题文
October 15, 1970 was declared International White Cane Safety Day (IWCSD) for the first time by the President of the International Federation of the Blind (IFB). This date was adopted at the first convention of the IFB, held in Colombo on October 4, 1969. The object of the exercise is to enable the general public to have a better understanding of blindness and visual handicap, and to make people more aware of the white cane as a mobility aid.
Peguilly d’Herbemont was born on 25th June 1888 into an old French noble family of the same name. In her youth she led the conventional and protected existence, lack of great activity, of a girl from a “good family”, an existence reminding of the life of the aristocracy(贵族) before the French Revolution. She never visited a public school, but was educated by German and English governesses and nuns. Her movements were restricted and were mainly confined to the family positions in Paris and Belgium, but she spent most of her time at the castle of Charmois not far from Verdun.
In the process of helping individual blind people across the road, Peguilly d’Herbemont was made aware by narrow scrapes(刮擦) which almost led to accidents, of the dangerous situation of the visually impaired brought about by the steadily increasing traffic on the roads. She first spoke about measures to protect the blind against street hazards to her mother in 1930, but she was of the opinion that it was unfit for a lady of good society to create a public outcry and advised her to stick to the transcription of books, a popular pastime of ladies of rank at the time.
But the idea did not leave her. The urgent wish to encourage the integration(成为一体) of the blind into society by providing them with a means of moving about more freely without endangering others, and at the same time attracting the attention of passers-by ready to offer assistance, caused her to take the unusual step of writing to the editor of the Paris daily Echo de Paris in which she suggested issuing the blind of the Paris region with white sticks similar to those used by the traffic police.
The editor took up the idea, published it in November 1930 and saw to it that the relevant authorities acted with atypical speed. Thus it was that the white cane received official backing, and on 7th February 1931.
小题1:The underlined words “the exercise” here refer to _____.A．the founding of the IFBB．the declaration of IWCSDC．the convention of the IFBD．the first convention of the IFB小题2: Which of the following is true about Peguilly d’Herbemont?A．She led a typical aristocrat life when she was young.B．Though she could travel around Europe, she spent most time at Charmois.C．She was taught German and English at a public school.D．She worried about possible street hazards for the blind, witnessing many traffic accidents.小题3:_____ gave her the white cane idea.A．Her concern about the dangerous situation for the blind caused by the increasing trafficB．The accident she had when helping blind people across the roadC．The scrapes she got when crossing the roadD．Her urgent wish to integrate into society together with the blind小题4:According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A．Peguilly d’Herbemont’s mother didn’t want her to draw the public’s attention.B．It was common for people to write to newspapers to voice their opinion at the time.C．Peguilly’s strong desire to help the blind made her not a looker-on but an advocate.D．The editor contributed a lot to the declaration of International White Cane Safety Day.小题5:This passage mainly wants to tell us _____.A．Peguilly d’Herbemont’s achievementsB．how to care for the blindC．the function of the white caneD．how International White Cane Safety Day came into being 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D 解析
本文主要就是介绍IWCSD这一天是如何形成的同时也介绍了IWCSD的创始人Peguilly d’Herbemont创造IWCSD的过程。
小题1:B 推理题。根据本句The object of the exercise is to enable the general public to have a better understanding of blindness and visual handicap可知这里的the exercise就是指上一句October 15, 1970 was declared International White Cane Safety Day (IWCSD) for the first time1970年10月15日被宣布为IWCSD的事情。故B正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据文章第2段2，3,4行In her youth she led the conventional and protected existence, lack of great activity, of a girl from a “good family”, an existence reminding of the life of the aristocracy(贵族) before the French Revolution. She never visited a public school, but was educated by German and English governesses and nuns.可知她在年轻的时候，一直都过着贵族的生活。故A正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据文章第三段前3行In the process of helping individual blind people across the road, Peguilly d’Herbemont was made aware by narrow scrapes(刮擦) which almost led to accidents, of the dangerous situation of the visually impaired brought about by the steadily increasing traffic on the roads.可知A项中对于交通事故中茫然可能会遇见的危险的担忧促使她又了这样的想法。故A正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段后3行caused her to take the unusual step of writing to the editor of the Paris daily Echo de Paris in which she suggested issuing the blind of the Paris region with white sticks similar to those used by the traffic police.可知写信给报纸的主编是在当时一种不同寻常的做法。故B正确。
小题5:D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段October 15, 1970 was declared International White Cane Safety Day (IWCSD) for the first time by the President of the International Federation of the Blind (IFB). This date was adopted at the first convention of the IFB, held in Colombo on October 4, 1969.可知本文主要就是介绍IWCSD这一天是如何形成的。在接下来的几段中介绍了IWCSD的创始人Peguilly d’Herbemont创造IWCSD的过程。故D正确。 考点
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