I was eleven years old, waiting for my exam at Saraswati Vidyalaya, my school in Nagpur. “No. 12, please come forward.” Kirti, a very fat girl from my class, stepped ahead. I heard my classmates laughing and so I tried to stop them with my eyes. But my good intentions were mistaken. The next morning, my teacher, Mrs. Kamble, told me, “Ashwini, I’ve received a complaint about you.” I was shocked. The girl I was protecting thought I’d been laughing at her.
I tried to explain but the teacher refused to hear me out. She punished me by making me stand by the door. I knew I was right. Such punishment to a class topper was simply unheard of. But, slowly, my pride disappeared. Instead of being angry, I understood the other students who have been punished at times. For the first time, I felt humbled (谦逊的).
Three years later, I was in the math class. Mr. Prabhuraman, wrote an equation (方程式) — one he’d taught us the day before — on the blackboard. “Anyone who doesn’t know how to solve this,” he said, “please leave the class at once.” I knew I could solve only the first two steps. But my pride made me stay there. Unfortunately, the one who was asked to solve it was me. I just stood there, chalk in hand, trying not to look foolish. I prepared myself for a good talking-to (斥责), but Mr. Prabhuraman told me kindly, “Go back to your seat.”
Today, two decades later, those incidents have made me think. One teacher punished me for something I didn’t do; the other forgave me for something I did wrong. Both experiences had an effect on me. They remind me that no matter what you accomplish (完成), you must always be humble.
【小题1】When the very fat girl appeared, Ashwini _____.

I was eleven years old, waiting for my exam at Saraswati Vidyalaya, my school in Nagpur. “No. 12, please come forward.” Kirti, a very fat girl from my class, stepped ahead. I heard my classmates laughing and so I tried to stop them with my eyes. But my good intentions were mistaken. The next morning, my teacher, Mrs. Kamble, told me, “Ashwini, I’ve received a complaint about you.” I was shocked. The girl I was protecting thought I’d been laughing at her.

I tried to explain but the teacher refused to hear me out. She punished me by making me stand by the door. I knew I was right. Such punishment to a class topper was simply unheard of. But, slowly, my pride disappeared. Instead of being angry, I understood the other students who have been punished at times. For the first time, I felt humbled (谦逊的).

Three years later, I was in the math class. Mr. Prabhuraman, wrote an equation (方程式) — one he’d taught us the day before — on the blackboard. “Anyone who doesn’t know how to solve this,” he said, “please leave the class at once.” I knew I could solve only the first two steps. But my pride made me stay there. Unfortunately, the one who was asked to solve it was me. I just stood there, chalk in hand, trying not to look foolish. I prepared myself for a good talking-to (斥责), but Mr. Prabhuraman told me kindly, “Go back to your seat.”

Today, two decades later, those incidents have made me think. One teacher punished me for something I didn’t do; the other forgave me for something I did wrong. Both experiences had an effect on me. They remind me that no matter what you accomplish (完成), you must always be humble.

1.When the very fat girl appeared, Ashwini _____.

A．took no notice of her                    B．laughed at her

C．said hello to her                        D．tried to stop others making fun of her

2.After receiving a complaint, Mrs. Kamble _____.

A．said nothing about it                     B．was disappointed

C．felt very angry                          D．tried to find out the truth

3.Why did Ashwini refuse to leave the class?

A．He felt it would make him lose face.

B．He could work out the equation.

C．His teacher believed in his ability.

D．His teacher never asked him any questions.

4.The text is a story about _____.

A．how to communicate with others

B．how to get along with teachers

C．the ways to protect others

D．the danger of pride

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  A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work . He may have the belief that he is not capable of it . A child may think he is  1        because he does not understand how to make the  2         of his mental faculties. Older people may be    3          that they are incapable of learning anything new because of their age .

  A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real  4     , because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for  5    , and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may think he is doing so. He is  6     likely to fail , and the failure will strengthen his belief  7     his incompetence (无能).

  Alfred Adler , a famous doctor, had  8     like this . When he was a small boy, he had a poor 9       in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 10     too much of him . In this way, they two developed the idea. He accepted their mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to try and was very poor at maths, just as they expected . 

(   ) 1. A. clever          B. useless            C. shy                         D. stupid       

(   ) 2. A. biggest                  B. most          C. highest            D. deepest

(   ) 3. A. wrong            B. right          C. understood         D. mistaken

(   ) 4. A. decision       B. success        C. effort              D. trouble

(   ) 5. A. success           B. study                 C. improvement            D. work

(   ) 6. A . truly             B. really                 C. however                   D. therefore

(   ) 7. A. at                         B. in                             C. on                            D. of

(   ) 8. A. an experience   B. an example               C. a thought                  D. a story

(   ) 9. A. state              B. mind                  C. start                         D. ending

(   ) 10. A. blame          B. expect                C. get                           D. win 

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　　A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 1 because he does not understand how to make the 2 of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be 3 that they are incapable(无能力) of learning anything new because of their age.

　　A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 4 , because he feels that it would be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for 5 , and he won't work his hardest, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 6 likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief 7 his incompetence(无能).

　　Alfred Adler, a famous doctor; had 8 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 9 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 10 too much of him. In this way, they two 11 the idea. He accepted 12 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 13 and was very poor at maths, 14 as they expected.

　　One day he worked at a problem which 15 of the other students had been able to solve. Adler 16 solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now worked 17 interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 18 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned 19 in his life from his experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 20 himself as well as others, by his ability.

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