A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years.
Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can"t see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.
Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia"s mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.
Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "
小题1:How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?小题2:When did Alexia Sloane become blind?| A．When she was born. | | B．After she had a brain tumor. | | C．After she became an interpreter. | | D．When she was on holiday with her parents. |
小题3:Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?| A．Richard. | B．Isabelle. | C．Melissa. | D．Robert Sturdy. |
小题4:What is right about Alexia Sloane?| A．She can speak five language fluently. | | B．She is a talented language learner. | | C．She is the only child in the family. | | D．She went to France on holiday after she won the award. |
小题5:What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "? | A．Never give up. | | B．Believe in yourself. | | C．Nothing is impossible. | | D．Failure is the mother of success. |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
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本文介绍了一位盲姑娘在十岁就成了一名口译员。这名小姑娘具有语言天赋，从出生就会三种语言，也是由于她自己不懈努力，终于圆了她的梦。但是她却不满足于现状，什么也不能阻止她 前进的脚步。
小题1:根据文章第一段中she is only ten years可知答案。
小题2:由文章第二段After that“ that”在这里指上文中的她被医生告诉她患了脑癌可得到答案。
小题3:由文章最后一段HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. Alexia说“这很好，我决定成为一名口译员。”可得到答案。
小题4:根据文章第四段她妈妈说的话“通常一个人进入欧盟议会至少14岁，而她才十岁”。得到答案。
小题5:Nothing can stop me.意为“什么也不能阻止我”。Never give up.意为“从不放弃”。二者意思相同。 |
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电视已经走进了千家万户，是我们生活的重要组成部分。每个人都有自己最喜爱的电视节目。下面是五个人的描述，请根据他们的描述从A-F中为他们选择合适的电视节目。
小题1:I am 73 years old. I often watch TV in my free time. Of all the programs, I like the news best. Through the TV, I can learn what is happening in our country and in the world. At seven every evening , I always sit in front of the TV.
小题2:I am a grandma. I like Chinese traditional opera. From Monday to Thursday, I usually turn on the TV at half past seven. The programs from CCTV7 are my best.
小题3:I am a basketball fan. I like playing basketball very much. But I am too busy. So I have to watch it on the TV. Every night, I watch the match till midnight.I am crazy about it , especially NBA
小题4:I am a housewife. I do the housework all day, I’d like to watch TV at night. I prefer to see soap operas like ‘palace”, “meteoric garden” and so on.Because they can make me feel relaxed.
小题5:I am the only son in the family. I am in Grade Five. I like cartoons best. I often watch cartoons on the TV after doing the homework.
 
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My mother often asked me, “what is the most important part of the body?” Through the years I would guess at 1 I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My 2 , Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you 3 thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Then last year, my Grandpa 4 . Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our 5 to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was shocked 6 she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion(迷惑) on my face and told me, “This 7 is very important. It shows that you have 8 lived your life”. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?”
She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they 9 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and 10 that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”
| 小题1: | | A．if | B．what | C．that | D．whether |
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| 小题2: | | A．ears | B．eyes | C．hands | D．feet |
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| 小题3: | | A．feel | B．stop | C．keep | D．forget |
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| 小题4: | | A．worried | B．visited | C．died | D．came |
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| 小题5: | | A．need | B．chance | C．duty | D．turn |
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| 小题6: | | A．when | B．unless | C．before | D．but |
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| 小题7: | | A．experience | B．answer | C．problem | D．question |
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| 小题8: | | A．easily | B．really | C．carefully | D．especially |
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| 小题9: | | A．sleep | B．think | C．laugh | D．cry |
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As the sun rose, a dewdrop (露珠)woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all.
Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop.
The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping (使倾斜) the leaf. The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge (边缘)of the leaf. Why was this happening? Things were comfortable. Things were safe. Why did they have to change? Why? Why?
The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf. It was sure that this was the end. The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use.
Finally, it fell. Below there was a mirror. A reflection of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it. Closer and closer they came together until finally.., the small dewdrop became a part of the great pond (池塘). Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed.
It had become one with the whole.
小题1:According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop _____. | A．didn’t get on well with other dewdrops | | B．thought its beauty was too simple | | C．couldn’t get any sunlight | | D．thought itself as the best dewdrop |
小题2:The dewdrop became _____ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf. | A．scared | B．happy | C．proud | D．comfortable |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the story? | A．There was only one dewdrop on the leaf. | | B．The dewdrop did nothing before falling. | | C．The mirror in the story refers to the pond. | | D．The dewdrop was actually destroyed. |
小题4:What does the underlined word “reflection” mean?小题5:The story mainly tells us that _____. | A．we should work together against difficulties | | B．people should not be too proud of themselves | | C．one should work hard for his/her goals | | D．it’s good to become one with the whole |
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In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In 26 way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 27 Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider 28 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 29 in the rock. He tried six times. On the 30 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 31 the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made 32 models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked 33 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have 34 failures. Now I know 50,000 ways it won"t 35”.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused 36 ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go 37 next times.
Second, is the goal（目标 ） you"re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 38 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn"t be doing any way.
The third thing to keep in 39 about failure is that it"s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have 40 ．
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| 小题12: | | A．high | B．large | C．right | D．bright |
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Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and 15 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll 16 the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk 17 yourself. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why 18 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops（庄稼）in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest（收成）.
Everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, 19 life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way 20 success. In fact, difficulty isn’t terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is like spring（弹簧）. If you are 21 , it will be strong. Attitude（态度） decides 22 . With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 23 . So when you meet difficulties, don’t give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile. Remember these five rules: Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect 24 .
| 小题1: | | A．happy | B．unhappy | C．smile | D．cry |
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| 小题2: | | A．look | B．look for | C．find | D．find out |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoying | B．to relax | C．relax | D．enjoy |
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| 小题4: | | A．don’t | B．didn’t | C．haven’t | D．not |
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| 小题7: | | A．energetic | B．powerful | C．confident | D．weak |
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| 小题8: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题9: | | A．please | B．pleasure | C．pleased | D．pleasant |
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