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  • 1. (2020高三上·揭东期中) 阅读理解

    At present, I was diagnosed(诊断) with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

    In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, "Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it."

    She glanced down at me through her glasses, "You are not different from your classmates, young man."

    I tried, but I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

    In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots(点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

    Wasn't I the "blind" in my class, being made to learn like the "sighted" students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?

    I didn't expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day-with an "A" on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: "See what you can do when you keep trying?"

    Inspired and touched, I began to keep trying hard in my study and struggled against attention disorder. I believe one can find his way out of predicament with determination and efforts.

    1. (1) The author didn't finish the reading in class because        .
      A . he was new to the class B . he was tired of literature C . he had an attention disorder D . he wanted to take the task home
    2. (2) What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?
      A . He had good sight. B . He made a great invention. C . He gave up reading. D . He learned a lot from school.
    3. (3) What was Mrs. Smith's attitude to the author at the end of the story?
      A . Angry. B . Impatient. C . Sympathetic. D . Encouraging.
    4. (4) The underlined word "predicament" in the last paragraph probably means
      A . sorrow B . destination C . difficulty D . fortune

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