Passage Two?

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:?

　　The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990. This law extends civil rights protection to persons cet6w.com in private sector employment, all public services, and in public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications. A person with a disability is defined as someone with a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits him or her in a major life activity, such as walking, talking, working, or self-care. A person with a disability may also be someone with a past record of such an impairment, for example, someone who no longer has heart disease but is discriminated against because of that history. ?

　　The ADA states that employers with fifteen or more cet6w.com refuse to hire or promote a person because of a disability if that person is qualified to perform the job. Also, the employer must make reasonable accommodations that will allow a person with a disability to perform essential functions of the job. All new vehicles purchased by public transit authorities must be accessible to people cet6w.com. All rail stations must be made accessible, and at least one car per train in existing rail systems must be made accessible. ?

　　It is illegal for public accommodations to exclude or refuse persons cet6w.com. Public accommodations are business and services such as restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, and parks. All now buildings must be made accessible, and existing facilities must remover barriers if the removal can be accomplished without much difficulty or expense. ?

　　The ADA also stipulates that companies offering telephone service to the general public must offer relay services to individuals who use telecommunications devices for the deaf, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. ?

　　26.What is the main purpose of the passage??

　　A) To describe discrimination against persons cet6w.com.?

　　B) To explain the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.?

　　C) To make suggestions for hiring persons cet6w.com.?

　　D) To discuss telecommunications devices for the deaf.?

　　27. According to the passage, all of the following are affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act EXCEPT ____.?

　　A) someone who has difficulty walking?

　　B) a public transit authority?

　　C) an employer with fewer than fifteen employers?

　　D) a person with a past record of an impairment?

　　28.The author mentions grocery stores as an example of ____.?

　　A) public transit?

　　B) barriers?

　　C) private sector employment?

　　D) public accommodations?

　　29.The author implies all of the following EXCEPT ____.?

　　A) the ADA requires people cet6w.com to pay for special accommodations?

　　B) the ADA is designed to protect the civil rights of many people?

　　C) public transportation must accommodate the needs of people cet6w.com ?

　　D) The ADA protects the rights of people with mental impairments?

　　30.It can be inferred from the passage that ____.?

　　A) restaurants can refuse service to people cet6w.com ?

　　B) every car of a train must be accessible to persons cet6w.com.?

　　C) the ADA is not well-liked by employers?

　　D) large companies may not discriminate against workers cet6w.com. ?

　　Passage Two?

　　內(nèi)容概要:?本文主要講美國為保護殘疾人而制定的各種法律。在享受醫(yī)療保健、教育和交通旅游權(quán)利等方面從法律上都有明確規(guī)定。?

　　26. 【答案】B。?

　　【譯文】本文的主要目的是解釋美國人為保護殘疾人而制定的殘疾人法。?

　　【試題分析】歸納結(jié)論題。?

　　【詳細解答】這篇短文的中心內(nèi)容就是討論和解釋美國人是如何從法律上和公共事業(yè)角度進行廣泛的努力保護和幫助殘疾人。選項B正好回答了這個問題。故B是正確答案。?

　　27. 【答案】C?

　　【譯文】雇員少于15人的情況不在美國殘疾人法的范圍之內(nèi)。?

　　【試題分析】事實細節(jié)題。?

　　【詳細解答】選項C說的是少于15人的情況，而文中第二段第一句說的是雇員多于15人的雇主不得拒絕雇傭能夠勝任工作的殘疾人。因此C是排除于短文內(nèi)容以外的選項。?

　　28. 【答案】D。?

　　【譯文】公共設(shè)施包括食品店。?

　　【試題分析】事實細節(jié)題。?

　　【詳細解答】第4段第2句話給public accommodation下定義是把選項D包括了進去，與parks, restaurants and hotels并列。?

　　29. 【答案】A。?

　　【譯文】文中沒有提及殘疾人必須對其特殊住所支付費用。?

　　【試題分析】事實細節(jié)題。?

　　【詳細解答】短文中沒有講到或暗示過殘疾人必須對其特殊住所支付費用(people cet6w.com must pay for special accommodations)，而B、C、及D項選擇的內(nèi)容在第一和第三段都講到或暗示過。?

　　30. 【答案】D。?

　　【譯文】可以推測大公司不可以歧視有殘疾的工人。?

　　【試題分析】推理引申題。?

　　【詳細解答】關(guān)鍵詞是第二段前兩個句子：(employers with fifteen or more cet6w.com refuse to hire or promote a person because of a disability... must take reasonable accommodations...)。A項選擇不符合第4段的意思，B項選擇不符合第3段的意思，而C項選擇在短文中找不到支持信息。