BlindfrombirthIhaveneverhadtheopportunitytoseemyselfandhavebeencompletelydependentontheimageIcreateintheeyeoftheobserver.Todateithasnotbeennarcissistic(自我陶醉的).

TherearethosewhothinkthatsinceIcan’tseeIobviouslyalsocannothear.Veryoftenpeoplewilltalkwithmeatthetopoftheirlungspronouncingeachwordverycarefully.Converselypeoplewillalsooftenwhisperthinkingthatsincemyeyesdon’tworkmyearsdon’teither.

ForexamplewhenIgototheairportandasktheticketagentforassistancetotheplaneheorshewillinvariably(总是)pickupthephonecallagroundhostessandwhisper:“IJanewe’vegotablindpassengerhere.”

OntheotherhandothersknowthatofcourseIcanhearbutbelievethatIcan’ttalk.OftenthereforewhenmywifeandIgoouttodinnerawaiterorwaitresswillaskmywifeif“hewouldlikeadrink”towhichIrespondthat“indeedhewould”.

Thetoughestmisconception(误解)ofallistheviewthatbecauseIcan’tseeIcan’twork.Iwasturneddownbyoverfortylawfirmsbecauseofmyblindnesseventhoughmyqualifications(资格)includedacumlaude(以优等成绩毕业者)degreefromHarvardCollegeandagoodrankinginmyHarvardLawschoolclass.

Fortunatelytheattitudetowardsthedisabledisbeginningtochange.

9.Whenpeopletalktothewritertheyusually____________.

A.talksoftly B.talkloudly C.takepityonhim D.feelworriedabouthim

10.Theword“conversely”inthesecondparagraphmeans____________.

A.inanoppositesituation B.meanwhile

C.inanoisyplace D.regardlessofmymisfortune

11.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthatthewriter____________.

A.isveryoldandweak B.hasmanyfriendsintheairport

C.doesnotlikewhattheticketagentdoes D.appreciateswhattheticketagentdoes

12.Itisimpliedinthelasttwoparagraphsthatblindpeople______________.

A.areclevererthanothers B.usuallyworkharderthanothers

C.shouldhaveequalopportunitiesasothers D.shouldreceiveequalpayasothers