高考英语 增值增分特训13.doc

2014高考英语增值增分特训13 (一)what i noticed first about my new parrot, chico, was that he couldnt fly. his wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the _1_ just like us humans. when the weather turned nice, i took chico outside. i sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him _2_. at first he seemed _3_. he walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. he didnt even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. somehow he knew he was _4_.one day chico got especially excited. he paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of _5_. then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. he started _6_ flapping his wings for the first time everthen he lifted off the _7_ like a space shuttle! i was amazed and _8_. little did i know his feathers had been growing back, and chico had been _9_ until the moment was ripe for escape!two days later chico _10_. first i tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. then i took his _11_ and put it awaystill he would not come. finally, i made him a firm promise that i would let him _12_ every day if the weather was nice as long as he did come back. _13_， he flew onto my shoulder.from that day on, whenever the weather was good i would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. the _14_ lasted for two months before suddenly chico became _15_. the vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. within a few days he died.i was very sad. the _16_ crossed my mind that if i had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. but what _17_ is there in being a bird if you cant fly?chico made his first break for _18_ on a late monday afternoon in april. when will you make yours? you too can take a _19_ when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. if you dont _20_， what will be the purpose of your life?1a.floor bearthcscene droad2a.smarter bhealthier chappier dstronger3a.disappointed bdetermined cexcited dconfused4a.incapable bdisabled cwrong dstupid5a.noise bprogresscenergy dconsideration6a.slowly bgently cmadly dgracefully 7a.ground btree ccage dbranch8a.moved bshocked cdelighted dexcited9a.struggling bpacing cflying dwaiting10a.left breturned csurvived drecovered11a.cage bfeather cchain dfood12a.in bout coff dalone13a.as usual bat that moment conce in a while dat the same time14a.action battempt croutine deffort15a.active binjured csad dill16a.fact bconcern cthought ddetail 17a.sense bmistake cinterest dproblem18a.life bfreedom cfun dfood19a.break bholiday cchance dlook20a.keep yourself busy bcheer yourself upclet yourself down dset yourself free(二)it was my first year teaching in a special needs class, and i wasnt sure what to expect at our yearly special olympics sports meeting.my _1_ had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹)mark was one with the latter.restricted to a _2_， he had to fight his spasms (抽筋) just to control his movements._3_， he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile.his classmates _4_ him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially mike, andy and lucas, three boys who were good at _5_.obviously, mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his _6_， and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with _7_.when the day came.mike, andy and lucas _8_ well in their sports events, and gave the normally calm audience something to cheer about.mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, _9_ them on.the final event of the day was the 400meter race. _10_ was invited to either walk or run, according to their abilities, around the _11_ length of the track.when mike, andy and lucas reached the finish line, they _12_ and turned to look behind them.at the _13_ of the crowd, determined not to be left behind, was mark.all his classmates had _14_ him.he was alone on the track with over half the distance left to _15_.mike, andy and lucas looked at each other, and a silent _16_ passed between them. slowly, they jogged _17_ towards their friend, cheering him on _18_ he had done for them moments before.the progress was _19_， but in the end the three star runners and mark crossed the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates.seeing the look on marks face as he crossed the finish line, hands upraised and laughing, i came to understand what _20_ the special olympics, and the determined athletes who compete, so extraordinary.years later, im still cheering them on.1a.students bfriends cpartners dclassmates2a.bed bmachine cdesk dwheelchair3a.so bhowever cotherwise dtherefore4a.protected bsatisfied cloved drespected5a.expression bpractice cstudies dsports6a.interests bhabits cbody dmind7a.trust bwonder cstress dregret8a.placed btrained coperated dopened9a.bringing bcheering cholding dmoving10a.someone beveryone canybody dnobody11a.average bdifferent centire dequal12a.fell breste