首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
I once knew a young man, nineteen years of age, who lived with absolute outward (外表的) confidence and self-possession for a numbe
I once knew a young man, nineteen years of age, who lived with absolute outward (外表的) confidence and self-possession for a numbe
admin
2008-12-30
65
问题
I once knew a young man, nineteen years of age, who lived with absolute outward (外表的) confidence and self-possession for a number of years before I discovered that he could not read or write. His various methods of trick, which were also skills of self-protection, were so skillful and so desperate (绝望) that neither I nor any of his other adult friends were aware of his entire helplessness in face of written words until we went to dinner one night at a local restaurant—and suddenly discovered that he could not read.
Even here, it was not the first time we went out to eat, but something like the second or third, that Peter’s desperation shocked me. The first time, he was clever enough to cover the truth. He studied the menu for a moment, then looked up to the waitress and asked her if he could have "just a coke and a hamburger". He told me later that he had done the same thing many times before and that he had learned to act as if he were examining the menu:" Then I ask for a coke and a hamburger. . . Sometimes they give me a hamburger on a plate with salad and potatoes. . . Then I ask them for a roll and make my own hamburger.
As we began to go out to eat more frequently, Peter would ask to go to Howard Johnson’s. I soon discovered the reason for his choice: The photographs, attached in cellophane(玻璃纸) containers to each of the standard items on the menu, could help him not to struggle with the shape of words at all. Howard Johnson’s, whether intentionally or not, had provided the perfect escape for the endangered pride of an adult who was illiterate(文盲).
When he went to a restaurant, Peter would______.
选项
A、pretend that he could not read or write
B、pretend to be studying the menu
C、be desperate for help from other people
D、protect himself by playing a musical instrument
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HkLC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库普高专升本分类
0
英语
普高专升本
相关试题推荐
下列级数中,条件收敛的是()
Let’sworkhardtofind______totheproblem.
DoyouwanttosaywhatyouthinkinalettertothePresidentoftheUnitedStates?You’llgetareplyfromhim—writteninink,
A、itsdetailedtravelinformationB、itsuniquebookingsystemC、itslongestbusinessflightsD、itsglobalservicenetworkD根据文章第
HiswrittenEnglishwasfirst-class,andhehada(n)______vocabularyforasophomore.
Theproblemrequiringimmediatesolutionwillbegiven______(prior)atthemeeting.
Notuntilamonkeyisseveralyearsold______toexhibitdon’tdosignsofindependenceofitsmother.
Mr.Zhang,______cametoseemeyesterday,isanoldfriendofmyfather’s.
HavinglivedinEnglandfortwoyears,Iamnow______tothecoldweather.
Self-confidencegivesushope.Itisaservantwhogivesitsmasterlightwhenheisinthedark.Anditisencouragementwhena
随机试题
患者,男性,75岁,择期行冠状动脉旁路移植术。缝合患者胸骨时使用
医疗机构违反药品管理法规定,从无许可证企业购进药品且情节严重的,应吊销其企业违反药品管理法规定,在购销药品中无真实、完整的购销记录且情节严重的,应吊销其
某企业2014年拥有客货两用车4辆,每辆整备质量为6.8吨;2014年8月7日又购买了一辆小轿车,当月取得购置发票。该省规定货车车船税年税额为80元/吨,小轿车年税额为480元/辆,则该企业当年应缴纳车船税()元。
打开一个Word文档,在对文档进行修改后直接执行关闭操作,则()。
诱发地震是地震的一种,是指在特定的地区因某种地壳外界因素诱发而引起的地震。诱发地震可造成人员伤亡、建筑物和工程设施的破坏、引起水患等。根据上述定义,下列不属于诱发地震的是:
再生水是指污水经适当处理后,达到一定的水质指标,满足某种使用要求,可以进行有益使用的水。和海水淡化、跨流域调水相比,再生水具有明显的优势。从经济的角度看,再生水的成本最低,约为1~3元/吨,而海水淡化的成本约为5~7元/吨,跨流域调水的成本约为5~20元/
IamfeelingalotmorehealthythanIwas
Thekneeisthejoint______thethighbonemeetsthelargeboneofthelowerleg.
A、Itreflectscommercialinterests.B、Itisafashionableprofessionalevent.C、Itisanessentialaffairforinternationalcine
A、Catchabus.B、Demandatelephonenumber.C、Cashacheck.D、Makeaphonecall.D根据选项,推测对话的内容与动作或者行为相关。第一位发言人说“I’vebeentrying
最新回复
(
0
)