Going on vacation can be challenging for people with physical disabilities. Hotels aren't always clear about how accessible (可进入)they are and the adaptive equipment needed to participate in certain activities can be expensive or difficult to obtain.
This is where the online travel marketplace Wheel the World comes in. The website connects physically disabled people with special tour packages, depending on the person's needs.
Today Wheel the World offers over 30 accessible destinations in the U.S. and abroad. They've served almost 900 disabled people, their family, and friends. Travelers can sign up for trips to destinations such as New York, Hawaii, Paris, London, and Kruger National Park in South Africa. Trip packages can include adaptive equipment such as wheelchairs, which can be used on the beach and in the ocean, and kayaks (皮艇)，which can help those disabled to kayak. The team also checks the accessibility of destinations themselves, evaluating things such as door widths, bed heights, bathrooms' accessibility and if lifts are functioning.
Silberstein, the company's founder, says there are some trips that are suitable for blind people, though Wheel the World focuses on people with mobility issues. And in the future, they plan to include trips for people with hearing loss, and people with emotional disabilities. “One of the biggest barriers for travelers with physical disabilities is finding information about accessible trips, which is a gap Wheel the World aims to close,” says Silberstein.
Wheel the World is working to enlarge tours in Europe-currently their website lists London and Paris as the only destinations on the continent, but their eventual goal is much higher. “We want to allow millions of disabled people to travel to thousands of destinations,” Silberstein says.
1.What is the function of the first paragraph?
A.To show the great success Wheel the World has gained.
B.To tell us the difficulties the disabled face in life.
C.To introduce the background of Wheel the World.
D.To remind us of the problems with hotel service.
2.What does Wheel the World focus on?
A.Collecting travel information for tourists.
B.Increasing the online sales of wheelchairs.
C.Extending travel business to the whole world.
D.Providing proper travel services for the disabled.
3.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Silberstein has made significant contributions to global tourism.
B.Wheel the World helps people with disabilities enjoy their vacations.
C.Advanced equipment is enabling the disabled to travel around the world.
D.Tour packages intended for blind and deaf tourists have won wide recognition.
4.Which of the following can best describe Silberstein?
A.Thoughtful and full-hearted. B.Determined and humorous.
C.Flexible but aimless. D.Creative but hesitant.
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Going on vacation can be challenging for people with physical disabilities. Hotels aren't always clear about how accessible (可进入)they are and the adaptive equipment needed to participate in certain activities can be expensive or difficult to obtain.
This is where the online travel marketplace Wheel the World comes in. The website connects physically disabled people with special tour packages, depending on the person's needs.
Today Wheel the World offers over 30 accessible destinations in the U.S. and abroad. They've served almost 900 disabled people, their family, and friends. Travelers can sign up for trips to destinations such as New York, Hawaii, Paris, London, and Kruger National Park in South Africa. Trip packages can include adaptive equipment such as wheelchairs, which can be used on the beach and in the ocean, and kayaks (皮艇)，which can help those disabled to kayak. The team also checks the accessibility of destinations themselves, evaluating things such as door widths, bed heights, bathrooms' accessibility and if lifts are functioning.
Silberstein, the company's founder, says there are some trips that are suitable for blind people, though Wheel the World focuses on people with mobility issues. And in the future, they plan to include trips for people with hearing loss, and people with emotional disabilities. “One of the biggest barriers for travelers with physical disabilities is finding information about accessible trips, which is a gap Wheel the World aims to close,” says Silberstein.
Wheel the World is working to enlarge tours in Europe-currently their website lists London and Paris as the only destinations on the continent, but their eventual goal is much higher. “We want to allow millions of disabled people to travel to thousands of destinations,” Silberstein says.
1.What is the function of the first paragraph?
A.To show the great success Wheel the World has gained.
B.To tell us the difficulties the disabled face in life.
C.To introduce the background of Wheel the World.
D.To remind us of the problems with hotel service.
2.What does Wheel the World focus on?
A.Collecting travel information for tourists.
B.Increasing the online sales of wheelchairs.
C.Extending travel business to the whole world.
D.Providing proper travel services for the disabled.
3.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Silberstein has made significant contributions to global tourism.
B.Wheel the World helps people with disabilities enjoy their vacations.
C.Advanced equipment is enabling the disabled to travel around the world.
D.Tour packages intended for blind and deaf tourists have won wide recognition.
4.Which of the following can best describe Silberstein?
A.Thoughtful and full-hearted. B.Determined and humorous.
C.Flexible but aimless. D.Creative but hesitant.
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---What about going to the beach with us?
---_________. That’s a good place for a vacation.
A. You can’t be serious. B. I couldn’t agree more
C. That’s a good point. D. I am not sure about it.
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Going green seems to be fad （时尚）for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic（有机的）stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.
1.What might be the best title for the passage?
A．Going Green.
B．Protecting the Planet.
C．Keeping Open-Minded.
D．Celebrating Our Green Year.
2.It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because .
A．they were expected to follow others
B．they didn’t know how to educate other people
C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks
3.What is the couple’s main reason for going green every day for a whole year?
A．To follow a green fad like many other people.
B．To completely change their unhealthy lifestyle.
C．to show people how to go green to help our planet.
D．to show they never do anything ungreen.
4.What did the couple do over the course of their Green Year?
A．They sold their home-made food.
B．They ignore others’ ungreen behavior.
C．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
D．They chose better chemical cleaners.
5.What can we infer form the last paragraph?
A．The government will give support to the green people.
B．The couple may continue their project in the future.
C．Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D．Our Green Year is becoming a national action.
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Going green seems to be fad(时尚)for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the tow of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My life and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有机的)stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.
1.What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Going Green.
B. Protecting the Planet.
C. Keeping Open-Minded
D. Celebrating Our Green Year.
2.It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_________.
A. they needed to perform unusual green tasks
B. they didn’t know how to educate other people
C. they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D. they were expected to follow the green fad
3.What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?
A. They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
B. They ignore others’ ungreen behavior.
C. They chose better chemical cleaners.
D. They sold their home-made food.
4.What can we infer form the last paragraph?
A. The government will give support to the green people.
B. The couple may continue their project in the future.
C. Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D. Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.
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Going green seems to be fad(时尚)for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My life and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有机的)stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.
1.What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Going Green. B. Protecting the Planet.
C. Keeping Open-Minded D. Celebrating Our Green Year.
2. It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_________.
A. they were expected to follow the green fad
B. they didn’t know how to educate other people
C. they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D. they needed to perform unusual green tasks
3. What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?
A. They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
B. They ignore others’ ungreen behavior.
C. They chose better chemical cleaners.
D. They sold their home-made food.
4.What can we infer form the last paragraph?
A. The government will give support to the green people.
B. The couple may continue their project in the future.
C. Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D. Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.
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People who can see with their eyes can’t understand practical use Braille can be of for the blind.
A.what B.how
C.that D.whether
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People who can see with their eyes can’t understand practical use Braille can be of for the blind.
A. what B. how
C. that D. whether
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Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad makes people less gullible (轻信), improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory.
The study, authored by psychology professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales, showed that people in a negative mood were more critical of, and paid more attention to, their surroundings than happier people, who were more likely to believe anything they were told.
"Although positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, cooperation, and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger (引发) more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world," Forgas wrote.
"Our research suggests that sadness ... promotes information processing strategies best suited to dealing with more demanding situations."
For the study, Forgas and his team conducted several experiments that started with inducing happy or sad moods in their subjects through watching films and recalling positive or negative events.
In one of the experiments, happy and sad participants were asked to judge the truth of urban myths and rumors and found that people in a negative mood were less likely to believe these statements.
People in a bad mood were also less likely to make snap decisions based on racial or religious prejudices, and they were less likely to make mistakes when asked to recall an event that they witnessed.
The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments, which Forgas said showed that a "mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style."
"Positive mood is not universally desirable: people in negative mood are less prone to judgmental errors, are more resistant to eyewitness distortions（扭曲）and are better at producing high-quality, effective persuasive messages," Forgas wrote.
The study was published in the November/December edition of the Australian Science journal.
1._ The study suggests that when someone is in a bad mood, he ________ .
A. is particular about everything B. shows less concern about others
C. is willing to believe what he hears D. cares more about his surroundings
2._Which of the following is connected with positive mood?
A. New ideas. B. Being stubborn. C. Being careful. D. Concentration.
3._ How did researcher put the subjects in good or bad moods?
A. By watching sports programs. B. By listening to happy or sad stories.
C. By dealing with demanding situations. D. By thinking back on their past experience.
4._ Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Positive mood leads to better judgement.
B. Sad people remembered what they saw precisely.
C. Cheerful people were less likely to believe rumors.
D. People in bad mood tend to make quick decisions.
5._The author intends to convince(说服) us that __________ .
A. Joseph Forgas made a great discovery B. bad moods can actually be good for us
C. we should think positively and negatively D. the Australian study is of practical value
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People who can see with their eyes can’t understand _____ practical use Braille can be of for the blind.
A. how B. what
C. that D. whether
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What can education do on you? Is it important for you? What influence? In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life，a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory ___________course about 20 years ago．
The professor _________ the lecture hall，placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans, and invited the students to ______ how many beans the jar contained．After ______shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin，dry smile，announced the _______answer, and went on saying，“You have just _____ an important lesson about science．That is：Never ____ your own senses”
Twenty years later, the _______ could guess what the professor had in mind．He _______ himself，perhaps，as inviting his students to start an exciting ________into all unknown world invisible(无形的)to the _______，which can be discovered only through scientific _______．But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even _______ the invitation．She was just _______to understand the world．And she ____________that her firsthand experience could be the __________．The professor, however，said that it was __________. He was taking away her only ____________for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(替代). “I remember feeling small and __________ ，” the woman says，“and I did the only thing I could do．I ____________the course that afternoon，and I haven’t gone near science since．”
1.A. art B. history C. science D. math
2.A. searched for B. looked at C. got through D. marched into
3.A. count B. guess C. report D. watch
4.A. warning B. giving C. turning away D. 1istening to
5.A. ready B. possible C. correct D. difficult
6.A. 1earned B. prepared C. taught D. taken
7.A. lose B. trust C. sharpen D. show
8.A. 1ecturer B. scientist C. speaker D. woman
9.A. described B. respected C. saw D. served
10.A. voyage B. movement C. change D. rush
11.A. professor B. eye C. knowledge D. light
12.A. model B. senses C. spirit D. methods
13.A. hear B. make C. present D. refuse
14.A. suggesting B. beginning C. pretending D. waiting
15.A. believed B. doubted C. proved D. explained
16.A. growth B. strength C. faith D. truth
17.A. firm B. interesting C. wrong D. acceptable
18.A. task B. tool C. success D. connection
19.A. cruel B. proud C. frightened D. brave
20.A. dropped B. started C. passed D. missed
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