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 (35) to be albino.

My family and friends never treated me as (36) else. That was just about the best thing they could have done. It helped me trust myself, so when troubles came along, I could (37) them.

Like most albinos, I had terrible eyesight, but the fact that I could hardly (38) didn’t trouble me that much.

Kids would make fun of me, calling me “Whitey”. People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip(尖) of my (39) so that I could see it well enough. Even when I was eight, movie-theater workers started asking me to pay full price because I “looked (40).”

The worst part for me was that (41) my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well. I didn’t (42) trying, though. I shot hoops(篮球框) every day. And I studied hard.

Finally, I got better at school and loved it. By the time I got to college, I was double majoring(专业), going to summer school and (43) 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 (44) with my eyes—and in sports.

I couldn’t see very well to play sports, but 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 now for over thirty years in print and 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. Some of them are the signs of (45).

I was just a(an) (46) albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania. I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, gain confidence and be proud of my personal achievement.

35. A. was                       B. called                    C. meant                   D. had       

36. A. nobody                  B. everybody             C. somebody             D. anybody

37. A. go with                  B. deal with               C. play with              D. walk with     

38. A. hear                       B. see                       C. smell                    D. feel

39. A. nose                       B. eyes                     C. ears                      D. finger    

40. A. older                      B. taller                     C. uglier                    D. younger 

41. A. until                       B. though                  C. because                D. after all 

42. A. enjoy                      B. keep                     C. give in                  D. give up  

43. A. helping                   B. busying                 C. preparing              D. offering

44. A. trouble                   B. plans                    C. face                     D. living     

45. A. respect                   B. happiness              C. comfort                D. agreement

46. A. sad                        B. unlucky                C. proud                   D. clever

My mother hates _______. So no one in my family smokes.

A. smoke

B. smokes

C. smoking

D. to smoke

In 1949 my father came back from the war(战争)，like many other soldiers．

    Soon after he came back，my grandmother became very ill．The doctors said that she needed a blood transfusion(输血)at once，or she would not live through(活过)the night．The problem was that Grandmother’s blood type(血型)was AB-，a very strange type．Even today, (1)it was hard to get some because there were no blood banks or flights to transport(运输)blood．None of the family members were that type．My grandmother was dying．

    (2)My father left the hospital in tears to gather(聚集)all the family members so that everyone could say good-bye to her．As my father was driving down the road，he saw a soldier in uniform(制服)trying to hitch-hike(免费搭便车)home．My father stopped and let the soldier get into his car．(3)He was so sad that he didn’t ask the soldier’s name．

    The soldier saw my father’s tears and asked why he(4) ___________ (cry)．Then the soldier told my father to turn the car around and take him to the hospital．He was just my grandmother’s blood type．

    My grandmother lived until 1996，and to this day．(5)No one in our family knew the soldier’s name, but my father often wanted to know：was he a soldier，or an angel in uniform?

任务一：根据短文回答问题：

1．When the writer’s father came back from the war，how was his grandmother?

2．What was his grandmother’ blood type?

3．When did his grandmother die?

任务二：根据要求完成下列任务：

4．请写出(1)句中的真正主语。

5．请将(2)句翻译成汉语。

6．请将(3)句改成同意句。

7．请用(4)处的动词的正确形式填空。

8．请写出(5)句的反意疑问句。

  No one in our family knew the soldier’s name，______________________