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 tumour (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. "
【小題1】How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

A.4.B.6.C.10.D.14.
【小題2】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.
【小題3】Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.Richard.B.Isabelle.C.Melissa.D.Robert Sturdy.
【小題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.
【小題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.


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析試題分析:這篇短文主要介紹了一名十歲的盲人女孩成為歐洲議會的一名口譯員的故事.
【小題1】根據(jù)第一段A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口譯員) when she is only ten years 描述,可知這個盲人女孩在只有十歲時,就成為了一名口譯員,故選C.
【小題2】根據(jù)第二段She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumour (腦癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind 描述,可知她自從得了腦癌后眼睛就瞎了,故選B.
【小題3】根據(jù)第四段East of England MEP (歐盟議員) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (議會)及下文描述,可知是一名歐盟議員Robert Sturdy為她提供了這個工作機會,故選D.
【小題4】根據(jù)第三段Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages 及下文描述,可知她在語言學習方面很有天賦,故選B.
【小題5】根據(jù)這篇短文描述,可知這個女孩在眼睛看不見的情況下學會了多個國家的語言,成為一名優(yōu)秀的口譯員,說明她是個永不放棄的人,故選A,永不放棄,
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點評:本文淺顯易懂,層次分明,學生很容易把握文章中心內容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文,一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文,根據(jù)短文中心總結出正確答案。

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