Around the World by Wheelchair

Rick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. 里克·汉森是一个十分活跃又喜欢钓鱼的孩子。When returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine (脊柱). 一天在他钓完鱼坐卡车回家的路上，一次意外的事故中使他的脊椎受了伤。This 15-year-old young man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs.这个年轻人醒来时发现他的双腿已经不听使唤了。 However, he didn’t give up. Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. At the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world 好几个月之后他开始参加轮椅运动的比赛。  to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. 很快他就开始为脊髓研究工作而奔走效力。他决定通过自己坐轮椅周游世界这一途径来为脊髓损伤的研究工作来筹募资金并引起世人的关注。His tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. 在1985年到1987年间，他的旅程遍及世界上的34个国家。In this Man of Motion World Tour, he wheeled 24,901.55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.

Bad weather and difficult, rocky roads often provided challenges for Rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. 恶劣的天气以及艰难坎坷的道路经常成为里克所面临的挑战，但是他一直强迫自己坚持完成了这次旅行。He was determined to succeed. 他一定会成功的。Even mountains did not stop Rick Hansen. 就算是崇山峻岭也无法阻止里克·汉森。He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and several other major mountains in the world. 他坐着轮椅登上了落基山脉和世界上几座其他的主要山岭。He even wheeled himself along the Great Wall of China!

“Never Give Up On Your Dreams” was his motto and he hasn’t given up yet. “不要放弃你的梦想” 是他的座右铭，而且他从来没有放弃过。He completed his world tour raising $24 million. 他完成了他的环游世界的行程并从加拿大的资助者那里筹集了两千四百万美元的资金。He continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. 他继续着他的工作以不断积累关于脊髓损伤方面的知识。He is a true Canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.

54. What happened to Rick after the accident?

A. He lost the ability of living.               B. He had to spend his life in hospital.   

C. He couldn’t walk any more.             D. He couldn’t do sports any more.

55. When did Rick begin his tour around the world?

A. At the age of 15.                                          B. Soon after the accident.

C. A year after the accident.                        D. At the age of 27.

56. Why did Rick take his tour around the world in his wheelchair?

A. To gather money for the spinal cord research. B. To learn about the people of other countries.

C. To travel to different countries for fun.           D. To take photos of beautiful mountains.

57. From the passage we can see Rick is a(n) ________ person.

A. unhappy         B. determined       C. careful           D. quiet

第二卷   附加题
完形填空一。（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第66至第77小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。.
It seems like everywhere a person goes there is at least one person with a cell phone to his ear. Even in places where cell phone usage is banned such as concert halls or movie theatres there is the   66    offender, or at least a few people using the text messaging feature on their phones.
Cell phone usage has exploded over the past decade and continues to rise. Nearly 200 million people in the United States have cell phones and there are   67   over one billion users worldwide. That means there are a lot of phones   68   their frequencies over the airwaves at any given time.
Concern has arisen over whether or not cell phone usage can harm a person’s health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since cell phones were   69  , leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the   70  .
Some people say the biggest danger with cell phones isn’t from the either real or perceived potential to develop cancer, but from   71   while using the cell phone. How many of us have seen vehicles driving quite erratically（不稳定地）down the road. And we often see when we get near the vehicle the driver on a cell phone is   72   on a cell phone. It is a proven fact that a driver on a cell phone is   73   attentive and more likely to get in an accident. And, hands-free sets aren’t the answer that some people may believe. Yes, they   74   both hands for driving and prevent a person from getting a sore arm,  75   the driver’s mind is still   76   the conversation and therefore less attentive to what is   77   around him or her on the road.
66. A. busy                   B. always                     C. occasional         D. occasionally
67. A. well                   B. good                 C. better                D. best
68. A. delivering           B. carrying            C. taking               D. sending
69. A. allowed                     B. invented            C. introduced         D. bought
70. A. increase                     B. decline              C. improvement     D. rose
71. A. attention             B. attractive           C. careless             D. inattentiveness
72. A. using                 B. talking                     C. moving             D. handing
73. A. more                  B. less                   C. least                  D. fewer
74. A. hold up                     B. pick up             C. put up               D. free up
75. A. therefore             B. as                     C. but                   D. though
76. A. taken up             B. filled by            C. occupied with    D. picked up
77. A. happening to             B. going on           C. talking about     D. moving about

第二卷    附加题

完形填空一。（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第66至第77小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。.

It seems like everywhere a person goes there is at least one person with a cell phone to his ear. Even in places where cell phone usage is banned such as concert halls or movie theatres there is the   66    offender, or at least a few people using the text messaging feature on their phones.

Cell phone usage has exploded over the past decade and continues to rise. Nearly 200 million people in the United States have cell phones and there are   67   over one billion users worldwide. That means there are a lot of phones   68   their frequencies over the airwaves at any given time.

Concern has arisen over whether or not cell phone usage can harm a person’s health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since cell phones were   69  , leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the   70  .

Some people say the biggest danger with cell phones isn’t from the either real or perceived potential to develop cancer, but from   71   while using the cell phone. How many of us have seen vehicles driving quite erratically（不稳定地）down the road. And we often see when we get near the vehicle the driver on a cell phone is   72   on a cell phone. It is a proven fact that a driver on a cell phone is   73   attentive and more likely to get in an accident. And, hands-free sets aren’t the answer that some people may believe. Yes, they   74   both hands for driving and prevent a person from getting a sore arm,  75   the driver’s mind is still   76   the conversation and therefore less attentive to what is   77   around him or her on the road.

66. A. busy                   B. always                     C. occasional         D. occasionally

67. A. well                   B. good                 C. better                D. best

68. A. delivering           B. carrying            C. taking               D. sending

69. A. allowed                     B. invented            C. introduced         D. bought

70. A. increase                     B. decline              C. improvement     D. rose

71. A. attention             B. attractive           C. careless             D. inattentiveness

72. A. using                 B. talking                     C. moving             D. handing

73. A. more                  B. less                   C. least                  D. fewer

74. A. hold up                     B. pick up             C. put up               D. free up

75. A. therefore             B. as                     C. but                   D. though

76. A. taken up             B. filled by            C. occupied with    D. picked up

77. A. happening to              B. going on           C. talking about     D. moving about

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I always wanted to be great scientist. I had a dream of discovering a new drug that would save hundreds of people’s life. Unfortunately, I was never very well at chemistry at school and the teacher was used to get angry with me. I decided to becoming an inventor and designed an amazing new product. My parents were encouraging, but told me to be a few more realistic. A few weeks late, I had an idea of designing a pen to write in water. In my disappointment, a friend of me pointed out that it was not a new invention. 

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I’m a newcomer here of a small town. I would describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates, it seems always difficult for me to do things well as them. I’m sure they will laugh to me and see me as a fool. So I feel happy every day.
Besides, I have few friends. I don’t know that they don’t like to talk with me. Sometimes, we talked to each other very well in class, but after class we become stranger at once. I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn’t seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do?