天津高考真题 · 阅读表达 Reading Expression
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Last December, Doris Low turned 90. Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto, where she helps transform literature into braille (盲文) to bring the power of story and knowledge to the hearts and minds of blind readers. She has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises for more than 40 years.
After working in the business world for a while, Low got fed up. So she turned to teaching at a technical school and later moved into the library.
Low’s mother liked reading. As her eyes began to fail, Low read to her. Then “hearing an advertisement encouraging people to learn braille, I decided to give it a try.” In 1973, she was certified as a braille transcriber (转译者) and began transcribing books as a volunteer for the CNIB library.
The job was strenuous—she could get to the end of a page, make a mistake on the last line, and have to do the whole thing again. For a number of years, Low also worked in the CNIB sound studio reading books onto tape. Three years ago, she took up proofreading (校对) at the CNIB’s word factory.
In April, during Volunteer Week, the CNIB recognized Low for her great contributions. Thanks to volunteers like Low, the CNIB library has got more than 80,000 accessible materials for people unable to read traditional print. “I can’t imagine how many readers of all ages have benefited from Doris’ contribution as a skilled volunteer through her rich voice and her high degree of accuracy in the hundreds of books she has brailled and proofread over the years—and she is still doing so,” said a CNIB official.
“For me,” said Low, “the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer. Three things matter most in my life: a little play, a little work, a little love. I’ve found them all here.”
参考答案（官方）
She helps transform literature into Braille (for blind readers / the blind).
采分点（据官方参考答案拆解，非官方原文）
行为＝她在 CNIB 帮助把文学作品转写成盲文（供盲人阅读）。答出 transform literature into braille 即得分，不超过 10 词。
参考答案（官方）
(Because) her mother’s eyes began to fail and she heard an / the advertisement.
采分点（据官方参考答案拆解，非官方原文）
原因＝母亲视力开始衰退，加上她听到了一则（鼓励人学盲文的）广告。答出 mother’s eyes began to fail / heard an advertisement 即得分，不超过 15 词。
参考答案（官方）
Hard. / Tiring. / Tough.
采分点（据官方参考答案拆解，非官方原文）
词义解释：strenuous 在此意为“费力的、累人的、艰苦的”。答 Hard / Tiring / Tough 任一即得分，限 1 词。
参考答案（官方）
She has brailled and proofread hundreds of books, and read books onto tape.
采分点（据官方参考答案拆解，非官方原文）
贡献＝她为 CNIB 盲文转写并校对了数百册书，还把书籍录制成磁带。答出 brailled and proofread hundreds of books / read books onto tape 即得分，不超过 15 词。
限词数说明（两源不一）
权威 md 本题印 (no more than 15 words)，tthaoke 官方卷 PDF 印 (no more than 10 words)；按题面权威 md 取 15 词。
参考方向 A（官方示例）
Low is kind and helpful because she has devoted much time to transcribing books into braille as a volunteer.
参考方向 B（官方示例）
Low is a kind-hearted lady with a positive attitude toward life because she takes delight in helping others.
采分点（评价方向，非官方原文）
开放题：先评价 Low 再给理由——她善良、乐于助人，多年志愿把书转成盲文；或她心地善良、对生活积极，以帮助他人为乐。评价明确、理由合理、不超过 20 词即自评“答对了”。
参考答案来源：通通好课（tthaoke）2014 天津市英语卷（有答案）PDF（阅读表达 Possible Answers 56-60）；采分点为据官方参考答案原文拆解，非官方逐字评分细则。
