Question

Louis Braille, a Frenchman, couldn’t see anything when he was three years old. At the age of ten, he went to a special school for b_______1. children. The teacher there taught him a new way of reading by touching raised letters(突出的字母) on the paper. H______2., it was a slow way to read, and it did not help the blind to write. In 1819, a French soldier i__________ 3.a special writing called “night writing”. Night writing used twelve dots(小圆点). In 1824, Braille k__4. about the night writing and began to change it for the blind to use. He didn’t use 12 dots but 6 dots. Letters are made with one or m______5. dots. In this way, Braille was able to use the six dots for all twenty-six letters. Now people call this writing the “Braille Writing” and people first used it in 1829. His work helped the blind see the world through their fingers.

Answer

1.blind

2.However

3.invented

4.knew

5.more

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了Louis Braille是一个法国人，他在三岁的时候就看不见了，在10岁的时候，他去了盲人学校。在1819年一个法国士兵发明了用12个圆点的盲写，在此基础上Louis Braille做了改进，变成了用6个圆点可以写的盲文。

1.在10岁的时候，他去了盲人学校。故填blind。

2.然而，对于写来说这太慢了，他帮不到盲人写字。故填However.

3.一个法国士兵发明了一种特别的叫做夜光笔的笔。故填invented。

4.巴列了解了夜光笔，开始把它改变成盲人用的笔。故填knew。

5.字母由一个或多个点构成。故填more。

考点：选词填空。