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. "

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 tumour.

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. Never give up.          B. Believe in yourself.

C. Nothing is impossible.    D. Failure is the mother of success.

Mary was an operator(接话员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a little girl. She said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill,’ again and again, Mary soon found the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open. They couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears were running down her face.
The doctors gave the women some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, “Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it. ” Mary was surprised, too. “It’s the first time I have seen a two-year-old child call 911.”
【小题1】What did the girl really want to say?
A. “Mom, I’m ill.”
b. “My mom is ill.”
C. “Mom and I are ill.”
【小题2】How did the policemen feel when they got into the room?
A. Strange.           B. Normal.        C. Surprised.
【小题3】How did the policemen get into the room?'
A. By breaking the door.
b. With the girl’s help.
C. Through the window
【小题4】What does the underlined(下划线的) word “it” mean?
A. 911.           B. Calling 911.        C. Walking.
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A. The little girl was so clever that she could call 911 when she was 2.          
B. The love for her mother created the miracle(奇迹).        
C. The mother knew she had to teach the little girl how to call 911.

根据句意和汉语注释，在标有题号的横线上写出单词的正确形式。

1.Xu Song, a 27-year –old young man , is_____________(认为) as a talented singer .

2.We are having a party to celebrate Betty’ s               （二十）birthday.

3.—Dad, perhaps you can buy an iPhone.

— What bad __________ (建议)it is! You know I only support Chinese products.

4.— Do you know the Chang’e -3 moon rover（登月车）Yutu landed on the moon_____________（成功）?

—Of course ! We are really proud of that!

1Climate is the average weather usually taken over a 30-year time period for a particular region and time period. Climate is not the same as weather, but rather, it is the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Weather describes the short-term state of the atmosphere (大气).

The climate is changing. Many agreed that climate change may be one of the greatest threats (威胁) facing the planet. Recent years show increasing temperatures in various regions, and/or increasing extremities (极端性) in weather patterns.

Is the Earth getting warmer? Yes! The Earth has warmed by about 1°F over the past 100 years. But why? Well, scientists are not exactly sure. The Earth could be getting warmer on its own, but many of the world’s leading climate scientists think that things people do are helping to make the Earth warmer.

Global Warming may be a big problem, but can you make a difference? Yes! There are several little things you can do to make a difference. Try carpooling. This will help reduce the amount of fossil fuels going into the atmosphere. Whenever you use electricity, you help put greenhouse gases into the air. Turn off lights, the television, and the computer when you are through with them. Also, planting trees is fun and a great way to reduce greenhouse gases. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the air. Finally, don’t forget about recycling.

1.Climate is         weather.

A. the same as          B. different from

C. a kind of            D. part of

2. The Earth has warmed by about 1°F over the past 100 years         .

A. only because of human activities

B. but scientists are not exactly sure of the reasons.

C. and we can do nothing to it.

D. and it’s getting warmer on its own

3.Global Warming may be a big problem, but we can do the following things to make a difference except          .

A. carpooling                   B. saving electricity

C. cutting down more trees      D. recycling

4.What can be the best title of the article?

A. Climate and weather.

B. Weather and climate changing.

C. Climate changing and global warming.

D. Weather and global warming.