Question

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 sound­blocking 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 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(临时的) ____.

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 as 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 about　　　　　B．interested in

C．aware of D．careful with 

2.A.cure  B．prevent

C．adopt   D．analyze 

3.A.instead    B．strangely

C．as usual  D．like me

4.A.learning    B．working

C．satisfying      D．relaxing

5.A.convenient  B．awkward

C．boring  D．exciting

6.A.height     B．force

C．skill  D．weight

7.A.locked     B．repaired

C．powered       D．grasped

8.A.hands  B．feet

C．keys   D．handles

9.A.place  B．action

C．play   D．effect

10.A.operation  B．communication

C．transportation  D．production

11.A.exploration  B．education

C．experiment  D．entertainment

12.A.flexible B．safe

C．starting  D．comfortable

13.A.yet     B．just

C．still      D．even

14.A.shown   B．pushed

C．driven   D．guided

15.A.realized  B．suggested

C．agreed   D．admitted

16.A.lifted   B．turned

C．pressed   D．seized

17.A.path    B．position

C．direction     D．way

18.A.easy    B．heavy

C．major   D．extra

19.A.forgotten  B．repeated

C．conducted   D．finished

20.A.weaknesses   B．challenges

C．anxieties     D．illnesses

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文记叙了作者参加“Sensitivity Sunday”这一活动，体验到了残疾人的艰辛和无助。

1.答案：C curious about对……好奇；interested in对……感兴趣；aware of意识到； careful with当心、小心。句意：这一活动目的是使我们意识到残疾人面对的问题。故C项正确。

2.2】答案：C cure治愈； prevent 阻止；analyze分析；adopt保持(姿势)。此处表示在这几个小时里，保持残疾的样子，故C项正确。

3.3】答案：D some...others...一些人……；另一些人……。句意：像我一样的人选择使用轮椅，另一些人戴阻止声音的耳塞或眼罩。

4.4】答案：A learning 学习； working 工作； satisfying 令人满意的； relaxing放松的。此处表示坐在轮椅里，充当残疾人也是一学习经历。

5.5】答案：B convenient方便的；awkward笨拙的，不灵活的； boring单调的，乏味的； exciting 使人兴奋的，令人激动的。句意：以前从来没有想过坐轮椅是多么的不灵活。

6.6】答案：D height身高； force力；武力； skill技能，技巧； weight重量，体重。我一坐上轮椅，我的体重就使得轮椅开始滚动。

7.7】答案：A 由上文可知，轮椅滚动，证明轮椅轮子没锁，故A项正确。

8.8】答案：B 由后面的footrest可知，此处表示我不知道把脚放在那里。

9.9】答案：A get...into place 把……放在恰当的位置。句意：我花了好长一段时间才把脚放进脚蹬里。

10.0】答案：C operation操作，经营；手术； communication通讯，通信；交流； transportation运输工具，运输，交通； production生产，制作；句意：在这几个小时里我第一次不安地看我唯一的交通手段是什么样的。故C项正确。

11.1】答案：C exploration探测，勘探，探险；education教育；教育学； experiment实验，试验；尝试； entertainment娱乐，消遣。句意：对残疾人来说，坐轮椅不是临时的尝试。

12.2】答案：D flexible灵活的；易弯曲的； safe 安全的； starting出发，开始；comfortable 舒适的；安逸的。在轮椅里，我设法找个舒服的位置。

13.3】答案：D 此处表示加强语气，前面有restful，让人得到休息的，后面进一步说“甚至有点好”，故D项正确。

14.4】答案：B 坐在轮椅里，让人推着，故B项正确。

15.5】答案：A 环顾四周，没找到人推我，所以我意识到只有自己转轮椅了。故A项正确。

16.6】答案：B lift举起；提升； turn转动； press压，按； seize抓住。由上一句话的handle可知，此处用turn。

17.7】答案：C 控制轮椅方向也不是一件容易事，故C项正确。

18.8】答案：A 与17解析一样。

19.9】答案：D 几个小时的坐轮椅尝试很快就结束了，但给我留下了很深的印象。故D项正确。

20.20】答案：B weaknesses虚弱； challenges 挑战； anxieties 焦虑；illnesses疾病。几个小时的残疾体验，使我意识到无能力活动是残疾人必须身心要挑战的事情。