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【题目】This is the true story of a great woman. Her name was Helen Keller. She was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA. When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind and deaf.

Her parents tried to do their best for their daughter and they asked a young teacher called Anne Sullivan to their home to teach Helen. Anne herself was almost blind in her youth. Helen was a smart girl but she couldn’t hear or talk. She was angry at this. So she was always crying and shouting. Then Anne often went for walks with Helen in the country near her home. After two weeks, Helen became quiet. Anne began to teach her how to spell and Helen learned to write. Boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight.

Soon her talents were famous all over the world. There were her stories in newspapers and magazines. By the time she was 17, she was studying French, German, Latin, Physics and many other subjects. She was still blind and deaf. In 1902, she wrote a book The Story of my life. It became well-known all over the world.

【1】Helen became blind and deaf when she was ___________.

A. one year old B. half a year old

C. one year and a half old D. two years old

【2】 Why was Helen always crying and shouting?

A. Because Anne always went out with her.

B. Because she felt lonely.

C. Because she was angry with Anne.

D. Because she couldn’t hear or talk.

【3】Why did Helen need to use special boards to write on?

A. Because she didn’t like desks.

B. Because she didn’t have desks.

C. Because boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight.

D. Because she liked to use them.

【4】How old was Helen when she finished the book The Story of my life?

A. 51. B. 42. C. 22. D. 17

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了海伦的生平经历。海伦在一岁半时因生病变得又聋又瞎。因为海伦听不见也无法说话，因此她总是哭和大喊。后来，安妮·沙利文教她读写。不久她的才华世界著名，在她22岁时，她写了《我的生活》这本书。

【1】C细节理解题。根据第一段的When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind and deaf.可知海伦在一岁半时因生病变得又聋又瞎。故选C。

【2】D细节理解题。根据第二段的Helen was a smart girl but she couldn’t hear or talk. She was angry at this. So she was always crying and shouting. 可知因为海伦听不见也无法说话，因此她总是哭和大喊，故选D。

【3】C细节理解题。根据第二段的Boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight. 可知海伦使用特殊的板可以帮助她把字写直。故选C。

【4】C推理判断题。根据第一段的She was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA.和最后一段的In 1902, she wrote a book The Story of my life. 可知海伦是在22岁时写的《我的生活》这本书，故选C。