I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head.Now I am thirtytwo.I can remember the brightness of sunshine and what red color is.It would be wonderful to see again, a disaster can do strange things to people.
It occurred to me the other day that I might not have e to life as I do if I hadn't been blind. I believe in life now.I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, . I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me the more what I had left.
The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself.That was . If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have and bee a chair rocker for the rest of my life.When I say in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of selfconfidence that helps me down a(n) staircase alone.That is part of it.But I mean something than that: an assurance that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
It took me years to discover and this assurance.It had to start with the most elementary things.Once a man gave me an indoor baseball, I thought he was laughing at me and I was .“I can't use this，” “I said. Take it with you；” he me.“and roll it around.” The words in my head. “Roll it around！” By rolling the ball I could where it went.This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought ： playing baseball.At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.
All my life I have set ahead of me a series of and then tried to reach them, one at a time.I had to learn my . It was no good trying for something I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made .
【小题1】A．entirelyB．nearlyC．vaguelyD．simply【小题2】A．andB．butC．soD．for【小题3】A．assessB．fearC．enrichD．love【小题4】A．otherwiseB．thereforeC．howeverD．besides【小题5】A．understandB．appreciateC．possessD．accept【小题6】A．enoughB．specificC．toughD．basic【小题7】A．survived B．escapedC．collapsedD．sacrificed【小题8】A．hopeB．powerC．courageD．belief【小题9】A．unfamiliarB．unbelievableC．unexpectedD．unfortable【小题10】A．harderB．biggerC．warmerD．heavier【小题11】A．weakenB．strengthenC．sharpenD．brighten【小题12】A．upsetB．flatteredC．ashamedD．hurt【小题13】A．urgedB．promisedC．convincedD．advised【小题14】A．flashedB．appearedC．stuckD．crowded【小题15】A．noticeB．hearC．smellD．touch【小题16】A．impossibleB．importantC．imaginaryD．impressive【小题17】A．producedB．imitatedC．inventedD．spotted【小题18】A．goalsB．effortsC．directionsD．barriers【小题19】A．challengesB．strengthsC．situationsD．limitations【小题20】A．historyB．changeC．progressD．senseB
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文章大意：人生最艰难的一课就是学会相信自己。就像本文作者在黑暗中的坚持一样。
【小题1】C 现在我已经32岁了。我还“模糊地”记得阳光是多么灿烂，红色是多么鲜艳。vaguely“模糊地”；entirely“完全地”；nearly“几乎”；simply“简单地，只”。
【小题2】B 能恢复视觉固然好，“但”灾难也能对人产生奇妙的作用。
【小题3】D 有一天我突然想到，倘若我不是盲人，我或许不会变得像现在这样“热爱”生活。
【小题4】A 现在我相信生活，但我不能肯定如果自己是明眼人，会不会像现在这样深深地相信生活。otherwise“否则，另外，在其他方面”；therefore“因此”；however“然而”；besides“而且”。
【小题5】B 这并不意味着我宁愿成为盲人，而只是意味着失去视力使我更加“珍惜”自己其他的能力。appreciate“感激，欣赏”；understand“理解”；possess“占领，占有”；accept“接受”。
【小题6】D 我必须学会的最艰难的一课就是相信自己，这是“基本”条件。basic“基本的”；enough“足够的”；specific“明确的”；tough“艰难的”。
【小题7】C 如做不到这一点，我的精神就会“崩溃”，只能坐在前门廊的摇椅中度过余生。collapse“崩溃，倒塌”；survive“度过，幸存”；escape“逃跑，逃避”；sacrifice“牺牲”。
【小题8】D “相信”自己并不仅仅指支持我独自走下“陌生的”楼梯的那种自信，那是一部分。belief“相信，信仰”；hope“希望”；power“权力”；courage“勇气”。
【小题9】A 见上题解析。unfamiliar“陌生的”；unbelievable“令人难以置信的，非常惊人的”；unexpected“出乎意料的”；unfortable“不舒服的，令人不舒服的”。
【小题10】B 我指的是“大事”：确保自有我可以安身立命的一席之地。
【小题11】B 我花了很长时间才树立并不断“加强”这一信念。strengthen“加强”；weaken“(使)削弱，(使)变弱”；sharpen“使锋利”；brighten“使明亮”。
【小题12】D 这要从最简单的事做起。有一次一个人给我一个室内玩的棒球，我以为他在嘲笑我，“心里很难受”。hurt“使受伤，使伤心”；upset“使心烦意乱”；flattered“过分夸奖的，高兴的，感到荣幸的”；ashamed“惭愧的，羞耻的”。
【小题13】A “你拿去，”他“竭力”劝我，“在地上滚球。”urge“催促，力劝”；promise“答应，许诺”；convince“说服，使相信”；advise“建议”。
【小题14】C 他的话在我脑子里生了根。be stuck in“陷入，卡住不动，困住”。
【小题15】B 滚球使我“听见”它朝哪儿滚动。
【小题16】A 我马上想到一个我曾认为“不可能”达到的目标：打棒球。impossible“不可能的”；important“重要的”；imaginary“假想的，虚构的”；impressive“给人印象深刻的，感人的，引人注目的”。
【小题17】C 在费城的奥弗布鲁克盲人学校，我“发明”了一种很受人欢迎的棒球游戏，我们称它为地面球。invent“发明”；produce“生产”；imitate“模仿，效仿”；spot“认出，发现”。
【小题18】A 我这一辈子给自己树立了一系列“目标”，然后努力去达到，一次一个。goal“目标”；effort“努力”；direction“方向”；barrier“障碍，屏障”。
【小题19】D 我必须了解自己能力“有限”，若开始就知道某个目标根本达不到却硬要去实现，那不会有任何好处，因为那只会带来失败的苦果。limitation“限制，局限”；challenge“挑战”；strength“力量，长处”；situation“局面，局势”。
【小题20】C 我有时也失败过，但一般来说总有“进步”。progress“进步”；history“历史”；change“变化”；sense“感觉，官能，意识”。