⑴ We all have weaknesses and strengths, no matter who we are. Sometime the weaknesses seem to outweigh the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some struggle to manage their money properly. Some people are hopeless communicators and struggle with relationships.

　(2) Many people accept it as just bad luck, but not everyone. Some people facing huge limitations still manage to achieve surprising things. They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their possibilities.

　(3) I attended a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, who had a severe stutter (口吃) as a child. Instead of allowing this to limit him, he chose to work hard to overcome it. He is now the Principal Youth Court Judge for New Zealand. Not only did he become successful, but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others regularly.

　(4) Lots of people face far more significant limitations than you do. They may be missing limbs or are born into extreme poverty. But no matter what the limitation is, you will always find people who have overcome it. Brett Eastburn has no arms or legs and yet is an inspirational speaker and also a very good wrestler. Ringo Starr, drummer for the Beatles, came from a very poor background. He was constantly plagued with illness as a child and spent large amounts of time in hospital. Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in a mountaineering accident, but has since climbed Mt Everest.

　(5) Most of us will never have to face the challenges these people faced. Yet most of us will never achieve to the degree that these people have either, unless we choose to. If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without legs,___________________?

56. What is the main idea of Paragragh 1? (no more than 8 words)

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57. Which sentence in the text is the cloest in meaning to the following one?

　 Not all of the people think it unlucky to have weaknesses, although many may think so.

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58. List three people who rose above their weaknesses according to the text.( no more than 8 words)

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59. Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words. ( no more than 6 words)

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　　　 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In my double profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS．The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life．They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great 　 1　 can be found in a weak small body．Let me tell you about Tyler．

Tyler was　　 2　 　infected with HIV, as his mother was an HIV carrier．From the very beginning of his life, he was 　　3　 on medications to enable him to survive．When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein （静脉） in his chest．This tube was connected to a pump, which he earned m a small backpack on his back．Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through the 　4　 to his bloodstream．At times, he also needed additional oxygen to support his breathing．

Tyler wasn't 　5 _to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease．It was not　 6　 to find him playing and racing around his backyard, 　 7　 his medicine-loaded backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in a small cart．All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure 　 8 　in being alive and me energy it gave him．Tyler's mom often 　 9　 him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red．That way, when she looked through the window to check on him playing in me yard, she could quickly __10_ him．

This incurable disease 　11　 wore down Tyler．He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his mother．When it became 　 12　 that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about 　13 ．She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven．

A few days before his death, Tyler 　14　 to me to go to Ms hospital bed and whispered, "I might die soon．I'm not　 15　 ．When I die, please dress me in red．Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too．I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me．"

1． A．pleasure　　　　 　　　 B．pain　　 　　 C．sorrow　　　　 D．courage

2． A．certain　　　　 B．born　　　　 　　 C．unlucky　 　　　　　 D．disappointing

3． A．reliable　　　 　　　 B．costly　　　　 　　 C．dependent　 　　　 D．disabled

4． A．medications　　 B．pumps　　　　 　 C．tube　　　　 　　　 D．backpack

5． A．willing　　　　 　 B．happy　　　 　　　 C．daring　　　 　　 D．discouraged

6． A．common 　　　　 B．unusual　　　 　　 C．ordinary　　　 　　 D．sensitive

7． A．holding　　　　 B．lifting　　　　 　　 C．taking　　　　 　　 D．wearing

8． A．joy　　　　 　　　　 B．fate　　　　　 　 C．belief　　 　　　　　 D．pride

9． A．comforted　　　 B．scolded　　　　 C．teased　　　　 　　 D．praised

10　 A．recognize　　　 　 B．spot　　　　　 　 C．identify　　　 　　 D．observe

11． A．eventually　　　 　 B．consequently 　　　　 C．constantly　　 　　 D, appropriately

12． A．apparent　　　 　　 B．serious　　　 　　　 C．sure　　　　　 D．unfortunate

13． A．life　　　　　　 B．death　　　　 　　 C．treatment　　 　　 D．future

14．A．begged　　　　 　 B．said　　　　　 　　 C．signed　　　　 　 D．smiled

15．A．surprised　　　 B．expected　　 　　　 C．satisfied　　　 　　 D．scared

As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that no woman could do a job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they had to sign their books with men's names instead.

Teaching was the first profession open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin Colleges in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women.

Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England's first school for nurses in 1860.

The invention of the typewriter in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices, in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted.

　　 1. Why couldn't women become teachers easily?

　　    A. Because the first profession to them was writing.

　　    B. Because most schools and colleges were open only to men.

　　    C. Because they wanted to be nurses instead.

　　    D. Because they had to work in the business world.

　　 2. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　　　 A. The first typewriter was invented 1970's.

　　　　 B. All nurses are rich and well-known women.

　　　　 C. People's ideas about women's work have changed.

　　　　 D.  Most women in America are doctors or lawyers.

　　 3. The passage is mainly about——.

　　　　 A. women in the business world　　 B. the famous women in the business world

　　　　 C. schools and colleges in America　　   D. rights for American women

　　 4. We can infer from the passage that——.

　　　　 A. a man can't type

　　　　 B. the first college that accepted women was Oberlin College in Ohio

　　　　 C. Bronte sisters had pennames when they began writing their novels

　　　　 D. a woman can do all kinds of work better than a man