Now I am nearly 110 kilograms. How I wish I as slim as several years ago. A. were B. would be C. had been D. was 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of __36____ and what color red is. It would be ___37____ to see again, but a(n) __38____ can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would __39___ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _40_____.
My parents and my teachers saw something in me ----- a __41____ to live ---- which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with _42____.
The __43___ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of __44____ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I __45___ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being __46____, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. __47____ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was __48____. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words __49___ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _50_____ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _51____ before playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I _52___ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.
I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my _53____. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was __54___ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, __55___ on the average I made progress.

When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛脚), and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare, I would be ashamed of the unwanted attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.
It was difficult to walk together—and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and even in bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. It was a matter of pride for him.
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help... Such times my sister or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
When I think of it now, I am surprised at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to suffer from shame and disability. And I am also surprised at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, not did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been away for many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about my troubles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.
【小题1】How did the man treat his father when he was young?

A．He helped his father happily.	B．He never helped his father.
C．He helped his father, but not very happily.	D．He only helped his father take a walk after supper.

【小题2】As a disabled man, his father____.

A．didn’t work very hard	B．didn’t go to work from time to time
C．hated those who had good fortune	D．was happy and satisfied, and never lost hope

【小题3】What does the underlined word “reluctance” mean in the article? It means ____.

【小题4】How did the father get to work usually?

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of _____ and what color red is. It would be _____ to see again, but a (n) ____ can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would ____ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had ____.

My parents and my teachers saw something in me ----- a ____ to live ---- which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with ___.

The ____ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of ____ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I _____ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being ____, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. _____ 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 with you,” he urged 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 ___ before; playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I ___ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.

I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my ___. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was ____ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, _____ on the average I made progress.

1.A. sky B. cloud C. sunshine D. mist

2.A. helpful B. wonderful C. hopeful D. successful

3.A. disaster B. environment C. incident D. wonder

4.A. manage B. try C. want D. prefer

5.A. lost B. left C. used D. cared

6.A. purpose B. potential C. pressure D. preparation

7.A. energy B. happiness C. luck D. blindness

8.A. hardest B. dullest C. simplest D. easiest

9.A. self-respect B. self-control C. self-confidence D. self-defence

10.A. think B. consider C. guess D. mean

11.A. imperfect B. perfect C. unfair D. fair

12.A. Later B. Soon C. Once D. Then

13.A. worried B. encouraged C. shocked D. hurt

14.A. stuck B. impressed C. occupied D. held

15.A. see B. hear C. notice D. observe

16.A. important B. unimportant C. possible D. impossible

17.A. invented B. discovered C. instructed D. directed

18.A. experience B. advantages C. knowledge D. limitation

19.A. hardly B. wildly C. highly D. deeply

20.A. so B. for C. but D. and

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of __36____ and what color red is. It would be ___37____ to see again, but a(n) __38____ can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would __39___ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _40_____.

My parents and my teachers saw something in me ----- a __41____ to live ---- which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with _42____.

The __43___ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of __44____ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I __45___ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being __46____, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. __47____ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was __48____. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words __49___ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _50_____ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _51____ before playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I _52___ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.

I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my _53____. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was __54___ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, __55___ on the average I made progress.

1.A. sky B. cloud C. sunshine D. mist

2.A. helpful B. wonderful C. hopeful D. successful

3.A. disaster B. environment C. incident D. wonder

4.A. manage B. try C. want D. prefer

5.A. lost B. left C. used D. cared

6.A. purpose B. potential C. pressure D. preparation

7.A. energy B. happiness C. luck D. blindness

8.A. hardest B. dullest C. simplest D. easiest

9.A. self-respect B. self-control C. self-confidence D. self-defence

10.A. think B. consider C. guess D. mean

11.A. imperfect B. perfect C. unfair D. fair

12.A. Later B. Soon C. Once D. Then

13.A. worried B. encouraged C. shocked D. hurt

14.A. stuck B. impressed C. occupied D. held

15.A. see B. hear C. notice D. observe

16.A. important B. unimportant C. possible D. impossible

17.A. invented B. discovered C. instructed D. directed

18.A. experience B. advantages C. knowledge D. limitation

19.A. hardly B. wildly C. highly D. deeply

20.A. so B. for C. but D. and

“Good night, Yammine.”

“Good night, Chief，” I reply.

The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”

Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.

I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.

Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.

When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.

I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.

I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.

Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.

And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．

1.A. opens　　　　　B. closes　　　　　　　C. breaks　　　　D. sticks

2.A. existence B. appearance C. offence D. holiday

3.A. at school B. at home C. in hospital D. in prison

4.A. pulling B. shaking C. winding D. casting

5.A. becomes B. drops C. feels D. falls

6.A. once and for all B. over and over again C. once again D. for good

7.A. do up B. make up C. fix up D. mend up

8.A. revealed B. sentenced C. punished D. released

9.A. reach B. get C. arrive D. go

10.A. continually B. occasionally C. accidentally D. rarely

11.A. mistake B. crime C. error D. fault

12.A. caught B. home C. found D. trapped

13.A. attendance B. absence C. allowance D. assistance

14.A. in B. of C. over D. by

15.A. however B. instead C. thus D. nevertheless

16.A. devoted B. dedicated C. determined D. decided

17.A. gained B. recognized C. arrived D. achieved

18.A. attended B. completed C. started D. organized

19.A. positive B. negative C. sensitive D. passive

20.A. best B. worst C. latest D. last

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