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.
【小题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.
【小题3】Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.Richard.B.Isabelle.C.Melissa.D.Robert Sturdy.
【小题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.
【小题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.

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
  One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
  On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
  There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
  Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."
【小题1】Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A.interesting B.terrible C.happy D.unhappy
【小题2】Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.
A.about twenty hours B.nearly two days
C.one weekD.more than sixty hours
【小题3】When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.
A.was cold, weak, hungry and tired
B.wouldn't work there any more
C.said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."
D.went home at once
【小题4】Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.
A.it was broken B.it was the weekend
C.it was in an office D.it was a holiday
【小题5】In the lift, there was_________.
A.waterB.beerC.telephoneD.nothing

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