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(脚凳) 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
.
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.
| 小题1: | | A．curious about | B．interested in | C．aware of | D．careful with |
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| 小题2: | | A．cure | B．prevent | C．adopt | D．analyze |
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| 小题3: | | A．instead | B．strangely | C．as usual | D．like me |
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| 小题4: | | A．learning | B．working | C．satisfying | D．relaxing |
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| 小题5: | | A．convenient | B．awkward | C．boring | D．exciting |
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| 小题6: | | A．height | B．force | C．skill | D．weight |
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| 小题7: | | A．locked | B．repaired | C．powered | D．grasped |
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| 小题8: | | A．hands | B．feet | C．keys | D．handles |
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| 小题9: | | A．place | B．action | C．play | D．effect |
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| 小题10: | | A．operation | B．communication | C．transportation | D．production |
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| 小题11: | | A．exploration | B．education | C．experiment | D．entertainment |
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| 小题12: | | A．flexible | B．safe | C．starting | D．comfortable |
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| 小题14: | | A．shown | B．pushed | C．driven | D．guided |
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| 小题15: | | A．realized | B．suggested | C．agreed | D．admitted |
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| 小题16: | | A．lifted | B．turned | C．pressed | D．seized |
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| 小题17: | | A．path | B．position | C．direction | D．way |
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| 小题18: | | A．easy | B．heavy | C．major | D．extra |
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| 小题19: | | A．forgotten | B．repeated | C．conducted | D．finished |
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| 小题20: | | A．weaknesses | B．challenges | C．anxieties | D．illnesses |
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