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I have met many left-handed people in the US. Being left-handed here is 1 , but in my home country lots of people treat it as a disability. Is left-handedness really a disability? Or is it just a(n) 2 difference?

Cultural attitudes toward “difference”

I used to think that left-handed people were disabled. I thought the right hand was the only correct hand for writing, and I 3 left-handed people as somehow wrong.

Chinese culture tends to 4 people to be part of the majority rather than the minority. We have famous old 5 about how tall trees are cut down and singing birds are shot, suggesting that differences cause 6 and individuals should try to integrate (融入). This attitude 7 individuality. Thus, a social bias (偏见) against left-handedness is 8 in China.

What is disability? What is difference?

People at my US university 9 changed my view. In the US, many of my professors do their daily 10 with their left hands. Many of my classmates do the same. But all of them are incredibly 11 people! In fact, four out of the past five American presidents have been lefties (左撇子).

Coming to the US has changed the 12 I take toward all “disabilities”. In Helen Keller’s autobiography (自传), she 13 her blindness and deafness as “differences” rather than “disabilities”. Nowadays, disabled people like her can live a perfectly 14 life. So shouldn’t we treat them as normal? This question is worthy of serious 15 whether you’re in China or the US.

Finding the middle ground

I had a discussion with a left-handed professor, asking her 16 it was that there were so many more lefties in the US than I knew in China.

She suggested that maybe Chinese children are expected to take 17 from society, while US children are encouraged to be unique.

We both agreed that a middle ground should be found between these two 18 : on the one hand, society should help people 19 positively; on the other, people should be allowed their unique 20 , which shouldn’t be regarded as disabilities but rather as differences.

1. A. general B. normal C. different D. beneficial

2. A. special B. necessary C. common D. interesting

3. A. recognized B. viewed C. admitted D. impressed

4. A. persuade B. consider C. imagine D. encourage

5. A. theories B. findings C. sayings D. explanations

6. A. danger B. misunderstandings

C. curiosity D. creation

7. A. breaks B. represents C. promotes D. prevents

8. A. flexible B. popular C. reasonable D. practical

9. A. significantly B. merely C. slightly D. definitely

10. A. working B. reading C. writing D. teaching

11. A. energetic B. talented C. attractive D. optimistic

12. A. attitude B. plan C. method D. way

13. A. puts up B. speaks to C. picks up D. refers to

14. A. convenient B. regular C. normal D. comfortable

15. A. consideration B. integration C. calculation D. words

16. A. how B. why C. when D. whether

17. A. benefits B. examinations C. orders D. advantages

18. A. considerations B. arguments C. things D. approaches

19. A. tolerate B. behave C. challenge D. seek

20. A. actions B. styles C. features D. appearances

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One day, Armando and Jun went camping by the riverside. Armando woke up at midnight, then Jun also woke up. Armando asked Jun, “Do you see those billions of stars in the sky?”

Jun replied: “Yes. Those represent billions of planets like Earth.”

Armando was furious, “That’s true. But more importantly, did you notice that our tent has been stolen?”

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It is unavoidable that you have one of those days when nothing seems to go right. Although you try to keep a 1 attitude toward the day, you find yourself getting worn down and starting to 2 about the way things are going. And then 3 walks up to you, gives you a smile and asks if you would like to have a cup of coffee with them. That one small act of 4 brings a smile to your face as you tell them you would love to.

It does not take much 5 to perform an act of kindness. The effort is in learning 6 it is needed the most and bringing yourself to do it. 7 , if you had been the person mentioned above who saw you 8 throughout your day, you might not have felt so inclined (倾向于……的) to be 9 . More than likely, you would have wanted to keep your distance and be critical of that complaining. But that person 10 that you needed that act of kindness to brighten your day. In being 11 to have understanding and compassion for others you will find it 12 to show kindness to them.

Criticizing others not only makes them defensive against you, but it also 13 you from getting what you need or want from someone. 14 , try to understand why people do what they do. After all, they do have their 15 for their words and actions. In understanding their motivations, you are breeding tolerance, sympathy and kindness, and the other person will 16 his or her defenses.

Dale Carnegie wrote, “Perhaps you will 17 tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient (接受者) may cherish them over a lifetime.” In showing them kindness, they are more likely to be more productive at work as well as at home, and your act of kindness will make a lasting 18 on them. They are more likely to do nearly anything for you that you ask 19 they have more trust in you. It is finding the good in people instead of the bad that 20 us to motivate them through our kind ways and receive their kindness in return.

1. A. doubtful B. neutral C. depressing D. positive

2. A. argue B. complain C. talk D. think

3. A. someone B. everyone C. he D. anyone

4. A. patience B. trust C. kindness D. funniness

5. A. money B. effort C. time D. energy

6. A. whether B. how C. what D. when

7. A. In short B. For example

C. As a result D. After all

8. A. working B. talking

C. worrying D. complaining

9. A. careful B. annoyed

C. kind D. disappointed

10. A. understood B. accepted C. promised D. agreed

11. A. able B. certain C. eager  D. afraid

12. A. hard B. polite C. easy D. important

13. A. makes B. stops C. allows D. reduces

14. A. Meanwhile B. Then C. Besides D. Instead

15. A. reasons B. decisions C. choices D. rules

16. A. build up B. come to

C. let down D. turn down

17. A. explain B. forget C. recall D. recognize

18. A. choice B. decision C. impression D. comparison 

19. A. although B. unless C. when D. since

20. A. turns B. warns C. allows D. introduces

轻松一刻

Mrs Brown went to visit one of her friends and she brought a small box with holes punched in the top.

“What’s in the box?” asked the friend.

“A cat,” answered Mrs Brown. “You see, I’ve been dreaming about mice at night and I’m so scared! This cat is to catch them.”

“But the mice are only imaginary,” said the friend.

“So is the cat,” whispered Mrs Brown.

（答案与解析见D5版）