专题01 阅读理解之记叙文 -2021-2022学年高三英语上学期期末考试好题汇编（通用版）

专题1 阅读理解之记叙文 2021-2022学年高三期末考试好题汇编 Passage 1 （2021·辽宁·沈阳市第一二〇中学高三期末） When he tells people that he is deaf, Oliver Stabbe is called a liar. "The idea that deaf people cannot speak is a very offensive assumption." The sophomore（大二学生）said. Stabbe's experience speaks of many of the misunderstanding about deaf people and the struggles they face-things commonly found right in Rochester. This city is home to 90,000 deaf people, a significant slice of the more than 1.1 million national population. The percentage of deaf people is higher than the national average, due in part to RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the first technological college in the world created specifically for the deaf and hard of hearing. "Really, there seems to be an embarrassment in communicating with deaf people," said sophomore Steven Davis, another deaf student. This awkwardness might arise because non-deaf people just don't know how to do so without possibly offending someone. "I guess they think saying 'deaf' is offensive, but it really isn't and deaf people don't get upset about it," Davis said. He noted that the biggest issue he's had when communicating with other students is their anxiety about communicating. Deaf or hard of hearing students also face frustrations on their end when interacting with others. "Sometimes people talk about you, maybe to a non-deaf friend standing beside me, as if I were not there," Davis said. "That's depressing." As Davis put it, "We don't see ourselves as the disabled, so the awkwardness is only one-sided." Stabbe advised that these communicating should not make assumptions about others' preferences or ability. If you have a question, ask. A moment of awkwardness is absolutely worth it if you are being educated about an important topic. 1．Why are there more deaf people in Rochester? A．Deaf people have some privileges here. B．Deaf people meet fewer struggles here. C．Deaf people may get better job opportunities here. D．A professional school for