五、阅读理解
One day in July 2020, Halli was hanging around the city's main shopping street with his family. During their walk, his son was thirsty and wanted a drink from a store. But Halli soon found that he couldn't help with
this because a 20-cm step got in the way.
Born with muscular dystrophy, Halli, now 46, has been using a wheelchair since 25 years old. As he waited outside the shop quietly, he thought about all the times he couldn't join his family or friends—once he even missed a friend's birthday dinner because the restaurant had no ramp.
He has been to some other countries because of work and experienced how they care about the needs of the disabled. This time he wanted to make a difference in his country, Iceland. So, he started a programme called Ramp Up in 2021 to make his hometown wheelchair-friendly. Many kind-hearted volunteers joined him, helping survey public places and share the project with locals. ★ With the help of the government, the Ramp Up team has achieved it and is now planning to build 1,500 more all over the country by 2026.
Halli is proud that Ramp Up has encouraged others to act. He recently met a woman. She built a ramp at her home with her family's warm help after hearing about it, allowing her friend of 30 years to easily visit in a wheelchair. The friend was so grateful that she also began to spread the word about Ramp Up in her community.
In three short years, Halli has become a hero in his country. "Halli is leading by example, showing that change starts with just one person," said the Iceland President. Ramp Up has opened our eyes not only to the need for social improvement, but also to how easy it is to get things done when we all join hands.
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D
) 1. What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Getting out of the store. B. Getting in his way.
C. Walking around the street. D. Buying his son a drink.
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D
) 2. How might Halli feel when he waited outside the shop?
A. Happy. B. Interested. C. Excited. D. Down.
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C
) 3. Which of the following can be put in " ★ "?
A. There are ramps everywhere now.
B. Many people joined this programme.
C. Their first goal was to build 100 ramps.
D. Ramp Up soon became more and more popular.
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C
) 4. Halli is praised as a hero mainly because he
leads others to change society for the better
.
A. builds ramps for others B. gets things done easily
C. leads others to change society for the better
D. asks the government for social improvement
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A
) 5. Which would be the best slogan of Ramp Up?
A. One More Ramp, One More Change. B. Join Hands and Save the Earth.
C. Smarter Tech, Better Lives. D. Share Moments and Keep Memories.
