Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.
1.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________
A. She was a baby B. She went to college
C. Her teacher came to her home D. She was very old
2.__________taught Helen Keller her first word.
A. Her mother B. Her teacher C. Her father D. The doctor
3.Helen Keller was famous because ___________
A. She was an American.
B. She traveled around the world
C. Ser teacher taught her many things
D. She learned to read and write and helped many people in the world
4.The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____
A. She was very bright. B. She was blind and deaf.
C. She was a brave and wonderful person. D. She went to college.
5.Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______
A. She found a way to understand the world
B. Her mother and father didn’t feel sad.
C. She found a way to travel around the world.
D. She found out how people became blind and deaf.
At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the X-ray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
1. Mr.King got up to .
A. smoke again B. talk with his wife
C. read the medicine book D. take some medicine
2.Mr. King coughed because .
A. he couldn’t go to sleep B. he was afraid to die
C. he smoked too much D. he was too old
3. , so tears ran down his face.
A. Mr. King thought he had lung cancer
B. Mr. King couldn’t understand the book
C. Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep
D. The doctors refused（拒绝）to help Mr. King
4.The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination because .
A. he was sure the man would die soon
B. he wanted the man to stop smoking right now
C. he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungs
D. he was sure the man would soon be all right
5.Which of the following is true?
A. There was nothing serious with Mr. King.
B. Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black.
C. The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.
D. Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once.
