Question

【题目】阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注明问题后的字数要求）

[1] I’m a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra (额外的) help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.

[2] My life improved greatly when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay. Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence（自信）came along.

[3] I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start. （68）I soon noticed it wasn’t a talent thing; it needed lots of practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.

[4] Later I decided to learn (69) ① to read and write. I practiced reading and(69)② , which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two years, I was literate(有文化的).

[5] Through the long process with art, (69) ③ , and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life: I am smart enough to dive into (潜入) an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.

【1】What made the writer’s school days difficult? (No more than 5 words)

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【2】Why did art give the author confidence? (No more than 11 words)

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【3】Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

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【4】Fill in the blanks in the last two paragraphs with proper words.

①__________________ ②________________ ③_______________

【5】What have you learned from the passage? (No more than 20 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】His/A learning disability. Or: Having a learning disability. Or: He had a learning disability.

【2】Because he could be smart and well express himself with clay.

Or: Because art could help him express himself without words.

Or. Because he could well express himself with clay/art.

Or: Because art gave him a chance to express himself without words.

【3】我很快注意到，它不是—件靠天赋 (完成）的事情：而是需要大量的练习。

【4】how writingrock climbing/climbing

【5】We should not lose heart/give up in face of difficulties. If we work hard, we will find a way out.

Or: We should be confident and practice hard to overcome difficulties in our lives.

Or. We should be confident though we have some shortcomings/ disadvantages.

Or: If you fall in low with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.

Or: Practice makes perfect.

【解析】文章介绍了作者从不会学习到从艺术中找到自信，然后发现其他的事情也不是天赋问题，只要多练习就能成功。

【1】根据I had a learning disability from an early age，I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.可知没有学习能力导致上学困难；故答案是His/A learning disability. Or: Having a learning disability. Or: He had a learning disability.

【2】根据Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence（自信）came along.可知从艺术中感觉自己是聪明的，能用泥塑表达自己，所以从艺术中找到了自信；故答案是Because he could be smart and well express himself with clay.

Or: Because art could help him express himself without words.

Or. Because he could well express himself with clay/art.

Or: Because art gave him a chance to express himself without words.

【3】根据lots of practice大量练习；talent thing天赋的东西；故答案是：我很快注意到，它不是—件靠天赋 (完成）的事情：而是需要大量的练习。

【4】根据后来我决定学习怎么阅读和写字，故填how；根据我练习读书和写字，practise doing练习做某事，故填writing；根据上文提到的攀岩，读书和写字；故填rock climbing/climbing；故答案是(1). how (2). writing (3). rock climbing/climbing

【5】根据文章介绍了作者从不会学习到从艺术中找到自信，然后发现其他的事情也不是天赋问题，只要多练习就能成功。故答案是We should not lose heart/give up in face of difficulties. If we work hard, we will find a way out.

Or: We should be confident and practice hard to overcome difficulties in our lives.

Or. We should be confident though we have some shortcomings/ disadvantages.

Or: If you fall in low with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.

Or: Practice makes perfect.