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15．I was as normal as other children，totally exposed to brilliant sunshine and splendid world．However，I became blind at four after falling off a box car in a yard and landing on my head．Now I am thirty-two．I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is．It would be wonderful to see again，but a calamity（灾难） can do strange things to people．It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind．I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes．I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left．
　　Life，I believe，asks adjustments to reality．The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments，the more meaningful his own private world becomes．The adjustment is never easy．I was totally confused and frightened．But luckily，my parents and teacher saw my potential to live，and they made me want to fight it out with blindness．
　　The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself．That was basic．If I hadn't been able to do that，I would have broken down and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life．When I say belief in myself，I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone，but something bigger than that：an assurance that I am，despite imperfections，a real，positive person； that somewhere in the complicated pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit．
　　It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance．It had to start with the simplest things．Once a man gave me an indoor baseball and urged me to roll it around．His words stuck in my head．"Roll it around!"By rolling the ball I could hear where it went．This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible：playing baseball．Later I invented a successful variation of baseball-groundball．
　　I have set a series of goals and tried to reach them，one at a time．It was no good trying for something that 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 progress．
28．What attitude does the author take to his blindness？B
A．Pessimistic．
B．Optimistic．
C．Desperate．
D．Shameful．
29．According to the passage，which statement is TRUE？D
A．After struggling，the author discovered his potential on his own and began to live with it．
B．The author invented a baseball with the help and encouragement of a kind man．
C．The author happened to be blind due to a car accident．
D．The author would not appreciate life if the calamity hadn't occurred．
30．What is the greatest challenge for the author？C
A．Attempting to adjust himself to reality．
B．Figuring out his own potential to live on one's own．
C．Building up his own confidence so that he can find his place in society．
D．Setting and reaching a series of goals．
31．What is the best title of the passage？A
A．A Disaster Pushes a man forward
B．A Fateful Accident
C．A Sorrowful Life
D．Fighting Against Difficulties．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读，文章主要介绍了作者幼时曾是一个普通孩子，不幸从车上摔下，头着地，眼睛瞎了．现在长大后反思，他认为这场灾难使得自己酷爱生活，在亲人老师的帮助下，重新适应生活，找回生活自信．

解答 BDCA
28．B细节判断题．本文作者幼时曾是一个普通孩子，不幸从车上摔下，头着地，眼睛瞎了．现在长大后反思，他认为这场灾难使得自己酷爱生活，在亲人老师的帮助下，重新适应生活，找回生活自信．所以作者对待不幸是乐观的．即Optimistic．故选B．
29．D理解判断题．根据第一段a calamity（灾难） can do strange things to people．It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind．可知灾难对人们来说是件奇怪的事，有一天我突然想到，如果我没有失明，我就不会像现在这样热爱生活了．由此可知，如果灾难没有发生，作者就不会感激生活．故选D．
30．C细节理解题．根据第三段an assurance that I am，despite imperfections，a real，positive person； that somewhere in the complicated pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit．可知我确信，尽管我是个不完美的人，但我是一个真正积极的人；在错综复杂的世界里，我认为有一个特殊的地方可以让自己变得更健康．由此可知，要重建生活的自信，相信自己可以在生活中有自己的一席之地．故选C．
31．A标题选择题．本文主要介绍了作者幼时曾是一个普通孩子，不幸从车上摔下，头着地，眼睛瞎了．现在长大后反思，他认为这场灾难使得自己酷爱生活，在亲人老师的帮助下，重新适应生活，找回生活自信．A项：灾难迫使人成长，符合标题的三性：概括性、针对性和醒目性．故选A．

点评 阅读这类文章时，也应该在整体把握文章结构的前提下，主要注意细节信息．细节题题干都是相应原文的变形（如同义改写、词性转换等），因此要找到答案一定要找到题干在原文中的出处，再把原文和选项相比较．做题时，根据所提问题用寻读、跳读的方法可达到事半功倍的效果．