Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and
stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of
. When Joshua was born, the doctor
us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet.
, we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.
Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that
we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach.
, if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.
When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school
an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally
with the children, was appointed to be the
.
On the day of the contest, I made my
through the crowded parents to see Cf’s picture,
it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture
leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was
for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it
with those of the other children.
Well, when I returned to
the kids, you can image my
when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I
it! ”
CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a
feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations
. It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any
?
| 小题1: | | A．inspiring | B．frustrating | C．encouraging | D．exciting |
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| 小题2: | | A．expectation | B．love | C．education | D．instruction |
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| 小题3: | | A．suggested | B．hoped | C．persuaded | D．advised |
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小题4:A, Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Naturally D. Generally
| 小题5: | | A．due to | B．as long as | C．so far as | D．in case |
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| 小题6: | | A．However | B．Besides | C．Thus | D．Therefore |
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| 小题7: | | A．charged | B．prepared | C．engaged | D．ran |
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| 小题8: | | A．familiar | B．similar | C．friendly | D．close |
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| 小题9: | | A．host | B．teacher | C．headmaster | D．judge |
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| 小题10: | | A．effect | B．way | C．force | D．Struggle |
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| 小题12: | | A．after | B．during | C．before | D．once |
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| 小题13: | | A．excited | B．enough | C．amazing | D．pleased |
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| 小题14: | | A．displayed | B．hanged | C．taken | D．replaced |
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| 小题15: | | A．take up | B．keep up | C．get up | D．pick up |
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| 小题16: | | A．surprise | B．expectation | C．joy | D．amusement |
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| 小题17: | | A．got | B．drew | C．made | D．defeated |
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| 小题18: | | A．special | B．extraordinary | C．curious | D．mixing |
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| 小题20: | | A．difficult | B．upset | C．disappointed | D．different |
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