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    Even now she calls my attention every day to mispronounced words. All teachers of the deaf know what this means, and only they can at all appreciate the peculiar difficulties with which I had to contend.

I had to use the sense of touch in catching the vibrations (振动)of the throat, the movements of the mouth and the expression of the face; and often this sense was at fault. In such cases I was forced to repeat the words or sentences, sometimes for hours, until I felt the proper "ring" in my own voice. My work was practice, practice, practice. Discouragement and weariness cast me down frequently. But the next moment the thought that I should soon be at home and show my loved ones what I had accomplished renewed my courage and spurred(激励)me on, and I eagerly looked forward to their pleasure in my achievement.

“ My little sister will understand me now, " was a thought stronger than all obstacles. I was filled with joy while I anticipated the delight of talking to my dear mother and reading her responses from her lips. It astonished me to find how much easier it is to talk than to spell with the fingers, and I discarded the manual alphabet as a medium of communication on my part. But my teacher and a few friends still use it in speaking to me, for it is more convenient than lip reading.

Perhaps I had better explain our use of the manual alphabet, which seems to puzzle people who do not know us. One who reads or talks to me spells with his hand, using the single-hand manual alphabet usually employed by the deaf. The position of the hand is as easy to feel as it is to see. I do not feel each letter any more than you see each letter separately when you read. Constant practice makes the fingers very flexible, and some of my friends spell rapidly --about as fast as an expert writes on a typewriter. The mere spelling is, of course, no more a conscious act than it is in writing.

When I had made speech my own, I could not wait to go home. At last, the happiest of happy moments arrived.

1.According to the article, what kind of communication method did the author prefer?

A.Typing B.Lip reading

C.Finger spell D.Talk

2.To pronounce words correctly, the author had to do the following EXCEPT ________

A.Overcome a sense of failure and tiredness for hours

B.repeatedly practice words with patience

C.draw the attention of her highly demanding teacher

D.use the sense of touch in catching people's expression

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Finger spelling is actually an unconscious act

B.The blind feel each letter separately when reading

C.It is easy for the deaf to use the manual alphabet

D.It is dull to repeat the same words for hours

4.It can be inferred from the article that the author is ________

A.conservative B.negative

C.positive D.humorous

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，节选自《海伦凯勒自传》，讲述了海伦凯勒克服重重困难练习正确发音的经历。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It astonished me to find how much easier it is to talk than to spell with the fingers, and I discarded the manual alphabet as a medium of communication on my part. But my teacher and a few friends still use it in speaking to me, for it is more convenient than lip reading.”可知，我惊讶地发现说话比用手指拼写要容易得多，于是我放弃了用手写字母表作为交流的媒介，但我的老师和一些朋友在和我说话时仍然用它，因为它比唇读更方便，由此可知，作者更喜欢唇读的交流方式，故B项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I had to use the sense of touch in catching the vibrations (振动)of the throat, the movements of the mouth and the expression of the face; and often this sense was at fault. In such cases I was forced to repeat the words or sentences, sometimes for hours, until I felt the proper "ring" in my own voice. My work was practice, practice, practice. Discouragement and weariness cast me down frequently.”可知，我不得不用触觉来捕捉喉咙的震动、嘴巴的动作和面部表情（用触觉捕捉人们的表情）；而这种感觉常常是有问题的，在这种情况下，我被迫重复这些单词或句子，有时重复几个小时，直到我感觉到自己声音中的“铃声”，我的工作是练习，练习，练习（耐心地反复练习单词）；沮丧和疲倦常常使我沮丧（克服几个小时的失败感和疲劳感），以上三点都是作者为了正确发音而采取的做法，而没有提到引起苛刻的老师的注意，故C项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“The mere spelling is, of course, no more a conscious act than it is in writing.”可知，当然，这种手指拼写的方式只是不得已而为的做法，因此“手指拼写实际上是一种无意识的行为”这一说法错误，故A项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，虽然作者失去了视力和听力，但她还是努力学习，积极地面对生活，第二段中“I had to use the sense of touch in catching the vibrations (振动)of the throat, the movements of the mouth and the expression of the face; and often this sense was at fault. In such cases I was forced to repeat the words or sentences, sometimes for hours, until I felt the proper "ring" in my own voice. My work was practice, practice, practice. Discouragement and weariness cast me down frequently.”对她克服重重困难练习正确发音的描写就是最好的体现，由此可知作者是积极的，故C项正确。