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I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case，the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his abilities.

So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. Because of me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he loved me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She kissed me again and left.

I sat, stunned, for about half an hour，wondering what had just happened. How did I make such a life changing difference to that boy without even knowing it？What I finally came to remember was one day, several months before，when some students were giving reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke quietly，and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the only one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the back of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more，and became happy. And it was all because he happened to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed praise was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most valuable lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

1.We can infer that when Simon’s mother entered the room, the writer felt _______.

A. nervous     B. satisfied    C. happy     D. surprised

2.Why did Simon’s mother come to visit the writer?

A. Because she worried about her son’s poor work.

B. Because Simon asked her to do so.

C. Because she wanted to show her gratitude to the writer.

D. Because she wanted to know her son’s performance in the school.

3.The following words can be used to describe Simon before he met the writer EXCEPT _____.

A. unconfident       B. lonely      C. clever      D. outgoing

4.The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. share a valuable lesson with readers

B. tell teachers how to be kind to students

C. advise the readers to be kind to others

D. tell the story of Simon

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个新老师，因为偶然的一句表扬，改变了一个成绩很差的孩子的性格和命运。足可见老师的话对学生有多么重要。老师教给学生知识，而最重要的是通过给孩子鼓励和信心而形式积极的人生观。

1.】A 推理判断题，根据第二段第一句话“So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating.”知道，作者的手心是在流汗的，根据常识知道这其实就是一种紧张，所以答案是A。

2.】C 细节理解题，根据第二段第二句话““I came to thank you,” she said,”可以知道答案是C，学生的母亲是来感谢教师的。

3.】D 细节理解题，根据文段中的三处描述可以知道答案选D。第一段“But he was a bright student.” 表明学生以前是聪明的，排除C；第二段“he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend's house.” 表明他以前是孤单的；第三段“From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter,” 表明学生以前是不自信的。

4.】A 标题题，根据文章大意，本文是讲述作者的一个教学故事，所以答案是选A分享一个有价值的教学故事。另外B. tell teachers how to be kind to students（告诉老师们如何对学生好？）C. advise the readers to be kind to others（建议读者对别人好）D. tell the story of Simon（讲述Simon的故事）都不能具体全面的概括本文内容只是提到其中的片面内容，所以排除它们。

【名师点睛】

阅读理解的解题方法有多个，就这篇文章我们就只点拨细节题（四排三）的解题技巧。希望同学们掌握。

在细节题中有一种题目是选择一项正确或错误的题目（题目中常出现EXCEPT,TRUE,WRONG字样），这意味着有3项答案是错误或者是正确的，简称为四排三。这意味着要排除三个选项，每一个选项都要在文章中找到依据，进行比对。依据相对较分散，不会集中在一个段落。

比如：第23题，根据文段中的三处描述可以知道答案选D。第一段“But he was a bright student.” 表明学生以前是聪明的，排除C；第二段“he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend's house.” 表明他以前是孤单的；第三段“From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter,” 表明学生以前是不自信的。

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