请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others.
There are those who
36 that since I can’t see, I obviously also cannot
37 . Very often people will talk with me at the top of their lungs. Conversely to this, people will also often
38 , assuming 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
39 to the plane, he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice. "Hi, Jane, wave got a 76 here." I have concluded that the word "
40 " is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously
41 .
On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Once I became ill and was hospitalized. Immediately after I was
42 , I was wheeled down to the X-ray room. Just at the door sat an elderly woman(judging from her voice) asked the orderly(护工) who had been wheeling me:" What is your name?" “What’s your name?” the orderly
43 to me. "Harold Krents", I replied. "Harold Krents", he repeated. "When was he born?" "When were you born?"…This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted, "Look, this is absolutely
44 . OK, I can’t see, but it’s go to become pretty
45 to both of you that I don’t need an interpreter(翻译)." “He says he doesn’t need an interpreter," the orderly reported to the woman.
The
46 misconception of all is the view that because I cant see, I can’t
47 . I was turned down by over forty law firms,
48 my qualifications included a cum laude degree from Harvard Law School. The
49 to find jobs, the continuous
50 of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to
51 law, the rejection letter, not based on my lack of
52 but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life.
53 , the Department of Labor issued laws that demand equal
54 opportunities for the disabled. The business community’s response has been
55 . The attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change.
| 小题1: | | A．A assume | B．observe | C．approve | D．propose |
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| 小题3: | | A．shout | B．laugh | C．whisper | D．cry |
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| 小题4: | | A．welcome | B．permission | C．advice | D．assistance |
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| 小题5: | | A．passenger | B．blind | C．trouble | D．situation |
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| 小题6: | | A．afraid | B．aware | C．curious | D．desperate |
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| 小题7: | | A．invited | B．released | C．included | D．admitted |
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| 小题8: | | A．asked | B．responded | C．repeated | D．exchanged |
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| 小题9: | | A．cheerful | B．ridiculous | C．charming | D．disgusting |
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| 小题10: | | A．clear | B．easy | C．confusing | D．doubtful |
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| 小题11: | | A．earliest | B．slightest | C．latest | D．toughest |
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| 小题12: | | A．think | B．study | C．work | D．understand |
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| 小题13: | | A．as if | B．even though | C．now that | D．in case |
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| 小题14: | | A．attempt | B．opportunity | C．mistake | D．success |
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| 小题15: | | A．disappointment | B．relief | C．envy | D．effort |
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| 小题16: | | A．disobey | B．challenge | C．practice | D．make |
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| 小题17: | | A．confidence | B．luck | C．ability | D．ambition |
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| 小题18: | | A．Regretfully | B．Deliberately | C．Exactly | D．Fortunately |
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| 小题19: | | A．medication | B．employment | C．learning | D．traveling |
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| 小题20: | | A．enthusiastic | B．passive | C．negative | D．uncertain |
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