Question

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)。

Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.

Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D. (医学博士).

The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

1.What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A．She made Teddy feel ashamed.

B．She asked the children to play with Teddy.

C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

D．She told the class something untrue about herself.

2.What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A．He often told lies.

B．He was good at math.

C．He needed motherly care.

D．He enjoyed playing with others.

3.In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?                                             

A．She taught fewer school subjects.

B．She became stricter with her students.

C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher.

D．She cared more about educating students.

4.Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

A．She had kept in touch with him.

B．She had given him encouragement.

C．She had sent him Christmas presents.

D．She had taught him how to judge people.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】讲述一个失去母爱的小男孩的言行让他的老师完全改变了，即从知识的传授转变为对学生思想人格的教育。小男孩在老师的关爱和鼓励下也取得了优异的成绩。

1.细节理解题。由第一段Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie…But that was a lie.可以看出她说爱班上每一人不是真话，Teddy令她讨厌。

2.细节理解题。从文章第二段开始Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. 知道Teddy在妈妈去世前是一个好孩子，只是在母亲去世后，才变得不爱和别人玩，变得很脏，不讨人喜欢。Teddy送了Mrs. Thompson一瓶香水后，说Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.可以看出Teddy缺乏母爱，需要母爱。

3.细节理解题。从文章第三段的On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.可以看出，Mrs. Thompson不单单是教授学生们文化课程，而是更加在思想上和孩子们沟通。

4.细节理解题。从文章第四、五段可以看出，通过Mrs. Thompson的特别关注和鼓励，Teddy 进步很快，成了班上优秀的学生，后来还考上了大学，拿到了医学博士学位。