【Ablindschoolgirlhasbecometheyoungestinterpreter(口译员)whensheisonlytenyearsAlexiaSloaneisfromCambridge.Shewastoldbythedoctorshehadabraintumour(脑癌)whenshewasonholiday"withherparentsinFrance.Afte】

Ablindschoolgirlhasbecometheyoungestinterpreter(口译员)whensheisonlytenyears

AlexiaSloaneisfromCambridge.Shewastoldbythedoctorshehadabraintumour(脑癌)whenshewasonholiday"withherparentsinFrance.Afterthatthetwo-year-oldgirlbecameblind.

Thoughthelittlegirlcan'tseeanythingshehasgreattalentforlanguagesandattheageof10sheisalreadyfluent(流利的)inEnglishFrenchSpanishandChinese-andislearningGerman.

Nowherdreamofworkingasaninterpreterhascometrue.EastofEnglandMEP(欧盟议员)RobertSturdyinvitedhertotheEuropeanParliament(议会)."UsuallyapersonwhoenterstheEuropeanParliamentshouldbe14atleast.SoitwasamazingforAlexiatoworkthereattheageof10."saidAlexia'smotherIsabelle.Alexiacanspeakthreelanguagessincebirth.Ashermumishah"FrenchandhalfSpanishandherdadRichardisEnglish."Shehasalwaysbeenverygoodatlanguagesandshownaninterestfromaveryyoungage."addedIsabellewhoalsohasafour-year-olddaughterMelissa.

AlexiahasdreamedofbecominganinterpretersinceshewassixandchosetogototheEuropeanParliamentasherprizewhenshewontheYoungAchieverCommunityAwardoftheYear(年度青年成就奖).SheaskedifshecouldlearnfromtheinterpretersandHEPRobertSturdyagreedtotakeheralongashisguest."ItwasfantasticandIdecidedtobecomeaninterpreter"saidAlexia."Nothingcanstopme."

1.Howoldistheyoungestinterpreteraccordingtothepassage?

A．4.              B．6.               C．10.             D．14.

2.WhendidAlexiaSloanebecomeblind?

A．Whenshewasborn.

B．Aftershehadabraintumour.

C．Aftershebecameaninterpreter.

D．Whenshewasonholidaywithherparents.

3.WhoofferedAlexiathechanceofworkingasaninterpreter?

A．Richard.         B．Isabelle.          C．Melissa.          D．RobertSturdy.

4.WhatisrightaboutAlexiaSloane?

A．Shecanspeakfivelanguagefluently.

B．Sheisatalentedlanguagelearner.

C．Sheistheonlychildinthefamily.

D．ShewenttoFranceonholidayaftershewontheaward.

5.Whatdoyouthinkisthemeaningofthesentence"Nothingcanstopme