Question

One day Thomas Alva Edison was given a letter by his teacher. His teacher asked him to give it to his mother. Edison thought it was something nice. After he returned home, he proudly gave it to his mother, saying “My teacher let me give this letter to you.”

Not knowing what it was, Edison’s mother opened it, and then her eyes opened wide. With tears in her eyes, she looked at her son and read out the letter aloud, “Your child is a genius. This school is too small for him and doesn’t have enough good teachers to train him. Please teach him yourself.”

The fact was that Edison liked asking strange questions in class. His teachers thought he was mentally ill. They could no longer stand him and decided to stop him from going to school. However, Edison’s mother didn’t give up on her son. She taught him at home.

Many years after Edison’s mother died and he was already one of the greatest inventors, one day he was looking through the old family things. Suddenly he saw a piece of folded paper in the corner of a drawer. He took it and opened it up. It read, “Your son is addled (mentally ill). We won’t let him come to school any more.”

Edison cried for hours and then he wrote in his diary, “Thomas Alva Edison was an addled child, but, by his hero mother, he becomes the genius of the century.”

Having faith in those we love is very important. We should have faith in those around us. Even if others have given upon you, you should have faith in yourself.

1.How did Edison’s mother probably feel when reading the letter?

A. relaxedB. sadC. proudD. calm

2.In the teacher’s opinion, Edison ________.

A. wasn’t hard to train

B. was really a genius

C. was too clever to teach

D. wasn’t a normal child

3.What did Edison’s mother do after knowing the teachers’ decision?

A. She asked him to invent things.

B. She sent him to another school.

C. She let him get educated at home.

D. She asked him to study by himself.

4.The passage is meant to show that ________.

A. teachers should love their students

B. parents know their children the best

C. we should have faith in others and ourselves

D. most children can be geniuses if encouraged

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了爱迪生学校的老师给爱迪生的家长写了一封信，要求爱迪生离开学校，爱迪生的母亲看到信后没有告诉儿子真相，而是让儿子在家接受教育。之后爱迪生成为发明家，知道了真相。作者告诉我们应该对自己和自己所爱的人有信心。

1. 推理判断题。根据第二段中With tears in her eyes, she looked at her son and read out the letter aloud, “Your child is a genius. This school is too small for him and doesn’t have enough good teachers to train him. Please teach him yourself.”以及倒数第三段中说信的内容“Your son is addled (mentally ill). We won’t let him come to school any more.”可知，他妈妈看到信时应该是难过的。故选B。

2. 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句His teachers thought he was mentally ill.可知，老师认为他是一个不正常的孩子。故选D。

3. 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句She taught him at home.可知，妈妈在家里教爱迪生。故选C。

4. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Having faith in those we love is very important. We should have faith in those around us. Even if others have given upon you, you should have faith in yourself.可知，我们应该对别人和自己有信心。故选C。

【学法指导】

事实询问题，这类试题通常以疑问词what/who/when/where/why/how引起的特殊问句，就文章中某一词语、某一句子、某一段落或某一具体细节和事实进行提问。解答此类试题首先要弄清题目和每一个选项的含义，然后按题目要求寻找与之相关的细节，正确估计答案来源。同时要注意题目和文章中的暗示作用，特别注意辨别各种信息，确认各种信息。5.5.，老师认为他是一个不正常的孩子。故选D。

考点：考查人生哲理类阅读