1. What’s the matter with the man now?
A.He’s got a fever. | B.He’s got a stomachache. | C.He’s got a headache. |
A.Get enough rest. | B.Eat properly. | C.Drink much water. |
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3 . When I was two years old, I was diagnosed with a hearing loss. My mother cried when she found out—she wanted her son to be happy and able to experience everything life had to offer. I went to a special playgroup twice a week where a nurse discovered I had taught myself to read. At the age of five I attended a school for the deaf from age three to six.
I remember looking around the room there. People talked and signed to each other. I had a best friend and I did very well in class. But I told my mother that I wanted to go to the regular school with hearing people, because I felt more like a hearing person than a hearing-impaired (听力受损) one. I didn’t even use sign language! I lip-read and listened with my hearing aids. After visiting a public school for a day, my mother agreed to let me go. Without doubt, I have functioned very well.
Many people don’t even know I am hearing-impaired until they see my hearing aids. My girlfriend often forgets that I have any problem, and I feel fortunate that she does not look down upon people like me. The only problem I have with this hearing loss is that some people discriminate against me. The fact is that I am just as normal as anyone else. The only differences are that others need to speak up, and I have some help from my hearing aids.
The next time you see hearing-impaired people, don’t feel sorry for them that just gives them an excuse to mistreat themselves and hurt their own advantages. Instead, encourage them and tell them that a disability only hurts a person if he or she lets it.
1. Which is TRUE about the author when he was 5?A.He was diagnosed with hearing loss. |
B.He stayed at home with his mother. |
C.He attended a school for the deaf. |
D.He went to a special playgroup. |
A.He even didn’t know sign language. |
B.He had few friends at the deaf school. |
C.He didn’t believe his handicap was a big problem. |
D.He found it very hard to get along with his classmates. |
A.performed. | B.translated. | C.challenged. | D.remembered. |
A.He couldn’t catch up with others. |
B.Some people looked down upon him. |
C.His girlfriend discriminated against him. |
D.He performed poorly with hearing aids. |
A.A disabled person should be well treated. |
B.If a person is disabled, he will hurt himself. |
C.A normal person is disabled, he will hurt himself. |
D.The disabled should regard themselves as normal. |