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 tumor (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. "
1.
How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
A.
4.
B.
6.
C.
10.
D.
14.
2.
When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
A.
When she was born.
B.
After she had a brain tumor.
C.
After she became an interpreter.
D.
When she was on holiday with her parents.
3.
Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.
Richard.
B.
Isabelle.
C.
Melissa.
D.
Robert Sturdy.
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.
5.
What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
A study finds that not enough morning light causes teenagers not to get enough sleep at night. “As teenagers spend more time indoors, they miss necessary morning light. Day light is needed to keep the balance of the body’s 24-hour biological system (生物系統), which regulates (調節) body temperature and sleep styles,” reports Dr. Mariana Figueiro. “These teenagers who receive little morning light are going to bed later, getting less sleep and doing badly in tests. They are more likely to fail in their exams.” In the study, Dr. Figueiro asked 11 students in Grade 8 to wear special glasses to prevent blue morning light from reaching their eyes. At the end of the 5-day study she found that they fell asleep 30 minutes later than usual. Throughout her research, Dr. Figueiro has been very worried about teenagers going to bed too late. The problem is that today’s schools require teenagers to be in school very early in the morning. These students are likely to miss the morning light because they often go to school before the sun is up or as it’s just rising. Furthermore (此外), the schools are not likely to provide enough electric light to keep the balance of this biological system. Our biological system is much more sensitive (敏感的) to blue light. Therefore, having lots of light in the classroom does not make sure that there is enough light to keep our biological system balanced.
1.
Which of the following is the result of the study?
A.
Blue light in the morning harms the biological system.
B.
Not enough morning light keeps teenagers sleep less.
C.
Not getting more light in the morning make teenagers happy.
D.
Not enough sleep makes teenagers fail in tests.
2.
We know from the passage that morning light __________.
A.
has the same effects as afternoon light
B.
may change studying habits of teenagers
C.
is important to children’s biological system
D.
has no effect on students’ tests
3.
What’s the problem of the students according to the study?
A.
There are not enough electric lights in the classroom.
B.
Being in school early affects their study habits.
C.
They have to go to bed very early to have enough sleep.
D.
They go to school too early to get enough morning light.
Western films play an important role in the history of American films. They are set in the American West. Most of the heroes are from famous novels. They speak highly of people’s spirit, courage and building everything all by themselves. Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio, just like other early Hollywood films. With the development of technology, it began to be filmed at movie ranches(大牧場) from the 1930s. Often, the vast(開闊的) landscape becomes a character in the film. After the early 1950s, various(彩色的) wide screen technologies began to be used. During this time, the most typical western films focused on huge plains, soldiers or tourists, they were always the most handsome men. Until recent times, western films seem to be a little out of date. For example, the guns are always some old ones. They were frequently(經常性地) used in films set in the 1870s. In the late 1960s, things began to change. Some new guns began to show in the films.
1.
Western films spoke highly of people’s . Which of the following is NOT included?
A.
spirit
B.
courage
C.
sadness
D.
building everything all by themselves
2.
What does the underlined word “landscape”mean in Chinese?
A.
風景畫
B.
城墻
C.
景觀
D.
屏幕
3.
When did western films begin to be filmed at movie ranches?
A.
From the 1930s.
B.
From the 1960s.
C.
From the 1970s.
D.
From the 1870s.
4.
According to the passage, which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A.
They are set in the American West.
B.
Western films only focused on soldiers.
C.
Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio.
