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Maricel Apatan,22,stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri—La Hotel in Manila,preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be  a(n)__ __ task for a pastry(糕点) chef,but Maricel is no __ __ chef-she has no hands.

“When I first saw Maricel, I was worried she might __ __ herself when using a chef’s knife __ __ that has never been a problem, ” says Maricel’s manager. “She doesn’t get __ __ treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the chefs.”

Despite financial __ __ from Archbishop Ledesma, a distant relative, Maricel __ __ to deal with her disability. “I was __ __ dependent on my mother and couldn’t do anything,” she recalls.

In 2004, Archbishop Ledesma __ __ for Maricel to live in the House with No Steps, a training centre for people with disabilities. She __ __ how to write and do regular tasks and, more importantly, __ __ her disability. She became more determined to __ __ hard to live a normal life.

Maricel __ __ graduated from high school and enrolled(注册) in a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course in Cagayan de Oro City. I have really enjoyed __ __ since I was seven years old,” she says.

After Maricel moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting __ __ this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the __ __.“I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it's __ __ to live a normal life,” Maricel says.

Later, Maricel's three younger brothers and sisters moved to Manila.She __ __ the rent of their small apartment, __ __ their parents look after the family farm in Mindanao.“It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose __ __. I believe anything is possible if you dream, and work hard.”

1.A.  impossible         B.      simple       C.      practical   D.      important

2.A.  ordinary   B.      admirable C.      talented    D.      gentle

3.A.  absorb      B.      express     C.      hurt  D.      forgive

4.A.  for    B.      or     C.      but   D.      and

5.A.  special      B.      equal         C.      official       D.      effective

6.A.  advice       B.      control      C.      information       D.      help

7.A.  hesitated  B.      disagreed C.      struggled  D.      pretended

8.A.  gradually  B.      hardly       C.      increasingly       D.      totally

9.A.  searched  B.      arranged  C.      applied     D.      begged

10.A.explained B.      realized    C.      wondered         D.     learned

11.A.accepted  B.      blessed     C.      cured        D.      forgot

12.A.think          B.      try    C.      listen         D.      relax

13.A.partly        B.      firstly         C.      eventually         D.      immediately

14.A.reading     B.      cooking     C.      writing      D.      drawing

15.A.beyond     B.      by     C.      against      D.      on

16.A.attention  B.      description        C.      decoration        D.      connection

17.A.successful          B.      difficult     C.      possible    D.      certain

18.A.raises        B.      pays C.      collects     D.      receives

19.A.unless       B.      once          C.      though      D.      while

20.A.memory    B.      weight       C.      hope         D.      patience

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文主要讲述了一个残疾的女孩子通过自己的努力和奋斗,过上了正常人的生活。作者用这个故事告诉我们:只要你不失去希望,只要你有梦想,只要你努力,任何事情都是可能的。

1.B 形容词辨析。A不可能;B简单的;C实用的;D重要的;一位厨师要做奶油蛋糕,这本来是一件很简单的事情,但是对于Maricel来说却可能是一件很危险的事情,也因为她没有手。

2.A 形容词辨析。A普通的;B令人钦佩的;C有才干的;D温柔的;Maricel不是一个普通的厨师,她和别的厨师很不一样,因为她没有手。

3.C 动词辨析。A吸收;B表达;C伤害;D原谅;经理说当他看见她使用刀的时候很担心她是否会伤到自己,因为她没有手,不能像普通人那样控制好刀。

4.C 词义辨析。A因为,为了(介词);B或者,否则;C但是;D和;虽然经理一直很担心她会伤到自己,但是这从来就不是一个问题,她的水平很好。

5.A 形容词辨析。A特别的;B公平的;C正式的;D有效的;经理说:她不需要特别对待,而且她和别的厨师一样努力工作。

6.D 名词辨析。A建议;B控制;C信息;D帮助;虽然有来自远房亲戚Archbishop Ledesma的帮助,但是她还是很努力地和自己的残疾做斗争,从来不依赖别人。

7.C 动词辨析。A犹豫;B不同意;C努力;D假装;虽然有来自远房亲戚Archbishop Ledesma的帮助,但是她还是很努力地和自己的残疾做斗争,从来不依赖别人。说明她很独立。

8.D 副词辨析。A逐渐地;B几乎不;C越来与多地;D完全地;根据后半句中的couldn’t do anything可知她之前完全是依靠自己的母亲,什么也做不了。但是后来有了彻底的改变。

9.B 动词辨析。A寻找;B安排;C申请;D祈求;在2004年她的亲戚Archbishop Ledesma安排她生活在一个专门为残疾人建设的无障碍的房子里。在这里她学会了很多的事情。

10..D 动词辨析。A解释;B意识到;C想知道;D学会;在那里她学会了书写,学会了做一些基本的事情。最重要的是,她终于接受了自己残疾的这个现实。

11.A 动词词义辨析。A接受;B祈祷;C治愈;D忘记;在那里她学会了书写,学会了做一些基本的事情。最重要的是,她终于接受了自己残疾的这个现实。

12.B 动词辨析。A思考;B努力;C听;D放松;try hard to do sth努力做某事;她更加坚定地要努力地过正常人的生活。

13.C 副词辨析。A部分地;B首先;C最后;D立刻,马上;她最终高中毕业,参加了一个宾馆和餐厅管理的2年的学习课程,学习相关内容。

14.B 动名词辨析。A阅读;B烹饪;C写作;D画画;她告诉我们自从7岁她就一直很喜欢烹饪。所以在这个课程里她主要学习的也是烹饪,后来成为了厨师。

15.D 介词辨析。A超过;在…另外一边;B通过;C违背,逆着,顶着;D关于…;report on….就…展开报道;当地的媒体开始报道这个意志坚定的女孩子的故事。

16.A 注意力;关注;B描述;C装饰;D联系;对于媒体的关注她一点也不害羞。主要是因为她想让其他一些有残疾的人知道经过努力,他们也可以过正常人的生活。

17.C 形容词辨析。A成功的;B困难的;C可能的;D确定,一定;她想让其他的残疾人知道经过自己的努力,他们完全有可能过上正常人的生活。

18.D 动词辨析。A提高,筹集;B付钱;C收集;D收到;她的三个弟弟妹妹也来到了马尼拉,当他们的父母亲在老家的时候,由她挣钱来付他们的房租。

19.D 连词辨析。A除非;B一旦;C尽管;D当…时;当他们的父母亲在老家的时候,由她挣钱来付他们的房租。

20.C 词义辨析。A记忆,回忆;B重量;C希望;D耐心;她说要想让收支平衡很困难,但是只要你不失去希望,只要你有梦想,只要你努力,任何事情都是可能的。

考点:考察故事类短文

 

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