2013年北京市朝阳区中考二模英语试题及答案

五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选 择最佳选项。 Mary, a 22-year-old young woman, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in Manila, preparing to make a cake. It would seem to be natural for a cook , but Mary is not normal. She has no

Her disability (残疾), however, only her down while working. Using other parts of her body, Mary can cut grapes and strawberries into pieces and coat the sides of the cake with them. “When I first saw Mary, I was worried she might herself when using a knife, but that has never been a problem,” says the manager of the hotel. “She does not get treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the cooks.”

Mary has come a long way since the day in September 2002 when she and her uncle were

attacked (攻击) by two men, who were trying to force her family off their

land. The 11-year-old girl passed out (晕倒) as she tried to herself

from the blows. After she came to her sense, she found her uncle dead and saw

her arms broken. Later, the doctors did an

could not save her hands.

In 2006, with the help of the family, Mary went to live at the House with

No Steps, a Manila rehabilitation (康复) and training centre for disabled people. She how to write and do housework there. And more importantly, she came to terms with her disability. She believed she do in life because she was still alive after the terrible attack. After she finished high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management because she had enjoyed cooking since she was a little girl.

When Mary was reported on television, she didn’t away from the attention. “I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it’s to live a normal life,” Mary says. “It is difficult to make a living, but I don’t lose work hard.”

35. A. arms

B. hands B. takes B. hit C. legs D. feet

D. quiets D. touch 36. A. puts 37. A. hurt C. slows C. kill 38. A. enough 39. A. save B. special C. usual B. keep

C. prevent D. common D. protect D. explanation 40. A. operation 41. A. practiced B. examination C. introduction B. studied C. reviewed D. learned

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42. A. would

43. A. class

44. A. shy B. could C. should C. course C. hide

C. simple C. love D. might D. subject B. lesson B. run D. turn D. possible 45. A. exciting 46. A. direction

B. excellent B. hope D. life

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