piece of land available. When the city council(市议会) agreed to set aside an area for a playground, she also asked physical and professional therapists(治疗专家) for their investment. And she turned to her friend, Sue, for help. “Neither of us is good at maths, which is why $450,000 didn’t sound like a lot of money,” McGarry says of the initial estimate.
Her Kiwanis Club came through with $7,000，and that’s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $25,000 and had her company match it. Soon, smaller businesses were joining in. There was a silent effort to collect money. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000. All McGarry needed was 500 volunteers to work six 12-hour days.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s operated their tractors. Ten-year-olds cleared up the mess. “None of them was paid. It was truly an amazing week,” says McGarry. Only three building managers were paid. Volunteers with “building experience” became coordinators(协调人); those who could operate power tools formed a separate group. One team served meals donated from local restaurants and churches, and another organized activities for the children of volunteers.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children, including the ones with special needs, play shoulder to shoulder. “Some playgrounds have special equipment in a different section. Here, you see all the kids in the same playground, all having fun.”
It’s exactly what McGarry imagined. “People used to ask, ‘Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?” She says, “It’s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children.”
【小题1】 It didn’t occur to Mardy McGarry that __________.
| A．her plan would soon draw the interest of people in the small village |
| B．so many people would volunteer to help her realize her dream |
| C．she would meet with so many difficulties in raising funds |
D．the playground would be the most popular destination in O zaukee County |
| A．the playground was finished in September 2008 |
| B．everything was well prepared, apart from the volunteers |
| C．everyone worked unpaid, except for three building managers |
| D．the playground is so popular that it is overcrowded all the time |
| A．Mardy McGarry is a famous architect in the small town |
| B．Sue was forced to join in the project because of her son |
| C．people always ignore the real needs of disabled children |
| D．Mardy McGarry’s vision has been successfully accomplished at last |
| A．Mardy McGarry: A Woman with Great Determination. |
| B．Cooperation: The Greatest Power in Overcoming Any Difficulty. |
| C．Show Real Concern for Poor Disabled Children. |
| D．Make it Matter to Build a Playground for Disabled Children. |
“A lot of learning comes through play,” says Mardy McGarry, 52, who has been a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She had seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. When she wanted to build a playground for children with special needs，she knew it wouldn’t take long to develop interest in it around the small fishing village. But she never expected that 2,800 people — a third of the town—would all be willing to make a great effort to bring her vision to life.
McGarry started doing some research into play equipment and contacting design companies and she also found a piece of land available. When the city council(市议会) agreed to set aside an area for a playground, she also asked physical and professional therapists(治疗专家) for their investment. And she turned to her friend, Sue, for help. “Neither of us is good at maths, which is why $450,000 didn’t sound like a lot of money,” McGarry says of the initial estimate.
Her Kiwanis Club came through with $7,000，and that’s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $25,000 and had her company match it. Soon, smaller businesses were joining in. There was a silent effort to collect money. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000. All McGarry needed was 500 volunteers to work six 12-hour days.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s operated their tractors. Ten-year-olds cleared up the mess. “None of them was paid. It was truly an amazing week,” says McGarry. Only three building managers were paid. Volunteers with “building experience” became coordinators(协调人); those who could operate power tools formed a separate group. One team served meals donated from local restaurants and churches, and another organized activities for the children of volunteers.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children, including the ones with special needs, play shoulder to shoulder. “Some playgrounds have special equipment in a different section. Here, you see all the kids in the same playground, all having fun.”
It’s exactly what McGarry imagined. “People used to ask, ‘Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?” She says, “It’s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children.”
1. It didn’t occur to Mardy McGarry that __________.
A. her plan would soon draw the interest of people in the small village
B. so many people would volunteer to help her realize her dream
C. she would meet with so many difficulties in raising funds
D. the playground would be the most popular destination in Ozaukee County
2.We can learn from the fourth paragraph that __________.
A. the playground was finished in September 2008
B. everything was well prepared, apart from the volunteers
C. everyone worked unpaid, except for three building managers
D. the playground is so popular that it is overcrowded all the time
3.It can be inferred from the text that __________.
A. Mardy McGarry is a famous architect in the small town
B. Sue was forced to join in the project because of her son
C. people always ignore the real needs of disabled children
D. Mardy McGarry’s vision has been successfully accomplished at last
4.What would be the best title for this text?
A. Mardy McGarry: A Woman with Great Determination.
B. Cooperation: The Greatest Power in Overcoming Any Difficulty.
C. Show Real Concern for Poor Disabled Children.
D. Make it Matter to Build a Playground for Disabled Children.
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John's parents got the washer when he was a teenager. His family never owned a washing machine.
Since gasoline was expensive, trips to the laundry several miles away were far 1 their power to afford. Keeping clothes clean 2 most of young John's spare time.
A family friend joined the army and his wife 3 to go with him. John's family 4 to store their furniture while they were away. 5 , the friend suggested they use their Bendix and this was how they 6 the washer.
The machine was eventually 7 to John's house, and-across the years with it, he 8 a love for the old, green Bendix. But finally the war ended. When the family took the Bendix back, John grew terribly 9 . His mother 10 him, saying, "You must remember, the machine never belonged to us 11 . That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken 12 , let's use the 13 to be grateful that we had it at all."
The lesson turned out 14 . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia （白血病）. Though 15 , John couldn't begin getting over from the 16 . Then the memory of the old Bendix came as a great 17 .
His daughter was a 18 . When he realized that simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to 19 for a time. He felt 20 . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.
1. A．beyond B．over C．within D．below
2. A．took B．cost C．occupied D．spent
3. A．prepared B．managed C．desired D．appealed
4. A．promised B．expected C．decided D．offered
5. A．In turn B．In return C．In addition D．In place
6. A．used B．acquired C．bought D．borrowed
7. A．attached B．burdened C．conveyed D．loaded
8. A．achieved B．reduced C．developed D．produced
9. A．confused B．hopeless C．frightened D．upset
10. A．taught B．explained C．comforted D．encouraged
11. A．at the first B．in the first place C．first of all D．for the first time
12. A．out B．away C．up D．down
13. A．chance B．treasure C．event D．success
14. A．reasonable B．necessary C．worthless D．valuable
15. A．missing B．forgetting C．struggling D．thinking
16. A．illness B．difficulty C．loss D．lesson
17. A．delivery B．relief C．hope D．profit
18. A．gift B．washer C．death D．loser
19. A．share B．spend C．live D．earn
20. A．eager B．energetic C．grateful D．curious
查看习题详情和答案>>John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy .It happened during World War II. His family never 1 a washing machine and ,since gasoline was expensive ,they could not 2 trips to the laundry（洗衣店）several miles away. Keeping clothes 3 became a problem for young John’s household.
A family friend joined the army ,and his wife 4 to go with him. John’s family 5 to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s 6 ,the friends suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they 7 the washer.
Young John helped with the washing ,and across the years he 8 a love for the old, green Bendix. But 9 the war ended .When the friends came to take it back ,John grew terribly 10 .His mother 11 him and said, “You must remember ,that machine 12 belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken 13 ,let’s use this 14 to be grateful that we had it at all.”
The lesson turned out 15 . Years later ,John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia（白血病）. Though he 16 for months with her death ,John could not begin getting over from the 17 until he remembered the old Bendix.
His daughter was a 18 .When he realized that simple fact ,everything changed .He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to 19 for a time. He felt 20 . He found strength and recovery . He knew he could get through the valley of loss.
1．A．required B．owned C．repaired D．saw
2．A．take B．have C．afford D．ride
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4．A．agreed B．managed C．desired D．prepared
5．A．offered B．decided C．expected D．promised
6．A．disappointment B．astonishment C．sadness D．regret
7．A．bought B．got C．borrowed D．used
8．A．achieved B．produced C．developed D．reduced
9．A．finally B．obviously C．immediately D．peacefully
10．A．frightened B．upset C．hopeless D．confused
11．A．explained B．encouraged C．comforted D．taught
12．A．once B．already C．hardly D．never
13．A．out B．down C．away D．up
14．A．chance B．success C．event D．treasure
15．A．important B．necessary C．reasonable D．invaluable
16．A．thought B．missed C．struggled D．forgot
13．A．lesson B．loss C．illness D．difficulty
18．A．death B．washer C．gift D．loser
19．A．share B．spend C．live D．earn
20．A．grateful B．energetic C．relaxed D．happy
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