1 . Growing up, I never wore makeup and I was always more afraid of the mirror than anything else. I hadn’t thought makeup was meant for me, a disabled woman, until I saw Ulta’s new advertisement: a huge full-color photo of a model in a wheelchair.

The world of fashion and beauty is rarely related to disabilities, and even though Hollywood has made steps toward greater inclusion and clothing brand Aerie has featured women with disabilities in their advertisements, seeing disabilities in the mainstream is definitely unusual. The reason why these things make headlines is that they’re so rare.

I learned from a very young age that because of my disability, I would never be connected with beauty or charm. I’d spent so long feeling separated from so many parts of society, but Ulta is sending a powerful message with a single photo: It’s time to challenge conventional beauty standards because beauty comes in all forms.

We all want to feel included. When it comes to disabilities, it is so important, especially for children and teens with disabilities. I was well into my 30s when I rolled into a makeup store for the first time. I had no idea what I was doing and felt like entering a new world without a map; I felt like I was out of place, as if I was peeking (偷看；窥视) at a club without being invited. Imagine how my experience would have been different if I had seen a model in a wheelchair, smiling, as if to say, “Welcome. Yes, you belong!”

That message of inclusion was loud and clear for Maren Anderson, a 4-year-old girl who has a rare genetic disease and just started using a wheelchair. The moment she spotted the advertisement was caught on camera by her mom Carolyn Anderson, and quickly spread last month on Facebook. “It’s just really saying that she feels included, and she feels like she identifies with that, and belongs here just like everybody else. So, thank you, Ulta,” said Carolyn Anderson.

1. What can be learned from paragraph 2?

A．There will be more products for the disabled.

B．Aerie is the author’s favorite clothing brand.

C．Hollywood works with Ulta to help the disabled.

D．It’s hard for the public to associate beauty with disabilities.

2. What does the author think of Ulta’s new advertisement?

A．It creates a new trend in the fashion world.

B．It makes society offer more jobs to the disabled.

C．It helps make the disabled feel confident and involved.

D．It breaks the barrier between the disabled and the able-bodied.

3. How did the author feel when she first stepped into the makeup store?

A．Nervous and embarrassed.	B．Sad and guilty.
C．Excited and proud.	D．Bored and disappointed.

4. Why is Maren Anderson’s photo mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To expose the condition of the disabled.

B．To show the effect of Ulta’s advertisement.

C．To emphasize the sense of belonging.

D．To explore the contemporary beauty standards.

5 . The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary( 保护区 )________ by charity is now open to the public by appointment only, where the wild horses live in freedom under long-lasting protection. I called ahead about stopping by to ________   some 2022 calendars. After discovering that the Choctaw pony( 乔克托小 马 ) Imagine, was May’s   calendar girl, along with her mother Tahiyah,   I was________, and   wanted to share a few more calendars with my friends, I sponsor(赞助) the pony Imagine annually, and have the________to name her.

“How many________ do you want?” asked Susan, the president, and executive director of the   Sanctuary. I thought for a moment,________ in the sunshine through the transparent glass roof of the office, where Susan and 6 staff members were busy________ the documents needed to operate the 11,000+ acres of ________   area for hundreds of horses. Through the bank of windows, I could see a     herd of horses off in the________.

“Four. No. How about five?” I replied, trying to do the ________ in my head on how much that would be. “Do you take a check?” “Oh, I forgot my checkbook!” I laughed. “Credit card?”

Susan straightened the small pile of calendars and________, “How about we give   you these     calendars? They are our perfect introduction to our mission of________the awareness of protection.”

________, I took a deep breath and bargained, “How about if I________ to the Hay and Cake Fund?”

We   both smiled. Such a clever exchange of ________! It is in ________   that we receive. We   gave for the sake of giving and any reward was unexpected.

We   even went to ________   Imagine. With   her distinctive markings, she was easy to ________.   She’s________ and is bigger than her mother now. She was happily grazing( 吃草 ) in the same herd I had________ while in the office.

1.

A．protested

B．pleased

C．supported

D．evaluated

2.

A．draw

B．check

C．purchase

D．show

3.

A．worried

B．thrilled

C．scared

D．disappointed

4.

A．perseverance

B．intelligence

C．privilege

D．knowledge

5.

A．calendars

B．hours

C．souvenirs

D．horses

6.

A．bathing

B．jogging

C．whistling

D．glaring

7.

A．faking

B．deleting

C．leaking

D．sorting

8.

A．conservation

B．amusement

C．service

D．economic

9.

A．way

B．dark

C．case

D．distance

10.

A．best

B．math

C．job

D．trick

11.

A．threatened

B．offered

C．criticized

D．commanded

12.

A．raising

B．burying

C．judging

D．declining

13.

A．Angrily

B．Unexpectedly

C．Generally

D．Actually

14.

A．apologize

B．donate

C．explain

D．complain

15.

A．culture

B．letters

C．information

D．kindness

16.

A．exploring

B．competing

C．giving

D．struggling

17.

A．train

B．help

C．drive

D．see

18.

A．spot

B．clean

C．love

D．manage

19.

A．turned up

B．lined up

C．grown up

D．stood up

20.

A．glimpsed

B．overheard

C．photographed

D．learned

6 . When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”. At the entrance of Palo Canyon State Park, I _________ a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a _________ permanent campsite in the park, and in return, the _________ served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect _________ for the hopeless me: a rent-free place to _________ our lives. We entered the park and I made an _________ for the following day.

The park was crowded, so it took us some time to find a(n) _________ site. That evening, after finishing dinner, my wife saw two skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We _________ climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to _________ our camp.

Having __________ that night, we were confident that everything else would be __________. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our __________ and gave us a beautiful campsite. __________, that evening, we learned about the canyon __________. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck __________, and we lay shaking in the dark until the winds __________ away.

During the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our __________. There we sat closer together reading and talking. For a time after our business __________ I thought I might lose my family as well. Now I found myself thankful for all the __________. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful __________. We had walked the trails and climbed the can yon walls. And we had become a family!

1.

A．sponsored

B．published

C．noticed

D．answered

2.

A．safe

B．free

C．convenient

D．beautiful

3.

A．hosts

B．hikers

C．players

D．hunters

4.

A．holiday

B．moment

C．solution

D．ending

5.

A．risk

B．spend

C．save

D．reorganize

6.

A．attempt

B．appointment

C．agreement

D．appeal

7.

A．available

B．dangerous

C．online

D．lonely

8.

A．repeatedly

B．calmly

C．eventually

D．immediately

9.

A．attack

B．leave

C．pass

D．search

10.

A．decided

B．thought

C．survived

D．remembered

11.

A．similar

B．different

C．adventurous

D．OK

12.

A．responsibilities

B．requirements

C．circumstances

D．conditions

13.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．However

14.

A．winds

B．snows

C．woods

D．tracks

15.

A．slightly

B．violently

C．frequently

D．occasionally

16.

A．flew

B．moved

C．died

D．ran

17.

A．truck

B．park

C．house

D．camp

18.

A．started

B．crashed

C．expanded

D．declined

19.

A．parks

B．people

C．owners

D．hardships

20.

A．business

B．career

C．family

D．image

8 . Growing up on a farm, I learned from my parents about the large bees we called mangangava. But in college, when I gave a presentation about those bees, I didn’t mention their familiar name; instead I used formal terms when describing their adaptations for pollinating (授粉). I was afraid of being judged for expressing my personal knowledge in a science class. But when the instructor pressed me to tell the class whether I’d seen the bees myself and what I called them, my views and my whole career path began to change. I realized my background was valuable, and that my calling was to help educate others like me.

My parents worked on a small farm and I often helped out when I was not in school. They had a close relationship with nature, something they learned from my grandparents and passed down to me. This was why I became interested in biology.

In college, I joined a series of labs to gain research experience, but my interest in pursuing a career as a scientist began to wane after I realized my research was not helping poor people like my parents. As a black student from a rural community, I also felt out of place in most classes. The feeling of not belonging circled in my head. I sometimes thought about giving up.

My instructor’s request that I share my knowledge of the mangangava bee changed my view. She saw that tapping into my personal experiences would help me grasp the scientific concepts. No other professor had shown that kind of sensitivity, which helped me realize I did have a place in higher education and that I didn’t need to hide who I truly am.

I’m now a master’s student in education? working on a project that explores the connection between science and traditional knowledge. I don’t think I’d be here if I hadn’t crossed paths with my instructor. We need more educators and scientists like her-people who can serve as role models and know that the best way to nurture new scientists is to allow students to be themselves.

1. What did the author initially think of his background when in college?

A．It was of little use for his college studies.

B．It motivated him to carry on his research.

C．It gave him an advantage over others.

D．It was something he wanted to hide.

2. What does the underlined word “wane” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Remain.

B．Withdraw.

C．Fade.

D．Rise.

3. What should a good educator do according to the author?

A．Value students’ personal knowledge and views.

B．Inspire students to work as hard as he or she does.

C．Treat students from different backgrounds equally.

D．Be equipped with rich knowledge of a certain field.

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．The family is one of the nature’s masterpiece.

B．Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

C．A good teacher is better than ten thousand books.

D．It’s only after having a proper education that one becomes a person.

10 . As I write, a gentle, much needed rain is falling this morning. It has been a dry _________ here in Vermont, so dry that the Spring Peepers (雨蛙) were late enough in coming that many thought that these little frogs would _________ to bless us with their song. But they came, and I can’t _________ them for being late. They are a _________ of spring, and of rebirth.

It is late June and the mountain snow has _________ the higher slopes of the mountains. Folks have planted their gardens, despite the _________ threat of frost. Even almost in July, the temperature can still drop _________ to minus in the evenings. My family _________ our garden during the last weekend of May, One neighbor in the village __________ not a killing frost. But others were not so fortunate. ________ most of his young plants this year.

Planting a garden in Vermont amounts to an act of faith. Will our sweat ____________, or will these efforts be in vain? My family was recently faced with a ____________ decision, shall we leave this place and the people or shall we stay and make a ____________? Well, we have decided that we will make our stand here. Along with our little garden, this year we have planted ourselves. Will my family be ____________ with an abundant harvest? We have no way of knowing this, but we do have ____________.

There is a saying among farmers here: “There is no better fertilizer than a farmer’s ____________.” To me this means what is planted must be revisited often. The garden must be taken care of with love, which ____________ our lives as well. Hopes and ____________ must be revisited often for fear that we lose sight of the things that matter. Commitments must be ____________ as carefully as any garden plot. But as with gardening, there are no ____________. But there is faith, and today is a beautiful day.

1.

A．summer

B．winter

C．fall

D．spring

2.

A．offer

B．manage

C．fail

D．agree

3.

A．forgive

B．punish

C．blame

D．admire

4.

A．hope

B．representative

C．posture

D．sign

5.

A．left

B．covered

C．piled

D．exited

6.

A．definite

B．potential

C．imaginary

D．unrealistic

7.

A．mildly

B．immediately

C．slowly

D．sharply

8.

A．watered

B．weeded

C．planted

D．visited

9.

A．luckily

B．finally

C．merely

D．hopefully

10.

A．missed

B．lost

C．ruined

D．damaged

11.

A．pay of

B．pay back

C．give off

D．turn back

12.

A．pleasant

B．tough

C．great

D．responsible

13.

A．wish

B．promise

C．commitment

D．comment

14.

A．provided

B．filled

C．burdened

D．blessed

15.

A．problems

B．faith

C．creation

D．ambition

16.

A．footprints

B．garden

C．image

D．thought

17.

A．reflects on

B．depends on

C．sticks to

D．applies to

18.

A．achievements

B．dreams

C．efforts

D．losses

19.

A．based

B．performed

C．tended

D．given

20.

A．guarantees

B．limits

C．necessities

D．boundaries