Can anything replace a mother's love and care?

 

A

    Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的)，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.

     Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace （节奏）was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.

    The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.

But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” She often said.

How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?

A. By speaking.            B. By using sign language

C. By reading lips           D. By making loud noises

Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because          .

A. they wanted him to live a normal life

B. they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong

C. he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children

D. he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school

How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?

A. He did a lot of outdoor activities.

B. He was pushed hard to study every day.

C. He attended private classes after school.

D. He worked very hard both in and after class

Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”?

A. He did very well in his study

B. He succeeded in entering a regular school

C. He reached his goals in spite of his disability

D. He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06

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Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的)，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace （节奏）was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” She often said.
【小题1】How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?

A．By speaking.	B．By using sign language
C．By reading lips	D．By making loud noises

【小题2】Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because          .

A．they wanted him to live a normal life

B．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong

C．he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children

D．he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school

【小题3】How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?

A．He did a lot of outdoor activities.

B．He was pushed hard to study every day.

C．He attended private classes after school.

D．He worked very hard both in and after class

【小题4】Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”?

A．He did very well in his study

B．He succeeded in entering a regular school

C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability

D．He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06

Adrian's “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he，as a baby，couldn't hear a thing，not even loud noises．In a special school for the hearing-impaired（听觉受损的），he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children．However，the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother．She wanted him to lead a normal life．So after speaking to an advisor，she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words．

Later on，Adrian's parents decided to send him to a regular school．But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so，saying regular school couldn't take care of a special needs student．His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that，given the opportunity，he could do anything．Adrian made the grade and got accepted．It was a big challenge．The pace（节奏）was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher，which wasn't always easy．But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school．

The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off．Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school．He also achieved a lot in life outside school．He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains．He even entered the World Yacht Race 05／06--being the first hearing--impaired Asian to do so．

But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother．“If you believe in yourself and work hard．you can achieve great results，” she often said．

1．How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?

A．By speaking．                                         B．By using sign language

C．By reading lips                                           D．By making loud noises

2．Adrian's parents decided to send him to a regular school because _________．

A．they wanted him to live a normal life

B．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong

C．he wouldn't mix with other disabled children

D．he wasn't taken good care of in the special school

3．How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?

A．He did a lot of outdoor activities．

B．He was pushed hard to study every day．

C．He attended private classes after school．

D．He worked very hard both in and after class

4．Why is Adrian's life described as an “Amazing Race”?

A．He did very well in his study

B．He succeeded in entering a regular school

C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability

D．He took part in the World Yacht Race 05／06

Protecting China’s Giant Panda

China’s giant panda shows the achievement of the international effort to save animals that are now in danger. In television programs we often see pandas  1  funny games. Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely  2  in them. They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on  3  holidays and have a good time there. However, scientists are worried about the  4  of giant pandas. They know only about 1 000 giant pandas remain  5  today. They think the giant panda will die out in 30 years if the present conditions are not  6  .

It is reported that the giant pandas have a very  7  birthrate. About 115 pandas live in zoos and research centers mainly in China, but during the past 10 years they  8  only 34  9  pandas that are still alive. Survival rate for giant pandas in the wild are probably the same or lower.

There are several reasons for the low  10  . The main reason is  11  male pandas can make love with females in a very  12  season—only a few days a year. When they do have babies, females often produce two pandas, but the mother is usually not able to care for  13  of them. The newborn pandas  14  only a few kilograms each. They are too weak to live without special care. In the zoo, scientists can help the mothers  15  the young pandas, but those living in the wild do not get enough  16  . It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas.

Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in recent years. Pandas in China continue to  17  in number. We know pandas live on bamboos. But sometimes all the bamboos in one area die. The pandas there have  18  to eat and die of hunger.

Giant pandas now live in 13 separate  19  areas in China. Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wild Life Organization agreed  20  a project of protecting giant pandas in the wild. We hope it could be helpful.

1. A. play 　　　　　　　　    B. playing  　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. do  　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dong

2. A. pandas　　　　　　　　  B. children　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. bamboos　　　　　　   D. zoos

3. A. our　　　　　　　　　　   B. their　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. your　　　　　　　　　　  D. the

4. A. past　　　　　　　　　　  B. now　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. future　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. present

5. A. live　　　　　　　　　　   B. living　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. lively　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. alive

6. A. changed　　　　　　    B. increased　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. improved　　　　　　   D. considered

7. A. low　　　　　　　　　　  B. proper　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. high　　　　　　　　　　  D. right

8. A. cloned　　　　　　　　  B. produced　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. kept　　　　　　　　　　  D. created

9. A. small　　　　　　　　    B. young　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　　　  D. adult

10. A. price　　　　　　　　   B. speed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. birthrate　　　　　　    D. limit

11. A. why　　　　　　　　    B. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. that

12. A. short　　　　　　　　  B. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. suitable　　　　　　　　  D. certain

13. A. all　　　　　　　　　　   B. both　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. none　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. neither

14. A. weight　　　　　　    B. heavy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. weigh　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. heaviness

15. A. have　　　　　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. bring up　　　　　　    D. care for

16. A. help　　　　　　　　    B. food　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. water　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. milk

17. A. reduce　　　　　　    B. grow　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. rise　　　　　　　　　　   D. change

18. A. something　　　　   B. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. everything　　　　　　　　    D. anything

19. A. protected　　　　    B. protecting　　　　　　　　　　    C. defending　　　　　　　　　　 D. guarding

20. A. to　　　　　　　　　　   B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on