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【单选题】
Passage OneAlexia Sloane，a 10-year-old girl，lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease. But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese, and is learning German.Now she has experienced her dream job of working as an interpreter after East of England MEP(欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels，thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.“She was given a special permit to get into the building，where there is usually a minimum age requirement of 14 and sat in a booth listening and interpreting，”said her mother，Isabelle. “The other interpreters were amazed at how well she did as the debate was quite complicated and many of the words were rather technical.” Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as her mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while her father，Richard，is English. She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness. By the age of four，she was reading and writing in Braille(盲文). When she was six .Alexia began to learn Chinese. The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter since she was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award. She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr. Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament." It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter"，she said.What does the passage tell about Alexia Sloane? ( )
A.
She is very proud of her parents.
B.
She has learned five foreign languages.
C.
She is a quick learner of languages.
D.
She has difficulties with language learning.
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【单选题】Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer an...
A.
All small acts will add up to kindness.
B.
It’s a small act to help a person in need.
C.
Everyone can play his own part to make things better.
D.
You should be kind to your neighbors and they will treat you the same way.
【单选题】Sophia Fowler Gallaudet was the deaf woman who founded the first permanent (永久的) public school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. She did not allow her deafness to prevent her from leading a full ...
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B.
Sophia Fowler Gallaudet was the deaf woman who founded the first permanent (永久的) public school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. She did not allow her deafness to prevent her from leading a full life. She was educated, raised a family, ran a busy household, and helped to found Gallaudet College.
C.
Sophia Fowler was born deaf on March 20, 1798. At that time, there were no schools for the deaf in America. However, Sophia was smart. She learned many skills by watching the people around her. She learned to cook and sew, and became a modest, happy and charming young lady.
D.
Sophia was nineteen years old when her parents learned that a school for the deaf had been founded in Hartford, Connecticut. She entered the school in 1817. While she was there, the principal (校长) of the school, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet fell in love with her. They married in 1821.
E.
As Mrs. Gallaudet, she was eager to learn from every social situation. Through her contact with the many visitors to her home, she was actually able to continue her education.
F.
Mr. Gallaudet died in 1851, leaving his wife to make a life without him. However, her eight children did not leave her without support. With the help of her grown children, she continued to keep house for those children that had not yet married.
G.
In 1857, Mrs. Gallaudet’s youngest son, Edward Miner Gallaudet, became principal of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf in Washington, D.C.. He was only 20 years at that time, but his ambition was to establish a college for the deaf.
H.
His mother shared his dream and work. She often met with members of Congress (国会议员) and other important men in order to gain support for her goals. Through them, she helped to obtain funds to found and maintain Gallaudet College.
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During her last years, Mrs. Gallaudet spent the winters in Washington, D.C. and the rest of the years travelling and visiting her children and grandchildren. She died on May 13, 1877. Gallaudet has preserved her memory by naming Fowler Hall, which was originally a women’s dormitory and is now part of the graduate school, in her honor.