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. |
Welcome to the zoo!
| Opening |
Fees |
| Monday to Friday |
Adults(成人)：$ 8.00 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
15 – 18: $ 6.00 |
| Saturday to Sunday |
8 – 14: $ 3.00 |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Under 8: free(免费) |
On Sunday, the zoo opens at_______.
A. 10:00 in the morning B. 8:00 in the morning C. 8:00 in the afternoonThe zoo opens ______ days a week.
A. two B. fiveC. sevenIf you are 13 years old, and you want to go to the zoo, you should pay______.
A. $ 3 B. $ 6 C. $ 8Kate is 12, and her little sister is 6. If they go to the zoo, they should pay____.
A. $ 8 B. $3 C. $ 6 The zoo closes (关) at ________ on Wednesday.
A. 10:00 a.m. B. 6:00 a.m. C. 6:00 p.m.
In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.Many English people have ______ meals a day.
A. two B. three C. fourPeople may have _______ for their breakfast according to the passage.
A. tea and eggs B. hamburgers and tea C. coffee and saladPeople have lunch at _______.
A. any time B. oneC. fivePeople don’t have _______ for their dinner.
A. bananas and apples B. porridge C. meat and fishMost Englishmen have dinner ________.
A. in the evening B. at any time C. at noon
Baboons(狒狒) live in Africa. They are like monkeys. Most people think daddy baboons don’t know their babies. But scientists (科学家) find that daddy baboons know how to help their babies. The daddy baboons are smart.
Joan Silk is a scientist. She studies the baboons for 3 years. She says the daddy baboons are happy to see their babies. They have big teeth to help the babies to eat hard things. Mother baboons are small. And they live in a place. When a mother baboon gives birth(分娩), she often has only one baby. Baby baboons have fur. They are very cute.
During the day they eat things. At night, they sleep in the trees. Most children like baboons because they look like the man.Where do baboons live?
A. In Africa.B. In America. C. In Canada.How are daddy baboons?
A. They are shy.
B. They are beautiful.
C. They are smart.They underlined word “hard” means________ in Chinese.
A. 困难的 B. 柔软的 C. 坚硬的The mother baboon usually has _______baby baboon(s) when she gives birth.
A. one B. two C. threeWhich of the following is TRUE?
A. Baboons are small monkeys.
B. Baby baboons are very cute.
C. Daddy baboons don’t know how to help their babies.
I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand (拓展).
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.
I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror (恐怖) I think they are like the old fairytales (童话故事) ，and can teach you important things.
I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy any books, go to www. showkett. freeserve. co. ukWhen he was 13, the writer ________.
| A．wrote lots of poems | B．moved out of Wales |
| C．sold many story books | D．became a famous singer |
He liked playing out on the hills because he could ________.
| A．expand his imagination | B．learn French |
| C．listen to stories | D．buy some books |
Maybe the writer is ________ years old now.
| A．12 | B．22 | C．32 | D．42 |
According to the passage, the write keeps _______
| A．cats, hens and pigs | B．ducks, goats and rabbits |
| C．hens, rabbits and dogs | D．rabbits, pigs and cats |
From the passage, we can learn that the writer ________.
| A．lives in a big city with his son | B．likes eating Japanese and Indian food |
| C．lives in the countryside with his wife | D．introduces a nice book to us |
If you want to take English classes, you should pay______ an hour.
| A．$8 | B．$10 | C．$15 | D．$18 |
You want to work in a restaurant, so you should call________.
| A．Lisa | B．John | C．Ben | D．Sue |
You can see a new play at Bay College Theatre at________ on Saturday.
| A．8:00 p. m. | B．5:00 a. m. | C．5:00 p. m. | D．9:00 p. m. |
Dave worked in Center’s Restaurant from Monday to Friday last week, 2 hours every night, so he could get______ last week.
| A．$8 | B．$80 | C．$16 | D．$10 |
You can help the book sale every day except__________
| A．Sunday | B．Monday | C．Thursday | D．Saturday |