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 tumour (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. "How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
| A．4. | B．6. | C．10. | D．14. |
When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
| A．When she was born. |
| B．After she had a brain tumour. |
| C．After she became an interpreter. |
| D．When she was on holiday with her parents. |
Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
| A．Richard. | B．Isabelle. | C．Melissa. | D．Robert Sturdy. |
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. |
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. |
Ann’s Sports Timetable
| Activities |
Time |
| go to the gym |
6：00 a.m. -7：00 a.m. every day |
| play table tennis |
4：00 p.m. -5：30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoon |
| go bicycling with Mike and Tony |
5：30 p.m. -6：30 p.m. Saturday afternoon |
| go hiking with her classmates |
9：00 a.m.-11：30 a.m. Sunday morning |
Ann often on Sundays.
A．plays table tennis
B．goes hiking
C．goes bicycling
Mike goes bicycling .
A．with Tony and Ann
B．alone
C．with his brothers
How long does Ann stay in the gym every day?
A．One hour. B．30 minutes. C．2 hours.
—Does Ann play table tennis ? —Yes, she does.
A．once a week
B．twice a week
C．three times a week
Ann doesn’t do sports on afternoon.
A．Wednesday B．Friday C． Monday
两篇根据短文内容,从每小题A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you like to play the game Angry Birds? Maybe your answer is yes. As a kind of online game, it’s popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. But do you know there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world?
The first two parks opened in Finland in 2012, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open.
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters (人物) and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park.
Peter Vesterbacka is an officer of Angry Birds Company. The company wants to invite people to go out and have fun in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
Angry Birds is a _______.
A. game B. story C. film
Angry Birds is popular with _______.
A. children B. boys C. people of all ages
How many Angry Birds-themed activity parks opened in Finland in 2012?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
What does Peter Vesterbacka do?
A. He is a postman.
B. He is an officer.
C. He is a scientist.
Which of the following is Not true?
A. Angry Birds is very interesting.
B. There are large screens in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
C. Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in China in 2015.
A friend, Jack asks me to have dinner with him. He has a very beautiful big house. He is rich and famous. He always likes to help others.
On that day, he tells me a story about a boy and his dream.
A boy is sitting in the classroom. He is thinking about his teacher’s words. Miss Brown asks her students to write about what they want to be and to do when they grow up. The boy writes down his dream. He wants to be a rich and famous man when he grows up. He would like a big house. He also wants to help poor children to go to school.
Thirty years goes. There are a lot of difficulties on his way to success(成功), but the boy never forgets his dream .Now it comes true.
“You’re standing in the boy’s big house. You know, the boy is me.” my friend, Jack says.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。The writer has lunch with his friend, Jack.
Miss Brown asks the students to be rich and famous.
Jack never gives up his dream and tries hard to do for it.
There was nothing much difficult on his way to success.
Jack’s dream comes true and he is successful.
任务型阅读，根据短文内容完成所给任务。
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people keep healthy happy and live longer. Many people like to watch others play sports games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets to watch the games. Often they get very excited when “their” players or teams win.
Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is good in warm weather, but skating is good in winter. Some sports are very interesting and people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, is popular in the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. Some sports or games have lasted for thousands of years, like running or jumping. But basketball and volleyball are very new. They are no more than a century old.
Sports can keep people ________.
Some people spend some money watching others ______sports games.
People play _________ games in different seasons.
How do people watch the games?
What sports have lasted for the thousands of years?
During the day we work and play，and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head，our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Our body grows most while we are _______.
| A．eating | B．playing | C．sleeping | D．exercising |
Too little sleep makes us _______.
| A．tired | B．hungry | C．happy | D．grow |
—What may cause us to feel tired in the morning?
—_______ during the sleep.
| A．Too much air | B．Not enough fresh air |
| C．Too much cold air | D．Too much sleep |
How many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night?
| A．8 hours. | B．9 hours. | C．10 hours. | D．11 hours. |
What do the lungs need most?
| A．Fresh air. | B．Covering. |
| C．Warm air. | D．Exercise. |
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