湿手操作隐形眼镜致失明
When Irenie Ekkeshis’s eye started to itch(发痒), she thought it would soon settle down. It didn’t. Before long, she found herself in great pain and lost her sight in that eye. And the cause may have been nothing more than handling her contact lenses(隐形眼镜) with wet fingers.
One Saturday morning in January 2018, Irenie Ekkeshis woke up to find her right eye was streaming with tears. So she went to the chemist’s and picked up some eye drops. She thought she had a little infection that would clear up by Monday. But by that evening she couldn’t bear to go in her kitchen because she found the lights too bright. It was painful.
Within days she was told she had Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK), a rare but serious eye infection caused by a micro-organism(微生物) that’s common in tap water, sea water and swimming pools. She was feeling very shocked and frightened, as she had lost the sight in her right eye. It was like looking through a foggy bathroom mirror. She could see colours and shapes but not much else. She hadn’t had a shower or gone swimming in her lenses. But even washing your hands and not drying them properly before handling lenses can cause it.
She could not work and eventually quit her job. She does things to help cope day to day. So if she’s going to have a meal with friends, she tries to sit closer to the wall on her right side so that she can see everyone.
She completely lost her vision in that eye this year. Doctors have told her they suspect that AK was the source of the problem and that her sight is unlikely to return.
1.Which of the following words can replace the underlined phrase?
A Finish.
B Disappear.
C Give.
D Complete.
解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据第一段可知她以为症状很快会消失，因此选disappear表示消失，故选B。
2.Irenie had some problems EXCEPT _______ before she knew she had AK.
A eye itch
B steaming eyes
C eye pain
D poor eyesight
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一、二段内容可知在确诊患有AK之前，她出现了眼睛痒、眼睛痛和眼睛不能承受正常光强的症状，没有提及视物不清或视力差的症状，故选D。
3.What may lead to AK?
A Tap water and sea water.
B A foggy bathroom mirror.
C Too bright light in the kitchen.
D Swimming in the sea with lenses.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段“Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK), a rare but serious eye infection caused by a micro-organism that’s common in tap water, sea water and swimming pools.”可知棘阿米巴角膜炎是一种罕见且严重的眼部感染，由一种在自来水、海水和游泳池中常见的微生物引起的。结合该段最后两句，暗示了戴着隐形眼镜洗澡和游泳、或者用湿手摘隐形眼镜容易导致眼部感染，故选D。
4.Why does Irenie Ekkeshis choose to sit close to the wall?
A She wanted to get another job.
B She had to cope with her friends.
C She wanted to see with her left eye.
D She didn’t want others to know her problem.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句 “So if she’s going to a meal with friends she tries to sit closer to the wall on her right side so that she can see everyone.”可知她这么做是为了能看见每个人，而不是为了找工作或者应付朋友，也不是为了不让别人知道她的问题，故选C。
5.How long did it take from the infection to Irenie’s vision lost?
A 3 years.
B 4 years.
C 5 years.
D 6 years.
解析：选B。B 数字计算题。根据第二段第一句 “One Saturday morning in January 2018, Irenie Ekkeshis woke up to find her right eye was streaming with tears.”和最后一段第一句 “She completely lost her vision in that eye this year.”可知眼睛出现感染是2018年，完全失去右眼视力是2022年，经过了4年时间，故选B。