because I “looked older”.
The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well. I didn’t give up trying, though. And I studied harder.
Eventually, I got better at school and loved it. By the time I got to college I was double majoring, going to summer school and devoting myself to every kind of extra-curricular activity I could find. I had learned to be proud of being an albino. I did my best to make "albino" a positive word. And I decided to make my living with my eyes.
I couldn't see well enough to play sports ,but with a solid education and the drive to do it. I could make a living involved in the field I loved. I've done it now for more than thirty years in print and in video, and now in cyberspace. People make jokes about how I'm the only "blind editor" they know, but most of the time the jokes are signs of respect. And I make jokes about being an albino.
I was just a proud albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania. I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, gain confidence, and be proud of my personal achievement and humble about my professional accomplishments.
45.What is an albino according to the passage?
A. Someone with bad eyesight. B. Someone with some kind of disease.
C. Someone who looks older than his age. D. Someone who joins the circus.
46. What does the underlined word 'it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The fact that the author was born an albino.
B. What had to be done differently to the author.
C. The way that the author's parents treated him.
D. The fact that the author had no idea what an albino was.
47.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The author's study was affected by his eyesight at first.
B. The author had to pay adult prices for movies when he was still young.
C. Despite his bad eyesight, the author played sports well.
D. "Albino' has already become a positive word now.
48. Why are people's jokes about the author mostly signs of respect?
A. Because he is an albino.
B. Because he has a solid education.
C. Because they think he is a great "blind editor".
D. Because they think he is proud of his achievement.
C
A home school is a school in which parents educate their children at home instead of sending them out to a public or private school. Home schooling is legal throughout Europe，Australia，New Zealand, North America， Hong Kong， and South Africa. Home schooling is most popular In Canada, France, the United Kingdom， and the United States. Home schooling IS legally accepted in all 50 states of the US，but each state has its own laws about it.Currently，it is estimated(估计)that over one million families teach their children at home. Most of these families include a breadwinner and a stay-at-home parent who does most of the teaching，although there are single parent families and double career families who home school.
Home schooling education models range from unschooling to traditional classroom schooling. Unschooling is based on interest-based learning in which the child expresses interest in a particular subject and the parents take steps to provide the materials for that subject.
In some places， the home school group shares In hiring a professional teacher to teach a particular subject.The group may also arrange field trips and sports activities with local privates schools. These activities are intended to provide social skills for the students.
Home school families take advantage of technology and the Internet to supplement traditional teaching. Some home school families enroll their children in an online school or course as a supplement to their own teaching，
Some home school families teach their children through high school graduation. Others teach their children until they feel they are full-fledged(成熟的) enough to live independently.
In America colleges do recognize a home school diploma(文凭)，but most are more interested in high school transcripts(成绩报告单)and SAT and ACT scores.There are currently over 800 colleges that accept home-schooled graduates including Harvard，Yale， and Stanford.
49.What is a home school according to the passage?
A.It’s a school where children needn’t study any subjects.
B.It’s a school where children needn’t take any tests.
C. It’s a school where parents teach their children at home’
D. It’s a school where children can go home every day.
50. In most of the home school families,_____
A. one parent goes to work and the other stays at home
B. one parent is a worker and the other is a teacher
C.both of the parents stay at home
D.both of the parents go to work
51.In the education model of unschooling，____
A. children are taught in traditional ways
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