2020年重庆专升本公共英语模拟题三套.pdf

2020年重庆专升本公共英语模拟题三套

2020年重庆专升本公共英语模拟题（一）

IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreight

yardinAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.

NowIamthirtytwo.Icanvaguelyrememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhat

colorredis.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagain,butacalamitycandostrangethings

topeople.ItoccurredtometheotherdaythatImightnothavecometolovelife

asIdoifIhadntbeenblind.Ibelieveinlifenow.IamnotsosurethatIwould

havebelievedinitsodeeply,otherwise.IdontmeanthatIwouldprefertogo

withoutmyeyes.Isimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatethemore

whatIhadleft.

Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuousseriesofadjustmentstoreality.Themore

readilyapersonisabletomaketheseadjustments,themoremeaningfulhisown

privateworldbecomes.Theadjustmentisnevereasy.Iwasbewilderedandafraid.

ButIwaslucky.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme--apotentialtolive,

youmightcallit--whichIdidntsee,andtheymademewanttofightitoutwith

blindness.

ThehardestlessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Thatwasbasic.If

Ihadntbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhavecollapsedandbecomeachairrockeron

thefrontporchfortherestofmylife.WhenIsaybeliefinmyselfIamnottalking

aboutsimplythekindofselfconfidencethathelpsmedownanunfamiliarstaircase

alone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:anassurancethat

Iam,despiteimperfections,areal,positiveperson;thatsomewhereinthesweeping,

intricatepatternofpeoplethereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.

Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisassurance.Ithadtostartwith

themostelementarythings.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.Ithoughthewas

mockingmeandIwashurt.Icantusethis.Isaid.Takeitwithyou,heurged

me,androllitaround.Thewordsstuckinmyhead.Rollitaround!Byr