【题目】Helen Keller was an American educator and journalist, who became one of the leading humanitarians in the history of the United States. Born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, a small town in Alabama, Keller was stricken with a childhood disease that left her deaf, and blind. The illness Keller suffered (遭受) is a mystery to this day. Unable to see, or hear, Keller became difficult to deal with as her behaviour was described as wild by her family and friends.

Soon Keller and her family developed their own type of sign language that allowed them to communicate with each other. Helen’s mother needed help for her anguished (痛苦的) child, which eventually led to Anne Sullivan, who was a recent graduate (毕业生) of the Perkins Institute for the Blind. The school had been successful in the past in educating blind students, and Sullivan was one of its star graduates. Once Sullivan and Keller got through the difficult beginnings, their friendship, and association (合作) lasted for 49 years.

Keller was determined to become educated, and to teach herself to communicate. After attending several schools, she became the first deaf and blind person to earn a college degree. She became very well-known, and began a lecture tour where she made speeches on social and political issues, including women’s suffrage (选举权), and birth control. Also she required the government to raise awareness to the situation of the blind. She devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind.

On September 14, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the United States’ two highest civilian honours. In 1999, Keller was listed in Gallup’s Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century.

Helen Keller—Overcoming Disability

Childhood

Keller was made deaf and blind by an 【1】 illness.

Her family and friends 2 her as wild because of her disabilities.

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The Keller family 4 their own type of sign language to make their communication possible.

Anne Sullivan 5 Keller’s life and gave her a lot of help.

Keller made up her 6 to teach herself to communicate.

Keller earned a college degree after 7 several schools.

Social Activities

While travelling around the country, Keller made a series of 8on social and political issues.

Keller 9 much of her later life in raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind.

Awards

In 1964, Keller was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In 1999, her name was on the 【10 in Gallup’s Most Widely Admired People of the 20th century.

【题目】Online shopping is becoming more and more common all over the world, including in China.

For many people, the main concern (顾虑) with online shopping is security (安全).

There are several things that customers should before they buy online. You shouldn’t trust a company just because it has a beautifully designed . Customers should look for other information, such as the company’s full address and details of the different types of payment it accepts. Also before you buy anything, carefully the information about the goods or services for sale.

It’s also very important for customers to ask for written confirmation. They should ask the company to send them an email to confirm their and payment. Written confirmation gives the buyer further protection against companies.

You should be able to send it back or change it. You may change your mind or not be something you have bought online. So before you buy anything online, make sure that the shop offers a “cooling-off period”. This is a period of time when you can return an item and get your back. All reputable (声誉好的) online shops offer this service.

When customers pay by credit card (信用卡), they have extra protection. This is a very safe way of buying goods and services online. , if you don’t receive the goods you have paid for, you can make a claim against your credit card issuer. But of course, you need to make sure that your payment details are secure you pay online by credit card.

Customers should be able to check that their payment details are secure. Many companies allow their customers to send their credit card details a special secure page. You should only buy goods from companies that have this secure page facility.

【1】A. work out B. turn out C. complain about D. think about

【2】A. product B. website C. programme D. system

【3】A. check B. describe C. provide D. store

【4】A. message B. introductionC. order D. promise

【5】A. organized B. private C. unknown D. dishonest

【6】A. satisfied with B. confident about C. interested in D. nervous of

【7】A. service B. money C. information D. application

【8】A. In fact B. As a result C. By the way D. For example

【9】A. after B. till C. before D. as soon as

【10】A. over B. past C. below D. through

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