Question

    My mother is a teacher, and I grew up with the challenges a teacher faces. I often asked her,” Why do you teach? What keeps you teaching? "The answer was always the same." There is always that one child, that one moment that is worth it.”

Now, I am a teacher, too. But different from my mother, I teach students challenging activities outdoors. And when my mother asked me the similar questions, my answer was, "It's that one child, that one special moment.”

One of those moments happened recently. I was working with a group of girls in a four-week programme. Everything went on well through the "Team" events and we were moving on to a "High" one called the Wire（钢索）Walk. In the Wire Walk, each girl had to climb up the pegs(木桩)in a tree to a wire, 8 meters high, and then walk across it. Of course, everything was safe for sure. When I asked who would try, a few girls raised their hands, and they finished the Wire Walk with little difficulty.

But when it was Susie’s turn, it seemed that she didn’t really want to. I asked Susie if she was ready. She Answered softly, “I suppose.”

Now, Susie was at the foot of the tree. She started to make the long reach for the first peg. The other girls cheered for her. Then I found Susie was becoming nervous with every step. I realized she would not go much further.

Susie was halfway up. Then she stopped and held the tree tight, looking very afraid. Her eyes were closed. With her face against the tree, she cried, “I can’t.”

The other girls sat in silence. I talked quietly to Susie, trying to relax her. I talked for a long time till I ran out of words.

“I will still be your friend no matter what, Susie!" Mary broke the silence.

To my surprise, Susie lifted her head and looked up to the wire. Then she turned to look down at Mary and smiled. Mary smiled back.

Finally, Susie made it all the way across that wire. When she returned to the ground, the first hug she looked for was from Mary. We all cheered.

Moments like this keep me doing what I do. The young hearts continue to fill me with courage.

1.Susie stopped halfway up to the wire because ________.

A.the teacher asked her to do it. B.something was wrong with it

C.she was too afraid to move on D.it was too high for her to reach

2.Mary broke the silence in order to ________.

A.encourage Susie B.relax the writer C.try again herself D.draw Susie’s attention

3.From the story of Susie and Mary, we can learn that ________.

A.a good method plays an important role in teaching B.a word of encouragement matters a lot

C.outdoor activities bring people closer than ever D.helping others is helping ourselves

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.That One Moment B.The Wire Walk C.Love and Courage D.The Young Hearts

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】

短文介绍了作者和妈妈坚持做一名老师的原因。在一次作者带领学生进行户外挑战活动时，一个叫玛丽的女孩在危急时刻一句鼓励的话让她的同伴苏茜成功走完了钢索。生活中经历了无数次这样的时刻，这样的时刻也让作者坚持做好自己的工作，成为当好一名老师的巨大动力。

1.细节理解题。根据第六段“Susie was halfway up. Then she stopped and held the tree tight, looking very afraid”可知，苏茜中途停在钢索上不动是因为她非常害怕。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第八段“I will still be your friend no matter what, Susie!”可知，这句话是苏茜停在钢索上不敢前行的情况下说的，可以推断当时玛丽是在用朋友的真情来鼓励苏茜。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第九段“Then she turned to look down at Mary and smiled”以及后面的“Finally, Susie made it all the way across that wire”可知，玛丽一句鼓励的话让苏茜获得了巨大的能量，成功的走完了钢索，故B选项符合题意。故选B。

4.最佳标题题。根据第一段中“There is always that one child, that one moment that is worth it”以及第二段“It's that one child, that one special moment.”还有最后一段中“Moments like this keep me doing what I do”可知，这几句话中都出现了“moment”这个单词，写出了作者以及妈妈当一名教师的原因，这也是文章表达的主要内容。故选A。