9．I was blind，but I was ashamed of it if it was known．I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help．After all，I was a teenager girl，and I couldn't bear people to look at me and think I was not like them．I must have been a terrible danger on the roads，coming across me wandering through the traffic； motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes．Apart from that，there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work．
One evening，I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses，and as usual I ran into something．"I'm awfully sorry，"I said and stepped forward only to run into it again．When it happened a third time，I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost．This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me．So I carried on and found the bus stop，which was a request stop，where the bus wouldn't stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off．No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived．
Generally in this situation，because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help，I tried to guess at the sound．Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away．In the end，I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help．
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop； it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus．Of course I heard plenty of buses pass，or I thought I did．But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself，I let them all go by．I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one．Then I gave up．I decided to walk on to the next stop．
16．The girl refused to ask for help because she thoughtD．
A．she might be recognized B．asking for help looked silly
C．she was normal and independent D．being found blind was embarrassing
17．After the girl got off the bus that evening，sheC．
A．began to run B．hit a person as usual
C．hit a lamppost by accident D．was caught by something
18．At the request stop that evening，the girlC．
A．stopped a big lorry B．stopped the wrong bus
C．made no attempt to stop the bus D．was not noticed by other people
19．What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus？B
A．Other vehicles also stopped there．
B．It was unreliable for making judgments．
C．More lorries than buses responded to the girl．
D．It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus．
20．Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop，hopingA．
A．to find people there B．to find more buses there
C．to find the bus by herself there D．to find people more helpful there．
分析 本文主要介绍了一个盲人姑娘因为不愿意承认自己看不见而遇见的尴尬情景，最终因为等不到车而想放下自己的骄傲，想请人帮忙，可是那天该站就没有其他人等车，不得已，她向下一个车站走去，希望那里有人可以帮助她．
解答 DCCBA
16．D 推理题．根据第二段2，3行After all，I was a teenager girl，and I couldn't bear people to look at me and think I was not like them．说明她感觉到作为一个年轻的女孩，承认自己看不见是很尴尬的事情，故D正确．
17．C 细节题．根据第三段第三行When it happened a third time，I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost．说明她撞上了电线杆，故C正确．
18．C 细节题．根据文章最后一段的句子：But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself，I let them all go by．说明女孩没有去拦下公共汽车，故B正确．
19．B 推理题．根据第二段最后一句I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived．第三段第二行．Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away．说明有时候的判断是不值得信赖的．故B正确．
20．A 推理题．从I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself可知，她本来不想拦车了，又由managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help可知，她是决定放下骄傲，找人帮忙了，而在本站没有人，去下一站当然就是希望在那里可以找到人帮忙．所以本题选择A．
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