5．I was born an albino．No one in my family had ever known what an albino was，what it meant to be an albino，and what had to be done differently because I was an albino．
My parents treated me just like they treated everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done．It helped me trust myself，so when the annoyances came along，I could deal with them．
Actually，my photo always looked like a snowball with two pieces of coal for eyes．Kids would tease me，asking if I was joining the circus and calling me"Whitey"．Like most albinos，I had terrible eyesight，and my grades suffered until eventually I overcame my feeling ashamed of myself and realized it was okay to ask to sit in the front of the classroom so I could see the blackboard better．People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip of my nose so I could see it well enough to read．Even when I was eight or nine．movie-theater clerks started asking me to pay adult prices because I"looked older"．
The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad，I couldn't play sports very well．I didn't give up trying，though．And I studied harder．Eventually，I got better at school and loved it．By the time I got to college I was double majoring，going to summer school and devoting myself to every kind of extracurricular activity I could find．I had learned to be proud of being an albino．I did my best to make"albino"a positive word．And I decided to make my living with my eyes．
I couldn't see well enough to play spots，but with a solid education and the drive to do it，I could make a living involved in the field I loved．I've done it now for more than thirty years in print and in video，and now in cyberspace．People make jokes about how I'm the only"blind editor"they know，but most of the time the jokes are signs of respect．And I make jokes about being an albino．
I was just a proud albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania．I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties，gain confidence，and be proud of my personal achievement and humble about my professional accomplishments．
56．According to the passage，an albino refers to a personB．
A．who has bad eyesight
B．who is born with white skin and hair
C．who looks older than his age
D．who joins the circus
57．What does the underlined word"It"in Paragraph 2refer to？B
A．The fact that the author was born an albino．
B．The way that the author's parents treated him．
C．What had to be done differently to the author．
D．The fact that the author had no idea what an albino was．
58．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Despite his bad eyesight，the author played sports well．
B．The author paid adult prices for movies when he was still young．
C．The author's study was affected by his eyesight at first．
D．"Albino"has already become a positive word now．
59．In the passage，the author intends to tell usA．
A．actually being an albino helped him achieve success
B．how an albino studied well
C．what it is like to be an albino
D．how people should treat an albino．
分析 文章大意：本文讲述的是作者生来就患有白化病，但是他的父母却对他像对待其他人一样，这让作者对自己充满信心，尽管在以后的学习和生活中遇到了很多困难，但是他却没有丧失信心，最终取得了成功．
解答 56．B 细节理解题．根据文章第三段第一句Actually，my photo always looked like a snowball with two pieces of coal for eyes．Kids would tease me，asking if I was joining the circus and calling me"Whitey"．可知白化病人的头发和皮肤都是白色的．
57．B 词义猜测题．it指代前面提到的事情，根据前面My parents treated me just like they treated everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done可知，it代指的是他的父母对待他像他们对待其他人一样，因此这让我相信自己．
58．C 细节理解题．根据文章第四段第一句话The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad，I couldn't play sports very well可知A项错误；根据文章第三段最后一句话Even when I was eight or nine．movie-theater clerks started asking me to pay adult prices because I"looked older"．可知甚至电影院的员工开始要求我付成人票，但是实际上作者并没有给他，因此答案B项错误；根据文章倒数第二段最后一句话People make jokes about how I'm the only"blind editor"they know，but most of the time the jokes are signs of respect．And I make jokes about being an albino．可知D项错误；根据文章第三段，I had terrible eyesight，and my grades suffered until eventually I overcame my feeling ashamed of myself 可知开始的时候我的学习收到影响，因此答案C项正确．
59．A 写作意图题．根据文章最后一段I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties，gain confidence，and be proud of my personal achievement and humble about my professional accomplishments可知，尽管作者身患白化病，但是他却没有丧失信心，最终取得了成功．
点评 本题是人生感悟类阅读理解题．这类题材的阅读理解是高考的重点，它注重考查考生整体理解文章，把握文章大意的能力，要求考生平时加强训练，做题时要结合上下文语境，在文中找到依据，做出正确的选择．
