Question

When he was small,Hill was a famous bad boy.

At the age of 9,his father married his stepmother.At that time they lived poorly in the countryside while his stepmother was from a wealthy family.

His father introduced Hill to his stepmother and he said,“Dear,please notice that in the entire shire this is the worst boy,who has made me have no other way.Maybe before tomorrow morning he will throw a stone at you,or do a bad thing you will never imagine.”

To Hill’s surprise,his stepmother went up to him with a smile,held up his head and looked at him carefully.She then turned around to tell her husband,“You’re wrong.He is not the worst boy in the entire shire,but the cleverest and creative boy.Only he doesn’t find a place to show himself.”

His stepmother’s words warmed his heart,his eyes full of tears.With this,he started building friendship with his stepmother.And this became the drive of his life,making him create 28 successful golden rules,which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success.

Before his stepmother came,no one praised him smart,and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy.However,his stepmother’s words changed his life.

When Hill was 14 years old,his stepmother bought him a used typewriter and said to him,“I believe you will become a writer.” Hill accepted his stepmother’s gift and expectation,and started writing things to a local newspaper.He understood his stepmother’s strong feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had changed his family.Therefore,he would do as well as she expected him to.

The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.

Praise will never be unnecessary,especially for children.A sincere (真诚的)praise may be better than 10,000 bad words.

1.What did people think of Hill before the age of nine?

A. Clever.    B. Creative.

C. Unfriendly.    D. Foolish.

2.Hill started making friends with his stepmother after she 　　　.

A. smiled at him

B. looked at him carefully

C. said good words about him

D. said bad words about him

3.Which of the following is wrong about Hill?

A. He accepted his stepmother’s typewriter.

B. He failed to do as he was expected.

C. He started writing to a local newspaper.

D. He understood his stepmother.

4.The passage was written mainly to tell us that 　　　.

A. children should be praised

B. Hill’s father married again

C. Hill’s stepmother was kind to him

D. Hill’s father was cruel to him

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

本文属于记叙文，讲述Hill在九岁以前被人们认为是一个坏孩子，但是遇到继母之后，继母的一句赞美的话，改变了Hill的一生。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的When he was small, Hill was a famous bad boy.可知，遇到继母之前，Hill被认为是一个坏孩子，故选C项。

2.细节理解题。根据第五段中的“His stepmother’s words warmed his heart, his eyes full of tears. With this, he started building friendship with his stepmother.”可知，继母的话温暖了他的心，满怀感激地与继母做朋友，故选C项。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.可知，Hill成为美国历史上一个著名有钱的作家，实现了继母对他的期望，故B不正确，选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段Praise will never be unnecessary, especially for children. A sincere (真诚的)praise may be better than 10,000 bad words.可知,表扬的力量是不可估量的，故选A。