Question

When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior (三年级学生). John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.

About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.”

John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason.”

From then on, I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of themselves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way!

1.According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John’s ______.

A. PE marks B. self-confidence

C. interest in sports D. state of health

2.Why did John take part in the track team?

A. He had been an excellent runner.

B. He was encouraged by his teacher.

C. He liked running more than tennis.

D. He had no tennis coach to train him.

3.The purpose of this passage is probably ______.

A. to build a close teacher-student relationship

B. to introduce a new way of sports training

C. to explain the value of sports and games

D. to show the importance of encouragement

4.The passage is mainly written for ______.

A. teachers B. parents

C. students D. players

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲了作者鼓励他的学生John加入田径队，一个月后作者发现John在网球比赛中得了第一。作者本认为John更应该去网球队，而作者对John的鼓励使得他坚持在田径队努力训练。

1.细节理解题。由第一段“seemed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team.”可知，作者看到John似乎对体育感兴趣，因此鼓励他加入田径队。说明作者对John的运动方面的兴趣给予更多的关注。故选C。

2.细节理解题。由第一段最后一句“He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.”可知，John接受了他的老师的鼓励而参加了田径队。故选B。

3.作者意图题。由倒数第一段最后一句“I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way! ”可知，鼓励是非常重要的。故选D。

4.推理判断题。由倒数第一段“I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers.”可知，这篇文章主要写给老师的。故选A。

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