"You can use the Internet, e­mail and Microsoft with all its tools and features." It's amazing! Hope went up for the first time in years. "By learning how to use hot keys to control the mouse, you can use Microsoft Access, Excel and Powerpoint，" my instructor added.

　　For the next several years, I learned that when one door closes, another door opens. There are plenty of choices available for the blind and visually impaired through the gift of technology. Not only do I have a speaking computer, but I have a speaking watch, alarm clock and calculator.

　　语篇导读　作者因高血糖而双目失明，从此放弃了酷爱的绘画。但是，他通过一个项目学到适用于盲人和视力受损者的电脑信息技术，从而再次燃起了希望。

　　4．What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refer to?

　　A．The right opportunity.

　　B．Losing my sight in the future.

　　C．Consuming too much sugar.

　　D．The Children's Hospital.

　　解析 B　代词指代题。根据画线词前几句可知，it指代"我"会在二十五岁时失明这件事，而由下文可知，那是将来发生的事，故选B项。

　　5．What happened when the author was about 25 years old?

　　A．He gave up painting.

　　B．He went blind completely.

　　C．He injured one of his eyes.

　　D．He picked up a new hobby.

　　解析 C　细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，作者在二十五岁零三个月时，左眼因事故大出血，即左眼受伤，故选C项。

　　6．What brought a turning point to the author?

　　A．A special course.

　　B．A meaningful event.

　　C．An inspiring speech.

　　D．An important interview.

　　解析 A　细节理解题。根据第四段可知，作者参加了为盲人和视力受损者服务的课程，从此开启了一个全新的世界，即这一特殊课程是作者人生的转折点，故选A项。

　　7．What does the author intend to tell us?

　　A．No pain, no gain.

　　B．Every man has his price.

　　C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

D．Be optimistic in the face of life's difficulties.