题目内容
He was a leader among the deaf.
John Carlin was born in Philadelphia in 1813. His father was a poor shoemaker. His younger brother, Andrew,
was also deaf. John and Andrew did not need to do things that other children of their ages had to do, so they had
much free time to walk around the city.
John got rich experiences when he was young. He showed his talent for drawing early in life. He often drew
pictures on the floor with chalk and when his mother saw what he had done, she would quickly clean them with
a mop (拖把).
John went to work as a house painter when he was 12. His days were busy with work. However, he taught
himself foreign languages at night. When he was at 20, he went to New York to learn drawing. When he ran out
of his money, he went to work again. But he would return to drawing whenever he could afford to.
John was the first person to receive an honorary degree (荣誉学位) from Gallaudet. He was one who didn't
let deafness stop him from doing what he wanted to do. He beat all difficulties and became a successful
American.
B. 生意经
C. 工作狂
D. 守财奴
B. learned five foreign languages at school
C. didn't go to school
D. often walked around Philadelphia after school
B. at the age of 12
C. when he was 20
D. in his early thirties
B. by selling his paintings
C. that his parents gave him
D. that he earned by himself
B. a college for normal people
C. a man who built a collage for the deaf
D. a middle school built by a person named "Gallaudet"
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect．Ioften wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he’s so special and so good ateverything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the footballteam．
Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something
special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how hehugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things Iwas going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big[]hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．
1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother’s face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，thisis the proudest moment of my life．”
It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win aNobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．
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【小题1】The writer felt it to be the son of a famous person．
| A．1ucky | B．natural | C．hard | D．pleasant |
| A．become astronaut | B．become a great hero |
| C．be made school team captain | D．be made class president |
| A．A lot of special things he had done． |
| B．The story of his father as an astronaut． |
| C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father． |
| D．The experiences his father had in middle school． |
| A．got a prize in a writing competition | B．won a Nobel Prize |
| C．saved a child from a burning building | D．discovered a new star |
| A．My daydream | B．My father’s son |
| C．My famous father | D．My happy family |
