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Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle Worker

1.Helen Keller was an author in ________.

A．English

B．America

C．Australia

D．China

2. When she was 19 ________ old, Helen Keller became blind and deaf.

A．days

B．years

C．months

D．seconds

3. Did Helen Keller receive a college degree?

A．Yes, she did.

B．Yes, he did.

C．No, she didn’t.

D．No, he didn’t.

4.Which book is written by Helen Keller?

A．The story of My Life	B．Out of the Dark
C．One million pound	D．A and B

5. Helen Keller is a/an ________ person.

A．honest

B．hard-working

C．beautiful

D．lovely

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

1.根据短文中的第一句话，已经指出她是一个美国作家。

2.根据原文“at the age of 19 months”，所以选C项。

3.注意海伦是个女孩，所以要用she，而且从书中得知她获得了大学学位。

4.注意A 和B两项中的书都是她写的。

5.从全文判断，海伦·凯勒是个勤奋刻苦的女孩，所以才取得了那么好的成绩