Writer and power chair adventurer Mary Laver ...

Writer and power chair adventurer Mary Laver has not walked for twenty years．Yet the cheerful and positive 60 year old is not only refusing to let her disability get her down ---- she is also planning to cross the length of Britain in a power wheelchair.

Getting ready for the trip is not easy．She has already run into many problems - not least officials and organizations who view her as a health and safety risk．One police officer wrote to Mary requesting:

1．The proposed route through our area with road numbers．

2．The dates and times each day that this will be taking place．

3．The location details of the proposed overnight stops．

4．The names and mobile phone contact details of the Support Crew．

Another police officer asked her to travel off road! As Mary told me, this was unacceptable - as a power wheelchair user with limited movement she needs to be "gettable".

There are other problems in her way though - she is, after all, in her 60's and has severe rheumatoid arthritis（风湿性关节炎）．However, unlike many other people with arthritis, she is no longer in pain.

"When you are in a power chair and it is going at eight miles an hour, believe me it feels fast … to me it is the Formula One（一级方程式赛车） chair of electric wheelchairs."

At the end of the interview, I asked Mary if she had a message for any other power chair users who wanted to do a challenge, and her reply was simple："Just do it!"

1.What is Mary Laver planning to do？

A．Travel to write a power wheelchair adventure.

B．Travel across Britain in a power wheelchair.

C．Prove she can do what a man can in driving．

D．Try a fast Formula One power chair sport.

2.Why did a police officer write to Mary requesting the four points?

A．He tried to stop her .                           B．Mary’s adventure is valueless.

C．The power chair is too fast.                  D．He wanted to ensure her safety.

3.The underlined word “She needs to be gettable” in the passage probably means          “_______”

A．She’ll have a try whatever difficulties she may have．

B．A road for a power wheelchair user is a must for her.

C．Mary has to jump off her wheelchair once on the road.

D．With rheumatoid arthritis, she need some field help.

4.When Mary said “Just do it !” at the end of the interview, she meant “_______”

A．Be brave though disabled．              B．Fear no challenges at all.

C．Take action right away．               D．Make it whoever you are．

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Mary has her weakness, ___________ that doesn’t mean she is not qualified for her job.

A. and　　 B. yet　　 C. so　　 D. or

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Mary has her weakness, ___________ that doesn’t mean she is not qualified for her job.

A． and　　　 B． yet　　　 C． so　　　 D． or

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Mary has her weakness, ___________ that doesn’t mean she is not qualified for her job.

A. and　　 B. yet　　 C. so　　 D. or

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Mary has her weakness, ___________ that doesn’t mean she is not qualified for her job.

A．and　　　　 B．yet　　　　 C．so　　　　 D．or

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---Do you have ______ for the party, Mary?

---No, we still have to get another five chairs and some fresh flowers.

A. something        B. everything           C. anything             D. nothing

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Then professor walked onto the platform and seated himself in a chair, ______ for answering questions.

A. had prepared     B. being prepared　　 C. preparing　　　　　　　 D. prepared

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The principal walked onto the platform and seated himself in a chair, ____ for answering questions.

A. prepared                      B. being prepared              C. prepared                     D. preparing

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Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all — Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.

Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.

All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.

American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe’s first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.

The findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers — it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.

1.The students may be unhappy because _____.

A. they have to exchange desks with each other

B. the officials show no sympathy to them at all

C. there are no seats for them to sit in class

D. they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seats

2.Older students may not like stand-up desks because _____.

A. they are cleverer than younger students

B. they are easily tired of standing long

C. they have formed the habit of sitting

D. they do badly in class while standing

3.What is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial?

A. The standing desks can’t be used at all.

B. It is good for students to use stand-up desks.

C. More tests should be done in other schools.

D. The students are different in personality.

4.Why do the teachers like the standing desks?

A. Because the educators can draw the students’ attention.

B. Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.

C. Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.

D. Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.

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Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all — Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.

Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.

All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.

American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe’s first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.

The findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers — it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.

1.According to the first paragraph, what may make the students at school unhappy is that ________.

A. they have to exchange desks with each other

B. they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seats

C. there are no seats for them to sit in class

D. the officials show no sympathy to them at all

2.According to the teachers, older students may not like stand-up desks because ________.

A. they are cleverer than younger students

B. they are easily tired of standing long

C. they have formed the habit of sitting

D. they do badly in class while standing

3.What is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial?

A. The standing desks can’t be used at all.

B. It is good for students to use stand-up desks.

C. More tests should be done in other schools.

D. The students are different in personality.

4.Why do the teachers like the standing desks?

A. Because the educators can draw the students’ attention.

B. Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.

C. Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.

D. Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.

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