Question

【题目】 Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born, Billy’s mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see.

Although Billy can’t see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer （谷歌认证开发者） now. Google even tried to offer him a job when he discovered a problem in one of its systems, but Billy wasn’t old enough.

Billy’s dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However, he says he will be sure to do something great.

“It’s a sighted world,” Billy said. “You can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can’t move forward and make your dreams come true.”

【1】Billy’s mother found there was something wrong with Billy’s eyes when_________.

A.he was 14 years oldB.he left school

C.he was in the eighth gradeD.he was one month old

【2】Billy started to learn computer programming by himself with the help of____________.

A.a screen readerB.his motherC.a computerD.his teacher

【3】What will Billy do after school?

A.He will work for Google.B.He will open a company.

C.He has not decided on that.D.He will do nothing.

【4】We can learn that ________ from the passage.

A.blindness is not a big problem

B.it’s easy to be a certified Google developer

C.nothing should get in the way of our dreams

D.Billy is a student of Stanford University

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了天生盲童Billy Dengler的不平凡的故事。

【1】细节理解。根据文中“A month after he was born, Billy’s mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s.”可知，比利的妈妈发现比利一个月大的时候眼睛有毛病。故选D。

【2】细节理解。a screen reader屏幕阅读器； his mother他的母亲；a computer一台电脑； his teacher他的老师。根据文中“Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old.”可知，比利在屏幕阅读器的帮助下开始自学计算机编程。故选A。

【3】细节理解。根据文中“After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided.”可知，他离开学校后，是去谷歌这样的公司工作，还是自己设计一家软件公司，仍有待决定。故选C。

【4】细节理解。根据文中“Billy said. “You can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can’t move forward and make your dreams come true. ””可知，比利说。“你不能让任何事情阻碍你的梦想，如果你这样做，你就不能向前迈进，让你的梦想成真。”可知，什么都不应该妨碍我们的梦想。故选C。

我们在做阅读理解题时，就要明确初中阅读理解考查的主要内容，在此基础上，快速阅读全文，了解文章大意。在了解文章的基础上，抓住首尾句；认真仔细、逐步答题；平心静气，不急躁，仔细检查，减少误差。严格说来，阅读理解主要要求是：1.掌握阅读主旨大意，用以说明主旨大意的事实和细节。2.既理解具体事实，也理解抽象的概念。3.既理解字面意思。也理解深层含义。包括作者的态度以及意图等。如第2小题。细节理解。a screen reader屏幕阅读器； his mother他的母亲；a computer一台电脑； his teacher他的老师。根据文中“Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old.”可知，比利在屏幕阅读器的帮助下开始自学计算机编程。故选A。