Question

A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years

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. "

1.How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

A. 4.   B. 6.   C. 10.   D. 14.

2.When did Alexia Sloane become blind?

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.

3.Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?

A. Richard.   B. Isabelle.   C. Melissa.   D. Robert Sturdy.

4.What is right about Alexia Sloane?

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.

5.What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?

A. Never give up.          B. Believe in yourself.

C. Nothing is impossible.    D. Failure is the mother of success.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.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。

1.根据文章第一段中she is only ten years可知答案。

2.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。

3.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。

4.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。

5.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。