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1、适用于人教新课标广东名校名师版高二 综合版 第 27 期 Self-improvement 印 刷:北京世纪华彩印务有限责任公司地址： 北京大兴区本期定价 1.6 元。 指导： 中国教育学会顾问： 顾明远 （中国教育学会会长）学术指导： 陈琳 （教育部课标专家组组长）主编： 刘道义 （人教社英语教材主编）特约主编： 肖鹏（广大附中英语特级教师） 主管、 主办： 东北师范大学社长兼总编： 邓振宇国内统一刊号： CN22-0035/(F) 广告许可证号： 220101010014227网址： 2015-2016 学年度总第 683 期 2015 年 12 月 25 日 27 适用于人教新课标广东名
2、校名师版 高二 综 合 版 The $280 glasses, developed by a Berkeley firm, were discovered by accident, and allow sufferers to see colours which were previously muddled and muted1. A new range of sunglasses claims to be able to let the colour- blind see far more like a person with perfect vision. The glasses hav
3、e now gone on sale for the first time. Colour- blindness is often considered a mild disability, but studies show that over 65% of the 300 million people with colour vision deficiency2(CVD) say they feel handicapped3by it, said Tony Dykes, CEO of EnChroma, the firm behind the glasses. We re proud to
4、help colour- blind people overcome some of the obstacles4colour deficiency presents, and to help them enjoy the full spectrum of life. They were invented by Dr. Don McPherson under a government- sponsored research grant. McPherson discovered the effectby accident:while designing eye- protection glas
5、ses for laser-surgeons5, he gave the special lens to a color- blind friend. The lenses enabled him to see colors that were previously muddled and muted, giving McPherson the inspiration to start a new direction of research. After a long journey through research grants, prototypes and product studies
6、, the current form of consumer- friendly glasses were designed. Color deficient persons do not know what they are missing visually. They are only aware that they have certain career, activity and task limitations,said Dr. Gary Louie, Doctor of Optometry (OD) of Family Vision Care Optometrics in Unio
7、n City, California. EnChroma lenses are much more than sunglasses or cosmetic accessories6. They are a unique treatment option that has the potential to improve the life experience of patients in a way they have never experienced before. The firm also says wearing them could improve a child s vision
8、. One in 12 men and one in 233 females have some form of colour vision deficiency, of which approximately 80% can be helped, the firm claims. Wearers say the changes can make a big difference to their lives. （本报编辑部改编自： ） Notes 1. mutedadj.暗淡的 2. deficiencyn.缺陷 3. handicappedadj.残疾的 4. obstaclen.障碍 （
9、物） 5. laser- surgeonn.激光外科医生 6. cosmetic accessories化妆品配饰 Task True (T) or False (F). () 1. The sunglasses which are able to let the colour- blind see far more like a person with perfect vision cost 280 dollars. () 2. This kind of sunglasses was invented by Dr . Don McPhersonundera government- spons
10、oredresearch grant. () 3. Color deficient persons not only know what they are missing visually, but also they are aware that they have certain career, activity and task limitations. () 4. It is said that wearing the sunglasses could improve a child s vision. () 5. Every 12 men in 233 persons have so
11、me form of colour vision deficiency. （参考答案见下期） Despite improving security in the last few years, Somalia remains one of the most dangerous countries for a journalist even moresoforsomeonewhocannotsee. Journalist Abdifatah Hassan Kalgacal has been reporting from the Somali capital for the last decade
12、, despite being blind. The visually impaired （损伤的）reporter has defied （反抗）the odds （困难）in a country ranked among the deadliestfor journalists. He works at one of Mogadishu s leading radio stations. His friends and colleagues call him Kalgacal. “I had an eye illness at a very young age. But I couldn
13、t get proper medical treatment due to the situation in Somalia. After the civil war started, I lost all hope of ever seeing again and had no medical support,” he said. Despite the massive（巨大的， 大量的） challenges, Kalgacal persevered （坚持）and now works at Goobjoog Radio Station as its seniorreportercover
14、ingtheSomali parliament. He also has a weekly program for disabled people called State of the Disabled. The live call- in show is popular, focusing on empowering the disabled by educating them on their basic rights. “I hope to use my position in the media to be a voice of the people and improve the
15、humanitarian situation,” he said. And he said he hopes his message will resonate （共鸣）beyond Somalia s borders. Speaking two years ago at a Technology, Entertainment and Design event a global non- profitgrouptopromotecultural understanding Kalgacaldescribedhis journey from being born into a poor fami
16、ly in southern Somalia to becoming a husband, a fatherandjournalistdespitehisvisual impairment. Hesaidmanypeopleadvisedhim against pursuing such a dangerous career. He said it was his childhood dream, though, and being sightless doesn t make him any more or any less vulnerable than other journalists. The key to overcoming his challenges, he said, is a belief in himself, the support of his friends and family and bosses willing to employ him for his skills and over
