Alexia Sloane，a 10一year-old girl，lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German.
Now she has experienced her dream job of working as an interpreter after East of England MEP(欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels，thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.
“She was given a special permit to get into thebuildin9，where there is usually a minimum age requirement of 14,and sat in a booth listening and
interpretin9，”said her mother，Isabelle.“The other interpreters were amazed at how well she did as the debate was quite complicated and many of the words were rather technical.”
Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as her mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while her father，Richard，is English.She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness.By the age of four，she was reading and writing in Braille(盲文).When she was six。Alexia began to learn Chinese.The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.
Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter since she was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award.She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr.Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.
Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament.“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter，she said.
What does the passage tell about Alexia Sloane?
She is very proud of her parents.
She has learned five foreign languages.
She is a quick learner of languages.
She has difficulties with language learning.
推理判断题。由第一段第二句可知，Alexia Sloane擅长学习语言，她已经学习了英语、法语、西班牙语和汉语，现在正在学习德语。由此可知，B、D项都不正确。而且由第一段也可知，她只有10岁，但已经掌握了四种语言，可见她在语言方面学得很快，故选C。
Why did Alexia need special permission to enter the parliament building?
She was not in a state of good health.
She could not afford the admission fees.
She did not meet the age requirement.
She did not have an adult to accompany her.
事实细节题。由第三段第一句可知，进入议会大楼 有年龄限制，最低要求年满14岁，而Alexia Sloane只有10岁，不符合年龄要求，所以她需要得特别的许可才进入议会大楼，故选C。
What did Alexia want to do after she got the award?
To travel to other European countries.
To visit the European Parliament.
To apply for a position in the government.
To study German at Cambridge University.
事实细节题。由第五段第一句“...she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award．”可知，当Alexia Sloane获奖后她想去参观欧洲议会，故选B。
The tone of the passage can be best described as ______.
critical
admiring
understanding
doubtful
推理判断题。由第一段第二句中的“she has excel at languages and is already fluent in English...”及下段落的叙述可知，作者写这篇文章充满了赞赏之情，故选B。