Question

He may be younger than their children but one of Britain’s brainiest children has been hired by a university to help adults with their sums.

Yasha Asley, 14, is employed by the University of Leicester - where he is also a degree student - to run tutorials. He became the youngest ever student at the University and is now the youngest ever employee. Yasha was interviewed and offered the paid job when he was just 13 years old - beating adult applicants. Administration staff had to apply to Leicester city council (委员会) for special permission to employ him because he was so young. The weekly tutorials Yasha runs are for adult students who need help and support solving problems following lectures. Proud Yasha said: “I am having the best years of my life. I love going to university and I love my new job helping other students.” Yasha, who has been called a “human calculator”, is now in his final year and plans to start a Phd when he finishes his course.

The child genius attended a state primary school before winning his place to study degree level maths at just 12 years old in 2014. He was the first child in the world to achieve an A grade in maths A Level, scoring 100 per cent and 99 per cent in two of the six papers when he was just 8 years old. He passed more A levels in maths and statistics aged 9 and 10. After finishing year 6 at primary he went straight to University.

Of his achievements, Yasha said: UI love maths because it is an exact science. It is the only science where you can prove what you say is correct. It is so easy and an enjoyable subject to study.”

1.What does the underlined word “their” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Yasha’s parents’.    B. Adults’.

C. Applicants’.    D. University teachers’.

2.What do we know about Yasha from the passage?

A. He is the youngest employee in Britain.    B. He is now working as a full-time tutor.

C. He teaches adult students maths.    D. He skipped secondary and high schools.

3.Which word best describes Yasha?

A. Hardworking.    B. Outstanding.

C. Helpful.    D. Lucky.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. 14-year-old Yasha Employed as University Tutor

B. Youngest Child Genius ever Seen in the world

C. Hard Work Finally Paying off

D. Nothing Impossible for a Willing Heart

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】文章主要讲述了英国14岁天才少年成为学校最年轻大学教师。

1.词义猜测题。根据第一段“one of Britain’s brainiest children has been hired by a university to help adults with their sums.”英国非常聪明的一个孩子被一所大学聘用让他教大人们计算。可知，文章是说天才少年可能比这些成年人的孩子还要小。their指这些成年人。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段“The child genius attended a state primary school before winning his place to study degree level maths at just 12 years old in 2014.” 这个天才在2014岁以前在一所州立小学读书，在那里获得学位，当时他只有12岁。及第二段“Yasha was interviewed and offered the paid job when he was just 13 years old - beating adult applicants.”亚沙13岁的时候就通过了面试，并得到了这份有偿工作，他击败了成年申请人。可推知亚沙跳过了初中与高中。故选D。

3.推理判断题。Hardworking用功，刻苦； Outstanding杰出的； Helpful有益的； Lucky运气好的。根据“Yasha, who has been called a “human calculator”, is now in his final year and plans to start a Phd when he finishes his course.” 亚沙曾被称为“人类计算机”，现在已经是他读学士学位的最后一年，他还计划在结束之后攻读博士学位。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了英国14岁天才少年成为学校最年轻大学教师。故选A。