Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。
When William Brown taught at Boston University, he once thought about the people that he hadn't thanked in his life. They taught him, encouraged (鼓勵) him or cared a lot about him.
Tina Johnson was a teacher. She once taught William geography, and William loved geography all his life. So he wrote a letter of thanks to her.
He got the teacher's letter later. It began, “My dear Willie”. He was happy. Now over 50, he didn't think someone would called him “Willie”. Here is that letter.
My dear Willie,
I cannot tell you how much your letter meant to me. I am in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first letter of appreciation (感激) I ever got. It came on a cold morning and it made me feel very warm.
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William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn't thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. He would never forget her.
There are some people we should always remember, because they helped to shape our life. William Brown found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.
Who are some of the people that you need to say thank you to in your past? It may be too late to say “Thanks”.
（1）William thought about the people that he hadn't thanked in his past when he ________.
A.was in a hospital
B.worked in a library
C.was over 50 years old
D.studied at a university
（2）The teacher ________ when William was young.
A.got her first letter of appreciation
B.helped him to believe in himself
C.encouraged him to be active
D.made friends with him
（3）What can we learn about the teacher?
A.She was over 80 years old.
B.She lived with her children.
C.She taught geography for 40 years.
D.She got the letter on a warm afternoon.
（4）How did William show his appreciation to the people that he hadn't thanked?
A.He called them
B.He visited them.
C.He wrote them letters.
D.He sent them gifts.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）B
（3）A
（4）C
【解析】這篇文章講的是William在大學(xué)教學(xué)期間寫信感激過去教過他、鼓勵過他、給予他關(guān)心的人。作者告訴我們感謝什么時候都不晚。

（1）C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息When William Brown taught at Boston University, he once thought about the people that he hadn't thanked in his life. 可知是他在大學(xué)教學(xué)期間，故選C。

（2）B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn't thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. 可知當(dāng)William小的時候這位老師曾幫助他樹立自信，故選B。

（3）A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息I am in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. 可知這位老師獨自生活，80多歲了，故選A。

（4）C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息William Brown found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.可知他是通過寫信來向別人表達(dá)感激之情，故選C.