11.Isabella Nicola is 10 years old.She wanted to learn to play the violin.But she was born with a shortened arm and without a left hand.Isabella attends Island Creek Elementary School in Fairfax County,Virginia.The school's music teacher built Isabella a prosthetic arm.It let Isabella move the bow of the instrument with her left arm and hold the violin with her right arm.But the prosthetic arm was heavy.So the teacher asked for help from George Mason University,which he had attended.
At the same time,Abdul Gouda and four other members of the school's bio-engineering department were looking for a project to complete.Students must complete a project in their last year in the school in order to graduate.The first project idea Gouda and his four teammates had could not be done.So,they needed something new to work on.
Gouda admits he was not sure he wanted to try to create a lighter prosthetic arm."It's sort of a lot of pressure,"he said."You've got this young girl who's counting on you and you're expected to deliver."But Gouda and the other team members-Mona Elkholy,Ella Novoselsky,Racha Salha and Yasser Alhindi-accepted the project.They completed many models during the school year.Research on similar projects helped them in the beginning,but they made many mistakes as they worked on the arm.
Recently,Isabella got the team's final prosthetic arm.It was built using a 3-D printer.The team made the arm the color pink,as Isabella had asked.And the team surprised her with another part of the arm that lets her hold onto the front of a bicycle.She put the arm on and began playing the violin.
"I feel very blessed that I have this amazing group of people."Isabella said.Isabella had been asking to play a musical instrument for more than a year.Her mother,Andrea Cabrera,said she never told her daughter‘no.'"I told her we would try.There was no guarantee the school would be able to do an adaptation,"her mother said.Isabella always believed her dream would come true."I felt right away that I'd be able to play,"she said."I've always had perseverance."
24.Why did Gouda and his fellows create an arm for Isabella?C
A.To make some money
B.To win a scholarship.
C.To help realize her dream.
D.To graduate with honors.
25.How did Gouda and his fellows learn about the need of Isabella?C
A.Her mother talked to them about it.
B.She sought help from them herself.
C.Her teacher turned to their university.
D.They got the news from the local paper.
26.What can we learn about Isabella's new arm?D
A.It was made with professionals'guidance.
B.It was created by hand with difficulty.
C.It brought great honors to the creators.
D.It was more than what she had expected.
27.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A
A.Isabella is a girl with strong will.
B.Isabella's mother was hard on her.
C.The school was certain of the adaptation.
D.The group was satisfied with the result.
分析 文章主要讲述了Gouda and his fellows 帮助造了一只假臂,Isabella 可以用左手和右胳膊来拉小提琴.
解答 24.C细节题.根据文章内容,The school's music teacher built Isabella a prosthetic arm.It let Isabella move the bow of the instrument with her left arm and hold the violin with her right arm由此可知,Gouda and his fellows 帮助造了一只假臂,那样 Isabella 可以用左手和右胳膊来拉小提琴.结合选项,故选C
25.C细节题.根据文章内容,They completed many models during the school year.Research on similar projects helped them in the beginning,but they made many mistakes as they worked on the arm.他们在学年里完成了许多模型,类似项目的研究从一开始就帮助了他们,但他们在手臂上犯了许多错误.结合选项故选C.
26.D细节题.根据文章内容,And the team surprised her with another part of the arm that lets her hold onto the front of a bicycle.可知他的用3D打印机建造的新手臂超出了他的预期,结合选项故选D.
27.A 推理题.根据文章内容,文章主要讲述了Isabella是一个身体有残疾的女孩,她想要能够玩乐器,也有很多人帮助她.以及Isabella always believed her dream would come true."I felt right away that I'd be able to play,"she said."I've always had perseverance."她坚信她的梦想一定能够实现.结合选项,可知,Isabella是一个有坚强意志的女孩.故选A
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.