Question

Everyone can try his best to achieve something. We don't need to be the best, but to challenge the limits of what we are capable of. I gained this belief from my third grade teacher, the most special, honored, trustworthy, and beloved person in my life.

Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the belief that talking to an eight－year－old child didn't mean he had to sacrifice proper statements or grammar. And he was demanding,__but he wasn't unreasonable or cruel. He simply felt that no matter what your best was, you should achieve it.

Luckily enough, I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher. I was not, nor ever will be, gifted in math. I remember my struggles in class. “I don't know the answer，” I would say. “I can't do it！” “Perhaps you don't know the answer，” he would say quietly. “Do you think we might figure it out together? How do you know what you can do if you don't have a try？”

Mr. Myrus lived around the corner, and I would often stop by to talk while he worked in his garden. I knew there was someone who let me know that if I had really tried, that was enough. “Don't be so hard on yourself，”he'd say.“Stop blaming yourself. Did you try your best? Well，then you're not a failure，” he often told me these words.

Mr. Myrus died in 1978. I had never thought about his death. He was too young. I felt sorry. But when I think about him now, I don't feel so sorry. He taught me to be kind, not only to others，but to myself. He taught me my own value. He taught me about honor, about truth, and about doing my best and he also taught me that all feelings and beliefs have dignity and deserve respect. And of all the things I know, I believe that we can't all be “the best”， but we can, each of us, be our best. And I know that's true because Mr. Myrus told me that.

1.What does the underlined word “demanding” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A. Strict.    B. Indifferent.

C. Critical.    D. Careful.

2.Why did the author think he was lucky in Paragraph 3?

A. Mr. Myrus became his teacher again.

B. Mr. Myrus was his teacher for eight years.

C. He became interested in math because of Mr. Myrus.

D. He developed a good relationship with Mr. Myrus.

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The author may have become a teacher.

B. The author liked to recall his childhood.

C. The author believed he would be the best of all.

D. The author ended up being a man of self－confidence.

4.What can we learn about Mr. Myrus according to the passage?

A. He is usually indifferent to the students.

B. He is responsible for his students and his teaching.

C. He is a person who isn't particular about what he wears.

D. He is sometimes cruel and unreasonable to his students.

Answer

1. A

2. A

3. D

4. B

【解析】

本文为记叙文。文章主要讲述通过Mr. Myrus的帮助，作者意识到只要自己尽了最大的努力就不是一个失败的人，这也帮助作者成为了一个有自信的人，作者相信只要尽力，我们将是最好的自己。

1.词义猜测题。根据上文可知，Mr. Myrus总是穿着整齐，即使他与八岁的孩子讲话也不会省掉适当的陈述或语法；再结合下文可知，他只是认为无论你的强项在哪方面，你都应该做到最好。由此可知，划线词意为“严格的”。对比选项：A项“严格的”；B项“漠不关心的”；C项“批评的”；D项“仔细的”。故A选项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段Luckily enough，I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher. 可知，作者觉得很幸运是因为Mr. Myrus又当了他的老师。故A选项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段的And of all the things I know, I believe that we can't all be “the best”， but we can, each of us, be our best. And I know that's true because Mr. Myrus told me that. 可知，作者成了一个有自信的人。故D选项正确。

4.推理判断题。阅读全文以及第一段的I gained this belief from my third grade teacher, the most special, honored, trustworthy, and beloved person in my life.可知，Mr. Myrus是一个对学生和教学负责的人。故B选项正确。