humming (哼) pieces of music，and in time，she added the words to the songs.Gina's family was on cloud nine．Music had helped their daughter find her first words.

　　When she was about five，Gina had a CD of songs from a singer she really liked.She listened to it over good at it.One day，Gina saw someone singing at a basketball game on TV.Her mom told her that maybe she could do that one day，too.Gina liked that idea.

　　So when her mom found out that a major league baseball team was holding tryouts (预赛) for singers to perform at their games，Gina，who was six，decided to go for it.She did feel very nervous about singing in front of a lot of people she didn't know.But her whole family and many of her friends showed up to support her.After the tryout，she wasn't nervous any more.

　　Then the team picked her to perform at a game.She did it.Since that first game，Gina has given more than 100 public performances at ball games.As a young star，she shows people a few things about autism and how kids who have it can follow their dreams.Gina has just turned nine，and fight now her dream is to be a singing teacher.As a singing teacher，she' d help kids who need help-those kids who are different，like her.

　　【语篇解读】　患孤独症的女孩Gina在音乐中找到了自己的位置，她也希望将来长大后能帮助像自己一样的孩子们。

　　1．What do the words "on cloud nine" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

　　A．Frightened.　 B．Patient.

　　C．Very happy. D．Very angry.

　　C　[词义猜测题。看到Gina能够唱出一些单词，她的父母应感到非常高兴。他们担心Gina不会说话，而现在Music had helped their daughter find her first words，故可推测on cloud nine是"非常高兴"的意思。]

　　2．Gina sang for the first time before many strangers when she was ．

　　A．two B．five

　　C．six D．nine

C　[细节理解题。根据第三段的Gina，who was six和singing in front of a lot of