13.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 teenage 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 stop 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 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 at 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.
45.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
46.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
47.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.
48.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 作者是一个盲人,但是由于自尊心,我不愿意向别人寻求帮助.有一天晚上在公交车站台上拦公交车遇见了很大的困难.
解答 45.D 推理判断题.根据文章前两句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.我拒绝项别人寻求帮助是因为我担心如果别人知道我是盲人,我会很羞愧,会感到尴尬.故D正确.
46.C 细节理解题.根据第二段第二句When it happened a third time,I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost.可知那天晚上我撞上了电线杆,而且撞了三次.故C正确.
47.B 推理判断题.根据第三段前两句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.可知我根据声音来判断开来的车是不是公交车,但是我经常会拦错车,会感觉很糟糕.也就是说根据声音做判断有时会出错,是不值得信赖的.故B正确.
48.A 推理判断题.根据文章最后一段首尾句But at this particular evening no one joined me at the stop和Then I gave up.I decided to walk on to the next stop.可知我在车站等了很长时间,但是一直没有人来.我不得不步行到下一个站,希望那里有人能帮助我拦车.故A正确.
点评 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上.推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断.这种推理方式比较直接,考生只要弄清事实,即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论.