Question

I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.

I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.

One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”.

I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.

The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr. Young would give me an E, just like he always did.

I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned. I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”

He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.

“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that,” I said.

The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.

That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.

1.From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is ______ in some subjects.

A. mind-blowing       B. badly-behaved

C. fun-loving         D. slow-witted

2.Where may the boy live according to the passage?

A. In an orphanage.           B. In a big prison.

C. In the school dormitory.  D. In his home.

3.What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?

A. D         B. C         C. B       D. E

4.The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that ______.

A. he missed one of his fingers

B. he treated his students very well

C. he understood the boy

D. he taught his students in a special way

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者的数学老师因为缺少一根手指而被孩子们取笑，所以他很理解作者的数学成绩对他的影响，最后他给了对数学头脑愚笨的作者D-的成绩，那次数学分数是作者一生中获得的分数中最喜爱的。

1. 推理判断题。根据I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn. 作者不擅长数学和英语。无论自己多么努力，就是不理解为什么别的同学那么容易就听懂了。所以作者对有些科目头脑反应迟钝。选D。

2.细节理解题。I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. 我去找老师告诉他，如果自己数学再考E孤儿院就会把我送到大监狱里。得知作者住在孤儿院。选A。

3.推理判断题。根据原文老师原本对作者想要数学得及格的请求无能为力，但他很理解作者的数学成绩对他的影响，所以他给了作者D-的成绩。老师给了这个本来还是数学不及格的学生判分及格。选D。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段得知总算有人理解作者为什么学不好某些科目。所以作者感激老师一直记着老师。选C。

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