Helen Keller

For the first nineteen months of her life, Helen Keller was like other pretty happy babies. Then a sudden illness destroyed her sight and hearing. Because she could not hear what other people were saying, the child could not learn to speak. For the next seven years, she lived in a world of darkness, without sounds or words.

The person who changed Helen’s world was her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who entered her life on March 3, 1887. Miss Sullivan had accepted a job, which seemed impossible. She agreed to teach a blind child who had never leaned to act like a human being, because no one had over been able to guide her in any way. No one could control Helen. She acted like a young animal, rushing widely around, throwing things, and hitting anyone whom she could reach. Who could believe that such a child could be taught?

But Anne Sullivan was a very special kind of teacher. She had been blind during part of her own childhood and had learned to read Braille, a system of writing that uses raised dots which can be felt by the fingers of a blind person. She had learned to see again after seven operations, but she had never forgotten the experience of being blind.

Miss Sullivan understood Helen. She loved her and believed she could teach her.

1.Helen Keller was born            .

A. blind and deaf         B. natural              C. very weak        D. very pretty and happy

2.Before Miss Sullivan came, Helen was            .

A. very wild                 B. very sad    C. well mannered  D. like a school girl

3.Braille is            .

A. the language of Belgium                B. the language used by deaf people

C. the language for the blind                     D. a kind of sign language

4.Anne Sullivan was the person who            .

A. changed Helen’s life                            B. operated on Helen

C. made Helen feel happy                     D. accepted a job as Helen’s playmate

5.Anne became a good teacher because            .

A. she was very patient                            B. she was very kind

C. she knew how to read Braille              D. she knew and shared Helen’s suffering

阅读下面短文, 从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I guess I should look upon it as a sweet proof of my tastes ,My 17-year-old son，who had for so long  1my choice of clothing，now    2searches through my closet．Wasn’t  it only yesterday  that  he had turned up his   3at my clothes? When Alyosha was in middle school and   4beginning to look at  his  5as a creature from outer space，I had once   6to suggest buying a  pair of chinos(斜纹棉布裤)while we were   7.He said nothing but selected a pair of Jeans. He   8it on. “Too  9，”I pronounced. “Just right，”was his reply,   10he admired  himself mirror，completely   11with the image．I think that set the tone(基调)for the next four years. When it  12to clothing，the divide seemed   13.I was chinos，he was outsized jeans; I was neatly pressed shirts, he was loose T’s.

14began to change about a year ago．I remember the   15day．I had gone to my     16in search of a favorite T-shirt．I couldn't find it,  17it appeared later in the day when Alyosha returned home from school．“That’my shirt，”I said．“Yeah，I know，”said  Alyosha  as  he    18for the fridge．Since that time，he often—and   19warning—searched for the new and  different in my closet．I asked Alyosha why he wore my clothes. “I like some of them，”he smiled．Warmed by his words，I     20my tongue as he slipped into a pair of my trousers．

1.A. thought highly of   B. looked down on     C．set on     D. based on

2.A. interestedly   B．hurriedly  C. disappointedly  D. unwillingly

3.A. head      B. eyes   C. hand  D. nose

4.A. also       B. soon  C．just  D．almost

5.A. classmates    B. teachers    C．father      D．mother

6.A. attempted     B．managed C．longed    D．persuaded

7.A. reading  B．walking   C. wandering D. shopping

8.A. put  B．tried C. had    D. wore

9.A. big  B．tight C. cheap       D. expensive

10.A. because      B．though     C. until   D．as

11.A. worried       B．satisfied   C. proud       D. nervous

12.A. belonged     B．talked     C．came      D. happened

13.A. opposite     B．slight       C. unbridgeable    D. unthinkable

14.A. Things  B. Times C. Manners   D. Tastes

15.A. first      B．exact       C. only   D. single

16.A. house   B．store       C．office      D. closet

17.A. and      B. unless C. but     D. so

18.A headed B. looked      C．searched D. walked

19.A. about   B．with C．on    D. without

20.A. took    B．held C．got   D. moved

 The careless man received a ticket for speeding. He ___ so fast.

 A. mustn't have driven                B. wouldn't have driven  

 C. can't have driven                  D. shouldn't have driven

 This is____ a difficult problem ____ all of us can't work it out.

 A. such; that      B. so; that       C. such; as       D. so; as

 Only when ____in the afternoon _____able to leave.

 A. the match was over; they were           B. was the match over; were they

 C. was the match over; they were           D. the match was over; were they

 ---- I usually take a walk at night.    

---- ___ do that.

 A. Better not   B. You'd better not to  C. You hadn't better   D. Best not to

 Look at the trouble I am in! If only I ____your advice．

   A. followed       B. would follow   C. had followed     D. should follow

 On the closet _____ a pair of trousers his parents bought for his birthday.

A. lying          B. lies         C. lie          D. is laid

 Professor Smith, along with his assistants, __ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.

   A. work      B. working   C. is working   D. are working

 Could you please tell me where you bought the shoes __ yesterday?

   A. tried on    B. put on    C. had on    D. pulled on