read or write. His various methods of deception, which were also instruments of self protection, were so skillful and so desperate that neither I nor any of his other adult friends were aware of his entire helplessness in face of written words until we went to dinner one night at a local restaurant--and suddenly discovered that he could not read Even here, it was not the first time we went out to eat, but something like the second or third, that Peter's desperation hit me full force. The first time, he was clever enough to study the menu for a moment, then look up to the waitress and ask her if he could have just a coke and a hamburger". He told me later that he had been through the same thing many times before and that he had learned to act as if he were examining the menu: Then I ask for coke and a hamburger. Sometimes they give me hamburger on a plate with salad and potatoes. Then I ask them for a roll and make my own hamburger As we began to go out to eat more frequently, Peter would ask to go to Howard Johnson's. I soon discovered the reason for his choice: The photographs, attached in cellophane(I*#!E) containers to each of the standard items on the menu, spared him the necessity of struggling with the shape of words at all. Howard Johnsons, whether knowingly or not, had provided the perfect escape for the endangered pride of an adult nonreader 1. when he went to a restaurant. Peter would A)pretend that he could not read or write B)pretend to be studying the menu C) be desperate for help from other people D)protect himself by playing a musical instrument 2. The young man was not found to be illiterate until a)he dined out with his adult friends at Howard Johnsons B)he could no longer come up with various ways of deception C)he had dinner with his friends at a certain local restaurant for the second or third time D)he was not careful enough to be aware of his entire helplessness in face of written words 3. What did the young man usually have at a restaurant? A)Standard items on the menu B)A hamburger made by himself. C) Foods that other people ordered D)A coke and a hamburger 4. The word"self-possession"(Para. 1) probably means A)self-confidence B) self-discipline C)self-consciousness D)self-devotion 5. Why did the young man like to go to Howard Johnsons? A)Howard Johnson's provided a perfect escape when anything dangerous should happen B) The menu at Howard Johnson's gave a clear introduction of the food it served C) The photographs attached to the main items on the menu helped conceal his illiteracy. D)He would feel at ease because diners at Howard Johnsons were all adult nonreaders BCDACread or write. His various methods of deception, which were also instruments of self- protection, were so skillful and so desperate that neither I nor any of his other adult friends were aware of his entire helplessness in face of written words until we went to dinner one night at a local restaurant—and suddenly discovered that he could not read. Even here, it was not the first time we went out to eat, but something like the second or third, that Peter’s desperation hit me full force. The first time, he was clever enough to study the menu for a moment, then look up to the waitress and ask her if he could have “just a coke and a hamburger”. He told me later that he had been through the same thing many times before and that he had learned to act as if he were examining the menu: “Then I ask for coke and a hamburger…Sometimes they give me hamburger on a plate with salad and potatoes…Then I ask them for a roll and make my own hamburger.” As we began to go out to eat more frequently, Peter would ask to go to Howard Johnson’s. I soon discovered the reason for his choice: The photographs, attached in cellophane (玻璃纸) containers to each of the standard items on the menu, spared him the necessity of struggling with the shape of words at all. Howard Johnson’s, whether knowingly or not, had provided the perfect escape for the endangered pride of an adult nonreader. 1. When he went to a restaurant, Peter would __________. A) pretend that he could not read or write B) pretend to be studying the menu C) be desperate for help from other people D) protect himself by playing a musical instrument 2. The young man was not found to be illiterate until __________. A) he dined out with his adult friends at Howard Johnson’s B) he could no longer come up with various ways of deception C) he had dinner with his friends at a certain local restaurant for the second or third time D) he was not careful enough to be aware of his entire helplessness in face of written words 3. What did the young man usually have at a restaurant? A) Standard items on the menu. B) A hamburger made by himself. C) Foods that other people ordered. D) A coke and a hamburger. 4. The word “self-possession” (Para.1) probably means __________. A) self-confidence B) self-discipline C) self-consciousness D) self-devotion 5. Why did the young man like to go to Howard Johnson’s? A) Howard Johnson’s provided a perfect escape when anything dangerous should happen. B) The menu at Howard Johnson’s gave a clear introduction of the food it served. C) The photographs attached to the main items on the menu helped conceal his illiteracy. D) He would feel at ease because diners at Howard Johnson’s were all adult nonreaders. BCDAC