Question

    I used to be an active girl. But two years ago, an English speaking competition held in my school changed me a lot.

I stood on the stage(讲台) for the first time. I was so nervous that my brain(大脑) suddenly became empty. Not long after I began my speech, the hall turned noisy. It seemed that they were laughing at me. I knew I failed.

From then on, I became quiet and always stayed alone. I didn’t want to express my ideas in public, even in class. Every time I wanted to say something, I thought people would laugh at me. My friends couldn’t understand me, and they left me, one by one.

One day, my science teacher asked us why trees in forests were much taller than those in the wild. “Ha, what a silly question!” I thought.

“There’s not enough space in the woods for trees to expand their branches. Of course they have to grow taller than others. The trees in the wild needn’t do that since there’s enough space. ” I said in a low voice.

To my surprise, the teacher said, “Yes, you’re right. It is a competition. ” My face turned red right now. I hadn’t spoken for a long time, especially in public.

Then the teacher explained how trees in forests had to grow taller to receive more sunlight. If not, they would die. This also happened in our society.

What’s more, the tree that doesn’t live in a crowd is just like a person who has no friends in life.

I raised my head slowly and found the teacher was looking at me. His eyes were as warm as sunshine. I realized that I must stand up and face the truth.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.We can know there was an English speaking competition two years ago from the first paragraph.

2.The hall turned noisy because the weather was too hot.

3.After the competition, the writer lost her confidence.

4.The science teacher’s question was difficult.

5.From the story, we can guess the writer is likely to stand up from her seat after the science class.

Answer

1.T

2.F

3.T

4.F

5.F

【解析】

本文讲述了作者演讲比赛失利后失去了信心，在与科学老师交谈了以后，意识到自己必须重新振作起来面对事实。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中“But two years ago, an English speaking competition held in my school changed me a lot.”可知，两年前，在作者的学校举办了一次英语演讲比赛，所以表述正确。故选T。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“I was so nervous that my brain(大脑) suddenly became empty. Not long after I began my speech, the hall turned noisy.”可知，作者由于紧张，脑子里一片空白，导致演讲不流畅，所以礼堂里变得很吵，而不是因为天气热导致礼堂里很吵闹，所以表述错误。故选F。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中“From then on, I became quiet and always stayed alone. I didn’t want to express my ideas in public, even in class.”可知，自从那次比赛之后，作者变得很安静，甚至不想在公共场合表达自己的看法，由此可见，比赛后，作者失去了信心，所以表述正确。故选T。

4.细节理解题。根据第四段中“Ha, what a silly question!”可知，作者认为老师的问题是很愚蠢的问题，是因为作者认为老师的问题太简单了，而不是困难的，所以表述错误。故选F。

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I realized that I must stand up and face the truth.”可知，在听了老师的一席话之后，作者认为自己必须重新振作起来面对事实，而不是在科学课后从自己的座位上站起来，所以表述错误。故选F。