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  I was 15 months old, a happy carefree(无忧无虑的)kid, until the day I fell.It was a bad fall.I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly.My mom found a doctor who knew that if the eye were removed, my face would look ugly, so my scarred(有疤痕的), sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me.

  Sometimes people asked me embarrassing questions.When kids played games, I was always the “monster”.I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.

  Yet Mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I began to rely on that saying.

  As a child, I thought Mom meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.” As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame(羞愧).But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.

  In high school I even became the class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak(怪物).All I really wanted was to look like everyone else.When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world.Let them see the beauty that is inside.”

  When I met the man who became my husband, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out.

  My mom's love was the spark(火花)that gave me confidence.I had faced hardships, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion(怜悯)for others.

  “Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home.Each of my children has felt its invitation.I say it to my children.The gift my mom gave me lives on in another generation.

(1)

Why did the author's mother tell her to hold her head up high and face the world?

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A.

Because her mother wanted to show sympathy for her.

B.

Because her mother wanted her to be confident.

C.

Because her mother didn't want her to be seen as a “monster”.

D.

Because her mother thought the author looked prettier when she did that.

(2)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

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A.

The author managed to get over her disability in high school.

B.

The author gave her children encouragement and love, as her mother had given her.

C.

The author was always confident after the accident.

D.

In high school the author was chosen to be president of the student's union.

(3)

The underlined sentence “Each of my children has felt its invitation.” means her children ________.

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A.

each received an invitation from her mother

B.

didn't quite understand the meaning of her words.

C.

faced the same difficulty as their mother.

D.

benefited from their mother's words.

(4)

Which would be the best title for the article?

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A.

My mom's gift to me

B.

How I found my life-partner

C.

My terrible childhood accident

D.

Disability is no shame

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  Ford, the second largest car maker in the world, celebrates its 100th birthday this month. And it is already looking forward to its next 100 years. Ford expects to have nearly half its cars powered by fuel cells by the year 2050.

  In the meantime, another car maker in the US, General Motors (GM), is building the technology for cars to be powered by fuel cells.

  So, what makes fuel cells so special? Why are car makers so enthusiastic (热忠的) about them?

  Fuel cells are based on an electrochemical process. They change chemical energy from hydrogen (氢) and oxygen into electrical energy.

  Fuel cells pollute much less than traditional power sources. They produce little more than water as a byproduct. Car makers expect them to cut CO2 emissions (散发) in half and so make cars more environmentally friendly.

  Fuel cells are not dependent on oil supplies. Instead, they run on hydrogen, the most common element in the universe. And they can be refueled. Car makers expect fuel cells to lessen the industry's need to rely on decreasing oil supplies.

  Using fuel cells, without the traditional motor, engineers have many more possibilities for developing cars.

  A fuel cell frame can last 20 years, so car bodies could change with drivers' needsor even with the seasonsand be replaced at will.

  Owners could switch from a sports car to a family car while keeping the same fuel cell frame. This is a much cheaper solution to buying a whole new vehicle.

  “A fuel cell car is more than just a new concept car, it's the start of a revolution in how cars are designed, built and used.” Said GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner.

  While this may sound great, fuel cells are still too expensive to produce. For cars, they can be ten times the price of normal engines.

  The current test models can cost US $ 1 million or more.

  Besides Ford and GM, a number of other car makers are now testing fuel cell vehicles. And all are aiming for mass production by 2010. By that time, the cost of buying a fuel cell car should be as affordable as that of a traditional car.

1.The problem facing the fuel cell car is that ________.

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A.it'll be hard to produce in large quantities

B.it'll be too dear for people to buy

C.people can't get used to it

D.its body changes too quickly

2.The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 6) refers to “________”.

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A.hydrogen and oxygen
B.car makers
C.fuel cells
D.traditional power sources

3.The underlined word “lessen” (in Paragraph 6) probably means ________.

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A.reduce
B.keep
C.display
D.increase

4.It can be concluded that this article is mainly written for ________.

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A.car experts
B.car engineers
C.general readers
D.students of science

5.The main purpose of writing this article is ________.

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A.to announce a business plan

B.to sell a new type of cars

C.to introduce a new type of car power source

D.to introduce two America's car makers

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