me that I was perfectly capable of doing myself. I felt I'd lost control.

　　 Being deaf for the day was extraordinarily tiring. I had to work so hard to "listen" with my eyes, get people's attention and use my other senses to make up for my lack of hearing. It was a huge and exhausting effort.

　　Until that experience I didn't realize how much I took my own hearing for granted, or the sorts of emotions and experiences deaf people go through. If a deaf person asks you to repeat something, never think："If doesn't matter."It does matter.

　　语篇解读：作者亲身经历了一天的失聪，深刻体会到失聪者生活中的困难，并呼吁大家给予失聪者更多的理解和耐心。

　　1．Why did the author focus on reading Gavin's lips?

　　A．By doing this he could understand what Gavin was saying.

　　B．He wanted to be aware of what the code was.

　　C．He attempted to get the code into the phone by himself.

　　D．He didn't want to bother Gavin to repeat what he was saying.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章第三段的内容可知，作者读加文的唇形是为了要弄清他在说什么。

　　2．What advice does the author give in the passage?

　　A．Speak at the top of your voice if you can't hear others speaking.

　　B．Repeat things as slowly as possible for the deaf.

　　C．Take your own hearing for granted.

　　D．Do as many things as possible for the deaf.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的"If a deaf person asks you to repeat something, never think：'It doesn't matter.'It does matter."可知，作者建议人们对失聪者尽量放慢速度，重复所说的话。

　　3．What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A．It's boring to live in a world of silence.

　　B．The author has to use gestures to communicate with his friends.

　　C．There are many other ways to help the deaf understand others.

　　D．Many ordinary people just take hearing for granted until they lose it.

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的"Until that experience I didn't realize how much I took my own hearing for granted"可推知，很多人把听力正常认为是理所当然的，一旦失去听力，才知道它有多么重要。

　　4．What can be the best title of the passage?

A．Helping the Deaf with More Patience