Question

    At thirteen, I was diagnosed (诊断) with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, ''Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it. ''

She glanced down at me through her glasses, ''You are not different from your classmates, young man. '' I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Lous Braile. He lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn't I the ''blind'' in my class, being made to learn like the ''sighted'' students? My thoughts, spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problem, why should I ever give up?

I didn't expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day-with an ''A'' on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words, ''See what you can do when you keep trying? ''

1.Why didn't the author finish the reading in class?

A.Because he didn't like the teacher.

B.Because he was not fond of literature.

C.Because the class room was too noisy.

D.Because he got a kind of attention disorder.

2.What can we learn about Louis Braille from the passage?

A.He couldn't see and read for the whole life.

B.He got a good education at school.

C.He made an invention which helps the blind.

D.He managed to cure his blindness.

3.What's Mrs. Smith's attitude to the author in the classroom?

A.She encouraged him. B.She looked down on him.

C.She sympathized(同情) him. D.She was angry with him.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Keep trying, and you can do it.

B.Ways to overcome attention disorder.

C.How to be a great teacher.

D.What should you do as a blind.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者在13岁时被诊断患有注意力障碍，它让作者的学习变得困难，但是在老师的鼓励下作者终于完成了那天的任务，这让作者明白了只要努力就会成功。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段的At thirteen, I was diagnosed (诊断) with a kind of attention disorder. (13岁时，我被诊断有注意力障碍)和第二段的I raised my hand right away and said, ''Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.” '' (我立刻举手说到：“Smith女士，您知道，医生说我在注意力方面有问题。我可能做不了”)可知，作者因为有注意障碍所以没能在学校完成阅读。D. Because he got a kind of attention disorder. (因为他有注意力障碍)符合以上说法，故选D项。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第四段的Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind. (相反，他发明了一种有凸起点的阅读方法，这为盲人打开了一个全新的知识大门)可知Louis 发明了一种可以帮助盲人的阅读方法。C. He made an invention which helps the blind. (他发明了一个帮助盲人的阅读方法)符合以上说法，故选C项。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第三段的She glanced down at me through her glasses, ''You are not different from your classmates, young man. ''。 (她透过眼镜向下看着我说：“你并没有和同学们不同，年轻人”)和最后一段的I didn't expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day-with an ''A'' on it . (我交试卷的时候根本没有什么期待，所以第二天当卷子退回来上面有个A时我感到很吃惊)可推测史密斯女士一直在鼓励作者。A. She encouraged him. (她鼓励他)符合以上推测，故选A项。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其是最后一段的At the bottom of the paper were these words, ''See what you can do when you keep trying? '' (在卷子的末尾有这样的文字：“瞧，只要你坚持，你就可以做到”)可知本文通过叙述作者的故事向我们证明只要努力，不放弃就可以成功。A. Keep trying, and you can do it. (努力，你会成功)符合以上说法，故选A项。