Disabilities Act (ADA) has played a great part in breaking down of those barriers that, as a child, left me to fight a war that seemed to have no end. Now I look beyond what I can‘t do and focus on what I can.I have learned that limitations open doors that have been closed, showing other to meet our needs. I have always looked at life as a challenge, grasping each obstacle with open arms.There is nothing in this world that comes easy. I must stand tall and look forward, to be ever so ready for what still lies ahead. People often feel sorry for those who were born with some type of disability. But their compassion is misplaced.Yes, I may not be able to run as fast or perform certain tasks, but my disability gives me a better look at life and all that’s around me. I want to be seen not as a disability but as a person who has, and will continue to, bloom. So I decided to become an advocate on behalf of disabled Americans, to fight for our rights that for so long have been ignored.I feel that it only takes one powerful voice to change the minds of many nations, and as long as I have a mouth to use and a mind to think I will continue to work to bring peace upon the disabled community.1.Why did children stare at the author whenhe was young?()A.He walked in an even way.B.He often lost his balance and fell to the ground.C.He had and appearance quite different from others.D.He spoke in a different way from others.2.It can be inferred from the passage that in the 1970s, disabled children().A.were not accepted by their peers.B.received different treatment at schoolC.had frequent fights with their classmates.D.had ups and downs in their life.3.Being disabled , the author().A.has lost many a battle in his lifeB.1ooks at life as a challengeC.focuses on the limitations he has to sufferD.is angry for the many opportunities he has lost4.According to the author, his disability().A.has given him a better understanding of life.B.aroused sympathy from people around him.C.is a constant barrier between him and community.D.has prevented him from growing up to5.Why did the author decide to become an advocate for the disabled?()A.He still has mouth to use and a mind to think .B.He has got a powerful voice to change people ’ s minds .C.The signing of the ADA has failed to change a thing in their life.

第1题

The American economy is growing, according to the most recent statistics, at the sizzling

rate of 7%, and is in the middle of the largest peacetime expansion in American history. We read in the newspapers that practically everyone who wants a job can get one. Microsoft is running advertisements in the New York Times practically begging Congress to issue more visas for foreign computer and information technology workers.

In this environment, it is shocking that one group of Americans, people with disabilities, have such a high level of unemployment: 30% are not employed the same percentage as when the Americans with Disabilities Act became law. Not only did their employment and labor earnings fall during the recession of the early 1990s, but employment and earnings continued to fall during the long economic expansion that followed. Many of these people are skilled professionals who are highly marketable in today's economy.

Part of the problem is discrimination, and part recent court rulings favoring employers in ADA lawsuits. Discrimination against people with disabilities is, unfortunately, alive and well, despite the legal prohibitions against discrimination in hiring people with disabilities. 79% of disabled people who are unemployed cite discrimination in the workplace and lack of transportation as major factors that prevent them from working. Studies have also shown that people with disabilities who find jobs earn less than their co-workers, and are less likely to be promoted.

Unfavorable court rulings have not been helpful, either. Research by law professor Ruth Colker of Ohio State University has shown that in the eight years after the ADA went into effect, employer-defendants prevailed in more than 93% of the eases decided by trial. Of the cases appealed, employers prevailed 84% of the time. Robert Burgdorf, Ir., who helped draft the ADA, has written, "legal analysis has proceeded quite a way down the wrong road". Disability activists and other legal scholars point out that Congress intended the ADA as a national mandate for the ending of discrimination against people-with disabilities. Instead, what has occurred, in the words of one writer, is that the courts "have narrowed the scope of the law, redefined 'disability,' raised the price of access to justice and generally deemed disability discrimination as not worthy of serious remedy".

But perhaps the greatest single problem is the federal government itself, where laws and regulations designed to help disabled people actually provide an economic disincentive to work. As Sen. Edward Kennedy wrote, "the high unemployment rate among people receiving federal disability benefits is not because their federal benefits programs have 'front doors that are too big', but because they have 'back doors that are too small'".

The advertisement made by Microsoft shows that _____.

A．a great number of jobs have been created in the U.S..

B．foreign workers are favored over domestic workers.

C．working visa is very hard to be issued to foreign workers.

D．many domestic workers will lose their jobs to foreigners.

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第2题

Accessibility attracts not only people with disabilities but also their families and

friends.()

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第3题

People with disabilities want to be treated like everyone else and given equal opportunities. They do not want ().

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第4题

People with disabilities should have access for the same social, cultural, and recrea

tional activities enjoyed by all.()

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第5题

Cabin crew should provide comfortable and safe service to passengers. If there is a passenger with disabilities, you are expected to offer some assistance.（）

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第6题

Public health data ____ that the number of adults living with disabilities continues to in

crease.

A.express

B.require

C.inform

D.reveal

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第7题

ICF的全称为：（)

A.the International Classification of Handicaps

B.the International Classification of Diseases

C.the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

D.the International Classification of Disabilities

E.the International Classification of Functioning

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第8题

Learning Disabilities Learning disabilities are very common. They affect perhaps 10 perce

Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities are very common. They affect perhaps 10 percent of all children. Four times as many boys as girls have learning disabilities.

Since about 1970, new research has helped brain scientists understand these problems better. Scientists now know there are many different kinds of learning disabilities and that they are caused by many different things. There is no longer any question that all learning disabilities result from differences in the way the train is organized.

You cannot look at a child and tell if he or she has a learning disability. There is no outward sign of the disorder. So some researchers began looking at the brain itself to learn what might be wrong.

In one study, researchers examined the brain of a learning-disabled person who had died in an accident. They found two unusual things. One involved cells in the left side of the brain, which control language. These cells normally are white. In the learning disabled person, however, these cells were gray. The researchers also found that many of the nerve cells were not in a line the way they should have been. The nerve cells were mixed together.

The study was carried out under the guidance of Norman Geschwind, an early expert on learning disabilities. Doctor Geschwind proposed that learning disabilities resulted mainly from problems in the left side of the brain. He velieved this side of the brain failed to develop normally. Probably, he said, nerve cells there did not conncts as they should. So the brain was like an electrical device in which the wires were crossed.

Other researchers did not examine brain tissue. Instead, they measured the brain’s electrical activity and made a map of the electrical signals.

Frank Dully experimented with this technique at Children’S Hospital Medical Centre in Boston. Doctor Dully found large differences in the brain activity of normal children and those with reading problems. The differences appeared throughout the brain. Doctor Duffy said his research is evidence that disabilities involve damage to a wide area of the brain, not just the left side.

第41题 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？____________.

A Learning disabilities may result from the unknown area of the train

B learning disabilities may result from damage to a wide area of the train

C Learning disabilities may result from abnormal organization of the train cells.

D Leaning disabilities may result from problems in the left side of the brain.

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第9题

People with disabilities comprise a large part of the population. It is【C1】______ that ove

r 35 million Americans have physical,【C2】______ , or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are "developmental", i.e., they【C3】______ prior to the individual's twenty second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are【C4】______ enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as mobility, communication, employment, etc. Most other disabilities are considered "adventitious", i.e.,【C5】______ or caused by outside forces.

Prior to the 20th century, only a small percent age of people with disabilities【C6】______ for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was【C7】______ Advancements in medicine and social services have【C8】______ a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment.【C9】______ , these basics are often not available.【C10】 ______ liberties such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and gain employment have historically been【C11】______ on the basis of disability.

In recent decades, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight【C12】______ these infringements (侵害) of civil right. Congress responded by passing major【C13】______ recognizing people with disabilities【C14】 ______ a protected class under civil rights statutes.

【C15】______ today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives independently. It is estimated that more than half of qualified Americans with disabilities are unemployed, and a【C16】______ of those who do work are underemployed. About two-thirds live at or below the official poverty level.

Significant barriers, especially in transportation and public【C17】______ , prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer【C18】______ by law from marrying, a person with no【C19】______ to transportation is effectively excluded from community and social activities Which might lead to the development of long-term relationships.

It will only be when public attitude advance as far as laws have【C20】______ disabled people will be fully able to take their rightful place in society.

【C1】

A．estimated

B．eliminated

C．evaluated

D．esteemed

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第10题

People with disabilities comprise a large part of the population. It is estimated that

over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are "developmental", i.e., they occur prior to the individual's twenty-second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as mobility, communication, employment, etc. Most other disabilities are considered "adventitious", i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.

Prior to the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Advancements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unfortunately, these basics are often not available. Civil liberties such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and gain employment have historically been denied on the basis of disability.

In recent decades, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these infringements of civil rights. Congress responded by passing major legislation recognizing people with disabilities as a protected class under civil rights statutes.

Still today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives independently. It is estimated that more than half of qualified Americans with disabilities are unemployed, and a majority of those who do work are underemployed. About two-thirds live at or below the official poverty level.

Significant barriers, especially in transportation and public awareness, prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer prohibited by law from marrying, a person with no access to transportation is effectively excluded from community and social activities which might lead to the development of long-term relationships.

It will only be when public attitudes advance as far as laws have that disabled people will be fully able to take their rightful place in society.

46.A "developmental" disability ____.

A.develops very slowly over time

B.is caused forces

C.occurs in youth and affects development

D.is getting more and more severe

47.Most disabled people used to die early because ____.

A.disabilities destroyed major bodily functions

B.they were not very well looked after

C.medical techniques were not available

D.they were too poor to get proper treatment

48.In the author's opinion, to enable the disabled people to take their rightful place in society ____.

A.more laws should be passed

B.public attitudes should be changed

C.government should provide more aids

D.more public facilities should be set up

49.Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage____.

A.Many disabled people may remain single for their whole life.

B.The public tends to look down upon the disabled people.

C.The disabled people feel inferior to those surrounding them.

D.Discriminatory laws prevent the disabled from mixing with others.

50.The best title for this passage might be ____.

A.Handicaps of People with Disabilities

B.The difficulties of the Disabled

C.The Causes for Disabilities

D.Medical Treatments for Disabilities

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