I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs.Some people,old and weak,cannot 1 by themselves.Others seem perfectly healthy,　 2　 in business suits,and wheel themselves around with strong determination.But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair,I only saw a　 3　 ,not a person.

Then I fainted（晕倒）at Euro Disney　 4　 low blood pressure.This was the first time I had ever fainted,and my parents said that I must　 5　 for a while after First Aid.I agreed to take it easy,but　 6　 I stepped toward the door,I saw my dad pushing a (n)　 7　 in my direction!Feeling the colour burn my cheeks,I asked him to wheel that thing right back to　 8　 he found it.

I could not believe this was happening to me.Wheelchairs were　 9　 for other people but not for me.As my father wheeled me out into the main street,people　 10 began to treat me differently.

Little kids ran in front of me, 11 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly.　 12　 set in as I was thrown back and forth.“Stupid kids—they have perfectly good　 13　 .Why can’t they watch where they’re going?”I thought.People　 14　 down at me,pity in their eyes.Then they would look away,maybe because they thought the　 15　 they forgot me,the better.

“I am just like you!”I wanted to scream.“The only　 16　 is that you’ve got legs,and I have wheels.”

People in wheelchairs are not　 17　 .They can see every look and hear each word.Looking out at the faces,I finally understood: I was once just like them.I　 18　 people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not　 19　 to be treated.I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are　 20　 disabled.

1．A.look around　　　 B.care about　　　 C.make out　　　　 D.get around

2．A.dressed　　　　　 B.covered　　　　 C.folded　　　　　 D.lost

3．A.beast　　　　　　 B.disability　　　 C.passer-by　　　 D.failure

4．A.by way of　　　　 B.as to　　　　　 C.due to　　　　　 D.in terms of

5．A.sleep　　　　　　 B.break　　　　　 C.leave　　　　　 D.rest

6．A.before　　　　　 B.until　　　　　 C.because　　　　 D.as

7．A.wheelchair　　　 B.carriage　　　　 C.armchair　　　 D.bed

8．A.whom　　　　　　 B.that　 　　　　　 C.where　　　　　 D.which

9．A.fine　　　　　　 B.sad　　　　　　　 C.light　　　　　 D.cheap

10．A.gradually　　　　 B.immediately　　　 C.finally　　　　 D.rapidly

11．A.catching　　　　 B.making　　　　　 C.preventing　　 D.forcing

12．A.Bitterness　　　 B.lnterest　　　　 C.Regret　　　　 D.Amusement

13．A.space　　　　　　 B.manners　　　　　 C.legs　　　　　 D.control

14．A.smiled　　　　　 B.stared　　　　　 C.handed　　　　 D.pushed

15．A.happier　　　　　 B.faster　　　　　 C.sooner　　　　 D.harder

16．A.advantage　　　　 B.difference　　　 C.choice　　　　 D.difficulty

17．A.healthy　　　　　 B.common　　　　　 C.stupid　　　　 D.violent

18．A.treated　　　　　 B.ignored　　　　　 C.greeted　　　　 D.injured

19．A.mean　　　　　 　B.need　　　　　　 C.enjoy　　　　　 D.want

20．A.generally　　　　 B.truly　　　　　　 C.mostly　　　　 D.eventually

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分80分）
第一节：阅读理解（共35小题；每小题2分，满分70分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　August has always been difficult for me. It is the time when I realize that the books my English teacher assigned to me are not going to read themselves and that I have a difficult month in front of me.
　　You might think that I don’t want to spend my summer reading, but that’s not the problem: I love reading. On the first day of my summer holidays this year, I went to the library and got “A Gathering of Old Men” by African-American writer Ernest Gaines. I enjoyed it very much. I read all the magazines that my parents subscribe to and spend about 30 minutes every day with the morning paper. So why do I hate summer reading for school? Because the books on summer reading lists are often slow-going and just uninviting. Teachers and librarians don’t understand that summer reading can be entertaining as well as educational. They choose books that a friend of my mother’s calls “spinach books”: good for you, but not much fun to take in. Every summer, I read them, hate them and get bitter about the experience.
　　This bitterness started three years ago when I was about to begin high school. As preparation, my English teacher told me to read “The Age of Innocence” by American author Edith Wharton. I’m sure there are many people who enjoyed “The Age of Innocence” — some might even say it’s their favorite book.
　　But I don’t think any of these people read it as a 14-year-old boy on his summer vacation.
　　“The Age of Innocence” is the story of a forbidden romance in New York 100 years ago. At 14, my only experience with romance was my love for baseball. I couldn’t imagine being in love, much less being in love in 1900. “The Age of Innocence” was totally different to my life.
　　Most of my required summer reading has been like that — books written in a style that plays up the adjectives and plays down the verbs. I guess teachers don’t think exciting plots make for “good literature”. To me, though, a good writer describes events and characters in a way that makes the reader want to know what happens next.
　　If I were making up a summer reading list, it would include “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” by George V. Higgins, “The Right Stuff” by Tom Wolfe, and “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer. These are all books that have literary value but, just as important, can also entertain kids on vacation. If the teachers could stand a little fun in the books they assign, my Augusts would be a lot more enjoyable.
1. The author thinks he will have a difficult August because ____________.
A. he doesn’t like reading in summer vacation
B. he is to read the books boring and not right for kids
C. he hates the English teacher assigning homework
D. he hates August
2. What can make students interested in August reading ought to be ___________.
A. romantic                                                      B. out of date
C. entertaining and educational                            D. pure
3. The author listed such books as “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” because he thinks __________.
A. they can change his opinion                            B. he can learn a lot more from them
C. they are of literary value, and enjoyable    D. he has to do as teachers tell him to
4. In the opinion of the author of this passage, a good writer should be ___________.
A. one who describes events and characters in different ways
B. one who is full of imagination         
C. one who is learned
D. one who uses a way of describing that makes the reader wish to know what to happen next
5. Which of the following could be the best title of this passage?
A. Why Can’t Teachers Set Us Fun Books?
B. I Don’t Like Reading on the Vacation
C. Teachers, Don’t Set Us Any Reading Assignments
D. Teachers, Set Us Free