Sirine Jahangir has been singing, writing and performing music since she was a little girl. She lost all her vision in one eye by the time she turned 5, so now the teen uses her gift “as a way to — not escape, but to help me through.” Not only did her passion get her through some difficult times, but when she was 14 it also brought her to the “Britain’s Got Talent” stage, where she impressed everyone with her performance.

Sirine has a rare condition that left her completely blind by the time she was 10 years old. While her parents and doctors have tried to find treatments for her, there isn’t much they can do. So her parents focused on helping her adjust to her new life, which was when her dad said she was first introduced to music. “I remember one day, we were driving in the car. This is about when she was getting to the stage where she couldn’t look out the window anymore to see things, and I didn’t know what to do, and I just put the music on really loud. She just started singing in the car, and she was so happy. And then she just found happiness every time you put music on,” her father said.

It didn’t take long for them to realize Sirine has tremendous talent. When she appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent”, she told everyone just how much her passion means to her. “I guess music is my vision,” she said. “That’s just what I live by, and music is my thing.” Then she headed over to the piano, where she played the piano and sang beautifully enough to bring the audience to tears! Unsurprisingly to everyone but Sirine, all four judges voted her into the next round of the competition!

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1.What can we know about Sirine Jahangir?

A She was born blind.

B Her love for music helped her a lot.

C She has sight in only one eye.

D She appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent” at age 5.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的“...as a way to — not escape, but to help me through...”以及最后一句可知，Sirine的音乐天赋以及她对音乐的热爱不仅让她度过了最困难的时期，还让她登上了英国达人秀舞台，即她对音乐的热爱帮了她很多忙。故选B。

2.Where was Sirine when she was first introduced to music?

A On the school stage.

B At a friend’s house.

C In an eye hospital.

D In her father’s car.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“which was when her dad said she was first introduced to music.”以及Sirine的爸爸所说的话“...we were driving in the car...”可知，Sirine第一次接触音乐是在爸爸的车里。故选D。

3.What does the underlined word “tremendous” mean?

A Slight.

B Basic.

C Great.

D Terrible.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句的“where she impressed everyone with her performance”以及划线部分后面的“she played the piano and sang beautifully enough to bring the audience to tears”可知，Sirine在“英国达人秀”舞台上的表演非常棒，由此可知她在音乐方面有巨大的天赋。故选C。

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A A great father made a crucial decision for her blind daughter.

B A 14-year-old practiced very hard for the “Britain’s Got Talent” stage.

C A blind 14-year-old was brought to “Britain’s Got Talent” by her parents.

D A blind girl impresses “Britain’s Got Talent” with amazing performance.

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。本文主要讲述盲人女孩Sirine Jahangir从小失明，但她在音乐方面的天赋和热爱让她在“英国达人秀”舞台震撼全场，并让四位评委全都投了赞成票。故选D。