I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs.Some people,old and weak,cannot 1 by themselves.Others seem perfectly healthy,　 2　 in business suits,and wheel themselves around with strong determination.But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair,I only saw a　 3　 ,not a person.

Then I fainted（晕倒）at Euro Disney　 4　 low blood pressure.This was the first time I had ever fainted,and my parents said that I must　 5　 for a while after First Aid.I agreed to take it easy,but　 6　 I stepped toward the door,I saw my dad pushing a (n)　 7　 in my direction!Feeling the colour burn my cheeks,I asked him to wheel that thing right back to　 8　 he found it.

I could not believe this was happening to me.Wheelchairs were　 9　 for other people but not for me.As my father wheeled me out into the main street,people　 10 began to treat me differently.

Little kids ran in front of me, 11 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly.　 12　 set in as I was thrown back and forth.“Stupid kids—they have perfectly good　 13　 .Why can’t they watch where they’re going?”I thought.People　 14　 down at me,pity in their eyes.Then they would look away,maybe because they thought the　 15　 they forgot me,the better.

“I am just like you!”I wanted to scream.“The only　 16　 is that you’ve got legs,and I have wheels.”

People in wheelchairs are not　 17　 .They can see every look and hear each word.Looking out at the faces,I finally understood: I was once just like them.I　 18　 people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not　 19　 to be treated.I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are　 20　 disabled.

1．A.look around　　　 B.care about　　　 C.make out　　　　 D.get around

2．A.dressed　　　　　 B.covered　　　　 C.folded　　　　　 D.lost

3．A.beast　　　　　　 B.disability　　　 C.passer-by　　　 D.failure

4．A.by way of　　　　 B.as to　　　　　 C.due to　　　　　 D.in terms of

5．A.sleep　　　　　　 B.break　　　　　 C.leave　　　　　 D.rest

6．A.before　　　　　 B.until　　　　　 C.because　　　　 D.as

7．A.wheelchair　　　 B.carriage　　　　 C.armchair　　　 D.bed

8．A.whom　　　　　　 B.that　 　　　　　 C.where　　　　　 D.which

9．A.fine　　　　　　 B.sad　　　　　　　 C.light　　　　　 D.cheap

10．A.gradually　　　　 B.immediately　　　 C.finally　　　　 D.rapidly

11．A.catching　　　　 B.making　　　　　 C.preventing　　 D.forcing

12．A.Bitterness　　　 B.lnterest　　　　 C.Regret　　　　 D.Amusement

13．A.space　　　　　　 B.manners　　　　　 C.legs　　　　　 D.control

14．A.smiled　　　　　 B.stared　　　　　 C.handed　　　　 D.pushed

15．A.happier　　　　　 B.faster　　　　　 C.sooner　　　　 D.harder

16．A.advantage　　　　 B.difference　　　 C.choice　　　　 D.difficulty

17．A.healthy　　　　　 B.common　　　　　 C.stupid　　　　 D.violent

18．A.treated　　　　　 B.ignored　　　　　 C.greeted　　　　 D.injured

19．A.mean　　　　　 　B.need　　　　　　 C.enjoy　　　　　 D.want

20．A.generally　　　　 B.truly　　　　　　 C.mostly　　　　 D.eventually

Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

A

Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.

　First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you'd better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients your body needs.

　Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No.l choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium your body needs to grow strong bones.

Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.

　Fourth, limit screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.

　Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.

　Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.

1. You should eat different foods especially ___.

A. meat 　　B. hamburgers　　 C. sweets 　　　　D. fruit and vegetables　

2. Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?

A. Juice　　B. Milk　　　　　 C. Cold water　　 D. Tea

3. According to the passage, you should follow　＿＿rules if you want to be healthy.

A. five　　 B. nine　　　　　 C. fifteen　　　　D. thirteen

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels.

B. You can eat your favorite food as much as possible.

C. You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information.

D. We should try to live in an active way in our life.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. How to make yourself important

B. How to be a healthy kid

C. How to be a popular kid

D. How to make your parents healthy

　The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman‘s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement(退休) at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.

　　This important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women‘s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left schools at the first chance, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with the both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.

　1.According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married ________.

　　A. at about twenty-five B. in their early fifties

　　C as soon as possible after they were fifteen

　　D. at any age from fifteen to forty-five

　2. We are told that in a common family about 1900 _________.

3.When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth-century mother _________.

4.According to the passage, the women of today usually _________.

Scientists have discovered that living to the age of 100 may have nothing to do with the lifestyle you lead and everything to do with the type of genes you have.

For the lucky carriers of “Methuselah” genes， worries over smoking， eating unhealthily and not getting enough exercise may not be as necessary as to those of us without the special gene pattern.   The “Methuselah” genes could give extra protection against the diseases of old age such as cancer and heart disease. They could also protect people against the effects of the unhealthy lifestyles that we believe will lead us to an early death， scientists say. However， the genes are very rare.

The genes include ADIPOQ， which is found in about 10 percent of young people but in nearly 30 percent of people living past 100. They also include the CETP and the ApoC3 genes， which are found in 10 percent of young people， but in about 20 percent of people over 100 years old.

Some of those genes were discovered by a research group at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York， led by Professor Nir Barzilai. The team studied the genes of over 500 people over 100 years old， and their children.

The studies show that tiny mutations (变异) in the make-up of some genes can greatly increase a person’s lifespan. Barzilai told a Royal Society conference that the discovery of such genes gave scientists clear targets for developing drugs that could prevent age-related diseases， allow people to live longer and stay healthy.

David Gems， a researcher at University College London， believes that drugs to slow ageing will become widespread.

“If we know which genes control longevity (长寿) then we can... target them with drugs. That makes it possible to slow down ageing，” he told The Times.

“Much of the pain and suffering in the world are caused by ageing. If we can find a way to reduce that， then we are obliged to take it.”

1.Which genes could give extra protection against the diseases of old age？ (No more than 3 words) (2 marks)

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2. Whom did Barzilai’s team study？ (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)

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3. What can greatly increase a person’s lifespan？ (No more than 10 words) (3 marks)

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4.What can scientists do if they are aware which genes control longevity？(No more than 6 words) (3 marks)

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