Question

I believe you can do your best. Not being the best but toughing the limits of what you’re capable of. I gained this belief from my third grade teacher, the most special, honored, trustworthy, and loved person in my life.

Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the belief that talking to eight-year-olds didn’t mean he had to sacrifice proper statements or grammars. And he was demanding but he wasn’t unreasonable or cruel. He simply felt that no matter what your best was, you should achieve it.

As luck would have it, I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher. I was not, nor ever will be, gifted in math. I remember my struggles in class. “I don’t know the answer,” I would say, “I can’t do it!” “Perhaps you don’t know the answer,” he would say quietly. “Do you think we might figure it out together? How do you know what you can do until you try?”

Mr. Myrus lived around the corner, and I would often stop by to talk while he worked in his garden. I knew there was someone who let me know that if I had really tried, that was enough.

“Don’t be so hard on yourself,” he’d say. “Stop blaming yourself. Did you try your best? Well, then you’re not a failure,” he often told me these words.

Mr. Myrus died in 1978. I had never thought about his death. He was too young. I felt sorry. But when I think about him now, I don’t feel so sorry. He taught me to be kind, not only to others, but to myself. He taught me my own value. He taught me about honor, about truth, and about doing my best—and that all feelings and beliefs have dignity and deserve respect. And of all the things I know, this I believe: We can’t all be “the best”, but we can, each of us, be our best, and I know that’s true because Mr. Myrus told me that.

1.What can we know about Mr. Myrus according to the passage?

A. He usually treats his students in a hard way.

B. He is responsible for his teaching and students.

C. He is a person who isn’t particular about what he wears.

D. He sometimes is cruel and unreasonable to his students.

2.The author thought he was a lucky dog because ________.

A. he had got a great belief from his teacher

B. Mr. Myrus had taught him for eight years

C. Mr. Myrus became his teacher a second time

D. he developed a good relationship with Mr. Myrus

3.It can be concluded from the third paragraph that ________.

A. the author preferred other subjects to math

B. Mr. Myrus thought it was very easy to learn math

C. the author was ashamed to admit his math was poor

D. Mr. Myrus helped the author build up his confidence

4.What can we learn by reading the passage?

A. The author hoped to live a positive life.

B. The author may have become a teacher.

C. The author liked to recall his childhood.

D. The author ended up being a man of self-confidence.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是作者对于已故老师的怀念，作者的老师鼓励自己面对困难，不能做到最好但一定要竭尽全力。

1.】B 细节理解题。根据第二段中Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the belief that talking to eight-year-olds didn’t mean he had to sacrifice proper statements or grammars. And he was demanding but he wasn’t unreasonable or cruel.可知，他从不对会我这样的八岁孩子敷衍，他要求很高，但很讲道理，故选B项。

2.】C 细节理解题。根据第三段提到As luck would have it, I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher.可知，作者再次在八年级遇到他做作者的数学教师，作者认为很幸运，故选C项。

3.】D 推理判断题。根据第三段中作者和老师的对话可知，当作者不知道答案时，老师鼓励他：“也许你不知道答案，你认为我们一起做出来怎么样，你不试怎么知道你能做什么。”，Myrus帮助作者建立自信，故选D项。

4.】C 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Mr. Myrus在很年轻时就去世了，我经常想起他，想起他对我的教诲，故可推断作者很喜欢回忆过去，故选C项。

考点：考查人物类阅读。