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I
was born in Mississippi in the 1960s. My disabilities were caused by lack of
oxygen to my brain when I was a fiveyearold boy. I grew up knowing I was
different. The first time I felt hurt and left out was in Grade Five. The other
fourth and fifth graders played together in gym class, while I was put in the
second grade gym class. One day, a famous football player visited the fourth
and fifth grade P. E. class. All the kids got his autograph except me because I
was with the second graders playing games. Mom called the school to tell them
it wasn't fair, but the school scolded me for complaining too much.
In
the 1980s, when my mom was giving birth to my sister, she had made a major
stroke (中风) and died. My dad became even more
distant (冷淡的). I was very sad and began using alcohol
to relieve the pain.
Dad
got remarried in 1985. Everyone went to his wedding except me; he told me to
stay at home and watch the house. When my high school ball came around,I wanted to go but wasn't allowed. When I graduated,my dad and stepmom refused to hold a party for me. They put me in a
group home after graduation.
My
life changed when I became a local leader of the National Selfadvocacy (自我辩护) Group. At first, I thought the group wasn't for me, until I found
out it was all about empowerment (授权)!My goal is to be the voice for people who haven't been heard and to
empower them. Many families, like mine, don't believe their disabled families
have a voice or mind of their own.
Looking
back over my 16 years of leadership experience, I'm proud that I've helped
disabled people. They should be encouraged never to give up and to follow their
own path.
(1)
When the writer was in the fifth grade, he .
A . was hurt by his classmates in school
B . felt left out for the first time in his life
C . studied with the second graders
D . often complained about the school
(2)
According to the passage, the writer .
A . was born disabled
B . didn't study well at school
C . was happy in his childhood
D . didn't get along well with his father
(3)
By mentioning the events in Paragraph 3, the writer wanted to show that .
A . his father was very strict with him
B . he was illtreated by his stepmother
C . his family didn't believe he had a voice
D . he had no freedom in his family
(4)
From the passage we can know that the National Selfadvocacy Group is .
A . an organization that gives disabled people help
B . a club organized completely by disabled people
C . a hospital which only treats people with disabilities
D . a school that teaches parents how to deal with their disabled kids
答案: B
D
C
A