2014年职称英语考试理工类练习题之阅读理解(8)

　　The Visually Impaired Person 　　Visual impairment carries with it a reduced or restricted ability to travel through ones physical and social environment until adequate orientation and mobility skills have b?een established. Because observational skills are more limited, self-control within the immediate surroundings is limited. The visual impaired person is less able to anticipate hazardous situations or obstacles to avoid. 　　Mobility, on the other hand, is theability to travel safely and efficiently from one point to another within ones physical and social environment. Good orientation skills are necessary to good mobility skills. Once visually impaired students learn to travel safely as pedestrians they also need to learn to use public transportation to become as independent as possible. 　　36 What is the author mainly talking about in the passage? 　　B The visually impaired persons physical and social environment. 　　D Orientation and mobility of the visually impaired person. 　　A is not determined by memory but by physical landmarks and clues 　　C enables him to construct the mental map 　　38 Mobility skills which the visually impaired person islearning refer to the ability . 　　B to travel as a pedestrian with a company 　　D to travel within the safe physical and social environment 　　A visually impaired children go to school for survival 　　D preschool children receive the instruction in the concepts of time and space or objects and events 　　A By helping him develop adequate orientation and mobility skills. 　　C By warning him of hazardous situations or obstacles. 　　答案：36 D本篇文章作者谈论的主题是什么?A视觉障碍与记忆力;B视觉障碍者的物质环境和社会环境;C视觉障碍者的智力发展;D视觉障碍者的定位与移动能力。 　　38 C 视觉障碍者学习的移动技巧是指哪种能力：A靠别人的帮助旅行;B在陪伴下行走;C作为行人和乘客走动;D在安全的物质和社会环境中走动。 　　40 A 我们如何才能增加视觉障碍者在物质和社会环境中的活动能力?A通过帮助他获得足够的定位和移动能力;B通过教他学会观察技能;C通过警告他危险情况和障碍物;D通过改进其视觉能力。