Question

By my eighth grade, I was a kid who felt unsafe, unloved and pretty angry at life. In other words, I behaved badly in school. However, my teacher, Ms. Simon, of course, thought that I was blind to this problem because she always reminded me, “Henry, you are the worst behaved child in this school”

Needless to say, the eighth grade was probably the worst year of my life. Good thing was that I was allowed to go to the ninth grade. But Ms. Simon’s words were always ringing in my ears.

The first day I entered the ninth grade, my teacher, Miss Brown, began to call our names. And it wasn’t long before she came to my name. “Henry,” she called out, looking from her list to where I was sitting. She looked at me carefully for a moment, and then said, “I’ve heard a lot about you.” Then she smiled and added, “But I don’t believe a word of it!”

To be honest, that moment was a turning point, not only in my education, but also in my life. Suddenly, unexpectedly, someone believed in me. For the first time in my life, someone saw potential(潜力) in me. Miss Brown often gave me little jobs to do. She invited me to stay after school to work on my reading and math. She challenged me to let her down. So I studied really hard that even my own father couldn’t believe that I was changing.

What made me the difference between the eighth grade and ninth grade? It was that risky, because there was no promise that I would honor Ms. Brown’s trust.

Everyone likes the end product of teaching, especially when it produces excellent men, the sports star, the successful business persons, the smart lawyer. But how many of us want to deal with the person at the beginning of the process?

1. Why did the writer think his eighth grade was the worst of year in his life?

A. Because he couldn’t see anything.

B. Because he thought nobody paid attention to him.

C. Because Miss Simon always reminded him that he was the worst.

2. What did Miss Brown do on the first day of his ninth grade?

A. She called the students’ names.

B. She gave the writer little jobs to do.

C. She asked the writer to stay at school after class.

3. What did Miss Brown mean by saying “I don’t believe a word of it?”

A. She believed the writer could behave well.

B. She didn’t believe what the writer said at all.

C. She didn’t believe what Miss Simon had done to the writer.

4.Who gave the writer great help with his study?

A. Ms Simon      B. Miss Brown     C. His father

5.What does this article want to tell us?

A. We should always remind children of what is wrong.

B. We should teach children how to be excellent persons.

C. We should teach children in a positive way by giving them chances to be confident.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了作者Henry在八九年级遇到的老师以及对他的影响。八年级的西蒙老师经常批评他，作者没有自信，破罐破摔；九年级的老师布朗老师关心他信任他，他努力学习和表现，最后令人刮目相看。作者得出每个人都喜欢教育的最终产品，特别是当了优秀人士像律师、成功的商人等。但是我们中有多少人会想到在开始阶段怎样培养这种人。

1.C句意：作者为什么认为八年级是他一生中最糟糕的一年？考查细节理解题。由第一段最后一句my teacher, Ms. Simon, of course, thought that I was blind to this problem because she always reminded me, “Henry, you are the worst behaved child in this school”可知西蒙老师经常提醒他是个差学生，他感到很糟糕。故选C。

2.A句意：在作者上九年级第一天布朗老师做了什么？考查细节理解题。根据第三段第一句The first day I entered the ninth grade, my teacher, Miss Brown, began to call our names.可知选A。

3.A句意：布朗老师说“我一句话不信”是什么意思？考查整体理解题。根据八年级作者表现不好，上九年级第一天布朗老师说‘我一句话不信’，可知布朗老师相信作者表现好；故选A。

4.B句意：谁对作者学习的帮助大？考查细节理解。根据第四段第一句To be honest, that moment was a turning point, not only in my education, but also in my life.可知选B。

5.句意：这篇段文想告诉我们什么？考查整体理解题。A. We should always remind children of what is wrong.我们应该经常提醒孩子犯了什么错误？B. We should teach children how to be excellent persons.我们应该教孩子怎样成为优秀的人。C. We should teach children in a positive way by giving them chances to be confident.我们应该通过给他们更多的机会用积极的方式教育孩子来保持孩子的自信。根据对整篇文章的理解可知选C。

考点：考查教育类短文阅读。