Question

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(瞎的) and deaf(聋的).

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(木板) 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           C. two years old

2. Why was Helen always crying and shouting?

A. Because she couldn’t hear and talk.    

B. Because she felt lonely.

C. Because she was angry with Anne.    

C. Because Anne always went out with her.

3. Anne taught Helen how to __________.

A. run                         B. speak and write           

C. play football               D. swim

4. 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.

5. How old was Helen when she finished the book The Story of my life?

A. 51.              B. 42.             

C. 22.                  D. 17.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了海伦一岁半的时候，她生病了，然后变得瞎了，聋了。海伦是一个聪明的女孩,但她听不到或说话。她很生气。所以她总是哭,大喊大叫，安妮开始教她如何拼写,海伦学会了写，1902年她完成了她的书。

1.细节理解题。根据When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind(瞎的) and deaf。当海伦一岁半的时候，她生病了，然后变得瞎了，聋了。可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据Helen was a smart girl but she couldn’t hear or talk. She was angry at this. So she was always crying and shouting. 海伦是一个聪明的女孩,但她听不到或说话。她很生气。所以她总是哭,大喊大叫。可知应选A。

3.细节理解题。根据Anne began to teach her how to spell and Helen learned to write. 安妮开始教她如何拼写,海伦学会了写。故选B。

4.细节理解题。Boards(木板) with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight.带行的木板帮她使单词保持直立。可知故选C。

5.归纳理解题。通过In 1902, she wrote a book The Story of my life. She was born in 1880。1902年完成了我的生活故事。出生在1880年。故选C。

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