Question

Hellen Keller was born in 1880 in the USA. When she was about 19 months old, she got very ill. After many weeks, the doctor told her parents, “Your daughter is better, but now she can’t see and she can’t hear.” Her mother and her father were very sad. After a few years , things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She didn’t understand anything.

Then one day a teacher came. Her name was Anne Sullivan. She lived with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).

Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. It helped many people in the world.

1.Where was Helen Keller from?

A．England.          B．America           C．Japan             D．India

2.What happened to Helen when she was 19 months?

A．She got very ill.

B．She began to go to school.

C．She left her home.

D．Her mother died.

3. Anne Sullivan helped Helen Keller_____________.

A．hear something

B．see the world with her eyes

C．learn words

D．do housework by herself

4. What do people think of Helen Keller?

A．She was quiet

B．She was brave and wonderful

C．She was blind and deaf

D．She was ill

5. Hellen Keller was famous because____________________.

A．she couldn’t see or hear

B．she went to college as a blind(盲的) woman

C．she was a bright woman

D．As a blind,she learned to read and write and helped many people in the world.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：海伦·凯勒出生于1880年在美国。当她为约19个月的时候，她病得很重。医生告诉她的父母，她什么看不见也听不见。老师，安妮·沙利文改变了她的命运。很快教会她拼写她的第一个字。后来她去上大学。当她去世的时候她的年龄很老了。世界记住了她，作为一个勇敢的和美好的人。她是个盲人，聋哑人，但她找到了一种方法，能够看到和听到。在世界上，它帮助了很多人。

1.细节理解题，根据文中语句“Hellen Keller was born in 1880 in the USA.”理解可知。海伦是个美国人，故选B。

2.细节理解题，根据文中语句“When she was about 19 months old, she got very ill.”理解可知。19个月的时候海伦得了一场大病，故选A。

3.细节理解题，根据文中语句“The teacher helped Helen learn words.”理解可知。沙利文老师帮助海伦写字，故选C。

4.细节理解题，根据文中语句“The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person.”理解可知。今天的人们把海伦作为一个勇敢和美好的人，故选B。

5.理解归纳题，根据文中语句“She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. It helped many people in the world.”理解可知。海伦的创举给残疾人开辟了一片新天地，故选D。

考点：人物传记阅读。