14．Many of us have heard stories about teachers who can"see"into a student's future．Even if a student is not performing well，they can predict success．We are convinced that this ability，this gift，is evidence that they were"called to teach．"If the gift of sight is evidence，how greater must be the gift of touch．I have a story．
I grew up in the fifties in a poor African American neighborhood in Stockton，California．It was at Fair Oaks Elementary School，in a sixth grade English class，that I met Ms．Victoria Hunter，a teacher who had a huge influence on my life．
During reading periods，she would walk around the room，stop at our desks，stand over us for a second or two，and then touch us．Without saying anything to us （nothing could break the silence of reading periods），she would place two fingers lightly on our throats and hold them there for seconds．I learned many years later when I was a student at Stanford University that teachers touch the throat of students to check for sub-vocalization（默讀），which slows down the reading speed．I did not know at the time why Ms．Hunter was touching our throats，but I was a serious and respectful student and so，during silent reading period，I did what Ms．Hunter told us to do．I kept my eyes on the material I was reading and waited for her to place her fingers lightly on my throat．
She touched me with her hands．She also touched me with her belief in my ability to achieve．She motivated me by demanding the best from me and by letting teachers I would meet in junior high school know that I should be challenged and that I would be serious about my work．I am convinced that she touched me because she could"see"me in the future．We left Fair Oaks as"best students，"entered John Marshall Junior High School，finished at the top of our high school class，and went on to earn graduate degrees in various subjects．Ms．Hunter saw us achieving and she touched us to make certain that we would．
I was not surprised that she came to my graduation ceremony at Edison High School in Stockton or that she talked to me about finishing college and earning a Ph．D．She expected that of me．She gave me a beautifully wrapped box．Inside was a gift，the beauty of which multiplies even as it touches me：a necklace to which I can add charms（小飾物） for each stage of my life．
28．According to the writer，what is a special ability many good teachers possess？C
A．The ability to make all students behave well．
B．The ability to treat different students in the same way．
C．The ability to discover a student's potential to succeed．
D．The ability to predict the near future of a poor student．
29．According to the passage，how did Ms．Hunter motivate the writer？B
A．By letting teachers knowing their challenges in junior school．
B．By having high expectations of her．
C．By sending her a valuable necklace．
D．By touching to let the writer have belief in her ability．
30．What does the writer mean by the underlined part"a necklace to which I can add charms for each stage of my life"？A
A．A gift which encourages me to do well on the journey of my life．
B．A gift which becomes more and more valuable as time goes by．
C．A necklace which I wear on all important occasions in my life．
D．A necklace which suits me and adds to my charm．
31．Which of the following serves as the best title for the story？C
A．Ms．Hunter's Unique Way
B．Ms．Hunter's Teaching
C．A Teacher's Touch．
D．A Teacher's Memory．
分析 文章通過(guò)講述Ms．Hunter對(duì)學(xué)生觸摸喉嚨確保他們有正確的學(xué)習(xí)方法，這對(duì)作者有很大的影響．
解答 28．答案 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章第一段的句子：Many of us haveheard stories about teachers who can"see"into astudent's future．Even if a student is not performing well，they can predict success．We areconvinced that this ability，可知很多老師擁有的特殊的技能是發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生有成功的潛力的能力．故C正確．
29．答案 B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第五段作者對(duì)于老師這種做法的認(rèn)識(shí)She motivated me by demanding the best from me可以判斷作者認(rèn)為老師對(duì)自己關(guān)注是因?yàn)槔蠋煂?duì)自己有更高的期望，于是作者決心在學(xué)習(xí)上更加努力勤奮．故B正確．
細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從第四段的句子：I wanted to see howthey reacted when she touched their throats．She walked past them．I wasconfused．可知當(dāng)作者看見(jiàn)Ms．Hunter從一些學(xué)生旁邊走過(guò)沒(méi)有觸摸他們的喉嚨，她感到很困惑．故B正確．
30．答案 A 句意理解題．從文章最后一段的句子：I was not surprised that she came to my graduation ceremony at Edison High School in Stockton or that she talked to me about finishing college and earning a Ph．D．She expected that of me．可知這個(gè)項(xiàng)鏈鼓勵(lì)作者在人生道路上走的更好．故A正確．
31．答案 C 主旨大意題．從這篇文章給讀者講述的故事和第一段的主題句：If the gift of sight is evidence，how greater must be the gift of touch．I have a story．可知老師的觸摸給了作者鼓勵(lì)和嚴(yán)格的要求，使學(xué)生能達(dá)到應(yīng)該有的高度．故C正確．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 英語(yǔ)記敘文以描寫(xiě)敘述為主，主要描寫(xiě)人物、事件、地點(diǎn)、或過(guò)程．特點(diǎn)是，其主題往往潛伏在字里行間，沒(méi)有直接地表白出來(lái)；文章主旨要透過(guò)體察所揭示的人物、事件來(lái)進(jìn)行提煉．描寫(xiě)手法大多按時(shí)間跨度、空間順序、上下順序來(lái)展開(kāi)．閱讀記敘文體應(yīng)采取掠讀和掃讀的方法，快速抓住文中描寫(xiě)的主要內(nèi)容，從整體上去把握文章的連貫性，進(jìn)而大體上揣測(cè)出作者的寫(xiě)作意圖及情感主線．高考閱讀就記敘文設(shè)題大多以細(xì)節(jié)理解為主．
