11．Isabella Nicola is 10 years old．She wanted to learn to play the violin．But she was born with a shortened arm and without a left hand．Isabella attends Island Creek Elementary School in Fairfax County，Virginia．The school's music teacher built Isabella a prosthetic arm．It let Isabella move the bow of the instrument with her left arm and hold the violin with her right arm．But the prosthetic arm was heavy．So the teacher asked for help from George Mason University，which he had attended．
At the same time，Abdul Gouda and four other members of the school's bio-engineering department were looking for a project to complete．Students must complete a project in their last year in the school in order to graduate．The first project idea Gouda and his four teammates had could not be done．So，they needed something new to work on．
Gouda admits he was not sure he wanted to try to create a lighter prosthetic arm．"It's sort of a lot of pressure，"he said．"You've got this young girl who's counting on you and you're expected to deliver．"But Gouda and the other team members-Mona Elkholy，Ella Novoselsky，Racha Salha and Yasser Alhindi-accepted the project．They completed many models during the school year．Research on similar projects helped them in the beginning，but they made many mistakes as they worked on the arm．
Recently，Isabella got the team's final prosthetic arm．It was built using a 3-D printer．The team made the arm the color pink，as Isabella had asked．And the team surprised her with another part of the arm that lets her hold onto the front of a bicycle．She put the arm on and began playing the violin．
"I feel very blessed that I have this amazing group of people．"Isabella said．Isabella had been asking to play a musical instrument for more than a year．Her mother，Andrea Cabrera，said she never told her daughter‘no．'"I told her we would try．There was no guarantee the school would be able to do an adaptation，"her mother said．Isabella always believed her dream would come true．"I felt right away that I'd be able to play，"she said．"I've always had perseverance．"
24．Why did Gouda and his fellows create an arm for Isabella？C
A．To make some money
B．To win a scholarship．
C．To help realize her dream．
D．To graduate with honors．
25．How did Gouda and his fellows learn about the need of Isabella？C
A．Her mother talked to them about it．
B．She sought help from them herself．
C．Her teacher turned to their university．
D．They got the news from the local paper．
26．What can we learn about Isabella's new arm？D
A．It was made with professionals'guidance．
B．It was created by hand with difficulty．
C．It brought great honors to the creators．
D．It was more than what she had expected．
27．What can we infer from the last paragraph？A
A．Isabella is a girl with strong will．
B．Isabella's mother was hard on her．
C．The school was certain of the adaptation．
D．The group was satisfied with the result．
分析 文章主要講述了Gouda and his fellows 幫助造了一只假臂，Isabella 可以用左手和右胳膊來拉小提琴．
解答 24．C細節題．根據文章內容，The school's music teacher built Isabella a prosthetic arm．It let Isabella move the bow of the instrument with her left arm and hold the violin with her right arm由此可知，Gouda and his fellows 幫助造了一只假臂，那樣 Isabella 可以用左手和右胳膊來拉小提琴．結合選項，故選C
25．C細節題．根據文章內容，They completed many models during the school year．Research on similar projects helped them in the beginning，but they made many mistakes as they worked on the arm．他們在學年里完成了許多模型，類似項目的研究從一開始就幫助了他們，但他們在手臂上犯了許多錯誤．結合選項故選C．
26．D細節題．根據文章內容，And the team surprised her with another part of the arm that lets her hold onto the front of a bicycle．可知他的用3D打印機建造的新手臂超出了他的預期，結合選項故選D．
27．A 推理題．根據文章內容，文章主要講述了Isabella是一個身體有殘疾的女孩，她想要能夠玩樂器，也有很多人幫助她．以及Isabella always believed her dream would come true．"I felt right away that I'd be able to play，"she said．"I've always had perseverance．"她堅信她的夢想一定能夠實現．結合選項，可知，Isabella是一個有堅強意志的女孩．故選A
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
