Question

    One of the most often asked and most controversially(有争议的) answered questions is, “What should I do when I meet a blind person?” A quick Google search will turn up plenty of answers, which are quite different from each other. So, obviously, there is no general agreement on what to do when you meet a blind person. There are no special rules or do’s and don’ts that can deal with this situation. There is only one principle(原则): Blind people are nothing more nor less than people who happen to be blind. As such, it is our own job to take care of ourselves, and we are grateful to no one else for special care or leadership.

The best thing to do is nothing. Don’t suppose you know what we need. If we do need something, we’ll politely let you know.

Forget everything you’ve heard about the blind, even if you consider yourself to be an expert. Blind people have plenty to say about “experts”. Especially, forget anything you’ve heard or read about “Ten Things to Do If You Meet a Blind Person”. The advice will probably just cause more embarrassment(尴尬). More of it is made up by sighted(不盲的) people anyway and doesn’t necessarily stand for the blind’s view.

There is completely no way to second-guess the situation by imposing(将……强加) any pre-formed ideas. Even if you’ve known other blind people, don’t think you know what to do with every one of them. The thing that often makes us angry is to hear “It’s OK. My mother (sister, cousin, friend) is blind.”

Blind people are as different from each other as any two people on this earth. There are no similarities among us that you can depend on. Even the degree of vision, hearing or touch that we use can be very different. Most blind people do have some degree of vision, and even the very few of us who are totally blind may use our touch and hearing very effectively.

1.The writer dislikes the advice of “Ten Things to Do If You Meet a Blind Person” because ________.

A.it is given by sighted people and blind people

B.blind people feel ashamed to get others’ help

C.it is often impractical from the blind’s view

D.blind people don’t like experts

2.According to the passage, we can infer(推断) that the writer ________.

A.thinks blind people are the same B.hears more clearly than others

C.never asks others for help D.is a blind person

3.According to the passage, which of the following opinions may the writer disagree with?

A.Blind people don’t need special care.

B.Blind people aren’t equal to sighted people.

C.Blind people generally dislike those thinking they understand the blind a lot.

D.Each person, blind or sighted, is different from anyone else.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Never help the blind B.Try to help the blind

C.Not every help is good for the blind D.Learn more about the blind

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

文章大意：本文从“当我遇到一个盲人我该怎么办？”这个问题引出话题，提出盲人无非只是碰巧看不见而已，遇到盲人最好是什么都不要做。作者以盲人的身份建议人们不要把自己的猜想强加到盲人身上，不要以为认识其他盲人就觉得知道如何与每个盲人相处。

1.细节理解题。根据第3段中“More of it is made up by sighted people anyway and doesn’t necessarily stand for the blind’s view.”可知作者不喜欢这些建议是因为大多数都不能代表盲人的看法，是不切实际的。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第1段中“There is only one principle: Blind people are nothing more nor less than people who happen to be blind. As such, it is our own job to take care of ourselves …”说盲人只是碰巧看不见，照顾好自己是“我们”自己的事，及文中出现的“we”“us”和“our”可推出作者是一个盲人。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第1段中“Blind people are nothing more nor less than people who happen to be blind. As such, it is our own job to take care of ourselves, and we are grateful to no one else for special care or leadership.”讲到盲人无非是碰巧看不见而已，照顾自己是“我们”自己的事情，会很感激没人特别关照，由此可推出作者会认为盲人与视力正常的人是平等的，不会同意B项看法。故选B。

4.标题归纳题。本文主要讲盲人无非只是碰巧看不见，遇到盲人最好什么都别做，如果盲人需要帮助会让你知道的，由此可知用“Not every help is good for the blind”做标题最合适。故选C。