As Mrs Thompson stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school,
she told the children a lie.Like most teachers,she looked at her students and said that she
loved them all the same.
     But that was impossible,because there in the front row,slumped in his seat,was a little
boy named Teddy Stoddard.Mrs Thompson noticed that he didn't play well with the other
children,that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath.And Teddy could
be unpleasant.It got to the point where Mrs Thompson would actually take delight in marking
his papers with a broad red pen,making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his
papers.
     However,when she reviewed his file,she got a surprise.
     Teddy's first grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh.He does his
work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around."
     His second grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is an excellent student,well liked by his classmates
,but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."
     His third grade teacher wrote,"His mother's death has been hard on him.He tries to do his
best but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some
steps aren't taken."
     Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest
in school.He doesn't have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class."
     Now,Mrs Thompson was ashamed of herself and felt worse when her students brought
her beautifully wrapped Christmas presents.Teddy's present,however,was clumsily wrapped
in rough brown grocery paper.Taking her time she opened it to reveal Teddy's gifts,a rhinestone
bracelet with stones missing and a quarter full perfume bottle.How the children laughed!"What
a pretty bracelet!Mm,lovely perfume!Perfect on my wrist." The children were silent.
     Alone together,after school,Teddy told Mrs Thompson,"Today you smelled just like my
Mom used to..." His teacher cried all night and,from that day,she stopped teaching reading,
writing,and arithmetic and began to teach children instead.

1．What is the best title of this text?_____

A．A Student's Best Friend
B．How To Be a Good Student
C．The Story of a Good Teacher
D．A Teacher's Lesson

2．Which of the following is true about Teddy?______

A．He only bathed once a week.
B．He had no friends at school.
C．His clothes were usually untidy.
D．He was the worst student in the class.

3．How did Teddy's behaviour change between Grade 1 and 4?______

A．He became better at making friends.
B．He became closer to his father.
C．He paid less attention to school.
D．He stopped doing his homework.

4．Why did Mrs Thompson feel ashamed after she read Teddy's file?______

A．She didn't treat Teddy fairly.
B．She was being unpleasant to Teddy.
C．She took delight in failing Teddy in the exam.
D．She disliked Teddy for all his problems.

5．We can learn from the last paragraph that________.

A．Mrs Thompson was deeply hurt by Teddy's words
B．Teddy missed his mother and desired love very much
C．Mrs Thompson realised it useless to teach knowledge
D．Mrs Thompson cried because she lied to Teddy about his parents

     Lucille Clifton, the AwardWinning Poet, was the First African American Poet Laureate of Maryland.
Critics call her one of the greatest writers of our time.
     Lucille Clifton was born Thelma Lucille Sayles in Depew, New York in 1936. She was named Thelma after her mother. Lucille was the name of one of her father's ancestors. When the younger one got older
she chose to call herself Lucille.
     Lucille Clifton began writing poetry when she was about ten years old. She had developed an interest
in poetry because of her mother, Thelma Sayles. Her mother was also a poet although her poems were
never published. As a child Lucille would sit on her mother's lap and listen as she read poetry. She learned to love words and the power of words. That stayed with her as she grew.
     While her mother taught her to love poetry, her father gave her the gift of storytelling. He would tell
Lucille interesting stories about her ancestors, especially the one named Lucille who was his grandmother. Samuel Clifton said she was the first black woman to be legally hanged in the state of Virginia. Lucille
Clifton wrote about it in her poem called "Lucy"．
     She often talked about her love for words. She loved the sound of words and the way the words felt in her mouth. She loved finding interesting ways to use words to express what was happening in the world.
Unlike her mother, Lucille Clifton's poetry was anything but traditional. Her poems do not rhyme or follow a special kind of pattern. They do not use fancy words. They do not deal in makebelieve. Her poetry is
known for being simple, truthful and direct. It is written the way people speak, in a casual, relaxed
language. There is very little punctuation(标点) and even less capitalization. Many of the poems are uncomfortably honest. Lucille Clifton often said that she tried to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Over the years, she seems to have perfected that art.

1. From the passage, we know that Lucille Clifton is ________.

A. funny  
B. creative
C. selfish  
D. beautiful

2. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Lucille Clifton's parents affected her a lot.
B. Lucille Clifton's poetry was very traditional.
C. Thelma Sayles published many poems.
D. Lucille Clifton's poetry was very formal

3. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Lucille Clifton's great works.
B. Lucille Clifton's poem background.
C. Lucille Clifton's poem style.
D. Lucille Clifton's poem words.

4. The underlined word "it" in the fourth paragraph probably refers to ________.

A. Samuel Clifton
B. Samuel Clifton's experience
C. Samuel Clifton's grandmother
D. Lucille's great grandmother's story