题目内容
When I met Mr Jim Lemon I was a seventeen-year-old freshman at Houston's Jackson Junior High.The chances of my finishing high school were 1. I was a troubled teenage.
Mr Lemon taught American history and was quite 2from the other teachers I had known. Not only was he 3, but also he was a great teacher. He pushed and never tolerated the mediocrity(平庸) that had become my standard.
On the occasion of our first semester report cards, Mr Lemon 4me aside and asked how it was possible that I was a B student in his class and a C student in the 5of my classes. I passionately told him about my 6parents, the local gangs, the drugs, the fights, the police---all of the evils I had been 7to. It was then that Mr Lemon 8explained that the only person 9for my situation was me. And the only person with the 10to change my situation was me. He 11me that I was failing not because I was a failure. He inspired me to become a better student and he 12my life.
Ten years later I was preparing to graduate from a university when I spoke to him again .13I did get him on the phone, I told him that I had been saving money so that I could invite him to come to Hawaii at my 14to be a part of my graduation.
I'11 never forget his 15. He said,"Who is this again?" I was just one of hundreds of the students whose life he changed 16he had no idea of his influence.
Mr Lemon never came to my graduation, but his 17taught me another valuable lesson. His final lesson for me was that we will never know or understand the 18we have on other people's lives. He taught me that we all have the 19to effect people's lives for the 20... Or for the worse.
- 1.
- A.near
- B.ready
- C.great
- D.slim
- A.
- 2.
- A.kind
- B.excellent
- C.different
- D.same
- A.
- 3.
- A.strict
- B.tough
- C.sympathetic
- D.warm-hearted
- A.
- 4.
- A.scolded
- B.called
- C.pushed
- D.dragged
- A.
- 5.
- A.rest
- B.most
- C.others
- D.all
- A.
- 6.
- A.qualified
- B.learned
- C.well-educated
- D.divorced
- A.
- 7.
- A.subjected
- B.addicted
- C.referred
- D.forced
- A.
- 8.
- A.nervously
- B.patiently
- C.strictly
- D.confidently
- A.
- 9.
- A.blamed
- B.capable
- C.struggling
- D.responsible
- A.
- 10.
- A.sense
- B.potential
- C.direction
- D.mood
- A.
- 11.
- A.persuaded
- B.pointed
- C.convinced
- D.confirmed
- A.
- 12.
- A.changed
- B.turned
- C.supported
- D.arranged
- A.
- 13.
- A.While
- B.Before
- C.When
- D.After
- A.
- 14.
- A.cost
- B.expense
- C.treat
- D.invitation
- A.
- 15.
- A.attitude
- B.unwillingness
- C.teaching
- D.response
- A.
- 16.
- A.and
- B.however
- C.or
- D.so
- A.
- 17.
- A.absence
- B.refusal
- C.confusion
- D.decision
- A.
- 18.
- A.importance
- B.ability
- C.impression
- D.influence
- A.
- 19.
- A.duty
- B.opportunity
- C.responsibility
- D.courage
- A.
- 20.
- A.easier
- B.better
- C.happier
- D.simpler
- A.
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When I was fifteen months old.I fell on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it.And as I grew,this sightless eye , in so many ways controlled me that I walked with my face looking at the floor so people would not see the ugly me.
Yet Mama would hold me in her arms and stroke my hair and say,“If you hold your head up high,it will be OK.And people will see your beautiful soul.”She continued this message whenever I wanted to hide.
As a little child,I thought Mama meant,“Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.”As a teenager, I found that my mama’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face,I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind my eyes.
In high school I was successful both academically and socially.I was even elected class president,but inside me I still felt like a freak(畸形人).When things got really bad,I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world.Let them see the beauty that is inside.”
When I met the man who became my partner for life,we looked each other straight in the eye,and he told me I was beautiful inside and out.Mama’s love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home.Each of my children has felt its invitation.The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation.
【小题1】What is TRUE of the writer’s eyes?
A.She was blind in one eye when she was born. |
B.Her blindness was caused by a traffic accident. |
C.She became blind in one eye because of a fall. |
D.She lives unhappily because of her blindness. |
A.was proud of her beauty that was inside |
B.was active in taking part in social activities |
C.was filled with doubts and worries about her sightless eye |
D.was good at her study but sometimes lacked confidence |
A.encouragement | B.advantage | C.warmth | D.weight |
A.To show the power of confidence. |
B.To express her attitude to her mom. |
C.To explain how to build confidence. |
D.To inspire people to face difficulties |