Question

Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.
By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.
Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”
“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”
“Oh, I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”
That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”
Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page

1. 1.
   Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?
   1. A.
      Because he had no time to fit them together
   2. B.
      Because he had difficulty in writing a story
   3. C.
      Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing
2. 2.
   What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
   1. A.
      Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog
   2. B.
      The small tree will grow into a big one
   3. C.
      His friend Lee can give him a lot of support
   4. D.
      He can develop his story based on the first draft
3. 3.
   What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?
   1. A.
      She is a strict teacher
   2. B.
      She is a wise teacher
   3. C.
      She is an honest teacher
   4. D.
      She is an energetic teacher
4. 4.
   What can we infer(推断from the story?
   1. A.
      Arthur is a shy and quiet student
   2. B.
      Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story
   3. C.
      There will be a storm on Saturday
   4. D.
      Encouragement is important in teaching

Answer 1

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短文大意：这篇短文主要记述了阿瑟一开始写作文很有困难，只交上了一篇只有草图的作文。所罗门老师见了之后没有立即批评阿瑟，反而是启发，鼓励他再原有基础上续写作文，最后阿瑟写出了一篇不错的作文。从而告诉我们在教学中鼓励的作用是多么的重要。
1.根据短文第一二段描述，可知阿瑟写这个故事很有困难。故选B。
2.联系下文“Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”描述，可知此处指的是他可以在他的草稿的基础上续写他的故事。故选D。
3.这篇短文中的所罗门老师在发现阿瑟没有完成自己的作文后，没有立即批评他，而是启发他再原有基础上续写他的作文，可见这是一位非常聪明的老师。故选B。
4.这篇短文中的阿瑟在一开始写作文很困难，但是在老师的鼓励下终于写出了一篇不错的作文。可见在教学中鼓励的作用是多么的重要。故选D。