高二英语下学期月考试题第一次

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In the past, many disabled Chinese people led very restricted (受限制的) lives. They had little chance to find work or support themselves. But their situation has improved dramatically over recent decades.

In the past five years, the government has been stepping up efforts to help employ disabled people. Huge investments have been made in training, and many disabled people have found jobs and become financially independent.

When Wu Zihe was growing up, she was like a prisoner in her home. Having a job was something she could only dream about. But now she is famous for her art. Wu is working on a landscape. She said, “I can earn 30 or 40 yuan for paintings like this, if they are sold in groups. If I sell them separately, I can get about 100 yuan. It only takes me one day to finish one painting, so I can earn 1,000 to 2,000 yuan a month.”

Wu Zihe practices knife-drawing, which originated in her hometown Dunhua. If one has the eyes, the brain and hands, it takes about a year to learn the basic techniques.

Dunhua government’s official Zhang Chunhua said, “We think it suits disabled people very well. So the government spent 10 million yuan to set up this knife-

painting training center for them.”

Training in the center is free. Even the materials are provided by the government. Since last year, the center has trained over 200 disabled persons like Wu Zihe. They usually earn 500 to 1,000 yuan per month. Sometimes they make as much as 5,000 yuan. That’s much higher than average salaries in the area.

This year, the city has set up a center to sell these works. Art fans from more than ten countries and regions have bought paintings.

1. How was life for the disabled people in the past?

A. They had to stay at home and had little chance to find jobs.

B. According to the law, they led very restricted lives.

C. With the help of the government, they led a comfortable life.

D. They had to learn to paint to earn a living.

2. From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. the disabled had to earn a living by working

B. all the disabled have found jobs and become financially independent these years

C. the disabled people’s living situation has improved greatly in recent years

D. more and more disabled people will learn to paint

3. From the last paragraph we can conclude that ____.