When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new neighbors weren’t very welcoming. Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from. The children sometimes threw stones at me .
Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn’t say this to me. Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else. Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself. She always wanted to know what I thought about different questions. She expected me to have my own idea. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education.
One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser(黑板擦) at me. The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying. The whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughing. This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get to know me. So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target(靶子). However, what I want to do is express my thanks to her.
56. The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because ____________.
A. they returned from another country     B. they have different skin color
C. they spoke a different language         D. they moved to a wrong place
57. From the end of the first paragraph we know that _____________.
A. children were more friendly to strangers
B. American schools were not safe for kids
C. children often follow their parents’ behavior
D. fighting each other is part of children’s nature
58. Miss Bean respected the author by ____________.
A. giving him special attention.
B. hitting him with an eraser.
C. giving him extra lessons.
D. treating him as one of her students.
59. To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to _________.
A. pay close attention to what the teacher says.
B. learn to think and have one’s own idea.
C. keep silent and unnoticed in class.
D. get special attention from the teacher.
60. Which is the writer’s attitude to Miss Bean?
A. Grateful.      B. Hateful.      C. Negative.       D. Supportive.

When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new neighbors weren’t very welcoming. Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from. The children sometimes threw stones at me .

Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn’t say this to me. Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else. Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself. She always wanted to know what I thought about different questions. She expected me to have my own idea. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education.

One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser(黑板擦) at me. The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying. The whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughing. This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get to know me. So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target(靶子). However, what I want to do is express my thanks to her.

56. The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because ____________.

A. they returned from another country     B. they have different skin color

C. they spoke a different language         D. they moved to a wrong place

57. From the end of the first paragraph we know that _____________.

A. children were more friendly to strangers

B. American schools were not safe for kids

C. children often follow their parents’ behavior

D. fighting each other is part of children’s nature

58. Miss Bean respected the author by ____________.

A. giving him special attention.

B. hitting him with an eraser.

C. giving him extra lessons.

D. treating him as one of her students.

59. To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to _________.

A. pay close attention to what the teacher says.

B. learn to think and have one’s own idea.

C. keep silent and unnoticed in class.

D. get special attention from the teacher.

60. Which is the writer’s attitude to Miss Bean?

A. Grateful.      B. Hateful.      C. Negative.       D. Supportive.

When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all-white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new 　1 weren’t very welcoming. Some of the adults said 　2 that we should return where we came from. The 　3 sometimes threw stones at me or 　4　 me home from school.

Most of my teachers 　5 ignored me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being 　6 , but she didn’t say this to me. Miss Bean showed her 　7 for me by teaching me just like anyone else. 　8 being unnoticed, I was given a 　9 to show that I was smart. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me 　10 for myself. She insisted on knowing what I thought about difficult 　11 . Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France? Why? She 　12 me to have an opinion and to be able to 　13 it up. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real 　14 to success in learning.

One day, when I was not 　15 in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at me. Unbelievably, the eraser hit me right on the hand and 　16 my pencil flying. The whole class was 　17 at first, then started laughing. This incident became famous in the school and, 　18 it happened to me, the students wanted to get to 　19 me. So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target, and how I became just another 　20 in school.

1. A. friends　　 B. relatives　　　　 C. fellows　 　 D. neighbors

2. A. kindly　　　 B. pitifully　　　　 C. angrily 　　 D. anxiously

3. A. seniors　　　　 B. children　　　　 C. enemies　　　　 D. elders

4. A. drove　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. helped　　　 D. carried

5. A. hardly　　　 B. simply　　　　　 C. suddenly　　 D. widely

6. A. taught　　　 B. fooled　　　　　 C. picked　 　 D. treated

7. A. dislike 　　 B. thanks　　　　　 C. respect 　 D. gifts

8. A. Instead of 　　 B. In memory of　　 C. In case of 　 D. In spite of

9. A. question　　 B. chance　　　　　 C. test　　　　 D. place

10. A. care　　 　 B. look　　　　　　 C. work　　 　 D. think

11. A. exams　 B. history　　　　 C. questions　 　 D. books

12. A. got　　 　 B. forced　　　　 C. allowed　 　 D. expected

13. A. back　 　　 B. set　　　　　　 C. put　 　　　　D. give

14. A. notice　　 B. key　　　　　　 C.attention　　　 　 D. attitude

15. A. looking up　　 B. paying attention　 C. reading aloud 　 D. getting along

16. A. sent　　　 B. found　　　　　 C. saw　　　 　 D. kept

17. A. moved　 B. calmed　　　　 C. worried 　　　 D. shocked

18. A. when　　　 B. once　　　　　 C. because　 　 D. whether

19. A. ask　　　　 B. know　　　　　 C. punish　　　　 D. admire

20. A. kid　　　　 B. problem　　　　 C. teacher　　 　 D. example

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When I was twelve years old , my family were the first black people to move into an all-white part of Grand Rapids , Michigan（密歇根州） ．Many of our new __1___ weren’t very welcoming ．Some of the adults said ___2__ that we should return where we came ___3____ ．The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from ___4__ ．

Most of my teachers ___5__ took no notice of me , but not Dorothy Bean , my history teacher ．Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being __6___ , but she didn’t say this to me ．Miss Bean ___7__ her respect for me by teaching me just like ___8__ else ．Instead of being unnoticed , I was given a __9__ to show that I was smart ．Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me ___10__ myself ．She insisted on knowing what I thought about difficult questions ．Was Thomas Jefferson __11__ to buy Louisiana from France ? ___12__ ? She expected me to have an opinion and to be able to __13___ it up ．Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for yourself was the real key to __14____ ．

One day , when I was not paying attention in class , Miss Bean suddenly __15___ an eraser at me ．Unbelievably , the eraser hit me right on the hand and __16___ my pencil flying ．The whole class was ___17__ at first , then started laughing ．This incident became famous in school and , ___18__ it happened to me , the students wanted to get to __19__ me ．So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target , and how I became just another __20___ in school ．

1．A．friends　　 B．schoolmates　　 C．teachers　 D．neighbors

2．A．kindly　　 B．surprisingly　　 C．angrily　　 D．happily

3．A．to　　　　 　 B．from　　　 　 C．for　　　 　 D．in

4．A．school　　 B．street　　 C．office　　 D．downtown

5．A．hardly　　 B．simply　　 C．never　　 　 D．only

6．A．taught　　 B．considered C．welcomed　 D．treated

7．A．kept　　　 　 B．expected　　 C．showed　 　 D．refused

8．A．anyone　　 B．anywhere　 C．someone　 　 D．wherever

9．A．question　　 B．chance　　 C．test　　　 D．place

10．A．worry about　 B．look about　 　　　　　　 C．work for　 D．think for

11．A．necessary　　 　　　　　　 B．important　　 C．right　　　 　 D．known

12．A．How　　　　 B．Where　　　 C．When　　 　 D．Why

13．A．back　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．set　　　　　 C．put　　　　 D．give

14．A．respect　　　 　　　　　　 B．education　　 C．friendship D．children

15．A．aimed　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．threw　　　　 C．passed　　 　 D．found

16．A．sent　　　　 B．left　　　　　 　　　　　　 C．made　　　 　 D．sprang

17．A．excited　　 B．frightened　　 　　　　　　 C．moved　　 　 D．shocked

18．A．so　　　　 　 B．then　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．because　　 D．whether

19．A．ask　　　 　 B．know　　　　 C．praise　　　 D．understand

20．A．kid　　　　 　 B．problem　　　 C．friend　　　 　 D．example