2013-2014學(xué)年度中考二輪復(fù)習(xí)記述文專項(xiàng)練習(xí)

學(xué)校:姓名:班級(jí):考號(hào):

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一閱讀理解

Deepdowninthesea,Oliver,alittleoctopus（章魚）satonthefloorcoveredwith

sand,boredandupset.Hewatchedprettyfishswimminginandoutofrocks,which

werelaughinganddancinginthesea."WhyamIsodifferent?”hesaidtohimself

sadly.

“Youareanoctopus,Oliver.That'sspecial."ThesweetvoiceofCherub,a

beautifulpurpleangelfish（神仙魚），alwaysmadeOliverfeelbetter.Oliverlooked

upatthepurpleangelfishandsmiled.Cherubsuggested,"Let'splayhide-and-seek

（捉迷藏）."Theywerehavingsomuchfunthattheydidn,trealizetheyhadswum

farfromhome.Suddenly,Cherubsawalargeshark（鯊魚）swimmingabovethem."It

wasBigWhite…thebiggest,scariestsharkinthesea,wsheshoutedtoOliver.

CherublookedatBigWhitehopelessly.Shewastoofrightenedtoswim.Justatthis

moment,BigWhiterusheddowntowardthem.AnideacametoOliver.Hequicklysprayed

（噴射）averydarkcloudofblackwatertotheshark'seyes.ThenOliverandCherub

escapedandgothomesafely.

“AreyouOK?”askedOliver.Iamluckytohaveyouasmyfriend!”01iver,sface

turnedred."Iguessbeingdifferentcanbeprettycoolinsomesituations,“Oliver

said."ThatiswhatItriedtotellyou,“Cherubsmiled.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正、誤。

（注意：考生將答題卡相應(yīng)位置涂黑。正確的涂“A”，錯(cuò)誤的涂）

1.Inthebeginning,Oliverlaughedwhenhesawprettyfishswimmingaroundhim.

2.OliverandCherubwereenjoyingthemselveswhenCherubnoticedBigWhiteswimming

abovethem.

3.Cherubwasbraveandcalmwhenshefacedtheunexpecteddanger.

4.OliverJsquickmindandactionsavedOliverhimselfandCherub.

5.Fromthispassage,weknowwehaveourownadvantagesinallsituations,though

wearedifferent.

MygrandfatherJackis96yearsold,andhehashadaninterestinglife.Hehas

travelledalotinhislifeintheFarEast.HevisitedtheTajMahalinIndiaand

thePyramidsinEgypt.Hehunted（狩獵）lionsinAfrica,androdeacamelinthe

SaharaDesert.HesaysthemostbeautifulplacehehastravelledtoisKathmandu

inNepal.

Jackhasmarriedtwice.Hisfirstwifediedwhenshewas32.Hemethissecond

wifeMariawhilehewascyclingroundFranceTheyhavebeenmarriedfor50years,

andtheyhavelivedhappilyinasmallvillagesincetheygotmarried.

Jacksaysthathehasneverbeenillinhislife.Thesecretofgoodhealth,

accordingtomygrandfather,isexerciseHegoesswimmingeverymorning.Hehasdone

thissincehewasaboy.Healsohasaglassofwineeverynight!Perhapsthatis

hissecret!

6.WhatkindoflifehasJacklived?

A.Ashortlife.B.Aninterestinglife.

C.AlonelylifeD.Apoorlife.

7.WhichofthefollowingdoesJackthinkisthemostbeautifulplace?

A.Kathmandu.B.ThePyramids

C.TheSaharaDesert.D.TajMahal

8.HowmanytimeshasJackmarried?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.

9.WheredidJackmeetMaria?

A.InIndia.B.InNepal.C.InFranceD.inEgypt.

10.WhatdoesJackdoeverynight?

A.Hehasaglassofwine.B.Hegoesswimming

C.Hehuntslions.D.Heridesacamel.

Amancamehomefromworklate,tiredandunhappy,tofindhis5-year-oldsonwaiting

forhimatthedoor.

Theboyasked,“Daddy,howmuchdoyoumakeperhour?”Thefatherwasfurious

athisson，squestion.

Whenhesaid$20anhour,thelittleboyaskedhisfathertolend$10tohim.

Thefatherwasevenangrierbecausehethoughttheboyjustwantedsomemoneyto

buyatoy.Sohedidn，tanswerhisson.

Thelittleboyquietlywenttohisroom.Afteraboutanhourorso,theman

calmeddownandstartedtothink:Maybetherewassomethinghereallyneededtobuy

withthat$10.

“MaybeIwastoohardonyoujustnow,〃themanwentintotheroomandsaid.

“Here'sthe$10youaskedfor.”

〃0h,thankyou,Daddy!”Hesaid.Then,hereachedunderhispillow,pulled

outsomecrumpledcoinsandsaid,“Daddy,Ihave$20now.Can1buyanhourofyour

time?Pleasecomehomeearlytomorrow.Iwouldliketohavedinnerwithyou.〃

11.Howmuchdoesthemanmakeifheworks10hours?

A.$10.B.$20.C.$30.D.$40

12.Inthispassage,theunderlinedword"furious"means.

A.veryangryB.quitehappyC.tooexcitedD.alittlenervous

13.Atfirst,thefatherrefusedtolendtheboyanymoneybecause.

A.hethoughttheboywantedtokeepthemoneyforhimself

B.hedidnothaveenoughmoneyatthatmoment

C.hethoughttheboywouldbuysomethingofnouse

D.theboyalwaysborrowedmoneyfromhim

14.Theboywantedtobuywithtwentydollars.

A.anewbookforhimselfB.anicepresentforhisfather

C.atoyforhisownbirthdayD.anhourofhisfather'stime

15.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推斷）thattheboy'sfather

A.oftenplayedwithhissonB.spentlittletimewithhisson

C.didn'tlovehissonatallD.oftencamebackhomeearly

Lindawasasixteen-year-o1dgirlinCanada.Shewasfeelingbadforseveraldays.

Hermothertookhertoahospitalandthedoctorsfoundoutthatshehadcancer.

Linda's1ifechanged.Shebegantogotothehospitaloftenfortreatment

（治療）,andshealsobecamedepressed.

Thehospitalsandthedoctorsweregood,butLindadidnothavehopeherself.

Linda'smothercalledaflowershopclosetothehospital."Iwantsomebeautiful

flowersformydaughter.Sheisateengirlwithcancer."Shetoldtheshopowner.

Later,theflowersarrived.ThenLindasawsomethingunusual.Itwasacard.

Itread,“

Linda,

Iown（擁有）thisflowershop.IhadcancerwhenIwasfifteenyearsold.Iam

24yearsoldnow.Goodluck.Myheartgoesouttoyou.

Yours,

Alice.

Lindasmiled.Shefinallyfeltsomerealhope.Shefoundthewill（意志）tolive.

Littlethingsmakeabigdifference.Allofuscangivelittlethingslikekindness,

encouragementandhopetoothers.

16.WhywasLindafeelingbadforseveraldays?

A.Becauseshewasseriouslyill.

B.Becauseshehadnofriend.

C.Becauseherlifechanged.

17.Whatdoestheunderlineword“depressed”meaninParagraph（段）2?

A.SafeB.Serious.C.Sad.

18.WhosentLindaacard?

A.Hermother.B.Adoctor.C.Ashopowner.

19.WhathappenedtoLindaafterreadingthecard?

A.Shebecamehopefulaboutlife.

B.ShewantedtoworkwithAlice.

C.Shethankedhermotheralot.

20.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Bekindtoyourself.

B.Littlethingsmakeabigdifference.

C.Trysomethingdifferent.

Doyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressful（有壓力的）life?Trylaughingforno

reasonatall.That*showmillionsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughterClubs

aroundtheworldandmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeone

ofthebestwaystostayhealthy.

ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDr.Madan

Kataria."Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaday.Adultslaughbetween7and

15timesaday,saysDr.Kataria.uEveryoneisnaturallygoodatlaughing—it's

thecommonlanguage.Wewantpeopletofeelhappywiththeirlives."Therearenow

morethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandover1,300intheworld.

Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffects（效果）oflaughteronourhealth.

Accordingtoa5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,with

laughingthereislessstressinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainst

illnessbyabout40%.

SowhathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondon

tofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest,Iwasn't

interestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlooking

silly.Ourlaughterteachertoldustoclapourhandsandsay"hohoho,hahaha”

whilelookingateachother.However,ourbodiescan,ttellthedifferencebetween

reallaughterandunreallaughter,sotheystillproducethesamehealthyeffects.

Surprisingly,itworks!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughingfor

realandsomepeoplejustcouldn,tstop!AttheendoftheclassIwassurprised

byhowrelaxedandcomfortableIfelt.Soifyou'reunderstress,thenstartlaughing.

Youmightbeverypleasedwiththeresults.

21.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedin.

A.IndiaB.AmericaC.BritainD.China

22.HowmanyLaughterClubsarethereintheworldtoday?

A.Over300.B.Over500.C.Over800.D.Over1,300.

23.Howdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?

A.Surprised.B.Pleased.C.Nervous.D.Tired.

24.Whendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?

A.Aftertenminutes.B.Aftertenhours.

C.Aftertenseconds.D.Aftertendays.

25.Thearticlemainlytellsus.

A.youngchildrenlaughmuchmoreoftenthanadultsinaday

B.laughingisoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy

C.manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealth

1）.reallaughterandunreallaughterarebothgoodforhealth

BettyandIarebestfriends.Ourbirthdaysareonthesameday,soeveryyearwe

haveabirthdaypartytogether.Butthisyear,wehadacostumepartyinstead.

Whilewewerewritingtheinvitations,mymumcameinandasked,“Whynotinvite

John?”Johnhadbeeninourclassforonlyafewmonths,buthewasalreadygetting

bettergradesinmaththananyoneelseinclass.Iwrinkled（皺起）mynose,“Mum,

hewearsthesamepantstoschooleveryday.Howcouldheevenaffordacostume?

Mumsaidnothing.Thenextday,mumgavemeanenvelopewithashoppingcertificate（$6

證）init."IthoughtitwouldbeniceforyoutogivethistoJohn."Mumsaid.

Buthow?Wedidn'twanttomakeJohnembarrassed.Wediscusseditforalongtime.

Finally,BettyandIhadagoodidea.

Onthedayofourparty,kidsarrived,dresseddifferently.Johnarrived,inanold

sheet（床單），butstillinthesamebrownpantsasusual.Wedanced,atesnacksand

playedgamesingroups.Beforeeatingthebirthdaycake,Bettysaidinaloudvoice,

“Nowit,stimeforthegreatprizegame.It'sthefollowingriddle…"Itwas

amathgame.NoneofuswassurprisedwhenJohncameupwiththerightanswerfirst

andwalkedoffwiththeenvelope.

Everythingwentonwellasweplanned.Johnworeanewpairofpantsandanewshirt

thenextweek.Hefelthappy.Sodidwe.

Whenwehelpothers,weneedtofindaproperway,orwemayhurttheminanother

way.

26.ThetwogirlsandJohnwereinthesame.

A.groupB.familyC.teamD.class

27.John,sfamilymaybeveryaccordingtothepassage.

A.farB.poorC.richD.small

28.HowdidJohngettheprizeduringtheparty?

A.Byhelpingothers

B.Byaskingforhelp.

C.Bygettinggoodgradesinstudy

D.Bywinningthemathgame.

29.Johnwiththeshoppingcertificateaftertheparty.

A.watchedabasketballmatch

B.sawamovie

C.boughtsomethingtowear

D.madeaphonecall

30.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Johnwasn,tgoodatmath.

B.ThetwogirlshelpedJohninaproperway.

C.ThetwogirlsfeltangrywhenJohnwonthegreatprize.

D.Johnworeanewpairofpantsandanewshirttotheparty.

arelearningEnglish,buthowcanwelearnEnglishwell?Astudentcanknowa

lotaboutEnglish,butmaybehecannotspeakEnglish.

Ifyouwanttoknowhowtoswim,youmustgetintotheriver.Andifyouwantto

beafootballplayer,youmustplayfootball.So,yousee,youcanlearnEnglish

onlybyusingit.Youlistentoyourteachercarefullyinclass.Youmustreadyour

lessonseveryday.YoumustspeakEnglishtoyourEnglishteacherandclassmates

andalsoyoumustwriteinEnglish.Thenoneday,youmayfindyourEnglishvery

good.

31.YouknowalotaboutEnglishbutmaybeyou

A.can,tspeakitB.canstudyit

C.can'tstudyitD.can'tuseit

32.Youmustgetintotheriver.

A.toplaywithwaterB.togoboating

C.tolearnhowtoswimD.tocatchafish

33.Doyouwanttobeafootballplayer?Please

A.putyourfootballawayB.buyagoodfootball

C.playfootballD.watchothersplayfootball

34.Accordingtothepassage,howcanwelearnEnglishwell?

A.WemusthaveagoodEnglishbook.

B.WemusthaveagoodEnglishteacher.

C.WemustseemoreEnglishfilms.

D.Wemustuseitoften.

35.WhocanyouspeakEnglishtoinyourclass?

A.Onlymyclassmates.

B.MyEnglishteacherandclassmates.

C.Myfatherandmother.

D.Allmyfriends.

閱讀上面短文，然后判斷句子正（A）誤（B）o

Amansawaboystandingbesidealakewithamirror（鏡子）.uExcuseme,“hesaid,

“butcouldyoutellmewhatyou'redoing?”

“I'mfishing.w

“Withamirror?Couldyoutellmehowitworks?”themanasked.

“OK,butIwantfivedollars.

Themanwantedtoknowthesecretverymuch,sohehandedtheboythemoney."Now

showmehowitworks,“hesaid."Well”,theboybegan,“youhold（拿）themirror

towardsthewater,andwhenafishgoesby,thesunlightinthemirrorgiveshim

asurprise.Hestopsanddoesn,tknowwhattodo,andthenyoucatchhimat

once."Themanwassurprised,“Canyoureallycatchfishwiththemirror?Howmany

didyoucatch?”

“You'rethefifthtoday!”repliedtheboy.

36.Themanwantedtolookattheboy'smirror.

37.Themangavetheboyfivedollars.

38.Theboycaughtfivefishthatday.

39.Theboygotfifteendollarsthatday.

40.Whenthemanheardtheboy'swords,hewouldbeveryhappy.

Menhavealwayswonderedabouttheearththeyliveonandaboutthe①_____above

them.

Whenearlymenlookedatthenightsky,theyaskedthemselvesalotofquestions.

Theylookedatthemoon,andwonderedwhatthisstrangebrightobjectinthesky

was.Theydidnotunderstandwhyitchangeditsshapefromnighttonight.Theylooked

atthestarsandplanets.Theyalsowonderedwhysomeofthemchangedtheirpositions,

whileothersdidnot.

②他們也思考地球的形狀。Mostearlypeoplebelievedtheearthwasflat.

③Indifferentpartsoftheworld,thereweredifferentideasabouttheuniverse.

TheancientGreekswerethefirstpeopletostudytheuniversemorescientifically.

InthesixthcenturyBCPythagorasputforwardtheideathattheworldwasround.

However,hecouldnotexplainwhypeopleatthebottomoftheworlddidnotfall

off.

Itwasnotuntilthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturiesthatscientistsfound

theanswerstosomeimportantquestions.④WiththehelpofGalileo'stelescope,

peoplecouldseeIheskymoreclearly,andfindiheposilionsofiheslarsandplanels.

Finallyin1665,IsaacNewtonexplainedtotheworldwhatgravity（重力）wasand

peopleatlastunderstoodwhytheydidnotfallofftheearth.

41.在文中①處填寫一個(gè)單詞，使得句意完整、上下文通順。一

42.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容回答問題。

Whatquestionsdidearlymenaskthemselveswhentheylookedatthenightsky?Write

downoneofthem.

43.將文中②句翻譯成英語。

44.將文中③句翻譯成漢語。

45.寫出文中④句的同義句，每空限填一詞。

Galileo'stelescopemadeforpeopletoseetheskymoreclearly,

andtofindthepositionsofthestarsandplanets.

IntheCharlesE.JohnsonElementarySchoolinNewYork,thereisaspecialradio.

Itgivespeoplewarnings（警報(bào)）aboutbadweather.

Oneday,therecameasoundfromtheradio.Thissoundbroughtthepieceofnews:a

heavystormwascoming.WilliamTomic,principal（校長(zhǎng)）oftheschool,askedteachers

tobringchildrenindoorsandputtheminasafeplaceatonce.

Minuteslater,thestormcame.However,becauseofthewarningoftheradioand

thequickworkoftheprincipal,noonewashurt.

“Theradioreallydidworkverywell.（我們對(duì)它的工作感到很高

興），"WilliamTomicsaid.“Theparentswereaswell.”

TheU.S.governmenthopestherewillbemoresuchsuccessstories.Itplansto

givethiskindofradiostoall97,000publicschoolsinthecountry.

Everyyear,morethan10,000bigthunderstorms,2,500floods,1,000tornadoes

（龍卷風(fēng)）andsomehurricanes（颶風(fēng)）takeplaceintheU.S.,sothewarningradios

areveryuseful.Theynotonlygivepeoplewarningsaboutbadweather,butalsogive

warningsaboutotherdangerousthings.

（一）請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，簡(jiǎn)要回答下列問題.

46.Whatdoesthespecialradiogivepeople?

47.Whywasnoonehurtintheschoolinthestorm?

（二）請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文中所給漢語完成句子。

48.

（三）請(qǐng)把短文中劃線的句子譯成漢語。

49.

（四）請(qǐng)給短文擬一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)挠⑽臉?biāo)題。

50.

MartinLynch,anAmericanbusinessman,hadbeengoingonvacationtoasmallMexican

fishingvillageforanumberofears.Onemorningwhilegoingforawalkalongthe

beach,hesawhisfriendPabloPerez,alocalfisherman.MartinwatchedPablounload

hisboatandpackthefishinabox.

MartinnoticedPablowassmilingandlookedveryhappy.Hecouldalsoseeseveral

largefishintheboat.MartingreetedPabloandaskedhowlongittooktocatch

thefish."Justafewhours,“repliedPablo.Martinasked,“Whydidn,tyoustay

longerandcatchmorefish?”“Ihaveenoughformyfamily,“Pablosaid."And

whatdoyoudowiththerestofyourday?”askedMartin."Itakeanap,playwith

mychildren,spendtimewithmywife,andgointothevillagetoseemyfriendsand

playcards,Ihaveafullandbusylife."MartinexplainedthatifPabloworked

longerhoursandcaughtmorefish,hecouldmakemoremoney.Withtheextramoney,

Pablocouldbuymoreboatsandcatchmoneymorefish.Bysellingthefish,Pablo

couldopenhisownfactoryandselldirecttosupermarkets.

“Thenwhat?”askedPablo."WellyouwouldprobablyhavetomovetoMexicoCity

torunthebusiness.Finally,youwouldbeabletosellyourbusinessandmake

millionsofdollars,“repliedMartin."Howlongwillthattake?”askedPablo.

Martinthoughtforawhileandsaiditwouldprobablytakeatleast15years.

“AndthenwhatnaskedPablo.

“Well,that'sthebestpart,“Martinsaid."Youwillbeabletoretire,buy

ahouseneartheocean,sleeplonger,playwithyourchildren,spendmoretimewith

yourwife,seeyourfriends,andplaycards.”

51.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Abusinessmanandafishermanhavebecomefriends.

B.Abusinessmanlearnshowtofishfromafisherman.

C.Abusinessmanwantstobecomeabusinessman.

D.Abusinessmangivesadvicetoafisherman.

52.WhatmakestheMexicanfishermanhappyis.

A.manyfriendstovisithim

B.afullandbusylife

C.moreboatsandmorefish

1).thehouseneartheocean

53.Howcanthefishermanmakemoremoneyinthebusinessman'sview?

A.Bybuyingasupermarket.

B.TomovetoMexicoCity.

C.Bysellinghisownbusiness.

D.Toworklongerandcatchmorefish.

54.Theunderlinedword“unload“inthepassagemeans.

A.put???intoB.take???awayfrom

C.breakdownD.setoff

55.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thefishermanwillstaythesamewithhislife

B.thefishermanwillleavethevillageforMexicoCity

C.thebusinessmanwillbuythefisherman'sboat

D.ittakesalldayforthefishermantocatchlargefish

Mrs.Blackwasapooroldwomanandshelivedinasmallvillage.Herhusbanddied

tenyearsago.Butshehada24-year-olddaughter.HernamewasAlice.Sheworked

inNewYorkandlivedthere.Itwasfarawayfromhermother，svillage,andshewas

nothappyaboutthis.OnedayAlicesaidtohermother,Tvefoundagoodjobin

Boston,andIcanmakealotofmoneythere,soIwillgotoworkinBostonnext

week.Butdon，tworry,Mum.I'llsendyousomemoneyeveryweek.〃

Amonthlater,Mrs.Blackwasveryangry.Shedecidedtogotoseeherdaughterin

Bostononatrain.Whenshesawherdaughter,shesaid,“Alice,whydoyounever

callme?〃

Alicelaughed,“Butmother,，zshesaid,〃youhaven'tgotatelephone.

〃No〃，sheanswered,〃Ihaven，t,butyouhavegotone.〃

56.Mrs.Blacklived.

A.inCanadaB.inAustraliaC.inEnglandD.inAmerica

57.,Mrs.Blacklived

A.aloneB.withherhusband

C.withherdaughterD.withhermother

58.AlicedecidedtoworkinBostonbecause

A.NewYorkwastoofarfromhermother'svillage

B.Bostonwasnearhermother，svillage

C.shehadfoundagoodjobthere

D.shethoughtBostonwasaquietandniceplace

59.Amonthlater,Mrs.BlackwenttoseeherdaughterinBoston.

A.byairB.bytrainC.bybusD.bysea

60.Alicehadnevertelephonedhermotherbecause.

A.shedidn，thavetimetodoso

B.hermotherdidn'thaveatelephone

C.shedidn，twanttospendmoneyoncalling

D.hermotherdidn，tknowhowtomakeatelephonecall

RoseisanAmericanschoolgirl.SheisnowinBeijingwithherparents.

It'sSundaymorning.Rosegetsupearlyinthemorning.Afterbreakfasther

parentstakehertothezoo.Theygotoseethepandasandotheranimals.Thepandas

liveonlyinChina.TherearenotanypandasinAmerica.Sotheylikethepandas

best.Outsidethezoogatethereisapicture.It'sapictureofpandawith

“welcome”.Inthezoo,Roseseesnotonlypandabutalsomanyotheranimals.

Thepandaisroundandfat.Itlookslikeaball.Italwaysmovesslowlylike

aballrolling.Therearealsoelephants.Theelephantisthebiggestanimalonland.

Therearemanymonkeysonthehill.Someofthemaresittinginthetrees.Someare

pickingnuts.Andtheothersarerunningorclimbingupthetrees.Roseandher

parentshaveagoodtimeinthezoo.

61.Rosecomesfrom

A.ChinaB.BeijingC.America

62.WhendoesRosegotothezoo?

A.OnSundayB.OnSaturdayC.Beforebreakfast

63.Whatdoesthepandalooklike?

A.It'slikeamonkey.BIt'slikeaball.C.It'slikeanut.

64.Manymonkeysare_____.

A.sittinginthetreesB.pickingnutsC.bothAandB

65.Roseandherparentsare_____onthatday.

A.verybusy.B.veryfree.C.veryhappy

Ablindschoolgirlhasbecometheyoungestinterpreter（口譯員）whensheisonly

tenyears

AlexiaSloaneisfromCambridge.Shewastoldbythedoctorshehadabraintumour

（腦癌）whenshewasonholiday〃withherparentsinFrance.Afterthatthe

two-year-oldgirlbecameblind.

Thoughthelittlegirlcan，tseeanything,shehasgreattalentforlanguagesand

attheageof10sheisalreadyfluent（流利的）inEnglish,French,Spanishand

Chinese-andislearningGerman.

Nowherdreamofworkingasaninterpreterhascometrue.EastofEnglandMEP（歐

盟議員）RobertSturdyinvitedhertotheEuropeanParliament（議會(huì)）."Usuallya

personwhoenterstheEuropeanParliamentshouldbe14atleast.Soitwasamazing

forAlexiatoworkthereattheageof10.〃saidAlexia，smotherIsabelle.Alexia

canspeakthreelanguagessincebirth.Ashermumishah〃FrenchandhalfSpanish

andherdadRichardisEnglish.〃Shehasalwaysbeenverygoodatlanguagesand

shownaninterestfromaveryyoungage.〃addedIsabelle,whoalsohasa

four-year-olddaughterMelissa.

Alexiahasdreamedofbecominganinterpretersinceshewassixandchosetogoto

theEuropeanParliamentasherprizewhenshewontheYoungAchieverCommunityAward

oftheYear（年度青年成就獎(jiǎng)）.Sheaskedifshecouldlearnfromtheinterpreters

andHEPRobertSturdyagreedtotakeheralongashisguest."Itwasfantasticand

Idecidedtobecomeaninterpreter,“saidAlexia."Nothingcanstopme."

66.Howoldistheyoungestinterpreteraccordingtothepassage?

A.4.B.6.C.10.D.14.

67.WhendidAlexiaSloanebecomeblind?

A.Whenshewasborn.

B.Aftershehadabraintumour.

C.Aftershebecameaninterpreter.

D.Whenshewasonholidaywithherparents.

68.WhoofferedAlexiathechanceofworkingasaninterpreter?

A.Richard.B.Isabelle.C.Melissa.D.RobertSturdy.

69.WhatisrightaboutAlexiaSloane?

A.Shecanspeakfivelanguagefluently.

B.Sheisatalentedlanguagelearner.

C.Sheistheonlychildinthefamily.

1）.ShewenttoFranceonholidayaftershewontheaward.

70.Whatdoyouthinkisthemeaningofthesentence"Nothingcanstopme.〃？

A.Nevergiveup.B.Believeinyourself.

C.Nothingisimpossible.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

Manypeoplehavetoworkontheweekend.Somepeopledonotmind.Othersthinkit

isterrible.

Onemanthinksthatworkingontheweekendcanbedangerous.HeisGrahamCoates.

MrCoatesworksinanofficeinBrighton,England.

OnSaturday,May24,1986,hewenttotheofficetodosomework.Whenhegot

onthelift（電梯），itstoppedbetweenfloors.MrCoatescouldnotgetoutofthe

lift.Hestartedtoshout,butnooneheardhim.ThenMr.Coatsrememberedthatit

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