That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal (正常的) life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.

To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills, As time passed by, I made progress.

I remembered very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the talbe. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.

After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.

As year went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke(中风).

Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak and know anyboay around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her—just as she had worked with my years before. She make progress every day and was moved out of ICU(重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.

One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.” I quickly said, “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”

Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.

1.Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?

a. Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital.

b. I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.

c. I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar’s help.

d. Mrs. Pillar got better with my help.

A. b-c-d-a B. c-a-b-d C. b-c-a-d D. b-d-c-a

2.What does the underlined word “vividly” mean in Paragraph(段落) 3?

A. 模糊的 B. 清晰地 C. 彻底地 D. 感激地

3.What does the writer mean by saying “… I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class” in Paragraph 4?

A. He was clever than his classmates.

B. He worked very hard on maths.

C. His classmates failed to graduate.

D. Mrs. Pillar’s help greatly influenced him.

4.The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12 cents in the hospital in order to ______.

A. help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him

B. play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar

C. see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better

D. make the nurse in the hospital feel strange

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. A Great Teacher B. Always Have A Dream

C. Never Give up D. Kindness Makes Wonders

When I was about seven or eight years old, I once went into the barn (马厩) one evening where my dad was doing his daily work. I was surprised to see him wearing his hat backwards. It looked funny.

When I asked Dad why he put his hat backwards, he smiled and gave me an explanation. There was a large water tank for the cattle that had to be filled every day. Since it took a long time to finish the work, he would turn the water on and then go about doing other things like cleaning the barn or feeding the cattle, which usually cost him twenty minutes or even more time. The danger, of course, was that if he forgot to turn the water off, the tank would overflow and water would be wasted, which would make a mess.

Then he told me the reason why he had his hat turned around. When he finished other work and began to take off his work clothes, he would notice as he removed his hat that the visor (帽舌) was not where it was supposed to be. This would remind him that the water was still running. Then he would go back to the barn and turn it off.

I have seen my dad develop many other systems over the years. And I will never forget how helpful and valuable they are. Some may have even been life-saving.

Sometimes, people may forget some things. So they will easily make mistake though they may try their best. Using some good methods can help them operate more effectively. In order not to blame others or yourself for mistakes, you’d better look for some ways, whether they are funny or not, as long as they will help you in achieving what you truly wish to do.

This could be utility, and as simple as a checklist. Now I’ve used a lot of them, such as putting my car keys in the same place every time. It could be having someone check your work and it could also be a computer program that helps to find out whether your calculations are correct.

1.The author found his father’s behavior funny because__________.

A. he had never been to the barn before B. his father’s hat was different from others

C. the horses played some tricks D. his father wore the hat in a strange way

2.What would the author’s father NOT do in the barn according to the passage?

A. Clean the barn B. Feed the chicken

C. Give food to the cows D. Fill the large water tank

3.The word “utility” probably means “__________” in the passage.

A. practical B. difficult C. meaningless D. avoidable

4.What can we know about the author’s father?

A. His job was to develop new systems in the barn.

B. The systems he invented were always very useful.

C. He developed as many systems as possible to help people.

D. He always taught the author how to make proper checklists.

5.The best title of the passage could be “__________”.

A. My Funny Dad B. Knowledge in Barn

C. A Good Cat Can Catch a Healthy Rat D. Keep a Checklist in Your Mind

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