Hellen Keller was born in 1880 in the USA. When she was about 19 months old, she got very ill. After many weeks, the doctor told her parents, “Your daughter is better, but now she can’t see and she can’t hear.” Her mother and her father were very sad. After a few years , things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She didn’t understand anything.

Then one day a teacher came. Her name was Anne Sullivan. She lived with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大學(xué)).

Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. It helped many people in the world.

1.Where was Helen Keller from?

A．England.          B．America           C．Japan             D．India

2.What happened to Helen when she was 19 months?

A．She got very ill.

B．She began to go to school.

C．She left her home.

D．Her mother died.

3. Anne Sullivan helped Helen Keller_____________.

A．hear something

B．see the world with her eyes

C．learn words

D．do housework by herself

4. What do people think of Helen Keller?

A．She was quiet

B．She was brave and wonderful

C．She was blind and deaf

D．She was ill

5. Hellen Keller was famous because____________________.

A．she couldn’t see or hear

B．she went to college as a blind(盲的) woman

C．she was a bright woman

D．As a blind,she learned to read and write and helped many people in the world.

 

Amelia Earhart was born in America in 1897．As a little girl，she could climb trees and catch rats．When she was seven years old，she discovered she was interested in flying．In 1920，Amelia took a plane and knew she had to fly! Just days after that，she took her first flying lesson．Six months later，she bought her own plane!

A Life-Changing Flight On June 18，1928，Amelia became world-famous because she flew across the Atlantic with others as the first woman．And then she was called the "Queen of the Air"．

Making and Breaking Records Although Amelia was well-known in the flight，she never stopped practicing．In 1932，she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic by herself，and later in 1935，she was the first person to fly over the Pacific from Hawaii to California by herself．

The Last Flight When her 40th birthday was coming，Amelia prepared for her biggest challenge--an around-the-world flight．On June 1，1937，she began her 46，671 kilometer flight．Something unlucky happened on June 29．She never came back again．

However，her name still lives on till now．

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1．What was Amelia interested in when she was seven years old?

A．Jumping．          B．Flying．           C．Climbing trees．      D．Catching rats．

2．When did Amelia take her first flying lesson?

A．In 1897．          B．In 1904．          C．In 1920．          D．In 1928．

3．Why was Amelia called the "Queen of the Air"?

A．Because she bought her own plane

B．Because she used to practice flying．

C．Because she could fly faster than others．

D．Because she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic．

4．Where did Amelia fly over in 1935?

A．Japan．                                                     B．England．

C．Part of the Atlantic．                                  D．Part of the Pacific．

5．What can we know about Amelia from this article?

A．She died in 1937．

B．She took a plane in 1897．

C．Her last flight was successful．

D．Her biggest challenge was to fly across America．