Question

【題目】 Once I had a student called Jamal. He would squirm (扭來扭去)in his chair during independent work, and he would never stay still for more than three or four minutes. Students like Jamal can confuse brand new teachers because they’re not quite sure how to support young people like him. I took a direct approach. I negotiated with Jamal. If he could give me focused work, then he could do it from anywhere in the classroom: from our classroom rug, from behind my desk, or from inside his classroom locker, which turned out to be his favorite place.

Jamal’s least favorite subject was writing, and he never wanted to read what he had written out loud in class, but we were still making progress. One day, I decided to host a mock (模擬的)2008 presidential election in my classroom. My third graders had to research and write a speech for their chosen candidate: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or John McCain. The favorite candidates were obvious, but one student chose John McCain. It was Jamal. Jamal finally decided to read something that he had written out loud in class, and sure enough, Jamal stunned all of us with his brilliance. Just like Jamal’s dad, John McCain was a veteran, and just like Jamal’s dad protected him, Jamal believed that John McCain would protect the entire country. He wasn’t my candidate of choice, but it didn’t matter, because the entire class erupted into applause for our brave friend Jamal who finally showed up as his most confident self for the first time that year.

A lack of confidence pulls us down from the bottom and weighs us down from the top, crushing us between a flurry of can’ts and won’ts. Without confidence, we get stuck, and when we get stuck, we can’t even get started. Instead of getting mired in what can get in our way, confidence invites us to perform with certainty.

【1】Which of the following best describes Jamal?

A.Naughty and stubbornB.Determined but shy

C.Smart but unfocusedD.Confident and generous

【2】Why did Jamal choose John McCain in the mock 2008 presidential election?

A.Because John was the least popular among the three choices.

B.Because John had written something about him before.

C.Because John shared some similarities with Jamal’s father.

D.Because John was a soldier who could protect the country.

【3】What does the underlined word “stun” mean?

A.Amaze.B.Cheer.C.Awake.D.Entertain.

【4】What is the main purpose of the text?

A.To introduce the change of the authors student.

B.To show how to deal with problem students.

C.To stress the importance of encouragement.

D.To encourage us to be confident.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章作者通過介紹自己一個學(xué)生轉(zhuǎn)變的經(jīng)歷，來鼓勵讀者們要有自信。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段Once I had a student called Jamal. He would squirm (扭來扭去)in his chair during independent work, and he would never stay still for more than three or four minutes（以前我有個學(xué)生叫Jamal。當(dāng)他獨立工作的時候，他會在椅子上扭動，而且他從來不會靜止不動超過三、四分鐘）和第二段Jamal stunned all of us with his brilliance（Jamal以他的才華震驚了我們所有人）可知，Jamal聰明但無法專注。故選C項。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段Just like Jamal’s dad, John McCain was a veteran, and just like Jamal’s dad protected him, Jamal believed that John McCain would protect the entire country（就像Jamal 的父親一樣，John McCain也是老兵，就像Jamal的父親保護他一樣，Jamal相信John McCain會保護整個國家）可知，Jamal選擇John McCain是因為他和Jamal 的父親有很多共同之處。 故選C項。

【3】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段because the entire class erupted into applause for our brave friend Jamal who finally showed up as his most confident self for the first time that year（因為全班都為我們勇敢的朋友Jamal鼓掌，他終于在那一年第一次以最自信的姿態(tài)出現(xiàn)了）可知，大家都被Jamal的聰明才智所驚艷到了。由此可知“stun”意思是使吃驚，A.Amaze使吃驚；B.Cheer歡呼；C.Awake覺醒；D.Entertain娛樂。 故選A項。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段A lack of confidence pulls us down from the bottom and weighs us down from the top, crushing us between a flurry of cant’s and won’ts. Without confidence, we get stuck, and when we get stuck, we can’t even get started. Instead of getting mired in what can get in our way, confidence invites us to perform with certainty（缺乏信心會把我們從底部拉下來，從頂部壓下去，在一連串的“不能”和“不會”之間把我們壓垮。沒有信心，我們會陷入困境，當(dāng)我們陷入困境時，我們甚至無法開始。信心并沒有讓我們陷入阻礙我們前進的泥潭，而是邀請我們堅定地行動）可知，作者之所以描述學(xué)生Jamal的變化就是為了鼓勵大家 要有自信，沒有自信將寸步難行。這篇文章的主要目的是鼓勵我們自信。故選D項。