Question

    Born blind is tough in any case. But things were even harder for Srikanth Bolla who was born in a small village in India, where the common belief was that kids with disabilities were “of no use” and therefore, better off dead. Fortunately, Srikanth’s parents loved their son and refused to give him up. Instead, they encouraged the blind boy to dream big and reach for the star.

Srikanth did not disappoint his parents. The now twenty-four-year-old is the founder CEO of Bollant Industries.

Of course, getting here was not easy. Being both blind and poor meant that Srikanth had to face hard challenges. As a young boy, Srikanth attended a regular school near his home. Unfortunately, the students and teachers didn’t quite like him because of his disability. As a result, the young boy was largely ignored and often spent the entire day alone.

Concerned this would hold back Srikanth’ s development, his family decided to send him to a special school in Hyderabad. Sure enough, the young boy soon rose to the top of his class, earning awards in speech and debate competitions. But Srikanth was prevented from studying sciences when he reached 10th grade, because it was thought too “dangerous” for a blind student. Not wanting to give up, Srikanth took legal action and became the first blind student in the country allowed to study sciences.

Late, after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Srikanth set up Bollant Industries in 2012.For just four years, it has become a powerhouse with over 450 employees,70% of whom are physically challenged.

Being disabled doesn’ t mean being unable. “If the world looks at me and says, ‘Srikanth, you can do nothing,’ I will look back at the world and say I can do anything.” the young man says.

1.Why was Srikanth sent to a special school?

A.His parents became richer than before.

B.He could be treated equally there.

C.This school was free for disabled students.

D.He was sent away by the regular school.

2.What can we know about Srikanth from the text?

A.He was born in a poor village.

B.He cared about disabled people.

C.His parents were strict with him in his study.

D.He was loved by the villagers when he was young.

3.What words can best describe Srikanth?

A.Intelligent and determined.

B.Active and honest.

C.Patient and careful.

D.Kind but stubborn.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Chances Are Everywhere

B.No Challenges, No Success

C.Big Dream Makes a Difference

D.Disability Doesn’t Mean Being Unable

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。出生在印度一个村庄的Srikanth Bolla出生时就是盲人，虽然那里的人都认为残疾人没用，但是他的父母没有放弃他，反而努力培养他，最终他2012年毕业后，成立了以残疾人为主的Bollant产业。

1.推理判断题。由文中的“Unfortunately, the students and teachers didn’t quite like him because of his disability. As a result, the young boy was largely ignored and often spent the entire day alone. Concerned this would hold back Srikanth’ s development, his family decided to send him to a special school in Hyderabad.（不幸的是，因为他的残疾，那里的老师和学生们不怎么喜欢他。他经常被忽略一个人孤单的呆一天。担心这种情况会阻碍他的发展，他的父母决定把他送到Hyderabad的一个特殊学校）”可推知，在特殊学校，Srikanth Bolla可得到公平的对待。故选B。

2.推理判断题。由文中的“For just four years, it has become a powerhouse with over 450 employees,70% of whom are physically challenged.（仅仅四年的时间，他的公司变成了拥有450名员工的大公司，70%的员工是身体残疾的）”可知，Srikanth Bolla是关心残疾人的。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据文中的“Sure enough, the young boy soon rose to the top of his class, earning awards in speech and debate competitions（当然的是，这个年青的男孩很快在班级中取得最好的成绩，并在演讲比赛与辩论赛中赢得奖励）”可知，Srikanth Bolla是很聪明的（intelligent）。由文中的“But Srikanth was prevented from studying sciences when he reached 10th grade, because it was thought too “dangerous” for a blind student. Not wanting to give up, Srikanth took legal action and became the first blind student in the country allowed to study sciences（Srikanth Bolla上十年级的时候，由于担心太危险，不被允许商科学课。他不放弃，运用法律手段成为了国内第一个上科学课的盲人学生）”可知，Srikanth Bolla是很意志坚定的（determined）。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。这是一篇记叙文，主旨大意需结合全文内容考虑。文章一开始讲述Srikanth Bolla出生地的人认为盲人是无用的，文章中间段落讲述他父母对他的培养以及他自己的努力，最终没有让父母失望，还成立了自己的公司。所以本文主要讲“残疾并不意味着无能”，故选D。