5．A famous study was done in a school by a professor （教授） from a university．At the start of the school year，the teachers were given the names of five children．They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class．But the fact was that these students were only average （中等），and they were not the best students at all．Well，guess what？At the end of the year，all the five average students scored among the highest in the class．
What made these average students change so much to become top students？The only difference was the change in their teachers'attitude （態(tài)度）．Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students，they expected more from them．And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves．So they worked harder to do as well as they could．
Do you know？If you expect the best from people，they'll usually want to give you their best．A great leader said，"Treat a person just how he appears to be on the outside，and you'll make him even worse．But treat a person like he's already a success，and you'll help make the best he can be．"
Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny，his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said，"Johnny，you're the most terrible boy in this class．I'm sure you'll never change．"The next year Johnny had a new teacher．And on the first day of class，she talked with Johnny after school and said，"Johnny，I've heard a lot about you!But do you know that I don't believe a word of it？"And every day after that，this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did terrible things．Later on，Johnny became a school leader．
44．The five average students became top students mainly because ofD．
A．the professor's study B．the change in the professor's attitude
C．the teachers'hard work D．the change in the teachers'attitude
45．Why did the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old Johnny？A
A．To show the importance of encouragement．
B．To show that the boy was clever enough．
C．To let us know the famous boy．
D．To let us know how good his new teacher was．
46．According to the story，we can learn thatD．
A．the research began at the end of the school year
B．the students scored highest only because they worked hard
C．if you expect the most from people，you'll get the least
D．little Johnny like his new teacher very much
47．What does the passage mainly tell us？B
A．If you want to get more，you should have new teachers．
B．Attitude and belief can change a person．
C．A professor's study can help you score highest．
D．Only teachers can make you a top student．
分析 本文敘述了對待一個人的信念和態(tài)度會改變一個人．一所大學的一個著名教授做了一項研究，給老師們五名學生，被告知是優(yōu)秀的學生，實際上是普通學生．因為老師對他們的期望高，促使他們自己更加努力，最后成為優(yōu)秀學生．同樣老師相信學生有能力學好，也會促使學生進步的．
解答 DADB
44．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據The only difference was the change in their teachers'attitude．可知普通學生之所以變成優(yōu)秀的學生是因為他們的老師的態(tài)度的變化．故選D．
45．A．推理題，結合And every day after that，this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did terrible things．Later on，Johnny became a school leader．可知是告訴我們鼓勵的重要性，故選A．
46．D．推理題，根據最后Later on，Johnny became a school leader他真的成為了好學生，可推知他喜歡新老師，故選D．
47．B．概括歸納題．根據The only difference was the change in their teachers'attitude （態(tài)度）．可知對待一個人的信念和態(tài)度會改變一個人的．故選B．
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