Question

【題目】B

"How do you account for your remarkable achievements in life?" Queen Victoria of England asked Helen Keller. "How do you explain the fact that even though you were both blind and deaf, you were able to achieve so much?"

Ms. Keller's answer is a tribute(致敬) to her dedicated teacher. "If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown."

According to speaker Zig Ziglar, "Little Annie" Sullivan, as she was called when she was young, was no stranger to hardship. She was almost sightless herself (due to a childhood fever) and was, at one time, diagnosed as hopelessly "insane" （精神失常的）by her by caregivers. She was locked in the basement of a mental institution outside of Boston. On occasion, Little Annie would violently attack anyone who came near. Most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her presence.

An elderly nurse believed there was hope, however, and she made it her mission to show love to the child. Every day she visited Little Annie. For the most part, the child did not acknowledge the nurse's presence, but she still continued to visit. The kind woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement. She believed Little Annie could recover, if only she were shown love.

Eventually, doctors noticed a change in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hostility(敵意), they now noted an emerging gentleness and love. They moved her upstairs where she continued to improve. Then the day finally came when this seemingly "hopeless" child was released.

Anne Sullivan grew into a young woman with a desire to help others as she, herself, was helped by the kindly nurse. It was she who saw the great potential in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, played with her, pushed her and worked with her until the flickering candle that was her life became a beacon of light to the world. Anne Sullivan worked wonders in Helen's life， but it was a loving nurse who first believed in Little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a compassionate teacher.

"If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown." But if it had not been for a kind and dedicated nurse, the name of Anne Sullivan would have remained unknown. And so it goes. Just how far back does the chain of redemption（救贖） extend? And how for forward will it lead?

Those you have sought to reach, whether they be in your family or elsewhere, are part of a chain of love that can extend through the generations. Your influence on their lives, whether or not you see results, is immeasurable. Your legacy of dedicated kindness and caring can transform lost and hopeless lives for years to come.

【1】Which of the following is true about Anne Sullivan according to the paragraph 3?

She was strange to hardship when she was young.

She would violently attack anyone who came near sometimes.

She was once locked in the basement of a mental institution in Boston.

She generally ignored everyone in her presence all the time.

【2】Which of the following words can describe the elderly nurse?

A. kind and stubborn B. persistent and dull

C. courageous and talkative D. optimistic and loving

【3】The underlined word “compassionate” in the six paragraph means “________”.

A. open-minded B. ambiguous

C. complicated D. sympathized

【4】We can infer from the passage that_____

A. Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan were both blind and deaf.

B. It’s hope and love that the nurse believed Little Annie could recover

C. But for the nurse, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown

D. The results of influence on other people’s lives can be measured.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：文章主要介紹了Helen Keller將她的一生成就歸因于她的老師Anne Sullivan，但實際上Anne Sullivan是在將愛進行傳遞因為她自己也有過苦難的經歷，體現了愛的力量和偉大。（文章材料出自網絡，試題原創(chuàng)）

【1】B 細節(jié)理解題 依據文章第三段的細節(jié)可以判斷出Anne Sullivan小時候也是歷經了苦難并被曾經關在波士頓城外的一精神病院的地下室里，她有時會狂暴的攻擊每一個靠近她的人,但多數時候她則對身邊的每一個人不理不睬，故B項正確。

【2】D 細節(jié)理解題。 依據文章第四段的細節(jié)可以看出那位年邁的護士堅守著希望和愛來照顧Anne Sullivan，故她是既樂觀又有愛心的人，選D。

【3】D 詞義猜測題。 “compassionate”一詞表示的是“富有同情心的，愛心的”意思與D項的意思相近；A項表示“思想開放的”；B項是“模糊不清的”；C項表示“復雜的”，故選D。

【4】B 細節(jié)理解題。 正是希望與愛使得年邁的護士對Little Annie的恢復抱有信心，故選B項。