Question

At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she’s also a university undergraduate.

Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK’s West Midlands region, is one of the country’s youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University, a UK-based distance learning college, in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in a recent exam.

“It’s so interesting. It has the type of maths I love. It’s real maths-theories, complex numbers, all that type of stuff,” she smiles. “I want to finish the course in two years. Then I’m going to do my PhD in financial maths when I’m 13. I want to have my own bank by the time I’m 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.” she adds.

Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. She sat her first Math GSCE exam, a British high school qualification, at Ounsdale High School in Wolverhampton at just six, where she received a C-grade. A year later, she got the A-grade she wanted. Then last year she scored a B-grade when she sat the Math A-level exam.

Not content with breaking barriers to attend college at just 10 years old, Esther is also writing a series of math workbooks for children called “Yummy Yummy Algebra.”

“It starts at a beginner level-that’s volume one. But then there will be volume two, and volume three, and then volume four. As long as you can add or subtract, you’ll be able to do it. I want to show other children they are special.” she says.

1.Why does Esther Okade want to have her own bank?

A. To make more money.

B. To set up a maths school.

C. To help the people in need.

D. To publish her maths books.

2.What can be inferred about Esther Okade from the text?

A. She is not good at taking maths exams.

B. She fails to get along well with her peers.

C. She is determined and strict with herself.

D. She was not admitted to Ounsdale High School.

3.What makes Esther Okade special according to the text?

A. Her natural talent in maths.

B. Her love for big challenges.

C. Scoring 100% in every exam.

D. Writing a series of math books.

Answer

1. C

2. C

3. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，属于人物传记。第一眼看上去，十岁的埃丝特•奥卡德好像和同龄孩子没什么不一样。她喜欢打扮成《冰雪奇缘》里的艾尔莎，喜欢芭比娃娃，也喜欢去公园和商场。本文以此展开，主要讲述了英国天才女孩十岁上大学。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段中I want to have my own bank by the time I’m 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.可知，Esther Okade想拥有自己的银行是为了帮助需要帮助的人。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中I want to finish the course in two years. Then I’m going to do my PhD in financial maths when I’m 13.和根据第五段Not content with breaking barriers to attend college at just 10 years old, Esther is also writing a series of math workbooks for children called “Yummy Yummy Algebra.”可知，从文中我们可以推断出埃斯特·奥卡德意志坚定，对自己要求严格。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中“It’s so interesting. It has the type of maths I love. It’s real maths-theories, complex numbers, all that type of stuff,” she smiles.可知，根据文本，Esther Okade的特别之处是她在数学方面有天赋。故选A。