Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
(76)For more than 60 years, Lego (乐高）bricks have sparked children's imaginations. Now, a new version of these toys is in the works. They're Lego Braille Bricks, and they are being tested around the world.
designed to help people learn Braille. That's a system of writing in which letters are represented by raised dots. People who are blind or visually impaired(弱视的）use their fingertips to read.
According to the World Health Organization, 36 million people worldwide are blind. In the United States, it's estimated that only 10% of blind children learn Braille.
Lego Braille Bricks can help change that. The small knobs on the bricks are arranged as Braille letters. Blind children can use these knobs to learn Braille.
Lego plans to launch Braille Bricks next year. (77) For some schools and institutions, they will be free. Each set will contain about 250 bricks. Along with the alphabet the bricks will feature numbers and math symbols.
The Danish Association of the Blind was the first organization to come up with the idea of using Lego bricks to teach Braille. Thorkild Olesen is the president of the group. Olesen is blind. He says many teachers don't have the tools and skills to help kids learn Braille. So they teach with audio(声音的）tools, such as audio books. “Like any other people, we need to express ourselves in writing. Audio can never replace Braille. Braille is the single most important tool for us to learn to spell correctly and write sighted people.”
“This is particularly critical when we know that Braille users often are more independent, have a higher level of education and better employment opportunities. We strongly believe,” Olesen continues, "Lego Braille Bricks can help promote the level of interest in learning Braille.”
1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
Sparking Children's Imaginations
Lego Braille Bricks
Teaching Blind Children Braille
The Toy Industry
主旨题。本题要求选出文章的最佳标题。A选项是激发孩子的想象力本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了乐高针对盲人推出的一款新型玩具——乐高盲文积木。第一、二段介绍了新产品的特色，适用于哪些群体。后面几段重点陈述了新产品发明的背景和意义，即大部分的盲人未能学习盲文，教师们缺少教盲文的工具和技能，而乐高盲文积木，B选项是乐高盲文积木，C选项是教育童盲文，D选项是玩具行业。整篇文章是围绕乐高公司的新产品——款盲文积木展开的，因此B选项符合题意。
2. Lego Braille Bricks will be launched in______.
2019
2020
2021
2022
细节理解题。本题问的是这款乐高盲文积木将于哪一年上市。根据第四段首句“Lego plans to launch Braille Bricks next year.”， 结合考试时间是2019年， 可知正确答案为2020年， 因此选B。
3. The phrase come up with in Paragraph 5 probably means______.
put forward
turn out
sum up
take over
【答案】A。词义猜测题。本题要求选出与come up wth意思相同的短语。A选项put forward意为“提出”， B选项turnout意为“结果”， C选项sum up意为“总结"， D选项takeover意为“接管”。根据第五段首句“The Danish Association of the Blind was the first organization to come up with the idea of using Lego bricks to teach Braille.”， 可知该短语在文中的意思是“提出， 想出”， 因此选A。
4. According to Olesen, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
Teachers often use audio books to teach blind children.
Braille users often have better employment prospects.
There's no need for blind children to learn Braille.
Audio is helpful, but can never replace Braille.
【答案】C。正误判断题。本题要求选出与文章中奥尔森的观点不符的一项。A选项对应第五段第五句“So they teach with audio tools， such as audiobooks.”， B选项对应最后一段首句“This is particularly critical when we know that Braille users often are more independent， have a higher level of education and better employment opportunities."， D选项对应第五段倒数第二句“Audio can never replace Braille.”。C选项说盲童没有必要学习盲文， 与第五段最后一句“Braille is the single most important tool for us to learn to spell correctly and write like sighted people.”相悖， 可知是错误的， 故本题选C。
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Lego Braille Bricks is NOT TRUE?
The idea was first proposed by the Danish Association of the Blind.
They are currently undergoing testing around the world.
They will be distributed for free to all blind children.
There are about 250 bricks in each set.
【答案】C。正误判断题。本题要求选出对乐高盲文积木的描述不正确的一项。A选项对应第五段的开头“The Danish association of the Blind was the first organization to come up with the idea of using Lego bricks to teach Braille.”， B选项对应第一段最后一句“They're Lego Braille Bricks， and they're being tested around the world.”， D选项对应第四段第三句“Each set will contain about 250 bricks.”。C选项说这些积木会免费分给所有盲童， 与第四段第二句“For some schools and institutions， they will be free.”不符， 原文意思是这套玩具只对特定的一些学校和机构免费，而不是对所有的盲童免费，故选C。