(2013·高考新课标全国卷Ⅰ)I went to a group activity，“Sensitivity Sunday”，which was to make us more ____ the problems faced by disabled people.We were asked to“___a disability” for several hours one Sunday.Some members，____，chose to use wheelchairs.Others wore sound?blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩)．

Just sitting in the wheelchair was a____experience.I had never considered before how____it would be to use one.As soon as I sat down，my____made the chair begin to roll.Its wheels were not___.Then I wondered where to put my____.It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into____.I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of____for several hours.For disabled people，“adopting a wheelchair”is not a temporary(临时的)___.

I tried to find a____position and thought it might be restful，____kind of nice，to be___around for a while.Looking around，I____I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I____the heavy metal wheels.I came to know that controlling the____of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)____task.

My wheelchair experiment was soon____.It made a deep impression on me.A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the____，both physical and mental，that disabled people must overcome.

1.A.curious about? B．aware of

C．interested in? D．careful with

2.A.cure? B．adopt

C．prevent? D．analyze

3.A.instead? B．strangely

C．as usual? D．like me

4.A.learning? B．working

C．satisfying? D．relaxing

5.A.convenient? B．awkward

C．boring? D．exciting

6.A.height? B．force

C．skill? D．weight

7.A.locked? B．repaired

C．powered?? D．grasped

8.A.hands?? B．feet

C．keys? D．handles

9.A.place?? B．action

C．play? D．effect

10.A.operation? B．communication

C．transportation?? D．production

11.A.exploration?? B．education

C．experiment?? D．entertainment

12.A.flexible? B．safe

C．starting?? D．comfortable

13.A.yet??? B．just

C．still?? D．even

14.A.shown?? B．pushed

C．driven? D．guided

15.A.realized? B．suggested

C．agreed? D．admitted

16.A.lifted? B．turned

C．pressed? D．seized

17.A.path? B．position

C．direction?? D．way

18.A.easy? B．heavy

C．major? D．extra

19.A.forgotten? B．repeated

C．conducted?? D．finished

20.A.weaknesses? B．anxieties

C．challenges?? D．illnesses

Babysitter Wanted

     I am seeking a babysitter for my 6-month-old son. A few hours on Saturdays and Sundays to help me and then other times as needed. He or she should be over 18, responsible, loving, warm, and have some experience in caring for babies. This position also suits a college student with experience looking for a part-time job. The pay is $10 an hour.

     If this sounds like a good job to you, please reply to rebecharv@aol.comor call 800-4964.

Office Manager Wanted

     Our company is looking for a full-time experienced manager to run the business. Strong skills in organisation and business management are required for this position. The office manager will be responsible for keeping financial (金融的) records, so he or she should be familiar with computers.

     Please reply to jim@californiaaquatics.comor call 800-6978 to apply.

Waiter/ Waitress Wanted

     A restaurant is looking for an experienced waiter / waitress. Knowledge of wines and experience in dining are necessary. Must work well under pressure and understand the basics of fine dining and customer service.

    If you’re interested, please contact us at job-tkupe-1329358152@craigslist.orgto apply. This is a part-time job.

Office Cleaner Wanted

     Looking for a Part-time job? A position in the Mississauga area needs an office cleaner! Part-time 4 hours a day from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

     Duties include:

●Cleaning the washrooms

●Cleaning the furniture

●Sweeping the floors

●Other general cleaning Some experience is necessary. Pay:$15 per hour

Replyto:job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.orgor call 800-8197.

1.Which of the following position is a full-time job?

A. Babysitter.            B. Office manager.

C. Waiter / waitress.       D. Office cleaner.

2.If a college girl with some experience caring for children wants to apply for a job, where should she send an email?

A. job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.org

B. job-tkupe-1329358152@craigslist.org

C. jim@californiaaquatics.com

D. rebecharv@aol.com

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The office cleaner has to work three hours each day.

B. One can apply for a waiter or waitress by telephone.

C. A babysitter earns $5 more than an office cleaner per hour.

D. Experience is necessary for all these four jobs.

4.Which of the following is necessary for a waiter / waitress?

A. Being familiar with computers.

B. Having knowledge of wines.

C. Knowing more about menus.

D. Working well with others.

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why．

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things． It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing． If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”． Look around you． With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new．

 Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning． Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb． When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work．

 Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success． Why?

 Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded． Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer．

 But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake． Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．

 We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem． Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate （分配） these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again． Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career．

 There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”

 So go forth and make mistakes． And learn． And grow． And prosper（成功）．

1.From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______．

A． mistakes are unnecessary for development

B． we are afraid of trying new things  

C． it’s common for people to make mistakes

D． mistakes are better than not trying

2.According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is    ．

A． avoiding making the same mistakes

B． accepting the punishment willingly

C． taking consequences into account

D． trying things out one by one

3.What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?

A． Never mind, I can always try again．   

   B． I’d better stay out of trouble．

C． Ok! Now I can learn something．

D． Look at this mess． Anyone would be upset．

Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir（回忆录）of Ralph W. Tyler who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives(目标) that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools.

6. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler’s memoir?

  A. Top managers.   B. Language learners.

  C. Serious educators.   D. Science organizations.

7. The words “hooked oh teaching” underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________.

  A. attracted to teaching                             B. tired of teaching

  C. satisfied with teaching                     D. unhappy about teaching

8. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?

  A. The University of Chicago.                 B. Stanford University.

  C. Ohio State University.                     D. Nebraska University.

9. Tyler is said to have never actually retired because ________.

  A. he developed a new method of testing     

B. he called for free spirit in research

  C. he was still active in giving advice      

D. he still led the Eight-Year Study

10. What cannot we learn about Ralph W. Tyler in this article?

A. When and where he was born.

B. Where he studied and worked.

C. His devotion to American education.

D. His life with his family.

第二部分：英语知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分, 满分20分） 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers. NASA researchers have  21   90 ducks into holes in Greenland's fastest moving glacier, the Jakobshavn Glacier between Greenland and Canada. The   22   have each been marked with the words "science experiment" along with an e-mail address. If they are found scientists will be able to  23   how the water moves through the ice and provide information about the   24   of glaciers. Scientists are still   25   about why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea. One theory is that as the summer sun melts ice on top of the glacier's surface, the water moves to the bottom of the glacier, where it helps to   26   the movement of ice toward the coast. The Jakobshavn Glacier is believed to be the   27   of the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912. Robert Jones, the experiment organizer, said none of the ducks had been   28   yet. "We haven't heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us a/an   29   that they have found it," he said. "These are places that are   30   so there aren't people walking around."

21. A. flown                 B. buried               C. hidden                     D. dropped

22. A. results             B. toys               C. glaciers          D. scientists

23. A. remember       B. invent            C. learn                 D. control

24. A. development    B. movement           C. growth        D. travels

25. A. unsure          B. excited          C. concerned       D. ignorant

26. A. reduce          B. control        C. speed         D. stop

27. A. position               B. source            C. reason            D. result

28. A. hurt                 B. eaten              C. missing         D. reported

29. A. email            B. card                  C.    fax          D. sign

30. A. hidden          B. lost                C.    remote       D. quiet