IlostmysightwhenIwasfourbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreight(货物)yardinAtlanticCity.NowIamthirtytwo.Icanslightlyrememberwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagainbutadisastercandostrangethingst
IlostmysightwhenIwasfourbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreight(货物)yardinAtlanticCity.NowIamthirtytwo.Icanslightlyrememberwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagainbutadisastercandostrangethingstopeople.ImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdoifIhadn’tbeenblind.Idon’tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.IsimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatethemorewhatIhadleft.
LifeIbelieveasksconstantadjustmentstoreality.Theadjustmentisnevereasy.Iwastotallyconfusedandafraid.ButIwaslucky.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme—apotentialtoliveandtheymademewanttofightitoutwithblindness.
ThehardestlessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.IfIhadn’tbeenabletodothatIwouldhavebecomeachairrockeronthefrontporchfortherestofmylife.WhenIsaybeliefinmyselfImean:anassurancethatIamdespiteimperfectionsarealpositiveperson;thatsomewhereintheintricate(错综复杂的)patternofpeoplethereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.
Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisassurance.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewasmakingfunofmeandIwashurt.“Ican’tusethis.”Isaid.“Takeitwithyou”heurgedme“androllitaround.”Thewordsstuckinmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthoughtimpossible:playingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia’sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlindIinventedanewkindofbaseball.Wecalleditgroundball.
AllmylifeIhavesetaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthemoneatatime.Ihadtolearnmylimitations.ItwasnogoodtryingforsomethingthatIknewatthestartwasoutofreach.IwouldfailsometimesanywaybutontheaverageImadeprogress.
1.Wecanlearnfromthebeginningofthepassagethat_______
A.theauthorlosthissightbecauseofacarcrash.
B.theauthorwouldn’tlovelifeifthedisasterdidn’thappen.
C.thedisastermadetheauthorappreciatewhathehad.
D.thedisasterstrengthenedtheauthor’sdesiretosee.
2.What’sthemostdifficultthingfortheauthor?
A.Howtoadjusthimselftoreality.
B.Buildingupassurancethathecanfindhisplaceinlife.
C.