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.
It's still the holiday season and students in the UK are enjoying their winter break (休假).
Tiffany in Guangdong asks us about how British students spend their winter break.
For some, it's a time to study because they have exams next term. Some might have to study. They have to read some books. They use the winter break to catch up with(赶上) their reading. But some students can Let their hair down and celebrate Christmas and New Year with a few drinks.
This holiday is also an important time to chat with the family and maybe get some sleep too. Some lucky students are going away on holiday but it won't be long.
1.What do the underlined words "let their hair down" mean in this reading?
A．放下头发 B．烫发 C．放松 D．理发
2.Which of the following is true?
A．The winter break in the UK is not long.
B．The winter break in the UK is a time for sleep.
C．Students work hard in the winter break.
D．Students are preparing for the coming exam.
3.The passage is mainly about _______.
A．the differences between the winter break in China and the UK
B．what the students in the UK usually do in the winter break
C．why some students like the winter break
D．how to celebrate the winter break
Joan is an American girl. She lives in China now. She is in my class. Her parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.A. He often writes letters to them. Joan likes Chinese class very much, and likes speaking Chinese with us after class. Her father teaches us English well. We all like his class. On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes shopping with her mother. They like the Chinese food very much. It's a happy family.
1.Joan is from ________.
A. China B. Japan C. the U.S.A. D. Canada
2.Joan likes speaking ________with us after class.
A．Chinese B．English C．French D．Japanese
3.Joan's ________ is an English teacher.
A．father B．mother C．brother D．father and mother
4.How often does Joan go to the shop?
A．Often. B．Never. C．Every Sunday. D．Sometimes.
5.Which is not wrong?
A．Joan's mother is a good doctor. B．There are three people in her family.
C．They like to eat the Chinese food a lot. D．The family are all in China.
We can’t live without love and we know what love is, but we don’t say only humans know what love is. Yes, it’s impossible for animals to do some things because of their physical body. However, sometimes some of them might be able to show us the love that we have forgotten on our “busy road”, just like the following story.
A dog, was knocked down by a car and died in the middle of the road. Later, another dog ran beside the body of the dead dog and he tried to wake his friend up using his legs. When his effort to wake up his friend failed, he tried to push his friend to the roadside. But his friend was too heavy for him to push.
Though traffic was busy and dangerous, he wouldn’t want to go away from his friend, just standing beside his friend shouting and crying.
A lot of people saw this story and were very touched (感动的). Even a dog can show his loyalty (忠诚) and love to his friend, what can our humans do?
1.The dog died because _______________.
A．it was badly ill B．it was knocked down by a car
C．it was too old D．it fought against other dogs
2.The other dog saw it lying in the middle of the road and it wanted to ________first.
A．wake his friend up B．push his friend to the roadside
C．catch up with the car D．stop the traffic
3.We learn __________ from the passage.
A．the car driver is too cruel B．animals can also show love
C．the two dogs are brothers D．friends are the best in the world
These days, a lot of photos about how a three-year-old girl looked after her disabled father are 1 spread over the Internet. Many people were 2 by her. And people gave her a 3 nickname (绰号) “little strong girl”.
The little girl is Dong Xinyi. She was born in a small 4 in Dezhou, Shangdong Province. When she was several months 5 , her father Dong Jianshe had an accident 6 riding his motorcycle and lost his 7 . Two years later her mother left her father 8 the poor life. As an old saying goes, “ The children of 9 people manage household affairs early.” Little Xinyi had to do lots of housework. She 10 her father in her power. She cooked noodles, carried water, cleaned rooms and washed clothes. The little girl brings happiness and 11 to her poor family. And 12 , the local government has 13 medical treatment to her father and promised to cover all medical expenses(费用). 14 the same time, the government is also planning to raise money for the girl’s 15 . Now Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to nursery school(幼儿园) like other children,
1. A．happily B．certainly C．carefully D．widely
2. A．moved B．married C．made D．named
3. A．bad B．wrong C．bright D．stupid
4. A．city B．village C．hospital D．capital
5. A．young B．little C．old D．big
6. A．where B．while C．whether D．how
7. A．legs B．son C．daughter D．wife
8. A．because B．instead of C．instead D．because of
9. A．rich B．great C．poor D．disabled
10. A．took care B．took care of C．looked around D．looked for
11. A．sadness B．success C．freedom D．hope
12. A．luckily B．unluckily C．likely D．really
13. A．refused B．noticed C．offered D．bought
14. A．On B．At C．In D．To
15. A．information B．interest C．suggestion D．education
Ann was ____ a good mood and kept ____ jokes to us.
A．in, saying B．on, telling C．in, to tell D．in, telling
