Question

Helen Keller was a US author(作者)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(学位)from Radcliff College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like her to overcome them. He works hard all the time. 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, he didn’t.   D. No, she 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】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国盲人作家海伦凯勒的生平事迹。

1.根据Helen Keller was a US author 可知他是一个美国作家，故选B。

2.根据who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months.可知他在十九个月大时变瞎了，故选C。

3.根据Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 可知他接受了大学教育，故选A。

4.根据Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913).描述，可知选D。

5.根据短文描述，可知海伦凯勒是个努力工作的人，故选B。

考点：传记类短文阅读。