-1-第一部分选修七Unit1Ⅰ.阅读理解(2014·湖北省八市三月调考)IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinagoodsyardinAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIcandimlyrememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagain,butacalamity(大灾难)candostrangethingstopeople.ItoccurredtometheotherdaythatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdoifIhadn'tbeenblind.Ibelieveinlifenow.IamnotsosurethatIwouldhavebelievedinitsodeeply,otherwise.Idon'tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.IsimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatethemorewhatIhadleft.Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuousseriesofadjustmentstoreality.Inspiteofthefacttheadjustmentisnevereasy,Ihadmyparentsandteacherstohelp.ThehardestlessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.IfIhadn'tbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhavecollapsedandbecomeachairrockeronthefrontporchfortherestofmylife.WhenIsaybeliefinmyselfIamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindofselfconfidencethathelpsmedownanunfamiliarstaircasealone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:anassurancethatIam,despiteimperfections,areal,positiveperson;thatthereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisassurance.Ithadtostartwiththemostelementarythings.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewaslaughingatmeandIwashurt.“Ican'tusethis.”Isaid.“Takeitwithyou,”heurgedme,“androllitaround.”Thewordsstuckinmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthoughtimpossible:playingbaseball.AllmylifeIhavesetaheadofmeaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtolearnmylimitations.ItwasnogoodtotryforsomethingthatIknewatthestartwaswildlyoutofreachbecausethatonlyinvitedthebitternessoffailure.IwouldfailsometimesanywaybutontheaverageImadeprogress.文章大意:本文讲述一位盲人因一次意外事故失明后如何克服困难,重新定位自己,取得人生价值的故事。1.Wecanlearnfromthebeginningofthepassagethat________.A.theauthorlosthissightbecauseofacarcrashB.theauthorwouldn'tlovelifeifthecalamitydidn'thappenC.thecalamitymadetheauthorappreciatewhathehadD.thecalamitystrengthenedtheauthor'sdesiretosee答案:C细节理解题。第一段最后一句指出“所失去的让我更懂得珍惜现在拥有的”,故选C。作者失明是因为他从一辆货车(boxcar)上摔下来,而不是因为汽车事故,故排除A;B的推断没有原文依据;文中提到他渴望重见光明。D的表述与原文有出入。-2-2.What'sthemostdifficultthingfortheauthor?A.Howtoadjusthimselftoreality.B.Buildingupassurancethathecanfindhisplaceinlife.C.Learningtomanagehislifealone.D.Tofindaspecialworkthatsuitshim.答案:B细节理解题。themostdifficultthing是Thehardestlesson的同义改写,故可定位到第二段。该段首句指出最困难的事情是“相信自己”,故选B。3.Fortheauthor,thebaseballandencouragementofferedbytheman________.A.hurttheauthor'sfeelingB.madetheauthorpuzzledC.directlyledtothechangeoftheauthor'scareerD.inspiredtheauthor答案:D细节理解题。根据baseball定位到倒数第二段。从该段最后两句可知棒球和那个男人的鼓励给作者以启示和鼓舞.故选D。4.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor________.A.setgoalsforhimselfbutonlyinvitedfailuremostofthetimeB.thoughtthatnothingwasimpossibleforhimC.wasdiscouragedfromtryingsomethingoutofreachforfearoffailureD.suggestednottryingsomethingbeyondone'sabilityatthebeginning答案:D推理判断题。最后一段第二、三句表明我们要意识到自己的局限性,在开始时尝试那些遥不可及的东西只会徒劳无益,故D正确。Ⅱ.完形填空(2013·新课标Ⅰ)Iwenttoagroupactivity,“SensitivitySunday”,whichwastomakeusmore__1__theproblemsfacedbydisabledpeople.Wewereaskedto“__2__adisability”forseveralhoursoneSunday.Somemembers,__3__chosetousewheelchairs.Othersworesoundblockingearplugs(耳塞)orblindfolds(眼罩).Justsittinginthewheelchairwasa__4__experience.Ihadneverconsideredbeforehow__5__itwouldbetouseone.AssoonasIsatdown,my__6__madethechairbegintoroll.Itswheelswerenot__7__.ThenIwonderedwheretoputmy__8__.Ittookmequiteawhiletogetthemetalfootrestinto__9__.Itookmyfirstuneasylookatwhatwastobemyonlymeansof__10__forseveralhours.Fordisabledpeople,“adoptingawheelchair”isnotatemporary(临时的)__11__.Itriedtofinda__12__positionandthoughtitmightberestful,__13__kindofnice,tobe__14__aroundforawhile.Lookingaround,I__15__Iwouldhavetohandlethethingmyself!MyhandsstartedtoacheasI__16__theheavymetalwheels.Icametoknowthatcontrollingthe-3-__17__ofthewheelchairasnotgoingtobea(n)__18__task.Mywheelchairexperimentwassoon__19__.Itmadeadeepimpressiononme.Afewhoursof“disability”gavemeonlyatasteofthe__20__,bothphysicalandmental,thatdisabledpeoplemustovercome.文章大意:本文记叙了作者参加“SensitivitySunday”这一活动,体验到了残疾人的艰辛和无助。1.A.curiousaboutB.interestedinC.awareofD.carefulwith答案:Ccuriousabout对……好奇;interestedin对……感兴趣;awareof意识到;carefulwith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.A.cureB.preventC.adoptD.analyze答案:Ccure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.A.insteadB.strangelyC.asusualD.likeme答案:Dsome...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.A.learningB.workingC.satisfyingD.relaxing答案:Alearning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.A.convenientB.awkwardC.boringD.exciting答案:Bconvenient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.A.heightB.forceC.skillD.weight答案:Dheight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.A.lockedB.repairedC.poweredD.grasped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.A.handsB.feet-4-C.keysD.handles答案:B由后面的footrest可知,此处表示我不知道把脚放在哪里。9.A.placeB.actionC.playD.effect答案:Aget...intoplace把……放在恰当的位置。句意:我花了好