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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. "
【小题1】How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
| A.4. | B.6. | C.10. | D.14. |
| 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. |
| A.Richard. | B.Isabelle. | C.Melissa. | D.Robert Sturdy. |
| 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. |
| A.Never give up. | B.Believe in yourself. |
| C.Nothing is impossible. | D.Failure is the mother of success. |
【小题1】Sorry. Can you say that again?
Sorry. Can you that?【小题2】The new jacket cost Melissa£100.
Melissa £100 for the new jacket【小题3】Don't worry. I'll take care of the kids tomorrow.
Don't worry. I'll look the kids tomorrow.【小题4】You haven't answered my question.
You haven't to my question.【小题5】 Most of the time I get up at six. It was the same that morning.
I got up at six that morning as .
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. "
【小题1】How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
| A.4. | B.6. | C.10. | D.14. |
| 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. |
| A.Richard. | B.Isabelle. | C.Melissa. | D.Robert Sturdy. |
| A.She can speak five language fluently. |
| B.She is a talented language learner. |
| C.She is the only child in the family. |
| D. |
| A.Never give up. | B.Believe in yourself. |
| C.Nothing is impossible. | D.Failure is the mother of success. |
While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.
“He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter: “We have to leave for home now, Melissa.”
“Just five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said. “Please? Just five more minutes.”
The man nodded (点头) and Melissa went on riding her bike happily. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
“Five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said again. “Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said: “OK.”
“Oh, you really are a patient father,” said the woman.
The man smiled and then said: “Her older brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident last year while he was riding his bike near here,” the man said. “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”?
【小题1】The man’s daughter and her brother were playing at the park.
【小题2】The man felt sorry that he didn’t give more of his time to his older son.
【小题3】Melissa wanted to stay longer when her father asked her to go the first time.
【小题4】Melissa agreed to go home when her father called her the second time.
【小题5】The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death.
While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.
“He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter: “We have to leave for home now, Melissa.”
“Just five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said. “Please? Just five more minutes.”
The man nodded (点头) and Melissa went on riding her bike happily. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
“Five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said again. “Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said: “OK.”
“Oh, you really are a patient father,” said the woman.
The man smiled and then said: “Her older brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident last year while he was riding his bike near here,” the man said. “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”?
【小题1】The man’s daughter and her brother were playing at the park.
【小题2】The man felt sorry that he didn’t give more of his time to his older son.
【小题3】Melissa wanted to stay longer when her father asked her to go the first time.
【小题4】Melissa agreed to go home when her father called her the second time.
【小题5】The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death. 查看习题详情和答案>>