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【题目】I was born an albino (白化病人) in Pennsylvania in 1945.No one in my family had ever known what an albino was and what it __________ to be an albino.

My family and friends never treated me as __________ else.That was just about the best thing they could have done.It helped me trust myself, so when troubles came along, I could __________ them.

Like most albinos, I had terrible eyesight, but the fact that I could hardly __________ didn't trouble me that much.

Kids would make fun __________ me，calling me “Whitey”．People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip (尖) of my __________ so that I could see it well enough.Even when I was eight, movietheater workers started asking me to pay full prices because I looked __________.

The worst part for me was that __________ my eyesight was so bad，I couldn't play sports very well.I didn't __________ trying, though.I shot hoops (篮圈) every day.And I studied hard.

Finally，I got better at school and loved it.By the time I got to college, I had two majors (专业), going to a summer school and __________ myself with every activity I could find.I had learned to be proud of being an albino.I did my best to make “albino” a good word.And I decided to make my __________ with my eyes—and in sports.

I couldn't see clearly enough to play sports，__________ with a solid education and a drive to do it, I could make a living involved in the area I loved.I've done it _________ over thirty years in print and in video, and now in cyberspace (网络空间)．People make jokes about ________I'm the only “blind editor” they know，but the jokes are of good will.Some of them are the signs of respect.

I was just a proud albino kid from the country of Pennsylvania.I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, gain confidence and be proud __________my personal achievement.

【1】A. was B. called C. meant D. had

【2】A. nobody B. everybody C. somebody D. anybody

【3】A. go with B. deal with C. play with D. walk with

【4】A. hear B. see C. smell D. feel

【5】A. of B. for C. on D. with

【6】A. nose B. eyes C. ears D. finger

【7】A. older B. taller C. uglier D. younger

【8】A. until B. though C. because D. after all

【9】A. enjoy B. keep C. give in D. give up

【10】A. helping B. busying C. preparing D. offering

【11】A. trouble B. plans C. face D. living

【12】A. and B. but C. or D. so

【13】A. since B. in C. at D. for

【14】A. how B. what C. who D. where

【15】A. with B. in C. at D. of

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【5】A

【6】A

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【11】D

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】D

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇励志小故事，讲述了作者在患有“白化病”的境况下，是如何建立自信、自立自强，通过努力而成为“盲人编辑”的。作者的经历启示我们，尽管身处逆境，但只要建立自信，仍然能够成功。

【1】句意：我家里没有人知道白化病是什么，白化病人意味着什么。考查动词辨析题。A. was是；B. called叫；C. meant意味，mean的过去式；D. had，have的过去式。mean sth. to sb. 对某人意味着什么；根据句意语境，可知选C。

【2】句意：我的家人和朋友从不把我当作别人看待。考查不定代词辨析题。nobody else没有其他人；everybody else所有其他人；somebody else其他某些人；anybody else别人，指不一般的人。根据句意语境，可知家人和朋友都把我当做普通人，故选D。

【3】句意：所以当困难来临时，我可以处理它们。考查动词短语辨析题。A. go with相伴；B. deal with应付/处理某事；C. play with同…一起玩；D. walk with与（某人）作伴行走。根据句意语境，可知deal with符合句意，故选B。

【4】句意：我的视力很差，但是我几乎看不见的事实并没有给我带来太大的麻烦。考查动词辨析题。A. hear听见；B. see看见；C. smell闻起来；D. feel感觉。根据上文I had terrible eyesight,，结合句意语境，可知选B。

【5】句意：孩子们会取笑我，叫我“Whitey”。考查介词辨析题。make fun of sb.取笑某人；根据句意语境，可知选A。

【6】句意：当我把材料放在鼻尖上时——这样我就可以看得很清楚了，人们盯着我看。考查名词辨析题。at the tip of在顶端。根据句意语境，可知BCD三项意思都与句意不合，故选A。

【7】句意：甚至于在我八岁的时候，电影剧院的工作人员开始要求我买全票，因为我看起来更大了。考查形容词比较级辨析题。A. older更老的；B. taller更高的；C. uglier更丑陋的；D. younger更年轻的。成年人买全票，根据句意语境，可知选A。

【8】句意：对我来说最糟糕的是，因为我的视力很差，我不能很好地进行体育运动。考查连词辨析题。A. until直到……才，表时间，常与not连用；B. though尽管，表让步；C. because因为，表原因；D. after all毕竟。本句是因果关系，前因后果式，需用because连接。根据句意结构，可知选C。

【9】句意：不过，我没有放弃尝试。考查动词短语辨析题。A. enjoy喜欢；B. keep保持；C. give in屈服；D. give up放弃。根据下文表现I shot hoops every day. And I studied hard.，可知没有放弃，故选D。

【10】句意：当我上大学的时候，我有两个专业，上暑期学校，忙于我能找到的每一个活动。考查动词辨析题。A. helping帮助；B. busying 忙着做某事；C. preparing准备；D. offering提供，给予。busy with忙于某事；根据every activity I could find，结合句意语境，可知“我”很忙，ACD三项意思都与句意不合，故选B。

【11】句意：我决定用我的眼睛——在体育运动中——来谋生。考查名词辨析题。make one's/a living谋生/生活，固定短语。根据句意语境，可知选D。

【12】句意：我看得不够清楚，不能参加体育运动，但有了坚实的教育和动力，我可以在我热爱的地方生活。考查连词辨析题。本句是转折关系的复合句，需用but连接。根据句意结构，可知选B。

【13】句意：我已经做了超过三十年的印刷和视频，现在做通讯。考查介词辨析题。A. since后接时间段或从句，表示一段时间，意为“自从……以来”，用于完成时态；B. in后接一般意义的上午、下午或晚上以及月或年等较长的时间；C. at后接钟点时间；D. for后接一段时间，用于完成时态。over thirty years三十多年，是一段时间；根据句意结构和语境，可知选D。

【14】句意：人们开玩笑说我是唯一一个他们知道的“盲人编辑”，但是这些笑话是善意的。考查宾语从句。A. how表感慨/方式；B. what指事；C. who指人；D. where表地点。本句是宾语从句，how引导的从句做介词about的宾语，表达一种感叹。根据句意语境，可知选A。

【15】句意：我现在意识到天生白化病有助于我克服困难，获得自信，并为我的个人成就感到骄傲。考查介词辨析题。be proud of为……感到自豪，固定短语；根据句意语境，可知选D。