Question

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 meant to be an albino.

My family and friends treated me as everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done．It helped me believe in myself, so when troubles came along, I could deal with them．

Like most albinos, I had the terrible eyesight, but the fact that I could hardly see didn’t bother me that much .Kids would make fun of me, calling me“Whitey”． People looked at me when I held the books right at the tip of my nose so that I could see it well enough．Even when I was eight, movie-theater workers started asking me to pay full prices because I“looked older”．The worst thing for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well．I didn’t give up trying, though．And I studied harder．Finally, I got better at school and loved it．When I got to university, I was double majoring(双修), going to summer school and busying 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 living with my eyes—and in sports．

I couldn’t see very well to play sports, but with a good education and a drive to do it, I could make a living in the area I loved．I’ve done it now for more than thirty years in video, and now in cyberspace(网络空间)．People make jokes about how I’m the only“blind editor”they know, but the jokes are of goodwill and some of them are signs of respect(尊重)．

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, have confidence, and be proud of my personal achievement .

1. Which is one of the signs of being an albino?

A. He has a black face.

B. He can’t see clearly

C. He looks much older.

D. He has a little nose.

2. How did the author’s family and friends deal with him?

A. Regarding him as the best friend

B. Laughing at him

C. Treating him as a usual person

D. Being afraid to speak to him

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author has learned to face difficulties.

B. The author started to be brave after going to university.

C. The author could achieve everything because of his good education.

D. The author could play sports well because he never gave up

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. To give the reason of causing the albino.

B. To tell us how the albino was treated

C. To help us deal with kinds of challenges.

D. To tell us how an albino succeeded

Answer 1