A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only te
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Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumour (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can"t see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.
Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia"s mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.
Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "
小题1:How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
| A．4. | B．6. | C．10. | D．14. |
| A．When she was born. |
| B．After she had a brain tumour. |
| C．After she became an interpreter. |
| D．When she was on holiday with her parents. |
| A．Richard. | B．Isabelle. | C．Melissa. | D．Robert Sturdy. |
| A．She can speak five language fluently. |
| B．She is a talented language learner. |
| C．She is the only child in the family. |
D． She went to France on holiday after she won the award. |
| A．Never give up. | B．Believe in yourself. |
| C．Nothing is impossible. | D．Failure is the mother of success. |
答案
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
解析
【文章大意】本文介绍了一位盲姑娘在十岁就成了一名口译员。这名小姑娘具有语言天赋，从出生就会三种语言，也是由于她自己不懈努力，终于圆了她的梦。但是她却不满足于现状，什么也不能阻止她 前进的脚步。
小题1:根据文章第一段中she is only ten years可知答案。
小题1:由文章第二段After that“ that”在这里指上文中的她被医生告诉她患了脑癌可得到答案。
小题1:由文章最后一段HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. Alexia说“这很好，我决定成为一名口译员。”可得到答案。
小题1:根据文章第四段她妈妈说的话“通常一个人进入欧盟议会至少14岁，而她才十岁”。得到答案。
小题1:Nothing can stop me.意为“什么也不能阻止我”。Never give up.意为“从不放弃”。二者意思相同。
举一反三
“It’s unluchy when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,”says Ben,“I did not want to walk down that street!”
Many people think that some things bring bad luch of good luck.For example,some people think that 13 is an unlucky number.They never invite 13 people to a party.
“I never walk under a ladder(梯子),”says Ben.“And I never open an umbrella inside the house.They both bring bad luck.”
And what brings good luck?“We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,”says Ben.
“And when I find a peney on the ground,I always pick it up .That brings me good luck all day!”
小题1:Why did Ben turn aroundd when he saw the black cat crossing the street?
A.Because he thought it was unlucky.
B.Because he disliked a black cat.
C.Because he was afraid of the cat.
小题2:In western countries,which number do some people think is unlucky?
A.4. B.10. C.13.
小题3:Which of the following things can bring people good luck?
A.Opening an umbrella inside the house.
B.Walking under a ladder.
C.Picking up a penny on the ground.
小题4:Where does Ben’s family have a horseshoe?
A.Over the front door. B.Inside the house. C.Under a ladder.
小题5:Which is the best title of the passage?
A.A black cat.
B.Good luck and bad luck.
C.Good things can bring good luck.
Then,suddenly,the young traveler stopped on the way.In the middle of this large land there was an old man.On his back was a bag of seeds.In his land was an iron pipe(铁管).
The man used the iron pipe to make a hole in the ground.Then from the bag he took a seed and put it in the hole.He did this again and again.
Later the old man told the traveler,“I’ve planted over 100,00 seeds.Perhaps only a tenth of them will grow.”
The old man’s wife and son had died,and this was how he chose to spend his final years.
“I want to do something useful,”he said.
(1)二十年以后那个年轻的游客已不再年轻。 He retutned to the place.What he saw amazed him.He could mot believe his eyes.The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long.Birds were singing,animals were playing,and wild flowers were here and there.
(2)The traveler stood there remembering the lifeless picture of the place that it once was.A beautiful forest stood there now,all because someone cared.
小题1:Why did the ola man plant seeds?_____________________________________________
小题2:How many seeds did the old man think could grow,all of them or only some?___________
小题3:What amazed the young traveler when he returned to the place?______________________
小题4:将短文中画线句子(1)翻译成英语。___________________________________________
小题5:将短文中画线句子(2)翻译成汉语。___________________________________________
As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿22＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿23＿cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that ＿24＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
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小题1:Why did the parks buy a lotto ticket?
小题2:What number did the Parks use?
小题3: Where did the Parks get the news that they won?
小题4: When did the Parks start jumping up and down?
小题5:How much did the Parks win?
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34 that I do no
t have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"We 37 what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38 , "Am I honest?"
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