Question

“A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high. ” I’m sure T. J,  Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in school.

By high school, T, J. was the most celebrated troublemaker in his town. Teachers literally cringed when they saw his name posted on their classroom lists.

I met T. J. for the first time when all the students at school were attending ACE training.  At first, he showed no interest in the discussion.  But slowly, the interactive games drew him in.  T. J.  had some brilliant thoughts on those situations, which were welcomed by his group.  By the end of the activity, the other students on the team were impressed with his concern and ideas and elected T. J.  co-chairman of the team.

When T. J. showed up at school on Monday morning, a group of teachers were expressing their disagreements to the school principal about his being elected co-chairman. The principal reminded them that the purpose of the program was to uncover any positive feeling and strengthen its practice until true change can take place. The teachers left the meeting, firmly convinced that failure was unavoidable.

Two weeks later, T. J.  and his friends led a group of 70 students to collect food  They collected a school record: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours.  The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. That newspaper story was posted on the main bulletin board at school, where everyone could see it. 

T. J. ,s picture was up there for doing something great.

T. J. started showing up at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time.  The event he started now yields 9,000 cans of food in one day, taking care of 70 percent of the need for food for one year.

T, J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending.  But once it has healed, it can fly higher than the rest.  T. J.  got a job.  He became productive.  He is flying quite nicely these days.

1.What do we know about T.J. before he attended the training?

A. He was talkative in class.

B. He didn't have a good fame.

C. His ideas were quite impressive.

D. He showed up at school every day.

2.Why did the team members elect T.J. co-chairman?

A. He promised them a bright future.

B. They wanted to offer him a chance.

C. They thought the job was quite easy.

D. He was considered qualified for the job.

3.What do we know about people's attitude towards T. J. 's being elected?

A. Uncaring.    B. Favorable.

C. Controversial.    D. Doubtful.

4.What does the author try to convey with this story?

A. No pain, no gain.    B. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

C. Don't judge a book by its cover.    D. Treat others as you want to be treated.

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了一个叫T. J的小男孩是镇上出名的捣乱分子，在参加王牌训练营时，他出色的表现博得小组队员的认可，因此被选为团队的主席。对此，很多人产生了争议。最终T. J向所有人证明了他能做的很好。

1.细节理解题。由第二段 T, J. was the most celebrated troublemaker in his town.可知，T，J是镇上最出名的捣乱分子。他的名声不好。故B选项正确。

2.推理判断题。由第三段 T. J. had some brilliant thoughts on those situations, which were welcomed by his group. By the end of the activity, the other students on the team were impressed with his concern and ideas and elected T. J. co-chairman of the team. 可知，T. J.对这些情况有一些极好的想法，因此受到了团对的欢迎。到活动结束时，其他同学对他的关心的事和想法印象深刻，并选举T.J.为小组联合主席。这些表明他被认为胜任这项工作。故D选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由第四段 a group of teachers were expressing their disagreements to the school principal about his being elected co-chairman. The principal reminded them that the purpose of the program was to uncover any positive feeling and strengthen its practice until true change can take place.可知，人们对于T. J被选为联合主席有人同意,有人反对，产生了争议。故C 选项正确。

4.推理判断题。通读全文可知，T. J是镇上出了名的捣蛋鬼。老师对他都无可奈何，通过参加王牌训练营，博得了小组成员的认可。从此T. J发生了蜕变，并最终向所有人证明了自己能做的很好。可以判断出作者想告诉读者，不能仅仅从外表看待一个人。故C选项正确。