Question

Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.

     When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.

     After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.

     Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about 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 very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.

     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.

1.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________

A. She was a baby                 B. She went to college

C. Her teacher came to her home     D. She was very old

2.__________taught Helen Keller her first word.

A. Her mother    B. Her teacher     C. Her father    D. The doctor

3.Helen Keller was famous because ___________

A. She was an American.

B. She traveled around the world

C. Ser teacher taught her many things 

D. She learned to read and write and helped many people in the world

4.The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____

A. She was very bright.                  B. She was blind and deaf.

C. She was a brave and wonderful person.   D. She went to college.

5.Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______

A. She found a way to understand the world

B. Her mother and father didn’t feel sad.

C. She found a way to travel around the world.

D. She found out how people became blind and deaf.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要著名的美国女作家、教育家海伦凯勒的励志故事。生活在无声、无光的世界中，却学会了读写，致力于帮助服务别人，受到世人尊敬和爱戴。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段第一句When Helen was a baby, she got very sick.可知，她自幼就患病严重；故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第四段的内容描述及其中一句Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word.可知，她是在老师的帮助下学会开始认字的；故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据短文第五段Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.可知，她之所以出名是因为她身残志坚，重病情况下学会读写并极力帮助别人而受到世人的尊敬和爱戴；故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据短文最后一段第二句The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person.可知，她因为勇敢和活的精彩而受世人纪念；故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据短文最后一句话She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear可知，虽然海伦凯勒看不见，听不见，但是她找到了理解、享受世界的方法；故选A。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。