No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.
In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people. As we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.
Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them.
Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance unavoidably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts.
1．The first paragraph points out that _________.
A．there are many disabled people in the world
B．the number of disabled people in India is the greatest
C．India has a little more disabled people than Canada
D．it is easy to get an exact figure of the world's disabled people
2．The last word of the passage “counts” most probably means _________.
A．is numbered B．is considered
C．is included D．is most important
3．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older
B．there are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK
C．the whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people
D．there still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance
4．It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A．we should try our best to prevent disablement
B．both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down
C．we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled
D．the able-bodies people will never fully understand the disabled
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Thinking
| Some scientists claim that we humans are the only living things that are conscious(有意识的)-we alone are aware that we are thinking. No one knows how consciousness works –it is one of science’s last great mysteries. All your thoughts take place in the cerebrum(大脑皮质),which is at the top of your brain, and different kinds of thought are linked to different areas, areas, called association areas. Each half of the cerebrum has four rounded ends called lobes(脑叶)-two at the front (frontal and temporal lobes)and two at the back (occipital and parietal lobes). The frontal lobe is linked to your personality and it is where you have your bright ideas. The temporal lobe is where you hear and understand what people say to you. The occipital lobe is where you work out what your eyes see. The parietal lobe is where you record touch, heat and cold, and pain. The left half of the brain controls the right side of the body. The right half controls the left side. One half of the brain is always dominant (in charge).Usually, the left brain is dominant, which is why 90% of people are right-handed. |
68.Which part of your cerebrum is most active when you are making a telephone call?
A. The frontal lobe. B. The temporal lobe. C. The occipital lobe. D. The parietal lobe.
69.Which of the following statements is true?
A. One’s personality has something to do with the frontal lobe.
B. Bright ideas come from the parietal lobe.
C. The occipital and temperal lobes are at the back of the cerebrum.
D. The occipital lobe is in charge of sound.
70.From the passage, we know the reason why around 10% of people are left-handed is that _______.
A.their frontal lobe is usually dominant B.their temporal lobe is usually dominant
C.their right brain is usually dominant D.their left brain is usually dominant
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Most people have heard of Shakespeare and probably know something of the plays that he wrote.However，not everybody knows much about the life of this remarkable man，except perhaps that he was born in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon and that he married a woman called Anne Hathaway.We know nothing of his school life.We do not know，for example，how long it lasted，but we presume(推测)that he attended the local grammar school，where the principal subject taught was Latin.
Nothing certain is known of what he did between the time he left school and his departure(出发)for London.According to a local legend，he was beaten and even put in prison for stealing rabbits and deer from the estate of neighbouring landowner，Sir Thomas Lucy.It is said that because of this he was forced to run away from his native place.A different legend says that he was apprenticed(做学徒)to a Stratford butcher, but did not like the life and for this reason decided to leave Stratford.
Whatever caused him to leave the town of his birth，the world could be grateful that he did so.What is certain is that he set his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in London.It is said that at first he was without money or friends there，but that he earned a little by taking care of the horses of the gentleman who attended the plays at the theatre.They stopped and spoke to him.They found his conversations so brilliant(有才气的)that finally he was invited to join their company.
1．In the early life of Shakespeare，he ______.
A．attended a public school B．lived in London
C．studied Latin D．was put in prison for stealing cattle
2．Why was he forced to leave his native place according to this passage?
A．Because he didn’t want to go to school.
B．Because he left for London to become famous.
C．Because he had stolen deer and was beaten.
D．No one knows for certain.
3．What is the reason why the world could be grateful?
A．He wrote many world-famous plays. B．He was an actor.
C．He lived a hard life. D．He liked to travel all over the world.
4．“In time，as he became a familiar figure”“in time” means ______.
A．on time B．sometime C．some time later D．some time
5.The best title is ______.
A．The Early Life of Shakespeare B．Shakespeare’s Life in London
C．Shakespeare’s Role in Performance D．Shakespeare’s Later Life
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Everybody knows about it! No one knows _________ prevented the rumor from spreading.
A．what was it that B．what it was that
C．how it was that D．why it was that
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届云南省高二上学期9月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：信息匹配
71 People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. 72 One of the first kinds of money was shells.
Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.
The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the centre. 73 Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. 74 Sweden and Russia used copper (铜) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. 75 The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.
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A．The first coins in England were made of tin (锡). |
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B．But people used to use all kinds of things as money. |
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C．No one knows for certain when people began to use money. |
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D．People strung (串连) them together and carried them from place to place. |
E. Money, as we know, is all made of paper.
F. They began to use paper money.
G. Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.
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科目：高中英语 来源：重庆市2010届高三下学期第一次考前模拟考试英语试卷 题型：单项填空
—Mr.Smith,you are wanted on the phone.
—Thank you. _________no one knows I’m here.
A.For B.And C.But D.So
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