Will you trust your friends if you can’t see anything? If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up? Our teacher helped us to get the answer.
One day, Mr. Morrie came into the classroom and said he had a game for us to try. He divided us into two groups. One student from the first group, stood in front of us with his eyes closed, and then fell backwards(向后地). The second group stood behind him. Before he fell on the floor, they should catch him and not let him get hurt. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We were afraid that they wouldn’t catch us and we would hit the floor. So we didn’t move. We just stood there and laughed in embarrassment.
Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl called Sarah, decided to move. She crossed her arms in front of her body, closed her eyes, and slowly fell backwards. She looked quiet but brave.
For a moment, I was sure that she was going to fall on the floor. But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up.
“Whoa!!” We were all surprised, and also encouraged(受鼓舞的). The girl was happy, too. Seeing this, Morrie smiled and said to the girl, “When you close your eyes, you can’t see anything. You won’t feel safe. When you are falling, the feeling gets stronger. You are not sure whether you will hit the cold, hard floor or the warm, soft hands of your friends. But if you are brave enough to trust them, they will not let you down(使人失望).”
小題1:   What is Morrie?
A．A student.B．A teacher.C．A manager.D．a(chǎn) farmer.
小題2:   Why didn’t the students move at first?
A．They didn’t want to play the game.
B．They thought the floor was dirty.
C．They didn’t understand Marrie.
D．They were afraid of falling down.
小題3:   What did the writer think of the girl?
A．Careful. B．Active.
C．Quiet but brave.D．Careless.
小題4:   What happened to the girl in the end?
A．She fell on the ground.B．She felt sad.
C．Only the writer helped her.D．The other students caught her.
小題5:  Why did the students feel encouraged?
A．They felt they could trust each other.B．They could stop the game finally.
C．They wanted to do something else.D．They thought they won the game.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了一位老師為了讓學(xué)生明白如果你對其他人足夠的信任，他們不會讓你失望所做的一個試驗(yàn)。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第一段Our teacher helped us to get the answer.可知下文的Morrie是老師，故選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段We were afraid that they wouldn’t catch us and we would hit the floor.可知他們害怕會摔倒撞到地板，故選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段She looked quiet but brave.故選C
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up. 可知其他的同學(xué)接住了她并幫助她站了起來，故選D。
小題5:歸納理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，女孩的行為使他們認(rèn)為他們是可以信任對方的，故選A。
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