問題詳情：
Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eye of the observer. To date, it has not been narcissistic(自我陶醉的).
There are those who think that since I can’t see, I obviously also cannot hear. Very often people will talk with me at the top of their lungs, pronouncing each word very carefully. Conversely, people will also often whisper, thinking that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either.
For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for assistance to the plane, he or she will invariably(總是) pick up the phone, call a ground hostess and whisper: “I, Jane, we’ve got a blind passenger here.”
On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Often, therefore, when my wife and I go out to dinner, a waiter or waitress will ask my wife if “he would like a drink” to which I respond that “indeed he would”.
The toughest misconception(誤解) of all is the view that because I can’t see, I can’t work. I was turned down by over forty law firms because of my blindness, even though my qualifications(資格) included a cum laude(以優等成績畢業者) degree from Harvard College and a good ranking in my Harvard Law school class.
Fortunately, the attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change.
9. When people talk to the writer, they usually____________.
A. talk softly B. talk loudly C. take pity on him D. feel worried about him
10. The word “conversely” in the second paragraph means____________.
A. in an opposite situation B. meanwhile
C. in a noisy place D. regardless of my misfortune
11. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that the writer____________.
A. is very old and weak B. has many friends in the airport
C. does not like what the ticket agent does D. appreciates what the ticket agent does
12. It is implied in the last two paragraphs that blind people______________.
A. are cleverer than others B. usually work harder than others
C. should have equal opportunities as others D. should receive equal pay as others
【回答】
BACC
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