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    Grace o’ Brien,19. is the founder of Ears for Years — an organization that hands out low-cost , 見(jiàn)泣(太陽(yáng)能助聽(tīng)器) to children in developing countries. The college student has handed them out to kids in five different countries around the world so far.

    O’ Brien was inspired to found Ears for Years after seeing her father experience hearing loss. To further understand the condition,Brien volunteered at a summer theater (劇院) camp for children who were deaf. There,she wanted to find a way to make hearing aids to help more families who couldn’ t  afford them.

    “I've learned how powerful solutions are O’ Brien said. “There’ re so many problems we come across in our daily lives,but often people pass up these chances to find solutions."

    After doing some research,she came across Solar Ear,a Brazil-based company that makes low-cost hearing aids,especially aimed at children. These hearing aids are lightweight,cost about $100 and are equipped with rechargeable batteries that last up to three years,while standard hearing aids can cost up to $1,000 and have a much shorter life.

    According to the WHO, 32 million children worldwide live with hearing loss and most of them are in poor countries. But present hearing aids meet less than 10 percent of the need of the world. O’Brien would like to change that by making the solar-powered hearing aids available to families in need around the world. S? far,she's brought Solar Ear's products to Mexico,Sri Lanka,South Korea,Nicaragua and Honduras. And she has done something to make a difference in other people's lives.

5. What led Grace o’ Brien to found Ears for Years?

   A. Her father’ s experience.

   B. Her work experience in Solar Ear.

    C. Her experience at a summer theater camp.

   D. Her knowledge about solar-powered products.

6. The underlined phrase “pass up” in Paragraph 3 probably means .

   A. find   B. miss   C. like   D. create

7. Compared with standard hearing aids,the solar-

-powered hearing aids .

   A. are more expensive

   B. have a longer life 

    C. are better-looking   

    D. are heavier

8. What might o' Brien do in the future?

   A. To build a school for the deaf.

   B. To found a new company selling hearing aids,

    C. To learn how to make solar-powered hearing aids.

   D. To help more families get solar-powered hearing aids.

B篇本文介紹了一種新型的太陽(yáng)能助聽(tīng)器，而慈善組織Ears for Years幫助將其分發(fā)給發(fā)展中國(guó)家有聽(tīng)力障礙的貧窮家庭的孩子

5.A. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的O’Brien was inspired to found Ears for Years after seeing her father experience hearing loss 可知，Grace O’Brien在看到其父親失聰?shù)慕?jīng)歷之后決定成 立該組織。

6.B. 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線短語(yǔ)前的There,re I so many problems we come across in our daily ? lives,but和?線短語(yǔ)后的these chances可知，這句話的意思為“我們?cè)谌粘Ｉ钪袝?huì)遇到很多? 問(wèn)題，但人們往往錯(cuò)失了這些機(jī)會(huì),沒(méi)能從中找 到解決問(wèn)題的辦法”。

7.B. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中對(duì)這種太陽(yáng)能 助聽(tīng)器的描述可知,與一般的助聽(tīng)器相比，這種助聽(tīng)器電池使用壽命較長(zhǎng)。

8.D. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的O’Brien would like to change that by making the solar-powered hearing aids reach families in need around the world可知,o ’ Brien將會(huì)把太陽(yáng)能助 聽(tīng)器送到更多需要的人手中。

題目來(lái)源：2016年英語(yǔ)周報(bào)高一新課程 > 第28期 2015-2016學(xué)年高一新課程

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