My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36 , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression she’s   37  anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   38  that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often   40  don’t realize she’s blind.
I   41  this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was  43  excited about her finger-painting project."Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   44  colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  45  with us.
To my great   46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, "Michelle told me my  47  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really  48  what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   49  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   50  in conversation. When I told her, she was  51  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla   52 . And I knew my child was  53  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s   54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my  55 ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

【小题1】
A.waysB.meansC.methodsD.senses
【小题2】
A.enjoyed B.foundC.missedD.lost
【小题3】
A.and B.exceptC.evenD.but
【小题4】
A.whoB.itC.sheD.which
【小题5】
A.childrenB.familyC.guestsD.friends
【小题6】
A.realizedB.heardC.recognizedD.witnessed
【小题7】
A.sadB.satisfiedC.excitedD.enjoyed
【小题8】
A.especiallyB.not soC.a littleD.not at all
【小题9】
A.paintB.drawC.createD.mix
【小题10】
A.stayedB.paintedC.talkedD.played
【小题11】
A.excitementB.encouragementC.delightD.surprise
【小题12】
A.attitudeB.colorC.pictureD.paper
【小题13】
A.touched B.distinguishedC.saw D.understood
【小题14】
A.afterB.beforeC.untilD.when
【小题15】
A.come upB.turned out C.referred toD.talked about
【小题16】
A.curious B.quiet C.puzzledD.worried
【小题17】
A.criedB.insisted C.complainedD.informed
【小题18】
A.right B.wrong C.worriedD.uncertain
【小题19】
A.shortcomingsB.difficultiesC.pride D.description
【小题20】
A.paperB.pensC.handsD.eyes

When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.

     The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.

     Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says. "I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."

     But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up--again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.

     Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."

1.Why did Mary feel regretful?

A. She didn't achieve her ambition.            B. She didn't take care of her mother.

C. She didn't complete her high school.     D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.

2.We can know that before 1995 Mary         

A. had two books published                         B. received many career awards

C. knew how to use a computer                  D. supported the JDRF by writing

3.Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her ________.

A. living with diabetes                                    B. successful show business

C. service for an organization                       D. remembrance of her mother

4.When Mary received the life-changing news, she __.

A. lost control of herself                               B. began a balanced diet

C. tired to get a treatment                           D. behaved in an adult way

5.What can we know from the last paragraph?

A. Mary feels pity for herself.   

B. Mary has recovered from her disease.

C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.

D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.

 

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  __1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s  2__   anything. It’s really amazing.

Michelle  3  her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her  4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.

6   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   7  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was  8  excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  10  with us”. 

To my great  11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my   12  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really   13  what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt  14  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come  15  in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was   16  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla  __17 . I knew my child was _18  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.                A.ways           B.means          C.methods  D.senses

 

2.                A.enjoyed        B.found          C.missed   D.held

 

3.                A.comes across    B.looks after       C.picks out  D.learns from

 

4.                A.relaxed         B.nervous        C.anxious   D.secret

 

5.                A.parents         B.family          C.guests    D.friends

 

6.                A.realized        B.heard          C.forgot    D.witnessed

 

7.                A.sad            B.calm           C.excited   D.puzzled

 

8.                A.especially       B.seldom         C.frequently D.hardly

 

9.                A.paint           B.draw           C.create    D.mix

 

10.               A.stayed         B.painted         C.talked D.competed

 

11.               A.excitement      B.encouragement  C.delight    D.surprise

 

12.               A.attitude        B.color          C.picture    D.paper

 

13.               A.touched        B.considered      C.saw   D.understood

 

14.               A.after           B.unless          C.until D.if

 

15.               A.up            B.down          C.back  D.on

 

16.               A.curious         B.quiet           C.angry D.worried

 

17.               A.whispered      B.insisted         C.introduced D.informed

 

18.               A.right           B.wrong          C.worried   D.uncertain

 

19.               A.shortcomings    B.difficulties      C.pride D.disappointment

 

20.               A.paper          B.pens           C.hands D.eyes

 

 

 

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

   Many people cannot forget the beautiful thousand hand dance performed by disabled people during the 2005 CCTV Spring Gala(晚会). Many of these dancers cannot hear or speak, but their performances are wonderful.

   The leading dancer is a beautiful young woman, Tai Lihua, who was born healthy but lose her hearing when she was two years old because of a fever. Not long after that, she also became mute and, from then on, her world was silent. She did not realize this at first, but when she was five, she played a game about sounds with her school friends and discovered she was different. She felt very sad. Her father went to many places looking for treatments for her disabilities, but nothing worked.

When she was seven years old, Tai Lihua went to a school for deaf and mute children, where

she did very well in her studies. Her teacher said she used her brain more than other children and was very good at expressing her feelings through movements.

Then when she was fifteen, she started learning to dance. At first, she found it difficult but she didn’t give up. She spent a lot of time practicing and became a brilliant dancer. In the last few years, she has performed in many countries and is much admired by foreign audience. Dancing has changed her life and brought her world wide success and fame.

56. Which of the following is expressed in the passage?

A. Where there is life, there is hope.

B. No one is too old to learn.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way. 

D. The early bird catches the worm.

57. Tai Lihua discovered that she was different from other children when she was _____.

A .two         B. five            C. seven         D. fifteen

58. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. Tai Lihua was born healthy.

B. Tai Lihua isn’t successful now.

C. Tai Lihua’s parents didn’t take good care of her.

D. Tai Lihua had a natural ability to dance very well.

59. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. A disabled girl.      

B. A dancer in a silent world.

C. A beautiful dancer.    

D .Dance performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

 

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