The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers.“I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test.” he said.“And because I know you are all able to understand these questions.I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.’’
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom.The teacher looked at the rest students and said.“Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance.”Two more students decided to go.Seven students stayed.The teacher then handed out the papers.There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class.Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that.but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give.Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.
The same is true for students in real life.The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures.They have learned life’ s lessons, whether from school education or from events in their lives,and have become better people.Scientists say that by the age of eight,80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed.You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限).However,there is nothing you can’t do or leant to be.Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said,“We do not conquer the mountain.but ourselves.”
【小题1】Some students left the classroom because_____

A.they were happy with the grade the teacher would give them
B.they were allowed to take another easier exam later on
C.they knew the teacher didn’t like them to take the test
D.they thought the exam was so easy that they don’t need to have a try
【小题2】The teacher gave the rest students an A because______
A.they answered all the questions in the exam correctly
B.they didn’t believe themselves
C.they believed themselves in what they had learned
D.they had been working hard for each exam
【小题3】The underlined word “conquer’’ means ______ in the passage.
A.发现B.控制C.探索D.征服
【小题4】What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A.He wants us to know what our limits are.
B.He wants us to learn to believe in ourselves.
C.He wants us to receive school education.
D.He wants us to1earn from B students.

One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.

Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”

“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.

“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.

“Mum, do you have courage?”

“Certainly.”

The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”

After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.

Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”

In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.

1.The girl walked back because __________.

A. the bathroom was too far away.

B. her mother wouldn’t go with her

C. she was too afraid of the dark

D. the bedroom door was locked

2.We learn from the reading that ___________.

A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself     

B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing

C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath

D. the girl’s mother was very proud of herself

3.To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.

A. held out her little hands                       B. clenched her fists

C. talk to her mother                            D. held her own breath

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A. adults are always brave enough         

B. children learn to be brave quickly

C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem  

D. the mother can deal with anything with breath

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. The Fearless Mother               B. One Lonely Girl

C. One midnight                     D. The Breath of Courage

 

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?

My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?

My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?

1. How many children does the writer’s mother have??

A.Four.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Six. ?

2. What can you infer(推测) from the passage??

A.My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.?

B.My mother was a great success. We love her.?

C.If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.?

D.We needn’t share the housework at home. ?

3.The best title for this passage may be     . ?

A.My childhood

B.The meanest mother?

C.I do as my mother did

D.Unforgettable memories

 

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