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While small may be beautiful，tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems，particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.

The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB)，which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall，has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants.Beds that are too small，shower heads that are too low，and restaurant tables with hardly any leg?room all make life difficult for those of above average height，it says.

But it is not just the extra?tall whose needs are not being met.The average height of the population has been increasing yet the standard size of beds，doorways，and chairs has remained unchanged.

“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it，so even a king?size bed at 6′6″ (6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men，while the standard 6′3″ bed caters for less than half of the male population，” said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy，“Seven?foot beds would work fine.”

Similarly，restaurant tables can cause no end of problems.Small tables，which mean the long?legged have to sit a foot or so away from them，are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.

Some have already taken note，however.At Queens Moat Houses’ Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh，6′6″ beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors，particularly Americans.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? (2011·新课标全国，B)

1.What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?

A．To provide better services.

B．To rebuild hotels and restaurants.

C．To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.

D．To attract more people to become its members.

2.Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?

A．7′2″.? B．7′.? C．6′6″.? D．6′3″.

3.What may happen to restaurants with small tables?

A．They may lose some customers.

B．They may start businesses elsewhere.

C．They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.

D．They have to provide enough space for the long?legged.

4.What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?

A．Tall people pay more for larger beds.

B．6′6″ beds have taken the place of 6′3″ beds.

C．Special rooms are kept for Americans.

D．Guest rooms are standardized.

(2013·高考新课标全国卷Ⅰ)I went to a group activity，“Sensitivity Sunday”，which was to make us more ____ the problems faced by disabled people.We were asked to“___a disability” for several hours one Sunday.Some members，____，chose to use wheelchairs.Others wore sound?blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩)．

Just sitting in the wheelchair was a____experience.I had never considered before how____it would be to use one.As soon as I sat down，my____made the chair begin to roll.Its wheels were not___.Then I wondered where to put my____.It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into____.I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of____for several hours.For disabled people，“adopting a wheelchair”is not a temporary(临时的)___.

I tried to find a____position and thought it might be restful，____kind of nice，to be___around for a while.Looking around，I____I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I____the heavy metal wheels.I came to know that controlling the____of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)____task.

My wheelchair experiment was soon____.It made a deep impression on me.A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the____，both physical and mental，that disabled people must overcome.

1.A.curious about? B．aware of

C．interested in? D．careful with

2.A.cure? B．adopt

C．prevent? D．analyze

3.A.instead? B．strangely

C．as usual? D．like me

4.A.learning? B．working

C．satisfying? D．relaxing

5.A.convenient? B．awkward

C．boring? D．exciting

6.A.height? B．force

C．skill? D．weight

7.A.locked? B．repaired

C．powered?? D．grasped

8.A.hands?? B．feet

C．keys? D．handles

9.A.place?? B．action

C．play? D．effect

10.A.operation? B．communication

C．transportation?? D．production

11.A.exploration?? B．education

C．experiment?? D．entertainment

12.A.flexible? B．safe

C．starting?? D．comfortable

13.A.yet??? B．just

C．still?? D．even

14.A.shown?? B．pushed

C．driven? D．guided

15.A.realized? B．suggested

C．agreed? D．admitted

16.A.lifted? B．turned

C．pressed? D．seized

17.A.path? B．position

C．direction?? D．way

18.A.easy? B．heavy

C．major? D．extra

19.A.forgotten? B．repeated

C．conducted?? D．finished

20.A.weaknesses? B．anxieties

C．challenges?? D．illnesses

(2013·高考新课标全国卷Ⅰ)The sunlight is white and blinding，________hard?edged shadows on the ground.

A．being thrown　　　B．throwing

C．to throw? D．to be thrown

Body language is the quiet，secret and most powerful language of all！It speaks ____ than words.According to specialists，our bodies send out more ____ than we realize.In fact，non?verbal communication (非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really ____.And body language is particularly ____ when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化)．Indeed，what is called body language is so ____ a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed.And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.___，different societies treat the ___ between people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having ____ contact (接触) even with friends，and certainly not with ____.People from Latin American countries，____，touch each other quite a lot.Therefore，it’s possible that in ____，it may look like a Latino is ____ a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino，trying to express friendship，will keep moving ____.The Norwegian，very probably seeing this as pushiness，will keep ____—which the Latino will in return regard as ___.

Clearly，a great deal is going on when people ____.And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are from ____ cultures，there’s a strong possibility of ____.But whatever the situation，the best ____ is to obey the Golden Rule：treat others as you would like to be ____.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? (2012·新课标全国)

1.A.straighter? B．louder

C．harder? D．further

2.A.sounds? B．invitations

C．feelings? D．messages

3.A.hope? B．receive

C．discover? D．mean

4.A.immediate? B．misleading

C．important? D．difficult

5.A.well B．far

C．much? D．long

6.A.For example? B．Thus

C．However? D．In short

7.A.trade? B．distance

C．connections? D．greetings

8.A.eye? B．verbal

C．bodily? D．telephone

9.A.strangers? B．relatives

C．neighbours? D．enemies

10.A.in other words? B．on the other hand

C．in a similar way? D．by all means

11.A.trouble? B．conversation

C．silence? D．experiment

12.A.disturbing? B．helping

C．guiding? D．following

13.A.closer? B．faster

C．in D．away

14.A.stepping forward? B．going on

C．backing away? D．coming out

15.A.weakness? B．carelessness

C．friendliness? D．coldness

16.A.talk? B．travel

C．laugh? D．think

17.A.different? B．European

C．Latino? D．rich

18.A.curiosity? B．excitement

C．misunderstanding? D．nervousness

19.A.chance B．time

C．result D．advice

20.A.noticed? B．treated

C．respected? D．pleased