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On the first day of the 11th grade, our new math teacher Mr Washington asked me to go to the blackboard to do a math problem. I told him that I couldn’t do it. He asked, “Why not?” I paused, and then I said, “Because I’m educable mentally retarded (可教育智能遲滯).”
He came from behind his desk and looked at me. “Don’t ever say that again. Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality,” he said.
It was a very special moment for me. Doctors said that I was educable mentally retarded in the fifth grade, and I was put back into the fourth grade. When I was in the eighth grade, I failed again.
But Mr Washington changed my life. This person always gave students the feeling that he had high expectations of them, and then all of the students did their best to live up to what those expectations were. He often said, “You have greatness within you.”
One day, I caught up with him in the parking place and said, “Mr Washington, is there greatness within me, sir?”
He said, “Yes, Mr Brown.”
“But what about the fact that I failed English, math, and history? What about that, sir? I’m slower than most kids.”
“It doesn’t matter. It just means that you have to work harder. Your grades don’t determine who you are or what you can produce in your life.”
“I want to buy my mother a house.”
“It is possible, Mr Brown. You can do that.” And he turned to walk away.
“Mr Washington?”
“What do you want now?”
“Uh, I’m the one, sir. One day you’re going to hear my name. I’m the one, sir.”
School was a real struggle for me. Mr Washington put many demands on me. He made me believe that I could do it. At the end of that year, I was on the honor roll for the first time in my life.
Years later, I produced five programs on public television. When one of my programs was shown on the educational television channel, I had some friends call him. I was sitting by the phone waiting when he called me. He said, “May I speak to Mr Brown, please?”
“Oh, Mr Washington, is that you?”
“Yes, it’s me. You were the one, weren’t you?”
“Yes, sir, I was.”
小題1:What does Mr Washington mean by saying “Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality”?
A.You needn’t have the same opinion as others.
B.You should believe what other people say.
C.What other people say about you may not be correct.
D.The doctor made a mistake.
小題2: What happened to the author at last?
A.He entered a good university.B.He earned much honor.
C.He got a good job.D.He made television programs.
小題3: In the passage, the author implies that _________.
A.people shouldn’t believe what doctors say
B.no one can be successful with hard work and confidence
C.no one is really educable mentally retarded
D.a(chǎn) good teacher can change a student’s life
小題4:The best title for the passage would be “__________”.
A.Don’t believe othersB.I am the one
C.My best teacherD.I succeeded at last

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析:本文敘述了作者在五年級是醫(yī)生就說他得了可教育智能遲滯,作者當(dāng)時也相信自己學(xué)習(xí)不可能超過別人,但是等到上11年級時他遇到了新老師Mr Washington,他說別人說的你的情況不一定是對,從此老師對他的要求提高了,在老師的鼓勵和支持下,最后他取得了成功。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Don’t ever say that again 別人對你的評價不一定是對的,故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I produced five programs on public television.作者制作了電視節(jié)目,故選D。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)從短文可知一個好的老師可以改變了一個學(xué)生的一生,故選D。
小題4:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)文中也重復(fù)這句I’m the one,同時又表明了文章的主題,故選B。
點(diǎn)評:做標(biāo)題歸納題時應(yīng)注意在閱讀文章時,要注意文章中反復(fù)出現(xiàn)或強(qiáng)調(diào)的信息,尋找與文章主題相關(guān)的信息,找出概括全文的核心詞匯。確認(rèn)選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容是否切中文章的中心論題,也就是要看選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容與作者的寫作目的是否一致。從整篇文章出發(fā)歸納概括出文章的標(biāo)題,要防止本末倒置、主次不分,這樣才能排除干擾項(xiàng),選出正確答案。
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