9．Hearing the Sweetest Songs
My parents said I lost my hearing as a baby，but I knew I hadn't lost anything．None of my parts had dropped off．Nothing had changed：I could hear music that was close enough to me．I could also hear my mom when she was in the same room．I could even hear my cat purr if I put my good ear on top of him．
I wasn't aware of any hearing loss until I began to wear a hearing aid when I started living alone．I noticed it ruined my peace of mind：pencils tapping，phones ringing，and refrigerators humming．Then，I began to discover many things I couldn't do．I couldn't tell where sounds came from，nor could I tell fire alarms from burglar alarms．I once missed a job interview because I misheard the address on the phone．For the first time，I had to admit that I had lost something．
Unlike a wheelchair，my disability doesn't announce itself．When I got jobs，I chose to keep it as a secret．One day a business friend said，"Nicolette，sometimes in meetings you answer the wrong questions．People don't know you can't hear，so they think you're strange，stupid-or just plain rude．It would be better to just tell them．"But I knew if I told，people might see only my disability，and they might forget that I was also a writer，a painter，and a good gardener．I felt disabled and helpless．
This bothered me till I met my husband．One morning at the shore I was listening to the sounds of the sea when my husband said，"Hear the bird？""What bird？"I listened hard until I heard a tiny sound．If he hadn't mentioned it I would never have noticed it．As I listened，slowly I began to hear-or perhaps imagine-a distant song．Did I really hear it？Or just heard in my heart what he shared with me？I realized that songs imagined were as sweet as songs heard and songs shared were sweeter still．
This sharing is what both the disabled and non-disabled want．Every one of us，if we live long enough，will become disabled in some way．Let's share．Now，just let me see your lips when you speak．And ask what you want to know．These are conversations we all should have，and it's not that hard to begin．
60．When the author wore the hearing aid，sheC．
A．felt better prepared for the job interviews
B．was able to enjoy different sounds
C．experienced a sense of loss
D．was teased by others
61．She didn't tell her disability to others becauseA．
A．people might focus on her hearing loss
B．she could get the work done as abled
C．people might be curious about it
D．she wanted to do more jobs
62．Why did Nicolette write the passage？B
A．To draw people's attention to the hearing problem．
B．To tell people not to treat the disabled differently．
C．To remember the challenges she faced．
D．To show how much she missed before．
分析 本文属于说记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者自己的残疾人经历，告诉人们不要用不同的方式对待残疾人．
解答 60．C． 推理判断题．根据第二段I once missed a job interview because I misheard the address on the phone．For the first time，I had to admit that I had lost something可知当作者佩戴助听器时，她感到失落；故选C．
61．A． 细节理解题．根据第三段"But I knew if I told，people might see only my disability，and they might forget that I was also a writer，a painter，and a good gardener可知她没有把残疾告诉别人因为人们会只关注自己的听力失常；故选A．
62．B．推理判断题．根据最后一段This sharing is what both the disabled and non-disabled want．Every one of us，if we live long enough，will become disabled in some way可知文章的目的是告诉人们不要用不同的方式对待残疾人；故选B．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
