A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口譯員) when she is only ten years. Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (腦癌) 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 (歐盟議員) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (議會). "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 (年度青年成就獎). 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. "
1.
How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
A.
4.
B.
6.
C.
10.
D.
14.
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.
3.
Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.
Richard.
B.
Isabelle.
C.
Melissa.
D.
Robert Sturdy.
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.
5.
What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
Western films play an important role in the history of American films. They are set in the American West. Most of the heroes are from famous novels. They speak highly of people’s spirit, courage and building everything all by themselves. Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio, just like other early Hollywood films. With the development of technology, it began to be filmed at movie ranches(大牧場) from the 1930s. Often, the vast(開闊的) landscape becomes a character in the film. After the early 1950s, various(彩色的) wide screen technologies began to be used. During this time, the most typical western films focused on huge plains, soldiers or tourists, they were always the most handsome men. Until recent times, western films seem to be a little out of date. For example, the guns are always some old ones. They were frequently(經常性地) used in films set in the 1870s. In the late 1960s, things began to change. Some new guns began to show in the films.
1.
Western films spoke highly of people’s . Which of the following is NOT included?
A.
spirit
B.
courage
C.
sadness
D.
building everything all by themselves
2.
What does the underlined word “landscape”mean in Chinese?
A.
風景畫
B.
城墻
C.
景觀
D.
屏幕
3.
When did western films begin to be filmed at movie ranches?
A.
From the 1930s.
B.
From the 1960s.
C.
From the 1970s.
D.
From the 1870s.
4.
According to the passage, which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A.
They are set in the American West.
B.
Western films only focused on soldiers.
C.
Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio.
I will never forget the lesson about my window. Four years ago, I moved to a house in a large town. One of my new neighbors’ house was only a few feet away from mine. There lived a woman. Through one of my windows, I could see her reading by her window every afternoon. Several months later, I found I couldn’t see the woman clearly. I thought her window was too dirty. I said to myself, “Why doesn’t she clean her window? It looks terrible!” One afternoon, I decided to clean my house including(包括) the window. I felt tired after three hours of hard work. So I sat down by the window for a rest. What a surprise! I could see the woman reading there clearly again! By that time, I realized that my own window was too dirty, not hers! I really felt ashamed for myself. I had been watching her through my dirty window in the past days! The experience is very important for me. So I try to clean the window of my heart before judging(評判) others.
1.
How long has the writer lived in the house according to the passage?
A.
Two years.
B.
Three years.
C.
Four years.
2.
The writer couldn’t see the woman clearly because ______________.
A.
the writer’s window was dirty
B.
the woman’s house was too far
C.
the woman didn’t open her window
3.
The underlined word “ashamed” means _________________.
A.
高興的
B.
放松的
C.
羞愧的
4.
According to the passage, the writer has learnt how to __________________.
Liu Yun, 13, pretty and smart. She is a good student. But many students try to stay from her because Liu Yun’s mum has AIDS(愛滋病) and her father has died of AIDS. Luckily, Liu Yun didn’t get it. AIDS means fear for most people. Nobody wants to play games with her. Even a teacher who used to like her turns his back on her now. The biggest problem is how other people look at her. She sometimes wants todrop out of schoolbecause she can no longer face others’ indifference(冷漠)。 It is said if a person has AIDS, it’s still safe to eat and play with him. So I think Liu Yun’s classmates and teachers are afraid of AIDS because they don’t know much about AIDS. And Liu Yun needs their love and understanding. Even a friendly smile means a lot to her.
1.
Why isn’t Liu Yun popular with the students and the teachers?
A.
She has AIDS.
B.
Her mother has AIDS.
C.
Her father has died of AIDS.
D.
Both B and C.
2.
What will you do when you best friend has AIDS?
A.
I’ll stay away from him.
B.
I won’t have meals with him.
C.
I won’t talk with him.
D.
I should be more friendly to him than before.
3.
What’s the meaning of the underlined words “drop out of school”?
A.
逃學
B.
輟學
C.
請病假
D.
回家
4.
Can we have meals with the people that have AIDS?
A.
Yes, we can.
B.
No, we can’t.
C.
No, we shouldn’t.
D.
We don’t know.
5.
Which of the following is TURE?
A.
Though Liu Yun’s mother has AIDS, every teacher still love her.
B.
None of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS .
C.
Most of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS.
D.
Only a few teacher love her when her mother has AIDS.
