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. |
A： Hello， Steve．
B： Hello， Jane．
A： （1） ， Steve？
B： I'm watching TV． （2） ？
A： No， I am not watching TV． I'm listening to a CD， but it is kind of boring．
B： Yeah， my TV show is not very interesting． Do you want to go to the theater？
A： That sounds good． （3） ？
B： We'll meet at 7：00 p．m．
A： By the way， （4） ？
B： We can take a taxi． It's very convenient．
A： OK． See you later．
B： （5） ．
More and more foreigners have come to China． A foreign teacher named Jack stayed in China and wrote something about his experiences． Now let's share his experiences in China：
During my five years in China， I have had the chance to travel all over China and see some interesting things． I not only have seen many places of interest， such as the Great Wall in Beijing， the home of Confucius in Qufu， Shandong Province， and the city of Xi'an， but also have seen beautiful gardens in Suzhou， Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou Province， and wonderful beaches in Dalian and Qingdao． Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most beautiful place I've ever seen． I've also met many friendly people around China． They included students in middle schools I visited in Inner Mongolia， Shanxi Province， and Guizhou． All of my experiences were wonderful．
（1）What is Jack？
（2）How long has Jack been in China？
（3）What has Jack had the chance to do？
（4）Where has Jack seen wonderful beaches？
（5）Has Jack met any students in middle schools？
There are four great inventions from ancient China．
Compass is a great gift to the world． Before it was invented， sailors had to depend on the stars to find direction． After it was invented， the oceans were open to travel．
Paper﹣making is one of the greatest inventions． During the Western Han Dynasty （202 B．C．﹣9A．D．）， paper was made in some places in China． It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty（25A．D．﹣220A．D．）by Cai Lun．He made paper with bark（树皮），old cloth and so on．
It is said that in the third century a Chinese man wrote about how to make gunpowder．At first，it was used for making fireworks（烟花）．At the end of the Tang Dynasty，people began to use it in wars．The way of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries．
Printing was developed in 1041﹣1048 in the Song Dynasty．A man named Bi Sheng carved characters（字符）on pieces of clay and wood．Then he put ink on them．After the characters were printed on paper，the pieces of clay or wood could be used again．This technology then spread to Korea，Japan and Europe．
（1）After was invented， the oceans were open to travel．
A． gunpowder
B． compass
C． printing
（2）At first， gunpowder was used to ．
A． find direction
B． make paper
C． make fireworks
（3）Printing was developed in ．
A． the Song Dynasty
B． the Tang Dynasty
C． the Han Dynasty
（4）The underlined word "carved" in this passage means ．
A．切开
B．打印
C．雕刻
（5）The best title（标题） for the passage is ．
A． The Four Dynasties of Ancient China
B． The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China
C． The Four Great People of Ancient China
Do you feel worried sometimes？ How do you deal with your worries？ Whether your worries are big or small， you can take these steps to deal with them：
●Try to find out what you're worried about
Sometimes， you will know what you're worried about． But sometimes， you might not．Try to find it out first； if you can't， you can ask for help．
●Think of ways to make it better
You can do something to help you feel less worried．Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem．
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids． If you're worried about grades， ask yourself these questions：
☆ Why are grades important？ What do grades mean to me？
☆ How do I get ready for class？ Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test？
☆ Do I have a good place to study at home？
☆ Have I tried different ways of studying？
●Ask for help
When you're worried， it can be helpful to find someone to talk to．You can ask your parents，friends or teachers for help．
（1）How many steps of dealing with your worries are mentioned in the passage？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
（2）When you don't know what you're worried about， first．
A． you should try to find it out
B． you can't ask for help
C． you don't need to think of ways
（3）If you're worried about grades， you can ask yourself these questions except " "．
A． Why are grades important？
B． Why don't my friends like me？
C． How do I get ready for class？
（4）According to the passage， who can you ask for help when you're worried？
A． Parents， friends or teachers．
B． Parents， friends or doctors．
C． Parents， friends or policemen．
（5）The passage mainly tells us ．
A． who is often worried
B． when people are worried
C． how to deal with our worries
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B． Wangwang Supermarket
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A． On July 1， 2018．
B． On July 3， 2018．
C． On July 8， 2018．
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