Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

When William Brown taught at Boston University， he once thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his life. They taught him， encouraged (鼓勵(lì)) him or cared a lot about him.

Tina Johnson was a teacher. She once taught William geography， and William loved geography all his life. So he wrote a letter of thanks to her.

He got the teacher’s letter later. It began， “My dear Willie”. He was happy. Now over 50， he didn’t think someone would called him “Willie”. Here is that letter.

My dear Willie，

I cannot tell you how much your letter meant to me. I am in my eighties， living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first letter of appreciation (感激) I ever got. It came on a cold morning and it made me feel very warm.

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William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn’t thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. He would never forget her.

There are some people we should always remember， because they helped to shape our life. William Brown found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.

Who are some of the people that you need to say thank you to in your past? It may be too late to say “Thanks”.

【1】William thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his past when he ________.

A. was in a hospital B. worked in a library

C. was over 50 years old D. studied at a university

【2】The teacher ________ when William was young.

A. got her first letter of appreciation

B. helped him to believe in himself

C. encouraged him to be active

D. made friends with him

【3】What can we learn about the teacher?

A. She was over 80 years old.

B. She lived with her children.

C. She taught geography for 40 years.

D. She got the letter on a warm afternoon.

【4】How did William show his appreciation to the people that he hadn’t thanked?

A. He called them B. He visited them.

C. He wrote them letters. D. He sent them gifts.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了威廉.布朗在波士頓大學(xué)教學(xué)期間，寫信感激過去教過他，鼓勵(lì)過他，給予他關(guān)心幫助的人。作者告訴我們感謝不分早晚。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“When William Brown taught at Boston University， he once thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his life.”可知，威廉.布朗是在大學(xué)教學(xué)期間。答案為B。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn’t thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself.”可知，老師在他小的時(shí)候幫助他樹立信心。答案為B。

【3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)老師的回信“I am in my eighties， living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals.”可知，老師已經(jīng)80多歲了，獨(dú)自一人生活。答案為A。

【4】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“William Brown found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.”可知，威廉通過寫信的方式來表達(dá)他的感激之情。答案為C。