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   Blind people can read. They do so by running their fingers along a line of raised points or dots on paper. Of course, they first have to learn the code(代码). Here are some examples of it. One dot stands for the letter “A”. Two dots side by side mean “C”. Four dots arranged to look like a box(::) stand for the letter “G”. By placing the dots in special patterns, all the letters of the alphabet can be formed.

This code was made up by a Frenchman called Louis Braille. Though he could see at birth, he became sightless when he was only three. Braille was cutting leather in his father’s shop. His knife slipped and cut his eye. Infection(感染)spread to both eyes, and he became blind.

At 10, he was placed in a home for the blind. But young Braille had great talent. He became a skilled musician and soon got a job as a church organist(风琴弹奏者)in Paris.

Because he had talent and was quick, he became a teacher at a school for the blind. While there, he heard that a captain had sent messages to his soldiers that they could read at night without light. His messages were in the simple form of raised dots and dashes. This was the clue Braille needed. At the age of 15, he worked out his own six-dot code. Each group of dots is called a cell. The cells are three dots high and two dots wide. For the rest of his life, Braille taught his young flock to read both written and musical works using his code.

For the last 17 years of his life, Braille was ill with tuberculosis. He died at the age of 43.

【小题1】What is the text mainly about?
A.Different reading methods.B.Blind people around the world.
C.How blind people communicate.D.Louis Braille and his six-dot code.
【小题2】Louis Braille developed an alphabet for blind people after he __________.
A.worked as an organistB.became blind as a young child
C.became a skilled musician in a churchD.was inspired by a captain’s messages
【小题3】The underlined word “flock” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to “____________”.
A.soldiersB.blind students
C.famous teachersD.skilled musicians
【小题4】The text is developed ______________.
A.in time orderB.in space order
C.by listing examplesD.by making comparisons
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同类题1

   My little daughter, you taught me how selfless the real love is!

My wife called, “How long will you be with that _____? Could you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and _____ to the place. My daughter Sindu sat there, tears welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.

I _____ the bowl and said, “Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of the rice?”

“OK, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, _____ the whole lot of this. But…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat the whole rice, will you give me what I _____?”

“Promise,”I _____.

After eating the rice painfully, Sindu came to me, her eyes wide with _____. Now I became a bit _____. I said, “Dear, you shouldn’t insist on _____ a computer or any such ______ things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.” ______, “I want to have my hair shaved off (剃掉), this Sunday!” was her requirement, which was far ______ my belief.

On Monday morning, I ______ Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and ______. I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!” What ______ me was the hairless head of that boy.

“Sir, your daughter is ______ indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his ______ because of a disease. He ______ to come back to school for fearing the unintentional (无意的) but ______ teases (取笑) of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing problem. But I ______ imagined she would cut her lovely hair for my son!”

【小题1】
A.bowlB.newspaperC.bookD.food
【小题2】
A.rushedB.escapedC.jumpedD.shouted
【小题3】
A.took outB.picked upC.broke downD.gave out
【小题4】
A.andB.soC.orD.but
【小题5】
A.ask forB.pay forC.send forD.look for
【小题6】
A.movedB.doubtedC.agreedD.pretended
【小题7】
A.expectationB.confidenceC.worryD.laughter
【小题8】
A.nervousB.boredC.puzzledD.relaxed
【小题9】
A.makingB.sellingC.gettingD.studying
【小题10】
A.valuableB.usefulC.wonderfulD.expensive
【小题11】
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Otherwise
【小题12】
A.toB.beyondC.ofD.within
【小题13】
A.metB.helpedC.droppedD.collected
【小题14】
A.criedB.smiledC.wavedD.stared
【小题15】
A.interestedB.frightenedC.pleasedD.surprised
【小题16】
A.lazyB.hard-workingC.enthusiasticD.great
【小题17】
A.friendsB.hairC.hopeD.face
【小题18】
A.refusedB.wishedC.dreamedD.decided
【小题19】
A.kindB.hurtfulC.carelessD.funny
【小题20】
A.usuallyB.everC.neverD.nearly

同类题2

   When a mom attended school to help her disabled son, her son and the school thanked her in the sweetest way. It wasn't until after his college years that Marty became disabled after __down stairs. When her son __to get his MBA, Judy O'Connor attended every class with him to help him write and __. Every day, Judy would sit by Marty in class, taking notes to make sure of __specific requests, raising her hand so he could answer questions, and silently writing down his __on test days. "After a little while, we found that working together we could __a great deal, " Marty says.

On graduation day at Chapman University, Judy was dressed in black to mix in with the other __. Little did she know she'd soon be the center of __. When Marty's name was called, his mom helped __him to the front of the stage, ___for a picture with Marty as he received his diploma. Over the loudspeaker, a(n)___was made in a voice ___with happy tears: The university was giving Judy an honorary(荣誉的)MBA. " A lump came to my throat. I was proud of my son and ___to be honored, " says Judy.

The mother and the son had joked that Judy was putting in enough work to earn her own ___. To Marty, there was no question that his mom,a retired elementary school teacher with a business degree, had ___earned her honorary MBA.

Perhaps just as important, Judy gave Marty ___. Life as Marty knew it before the ___may have changed, but he encourages anyone in a ___situation to keep up hope. " Just keep an open mind, ___you can make your diversity your advantage and take challenges as a(n)___for growth in your life," he says.

【小题1】
A.pushingB.fallingC.beatingD.running
【小题2】
A.fearedB.regrettedC.determinedD.failed
【小题3】
A.participateB.competeC.dreamD.live
【小题4】
A.setting offB.setting upC.setting outD.setting down
【小题5】
A.formsB.commentsC.resultsD.answers
【小题6】
A.achieveB.expandC.saveD.witness
【小题7】
A.visitorsB.graduatesC.friendsD.neighbors
【小题8】
A.responsibilityB.pressureC.attentionD.attraction
【小题9】
A.wheelB.pullC.liftD.hold
【小题10】
A.advertisingB.trackingC.waitingD.pausing
【小题11】
A.decisionB.experimentC.announcementD.arrangement
【小题12】
A.connectedB.chokedC.frozenD.filled
【小题13】
A.upsetB.touchedC.disappointedD.satisfied
【小题14】
A.degreeB.wealthC.passportD.reputation
【小题15】
A.evenB.justC.alsoD.still
【小题16】
A.excusesB.reasonsC.doubtD.confidence
【小题17】
A.eventB.situationC.accidentD.barrier
【小题18】
A.similarB.specialC.privateD.different
【小题19】
A.butB.andC.thoughD.or
【小题20】
A.changeB.ruleC.opportunityD.step

同类题3

   When my husband Ian died in 2017, ten days after being diagnosed with cancer,I was completely broken up. He was just 54. We'd planned to _______ together and live the years to the fullest.
At first, the _______ of spending the following years of my life without him left me feeling _______. I was in deep _______. But as time passed, I began to _______ that life is so precious, and none of us can _______ what's around the corner.
I _______ I could sit at home and feel sorry for Ian, or I could _______ the most of every moment of my life. Three months _______ he died, a friend mentioned a choir run by a(n) ________ Tenovus Cancer Care, which was for anyone ________ by cancer. I've always loved to sing, so I ________. That decision really has changed my ________.
We rehearse(排练) once a week and perform ________ to raise money. We sing inspiring songs like You've Got a Friend which really ________ all of us.
Spending time with the choir, I have not only made a whole new friendship circle, but I feel so ________, which has been fantastic for my ________ well-being.
I ________ money for the charity too, including travelling a long way to Machu Picchu, where I scattered(撤) some of Ian's ashes. I know Ian would ________ my decision to look after myself.
Living a good life, and finding ways to enjoy my retirement, are the best ________ I can offer him.
【小题1】
A.workB.retireC.travelD.sing
【小题2】
A.feelingB.thoughtC.senseD.hope
【小题3】
A.lostB.unbelievableC.excitedD.relaxed
【小题4】
A.troubleB.breathC.shockD.regret
【小题5】
A.wonderB.understandC.forgetD.remember
【小题6】
A.changeB.doubtC.predictD.clarify
【小题7】
A.realizedB.overlookedC.wishedD.pretended
【小题8】
A.chooseB.wasteC.abandonD.make
【小题9】
A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.as
【小题10】
A.charityB.companyC.agentD.hospital
【小题11】
A.killedB.defeatedC.scaredD.affected
【小题12】
A.hesitatedB.refusedC.agreedD.argued
【小题13】
A.mindB.lifeC.dreamD.goal
【小题14】
A.dancesB.playsC.servicesD.concerts
【小题15】
A.amuseB.interestC.pushD.impress
【小题16】
A.toughB.cautiousC.disappointedD.positive
【小题17】
A.mentalB.physicalC.socialD.economical
【小题18】
A.spendB.saveC.raiseD.earn
【小题19】
A.approve ofB.care forC.be opposed toD.be sorry about
【小题20】
A.awardsB.experiencesC.comfortD.response

同类题4

   I was a paperboy — well actually, the first papergirl in Seattle. When I was 12, I took my way into a job delivering (投递) The Seattle Times. I remember the boss looking this _______ girl over and telling me I had a week to _______ I could do it.

So after school, I would _______ over to the hut down the street, pick up my bundles, lift them onto the back of my _______ and ride my route. Sunday morning papers were too _______ for me to carry. I tried, and it took me three hours to _______ them as I had to keep coming back to reload. So, my mother volunteered to get up at 5:30 am and drive me around. She _______ herself to my employment.

What I learned as a _______ was to find out where each of my customers wanted their papers. I didn’t just throw them on their lawn (草评)._______ they wanted papers on their porch, or mailbox or inside the gate, that was where they got them. When a ________ went out of town, he would tell me and I would make sure that the papers didn’t ________ up to attract thieves. In return, I got big ________.

Somewhere the paperboys are ________ by modern services. We put our orders into online forms that then tell a service that ________ a guy in a truck to throw the papers onto the lawn.

The people that run and own newspapers have the ________ to deliver news to us in a large number of forms, and we should be able to get it any way we want. We should be able to ________ for the form we want it ________, including how it is distributed. I would ________ pay to have a papergirl or paperboy deliver the ________ on the right day in the right way, and I would tip for that privilege.

Let’s bring back the paperboy and with it ________ employment for our children.

【小题1】
A.strongB.nervousC.dynamicD.thin
【小题2】
A.proveB.suggestC.informD.admit
【小题3】
A.watchB.headC.takeD.turn
【小题4】
A.carB.cartC.bikeD.truck
【小题5】
A.heavyB.dirtyC.tidyD.rough
【小题6】
A.readB.copyC.packD.deliver
【小题7】
A.enjoyedB.devotedC.forcedD.limited
【小题8】
A.studentB.daughterC.papergirlD.reader
【小题9】
A.IfB.WhileC.UnlessD.As
【小题10】
A.friendB.familyC.bossD.customer
【小题11】
A.takeB.pileC.giveD.break
【小题12】
A.smilesB.candiesC.tipsD.praise
【小题13】
A.replacedB.controlledC.guidedD.defeated
【小题14】
A.makesB.pullsC.threatensD.sends
【小题15】
A.rightB.opportunityC.dutyD.method
【小题16】
A.lookB.desireC.payD.hope
【小题17】
A.atB.withC.onD.in
【小题18】
A.gladlyB.slightlyC.particularlyD.totally
【小题19】
A.breadB.paperC.milkD.speech
【小题20】
A.fortunateB.positiveC.uselessD.meaningful