Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more 24 since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 25 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having 26 of his own. The boy had a speech problem, At school he talked 27 .
One day, David's teacher announced a 28 homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an 29 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
An idea 30 David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I 31 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
“ 32 the sharp end would scratch floors,” Susan said.
“No, Mom, I 33 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 34 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 35 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the 36 . Happily Susan cried out, “It 37 !”
In July 1999, David was 38 national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate 39 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his 40 is becoming well accepted.
21. A. dropped B. touched C. lay D. fell
22. A. rushed to B. stood by C. looked at D. ran around
23. A. Firmly B. Easily C. Shakily D. Quickly
24. A. frequently B. slowly C. freely D. heavily
25. A. hiding B. possible C. certain D. waiting
26. A. method B. trouble C. disease D. hope
27. A. little B. few C. much D. more
28. A. useful B. strange C. special D. common
29. A. invention B. appearance C. experience D. experiment
30. A. reminded B. encouraged C. hit D. occurred
31. A. fastened B. fixed C. stuck D. tied
32. A. So B. And C. But D. For
33. A. would B. might C. did D. need
34. A. pen B. hand C. nail D. cane
35. A. helped B. supported C. noticed D. watched
36. A. ice B. street C. yard D. square
37. A. helps B. operates C. succeeds D. works
38. A. honored B. received C. won D. declared
39. A. more slowly B. more clearly C. more carefully D. faster
40. A. cane B. speech C. mother D. story
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节;满分50分)
第一节 阅读短文(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。