Question

           B ★★★☆☆

    Grace o’ Brien,19. is the founder of Ears for Years — an organization that hands out low-cost , 见泣(太阳能助听器) to children in developing countries. The college student has handed them out to kids in five different countries around the world so far.

    O’ Brien was inspired to found Ears for Years after seeing her father experience hearing loss. To further understand the condition,Brien volunteered at a summer theater (剧院) camp for children who were deaf. There,she wanted to find a way to make hearing aids to help more families who couldn’ t  afford them.

    “I've learned how powerful solutions are O’ Brien said. “There’ re so many problems we come across in our daily lives,but often people pass up these chances to find solutions."

    After doing some research,she came across Solar Ear,a Brazil-based company that makes low-cost hearing aids,especially aimed at children. These hearing aids are lightweight,cost about $100 and are equipped with rechargeable batteries that last up to three years,while standard hearing aids can cost up to $1,000 and have a much shorter life.

    According to the WHO, 32 million children worldwide live with hearing loss and most of them are in poor countries. But present hearing aids meet less than 10 percent of the need of the world. O’Brien would like to change that by making the solar-powered hearing aids available to families in need around the world. S? far,she's brought Solar Ear's products to Mexico,Sri Lanka,South Korea,Nicaragua and Honduras. And she has done something to make a difference in other people's lives.

5. What led Grace o’ Brien to found Ears for Years?

   A. Her father’ s experience.

   B. Her work experience in Solar Ear.

    C. Her experience at a summer theater camp.

   D. Her knowledge about solar-powered products.

6. The underlined phrase “pass up” in Paragraph 3 probably means .

   A. find   B. miss   C. like   D. create

7. Compared with standard hearing aids,the solar-

-powered hearing aids .

   A. are more expensive

   B. have a longer life 

    C. are better-looking   

    D. are heavier

8. What might o' Brien do in the future?

   A. To build a school for the deaf.

   B. To found a new company selling hearing aids,

    C. To learn how to make solar-powered hearing aids.

   D. To help more families get solar-powered hearing aids.

Answer 1

B篇本文介绍了一种新型的太阳能助听器，而慈善组织Ears for Years帮助将其分发给发展中国家有听力障碍的贫穷家庭的孩子

5.A. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的O’Brien was inspired to found Ears for Years after seeing her father experience hearing loss 可知，Grace O’Brien在看到其父亲失聪的经历之后决定成 立该组织。

6.B. 词义猜测题。根据划线短语前的There,re I so many problems we come across in our daily ? lives,but和?线短语后的these chances可知，这句话的意思为“我们在日常生活中会遇到很多? 问题，但人们往往错失了这些机会,没能从中找 到解决问题的办法”。

7.B. 细节理解题。根据第三段中对这种太阳能 助听器的描述可知,与一般的助听器相比，这种助听器电池使用寿命较长。

8.D. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的O’Brien would like to change that by making the solar-powered hearing aids reach families in need around the world可知,o ’ Brien将会把太阳能助 听器送到更多需要的人手中。