Question

    Young children often “read” picture books. They’re attracted by the colorful scenery and the realistic characters that contribute to fascinating plots.

Unfortunately, some children can’t use these resources, even if they do know how to read. Take three-year old Elodie Bateson, for example. Elodie was born with under-developed eyes and has retinal detachments（视网膜脱落），making her visually impaired.

It is because of people like Elodie that Tom Yeh, head of the Tactile Picture Books Project, has started printing 3D books, so they can feel the illustrations in picture books.

The first book Tom Yeh printed was Goodnight Moon, a popular children’s book about a rabbit going to sleep and wishing good night to his surroundings. In the 3D version of this book， children can feel each thing that the rabbit says good night to, whether it is a cow jumping over the moon, a balloon, or a dollhouse.

Generally, when children grow older, they read by using Braille, a language that was invented by Louis Braille in 1824. It uses different patterns of raised dots representing different letters. Readers can then feel the dots and mentally translate the patterns they feel into words. The only problem is that many blind children do not start learning Braille until they are about six years old.

Another reason why 3D printed books are such a valuable resource is that children don’t have to know how to read to understand them. However, without these, visually impaired kids are losing six developmental years vital to their growth since they can ’t take advantage of picture books.

When 3D picture books are printed, plastic is layered（分层放置）repeatedly over a single shape: the shape of the illustration. These raised pictures created through layered plastic serve as substitutes for the Braille letters that little children have no knowledge of.

1.What does the underlined word “impaired” in paragraph 2 mean？

A.Unmatched. B.Disappeared.

C.Defeated. D.Damaged.

2.What can we know about Braille from Paragraph 5？

A.The blind at any age can read by using Braille.

B.Most people can translate Braille into words.

C.Blind kids begin learning Braille at about six years old.

D.Braille uses similar patterns of raised dots to stand for different letters.

3.We can know that the illustrations in 3D books are raised ______ .

A.dots B.pictures

C.letters D.plastic

4.What is the aim of the Tactile Picture Books Project？

A.To teach the blind children Braille.

B.To encourage kids to read books.

C.To cure visually impaired children.

D.To help the blind children read picture books.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了，为了让失明的孩子能早点读书，一个项目开发出3D图画书，失明的孩子可以通过触摸这些图画进行阅读。

1.词义猜测题。由第二段中的“Elodie was born with under-developed eyes and has retinal detachments（视网膜脱落），making her visually impaired.”（Elodie出生时眼睛发育不良，有视网膜脱离，使她的视力受损。），可知Elodie眼睛发育不良且视网膜脱离，所以视力受损，此处impaired意为“受损”。故选D项。

2.细节理解题。由第五段最后一句“The only problem is that many blind children do not start learning Braille until they are about six years old.”（唯一的问题是，许多盲童直到六岁左右才开始学习盲文。），可知盲童六岁左右开始学习盲文。故选C项。

3.细节理解题。由最后一段“When 3D picture books are printed, plastic is layered（分层放置）repeatedly over a single shape: the shape of the illustration. These raised pictures created through layered plastic serve as substitutes for the Braille letters that little children have no knowledge of.”（3D绘本打印时，塑料在一个图形上重复分层：插图的图形。这些通过分层塑料制作的凸起的图片可以代替小孩子不知道的盲文字母。这些通过分层塑料制作的凸起的图片可以代替小孩子不知道的盲文字母。），可知3D书籍中的插图是凸起的图片。故选B项。

4.推理判断题。由第三段的“It is because of people like Elodie that Tom Yeh, head of the Tactile Picture Books Project, has started printing 3D books, so they can feel the illustrations in picture books.”（正是因为有像Elodie这样（视力受损）的人，触觉绘本项目负责人Tom Yeh才开始印刷3D书籍，这样他们才能感受到绘本中的插图。），可推断出Tactile Picture Books Project的目的在于帮助盲童阅读图画书。故选D项。