Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling(賭博) day and night. Nobody cared about hi. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him.
Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed.
It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”
Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word.
“Just try it! I believe you can!”
After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.
Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.”
Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A changed took place in Bill’s heart.
You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple(簡單的), really.
小題1:Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.
A．went gamblingB．talked in classC．didn’t answerD．gave himself up
小題2:Miss Jones changed Bill by ________.
A．doing homework for himB．encouraging and helping him
C．giving Bill another examD．cooking delicious food for him
小題3: From the passage we can learn ________.
A．Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher
B．Bill’s parents cared about him very much
C．Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s question
D．Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates
小題4:Which may be the best title for the passage?
A．Parents’ DayB．A Lazy BoyC．A Boy’s ChangeD．A Strict Teacher

小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C
【主旨大意】文章介紹了一個(gè)缺少父母關(guān)愛的孩子，自暴自棄。然而在老師的一句話的鼓勵(lì)下取得進(jìn)步，發(fā)生改變
小題1: D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 有第一段可知由于父母賭博，缺少關(guān)愛，老師不喜歡。同學(xué)們不與玩。自暴自棄。導(dǎo)致心不在課堂上。
小題1: B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 由老師的“I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.”“我想讓最聰明的男孩來回答我的問題”點(diǎn)燃了Bill的希望；而后老師在下午幫助Bill做作業(yè)，甚至給他做好吃的。并告訴他“Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it”“世上無難事只怕有心人”。
小題1:A主旨大意題。通讀全文可知在Miss Jones老師關(guān)愛和認(rèn)真幫助下Bill去的進(jìn)步，從而改變。
小題1:C主旨大意題。通讀全文可知Bill在老師的鼓勵(lì)和幫助下發(fā)生了改變
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