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阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） A Id been thinking of it so long; it seemed like the only thing to do-to show my baby, who had eyes as green as water and whose name means the sea, the ocean． Babies are supposed to instinctually know who they daddy is, Gerald, Dooriyas daddy, said, holding Dooriya before him．But she dont recognize nothing． Everybody had something to say about raising my baby, but none of them actually did any raising．Taking Dooriya to see the ocean had become the only thing that kept me from feeling like my life was an everlasting losing race, this vision of what could be for my little girl．When I told Momma about my plans to visit the lighthouse（灯塔）at Cape Hatteras, she just spun her broken record． That baby11 never understand a thing of what shes seeing． My baby book says I should treat her just like any other child．Its good to show her beautiful things even if she dont know what shes seeing．It helps her brain develop．Hows her brain gonna develop if all she ever sees is the walls inside this crummy house? That childs brain aint never gonna develop．We love her, but its not like shes ever gonna not be a Mongoloid（先天愚型患者）． I had read a half-dozen books about Down Syndrome that said stimulation（刺激）might improve a childs chances of developing to her fullest potential．And whats more stimulating than a trip to see the ocean? Guidebooks described the area as the land of beginnings, which I liked the sound of．But before I could map out a plan, I woke up one night when Dooriya hiccupped （打嗝）．Then she just stopped breathing．The ER doctor gave me a pamphlet on SIDS （sudden infant death syndrome） and said, children with Down Syndrome are much more likely to be affected by this sort of thing． I didnt remember much about driving to Cape Hatteras, especially taking Dooriya from the hospital． But up on that lighthouse, with its broad spiral running up and around it like a black and white barbers pole, I saw my life twist into the air． As I climbed the winding sta