Ensuringthatdisabledpeoplehaveaneasylifeisveryimportant,notjustbecausetheyarehuman,likeallofus,butbecausetheirdignityandsocialwell-beingshouldnotbeignoredjustbecauseofadisability.Disabilitiescanoccurthroughillness,aging,accidentsandotherdifferentcausesthatmayhappentoanyoneoraffectusallatsomestageinlife.1.
Weareallhumanbeingsandsohavethesamebasicneeds.Butweshouldrememberthatthereisawiderangeofwhatwecalladisability,andwhilethebasicneedsareallthesameforeveryone,thedifferentlifestyleneedsareentirelyindividual.2.Itisbesttofindoutpeople’sneedsfromspendingtimewiththem.
3.Eventhemostattractivehomescanfeellikeacage,soitmakesahugedifferencetobeabletogoouttoaparkorashoppingcenter,ortoplanadaytripsuchasapicnicoratriptothebeach.Evenifatripcanonlybeorganizedonedayamonth,itismorethannothinganddoesreallymakeadifference.
Iftheyareinterestedorable,petscanbegreatcompanions.4.Somemaybeabletotakecareofacatordog;someprefergoldfishorbirdsinacage.Veryoften,peoplewhoarecaredfordon’tfeelthattheyhavethechancetocareforsomeoneorsomethingelse,socaringforpetscanimprovetheirconfidenceandmentalhealth,whichcantaketheirmindofftheirowntroubles.
Donotletpetsbetheironlycompanions.Bookaregularappointmentwithasocialworkertovisitthematleastonceamonth.Thisistocheckontheirmentalandphysicalhealthaswellaswaysofimprovingtheirlivingconditions.5.
A.Planregulartrips.
B.Staywiththeminafriendway.
C.Itiswisetochecktheabilitiesoftheindividuals.
D.Youwon’tknowiftheycanhelpifyoudon’taskthem.
E.Itisimportantbecausetheymayneedtotalktosomeone.
F.Therefore,thereisnoone-size-fits-allmethodtoimprovequalityoflife.
G.Thegreatthingisthatitisnothardtomakedisabledpeopledliveseasier.
Londonhasbecomeacycle-friendlyzoneafterthelaunchofanewbikehirescheme.1.
2.Firstyouhavetosignuptotheschemetobesentakey.Thekeywillunlockoneofthebikes,whicharekeptatdockingstationsinandaroundcentralLondon.Youhavetopayanaccessfeeforthekeyandthenyoupayasyougo,forthelengthoftimeyouusethebike.
TransportforLondon,whichrunsthescheme,arehopingtohave6,000bikesand400dockingstationsinplacebytheendoftheyear.3.LondonMayorBorisJohnstonlaunchedtheschemeandsaidLondonhasbeen“filledwiththousandsofgleaming(发光的)machinesthatwilltransformthelookandfeelofourstreetandbecomeascommonplaceonourroadsasblackcabsandredbuses”.
4.Onthefirstdaysomepeoplefoundtheycouldn’tdocktheirbikeproperlyandtheirusageofthebikehadnotregistered.TransportforLondondidadmittheyhadbeenexpectingafew“teethingproblems”andhavesaidtheywouldnotchargeforthefirstdayasa“gestureofgoodwill”.Someotherpeoplehavecriticizedthelackofdockingstationsandlocksforthebikesaswellasthepriceitcoststohirethebicycles.
5.“Mycrusadeforthecapitaltobecomethegreatestbigcyclingcityintheworldhastakenagreatpedal-poweredpushforwards.”
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B.Howdoyoulikeit
C.However,therehavebeenafewproblemssincetheschemewaslaunchedlastFriday.
D.Despitethecomments,thegreen-thinkingLondonMayorstillsayswithcertainty.
E.However,theLondonMayorisconfidentofthescheme.
F.IthasbeendesignedtoencouragemorepeopletocycleinandaroundcentralLondon.
G.Thenewhiresystemishopingtoeasecongestion(拥挤)inLondonandisexpectedtocreateupto40,000extracycletripsadayintothecitycentre.