Diego Chiapello , legally blind since birth , isn't one of Italy 's famous “mama's boys” who live with their parents into adulthood . The 27-year-old lives alone in Milan , works as a network administrator , loves diving and dreams of sailing across the Atlantic with a sight-impaired （有視力障礙的） crew .

Obviously , he's not your average disabled person — but especially so in Italy . The country has more barriers to integration than almost anywhere else on the continent. Among European countries , Italy ranks third from the bottom in accessibility for the disabled , ahead of only Greece and Portugal . People who use wheelchairs , especially , find it difficult to navigate the country's cobblestone （鵝卵石） streets , ride buses or visit restaurants , shops and museums . Less than a quarter of Italy 's disabled hold jobs compared with 47 percent for Europe .

But the biggest obstacle for the country's physically challenged may , in fact , be the fabled Italian family . Because of the social defect that still attaches to disabilities , “they tend to keep disabled people at home” and out of public view , explains Giovanni Marri , head of an employment training center in Milan that caters to the handicapped . Thus while 15 percent of the country's families include a disabled person , according to surveys , only 2 percent of Italians report going to school with a disabled person and only 4 percent work with one .

Italians are beginning to recognize the problem . Over the past decade , the government has passed laws targeting everything from workplace discrimination to accessibility requirements . A recent study by the European Union found that 85 percent of Italians admit that public transportation and infrastructure （基礎設施） are inadequate for the handicapped , and 97 percent say action is needed . But the biggest barrier is psychological . “Italian companies are afraid of hiring disabled people,” says Chiapello . The only way to alter that , he says , is for Italy's disabled to do what he did — get out of the house and demand change . (318 words)

1 ． Which of the following words best describes “mama's boys”?

A ． Ordinary . B ． Optimistic . C ． Dependent . D ． Desirable .

2 ． In this passage , Chiapello is cited as an example of .

A ． unusual disabled Italians B ． courageous blind sailors

C ． typical handicapped people D ． vulnerable disabled Europeans

3 ． In Italy , where are the disabled people most likely to be?

A ． On the street. B ． At home. C ． In school. D ． At work.

4 ． Italy 's general public will most probably agree that .

A ． physical inadequacies are the biggest obstacle for the disabled

B ． things should be done to remove the barriers against the disabled

C ． workplace prejudices toward the disabled are hardly recognizable

D ． disabled people should reduce the need of going to public places

5 ． What is the passage mainly about?

A ． Italy has not enough in aiding the disabled .

B ． Italy 's disabled people should get out of their houses .

C ． Italian people have been blind to troubles of the disabled .

D ． Italian ways of aiding the disabled should be encouraged .

l ． C 。

2 ． A 。

3 ． B 。

4 ． B 。

5 ． A 。

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