新视野快速阅读B1-Unit2(洪丽娜).doc

PAGE PAGE 1 Unit 2 I. Directions: Read the following passages, and then select the best choice for each of the questions or incomplete statements. Passage 1 快速阅读自查表 阅读和练习应完成的时间：4分42秒 实际完成时间： 做对的练习题数记录： I have been hearing –impaired (听力弱的)all my life. By the time I was five years old, putting on hearing aids in the morning was just as normal as brushing my teeth. However, I never believed that it should limit my success in any way. During my 17 years, I have met many people who don’t know about hearing disabilities and deal with this by stereotyping （对某人有成见）me. My classmates told me something was wrong with my brain. My teachers would not let me sit past the second row because they worried I would not be able to hear. My “learning expert” tried toteach me sign language, though I had no need for it. People tend to speak lounder than normal when they see my thick plastic hearing aids in my ears. Almost every mouth I hear someone say that hearing aids are for old people. However, my haring disability has made me a stronger person. Because I wear hearing aids, I have to prove that I am not physically or mentally limited. I have to work harder and earn top grades in school toearn the respect of my teachers. In sports, I’ve had to score more points to prove I am not physically challenged. I still don’t know a word of sign language. I consider myself no different form anyone else. I wear hearing aids, but I can hear without them. And I am not “half deaf.” With my hearing aids on, I can hear just as well as anyone else. I truly believe I would not be the strong and ambitious person I am today if I did not have the hearing disability. (Words: 274) 1. When I was very young, hearing aids ______________. made my life difficult became a part of my life limited my success hurt my feelings 2. Which of the following is NOT the stereotyped view? My classmates thought something went wrong with my brain. My teachers had me sit at the back of the cla