Question

When I was two years old, I was diagnosed with a sensorineural (感觉神经) 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. I then 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. Needless to say, 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 victimize themselves and hurt their own potential. Instead, encourage them and tell them that a handicap（缺陷）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.

2.Why did the author want to attend the regular school？

A. He had few friends at the school.

B. He even didn’t know sign language.

C. He found it hard to fit in with his classmates.

D. He didn’t believe his handicap was a big problem.

3.What was the author’s problem at the regular school?

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.

4.What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?

A. The disabled should regard themselves as normal.

B. If a person is handicapped, he will hurt himself.

C. A normal person shouldn’t hurt the handicapped.

D. A disabled person should be well treated.

Answer 1