Ⅰ.阅读理解
At thirteen, I was diagnosed(诊断)with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.
In my first literature class, Mrs Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”
She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are not different from your classmates, young man.”
I tried, but I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.
In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots(点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.
Wasn't I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out(溢出) and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?
I didn't expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day—with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words：“See what you can do when you keep trying？”
本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者患有一种注意力障碍的病，不能集中精力于所做的事情，也不愿努力。想放弃时，受Louis Braille故事的激励，终于克服困难很好地完成作业并得到老师的认可的故事。
1．The author didn' t finish the reading in class because________.
A．he was new to the class
B．he was tired of literature
C．he had an attention disorder
D．he wanted to take the task home
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的I was diagnosed(诊断) with a kind of attention disorder...When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks，I could not.可知作者患有一种注意力障碍的病，当班上的每个人都专注于任务时，他不能。故选C项。
2．What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?
A．He had good sight.
B．He learned a lot from school.
C．He gave up reading.
D．He made a great invention.
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第五段提到it was about a blind person, Louis Braille，和Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots，which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.可知Louis Braille是个盲人，发明了盲文。所以这是他的一个发明。分析选项可知，D项符合题意。
3．What was Mrs Smith's attitude to the author at the end of the story?
A．Angry. B．Impatient.
C．Encouraging. D．Sympathetic.
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段提到so it was a surprise when it came back to me the next day—with an “A” on it.当我看到作业上的“A”时，非常吃惊，史密斯夫人对我的态度是令人鼓励的，故选C。
4．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.
B．teacher can open up a new world to students.
C．Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.
D．The disabled should be treated with respect.
答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述作者被诊断出患有某种注意力障碍，不能集中精力于所做的事情，不想努力，在Louis Braille故事的激励和老师的帮助下，终于克服困难很好地完成作业并得到老师高度认可的故事。所以文章的主旨是：一个人可以通过努力找到困难的出路。故选A项。
