What are some of the difficulties of being blind? Two hundred years ago, a little boy was born in France. He was Louis Braille, a happy and lovely baby.
Sadly, when he was three, something bad happened. While playing in his father’s shop, Louis hurt his eyes on a sharp thing. Although he got the best care at that time, he was still completely blind and could not see all the lovely colours and beautiful things around him.
Louis was a kind boy. As he grew older, he wanted to help other blind people read. However, it was really hard for him. The first way he tried was to poke (戳) holes in paper and read by touching raised (凸起的) letters with his fingers. But it was too slow to read the letters and few blind people could do it well. After that, he tried many other ways.
One day, Louis heard about someone using dots to represent (代表) sounds. He immediately found its advantages and he spent three years improving upon this idea. Finally, he made a special alphabet and blind people could feel it with their fingers. Each letter was made with a number of dots and people could feel them by their fingers.
The alphabet that Louis made is called “Braille”. Today many blind people use “Braille” to help them to read. This is how the Braille Alphabet looks:
A.When and where Louis was born. |
B.Why Louis couldn’t see anything. |
C.What Louis was most interested in. |
D.How Louis grew up in his father’s shop. |
A.Because it needed a lot of paper. |
B.Because the letters were too small to touch. |
C.Because it took too much time to read the letters. |
D.Because it was too dangerous to touch the letters. |
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A.Brave and polite. | B.Cute and confident. |
C.Quiet and friendly. | D.Helpful and creative. |
![]() | This boy demonstrated his invention a pen with a reading glass,in Harbin on January 20,2009.Over 16 small inventions have been made since a training course was opened at the Science Palace in Harbin in November,2008. |
![]() | This boy's invention,which can cut an apple into pieces,was demonstrated in Harbin on January 20,2009. |
![]() | This boy invented a musical alarm clock which he demonstrated in Harbin on January 20,2009. |
![]() | This small car was invented in March,2010 by a college student.It has 250 cm long and 100 cm wide.The car weighs less than 50 kg.It only has one seat. |
【小题1】When was the training course opened at the Science Palace in Harbin?
A.In January,2009. | B.In November,2008. |
C.In May,2009. | D.In March,2010. |
A.The small car with one seat. |
B.The musical alarm clock. |
C.The pen with a reading glass. |
D.The machine which can cut apples into pieces. |
A.cut an apple into pieces |
B.wake up every morning |
C.take the bus conveniently |
D.see words clearly |
A.showed | B.drew | C.imagined | D.divided |
A.several new inventions |
B.students' school life |
C.the training course in Harbin |
D.the Science Palace in Harbin |
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s cars some day.
A.The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. |
B.two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. |
C.If everyone drives such cars in the future, |
D.and the streets will be less crowded (拥挤的). |
E.but they will not be useful for long trips. |
A new trend (风潮) of “shared make-up rooms” aimed at women is causing a debate in China. Some think it is an affordable (负担得起的) way to get to use expensive make-up, while others are not willing to share a lipstick (口红) with a stranger.
Using their phones, customers scan (扫描) a payment code to pay a small fee. Then they can enter a room with a chair and a dressing table. A wide range of beauty products is spread out on the table , including products from high-end (高端的) Western brands. Users can help themselves to these products. The room also provides brushes and other tools for people to use.
Products in a shared make-up room in Wuhan are worth more than 4, 000 yuan in total, according to the Chutian Metropolis Daily. But it costs a small amount to use the room from anywhere between 15 and 45 minutes. In the "shared make-up rooms" in Wuhan, the maximum (最高值) a customer can expect to spend in one sitting is 58 yuan.
Young women who have tried the room had mostly positive feedback. "I thought the shared make-up room is great. It is a very new idea and a very creative invention," said a user. But others have concerns about the idea of sharing certain make-up products with strangers. "Lots of people will use the same lipstick--that's not very hygienic (卫生的)," another user complained.
【小题1】How do people pay for the shared make-up rooms?A.By paying in cash. | B.By scanning a payment code. |
C.By paying with a credit card. | D.By paying with a library card. |
A.Beauty products. | B.A dressing table. |
C.Brushes and other tools. | D.Beautiful clothes. |
A.The user's wonderful idea. | B.The shared make-up room. |
C.The new popular trend. | D.The young woman's choice. |
A.The New Trend Among Young People. |
B.Sharing Make-up with Others Is Not Wise. |
C.Would You Share Make-up with Strangers? |
D.Most People Prefer to Share Make-up with Others. |
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