I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more
the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound—blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a experience. I had never considered before how it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not . Then I wondered where to put my . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest(脚凳) into . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary .
I tried to find a position and thought it might be restful, kind of nice, to be around for a while. Looking around, I I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
1.A. curious aboutB. interested inC. aware ofD. careful with
2.cureB. preventC. adoptD. analyze
3.insteadB. strangelyC. as usualD. like me
4.A. learningB. workingC. satisfyingD. relaxing
5.A. convenientB. awkward C. boringD. exciting
6.A. heightB. force C. skillD. weight
7.A. lockedB. repairedC. poweredD. grasped
8.A. handsB. feetC. keysD. handles
9.A. placeB. actionC. playD. effect
10.A. operationB. communicationC. transportationD. production
11.A. explorationB. educationC. experimentD. entertainment
12.A. flexibleB. safeC. starting D. comfortable
13.A. yetB. just C. stillD. even
14.A. shown B. pushedC. driven D. guided
15.A. realizedB. suggestedC. agreedD. admitted
16.A. liftedB. turnedC. pressedD. seized
17.A. pathB. positionC. directionD. way
18.A. easyB. heavy C. majorD. extra
19.A. forgottenB. repeatedC. conductedD. finished
20.A. weaknessesB. challengesC. anxietiesD. illnesses
—This is your order, a hamburger and an apple pie .
—I’ll have it here.
A. Anything ease B. Is that OK
C. Something to drink D. For here or to go
The old scientist took up walking as a regular form of exercise, which, of course, is of great to his heath.
A. benefit B. favor
C. sense D. relationship
—I can never forget the days we spent together in the summer camp.
—Well, especially the day it suddenly began to rain in the middle of the night.
A. when; when B. which; when
C. what; that D. on which; when
At no time the rules of the game. It was unfair to punish them.
A. they actually broke B. do they actually break
C. did they actually break D. they had actually broken
We made it possible the task would be finished ahead of time within three weeks.
A. what B. that C. which D. how