問題詳情
IV.Discourse Structure: 10%When nature takes something away from a person, it repays him or her withsomething else. 41 This may or may not be true, but history gives many examplesof disabilities that not only did not break a person’s spirits, but on the contrary, inspiredthe greatest talents in him or her. 42Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) was blinded by an illness at the age of 6 weeks. 43Known as an American hymn writer and poetess, Fanny Crosby wrote over 9,000 hymnsduring her life. She entered the NY Institute at the age of fifteen, and afterward taughtEnglish and history. She lived a long and useful life, helping the poor and nevercomplaining about her fate.44 As a child he mastered several instruments, and even formed a band bythe age of ten. A winner of numerous music awards, Stevie is famous for romantic hitsthat earned him the admiration and respect of fans from all over the world. Hisblindness only made him feel deeper, and express it “from the bottom of his heart.”45 Every member of society must have the chance to realize his or herdreams.
(A) Though her life was not easy, she never gave up or became bitter.
(B) For example, when someone loses one or more senses, the surviving senses becomemore sensitive.
(C) The lives of several extremely gifted musicians, blind for most of their lives, aredemonstrative examples.
(D) As illustrated above, these outstanding musicians proved that blindness cannot be anobstacle to a full and meaningful life.
(E) A premature birth, and the illnesses that followed, took Stevie Wonder’s sight awayfrom him, but not of his musical gift.
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參考答案
答案：B
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)