In the middle of the first term of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods.

One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve! Pay attention!” Steve turned to look at her, fixing his eyes on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.

“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes.

After that, it was war! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.

“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.

“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing touched him.

“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.

“Steve! Please! I care about you!”

Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, both parents were out. He, quickly, gathered up a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks.

?? The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all smiles! God, she was beautiful!

Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Miss White’s face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!

He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!

1.Steve used to be bad at his lessons because _______.

A．the teacher blamed him from time to time?????

B．he was not a smart boy in his class

C．the test for the seventh grade challenged his confidence???

D．he hadn’t put his heart into his studies

2.The underlined word “stubborn” in the passage probably refers to “_______”.

A．completely unchanged????????? ????????????? B．severely punished

C．careless with the homework????????? D．lost in the test

3.It was the _______that made Steve begin to work hard at his lessons later.

A. his parents??????? ????????????? B．his classmates

C. the teacher????????? ????????????? D．failure in the test

4.Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Steve often helped his parents work in the woods instead of going to school.

B．The teacher punished Steve for his failure in the test for the seventh grade.

C．Steve not only made progress but finally became a good student of the class.

D．Steve was actually a clever boy, but Miss White hadn’t realized it at first.

5.Which of the following words best describes Steve’s teacher?

A. Hardworking.????????????? ????????????? B. Caring.????????????? ????????????? C. Outstanding.????????????? ????????????? D. Strict.

In the middle of the first term of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods.
One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve! Pay attention!” Steve turned to look at her, fixing his eyes on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.
“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes.
After that, it was war! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.
“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.
“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing touched him.
“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.
“Steve! Please! I care about you!”
Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, both parents were out. He, quickly, gathered up a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all smiles! God, she was beautiful!
Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Miss White’s face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!
From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!
He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!
【小题1】Steve used to be bad at his lessons because _______.

　　Robert, Linda and I were all in the same class when we were in a middle school. And we lived in the same building. Robert and Linda lived on the sixth floor but I was downstairs. We went to school and came back together. And we spent our holiday together, too. Robert and I were friendly to Linda. We helped each other and always enjoyed ourselves.

　　But five years passed and we got the different posts(职位). Robert works in a factory, Linda teaches English in a school and I'm a doctor. I'm very busy and hardly see the girl. But I know she's even more beautiful than before.

　　One morning, as soon as I came to my office, I saw Robert sitting in the waiting-room, with a bandaged (扎了绷带的) head. I was surprised and asked him in.

　　“What's the matter with you, Robert?”

　　The young man didn't answer me. Instead, he asked,“Don't you know I love Linda?”

　　I'm the youngest of us all and never notice(注意) it. T had to ask him to tell me what had happened to him.

　　“She had agreed to marry(嫁) me before we finished middle school,”Robert said sadly.“but now she's changed her mind and sometimes she wouldn't meet me! Last night I sang some love songs outside her window. She threw a flower at my head.”

　　“But a flower couldn't hurt your head, T think.”

　　“You're right, Jim,”said the young man.“She forgot to pull it out of the vase(花瓶).”

1．We often helped each other because ________.

[　　]

A . we studied in the same school

B．we lived in the same building

C．we were good friends

D．we were good classmates

2．Robert and I were friendly to Linda because ________.

[　　]

A．she was beautiful

B．both of us loved her

C．she was younger than us

D．she was the only girl among us

3．Robert sang love songs outside Linda's window to ________.

[　　]

A．be a pop star(歌星)

B．wake the girl up

C．.ask the girl to marry him

D．answer the girl's questions

4．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Linda gave Robert a flower that night.

B．Linda threw the vase at the young man.

C．Linda decided to marry the young man.

D．Robert hated the girl very much.

5．From the story we know ________.

[　　]

A．Linda didn't love Robert

B．As I have my own family, I hardly see the girl

C．Linda agreed to marry Robert five years ago

D．Linda was a beautiful and careful girl