Question

In the middle of the first term of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods.
One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve! Pay attention!” Steve turned to look at her, fixing his eyes on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.
“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes.
After that, it was war! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.
“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.
“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing touched him.
“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.
“Steve! Please! I care about you!”
Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, both parents were out. He, quickly, gathered up a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all smiles! God, she was beautiful!
Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Miss White’s face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!
From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!
He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!
小題1:Steve used to be bad at his lessons because _______.

A．the teacher blamed him from time to time

B．he was not a smart boy in his class

C．the test for the seventh grade challenged his confidence

D．he hadn’t put his heart into his studies

小題2:The underlined word “stubborn” in the passage probably refers to “_______”.

A．completely unchanged	B．severely punished
C．careless with the homework	D．lost in the test

小題3:It was the _______that made Steve begin to work hard at his lessons later.

A．his parents	B．his classmates
C．the teacher	D．failure in the test

小題4:Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Steve often helped his parents work in the woods instead of going to school.

B．The teacher punished Steve for his failure in the test for the seventh grade.

C．Steve not only made progress but finally became a good student of the class.

D．Steve was actually a clever boy, but Miss White hadn’t realized it at first.

小題5:Which of the following words best describes Steve’s teacher?

A．Hardworking.

B．Caring.

C．Outstanding.

D．Strict.

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了，年輕漂亮的懷特小姐不斷鼓勵、關心著聰明而貪玩的史蒂芬。史蒂芬是一個聰明的孩子，但是他的心思根本不在書本而是在外面的世界，以至于考試不及格，懷特小姐不厭其煩的教育、鼓勵他，還是無濟于事，最后是懷特小姐的關心讓史蒂芬發生了變化。
小題1:細節理解題。根據第一段，His heart was not in school, but in the woods.。他的心不在學校而在森林里。可知選D。
小題2:詞義猜測題。從下文的He was unmoved沒有感動他，以及Nothing touched him沒有什么觸動他，可以看出史蒂芬還是無動于衷。故應選A。
小題3:細節理解題。上文中講述了懷特小姐責備史蒂芬、鼓勵他尤其是那句話Steve! Please! I care about you! 可以知道是懷特小姐改變了史蒂芬。故選C。
小題4:細節理解題。從短文倒數第二段最后一句話He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!他發現自己不僅會學習，而且很擅長學習可以看出史蒂芬變成了一個好學生。故選C。
小題5:細節理解題。實際上從文章中懷特小姐的一句話Steve! Please! I care about you! 史蒂芬，求求你，我關心著你可以看出她是因為極有關愛之心的老師，故選B。
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