B
One summer day as I was heading to the teaching building I heard someone call my name.I turned around and saw Philip,a counselor (顾问) at our admissions office,standing with another young man.Philip introduced me to him,Stephen,and reminded me that Stephen would be taking one of my classes.
Stephen looked at me.With a somewhat painful expression,he asked if my class was going to be hard and if he would be able to pass.I introduced all the things that he would be expected to learn.As we talked,I saw Stephen’s eyes getting big with fear.
I told him to do all of his assignments,and to hand them in on time.Rather than being overwhelmed (压倒) by all of the work,I told him the most successful students made a master calendar of all the assignments so they could plan their workload.
As the fall semester went on,I learned more of Stephen’s story.It had taken him longer to finish the assignments than most young people.Family members,including his mother,kept reminding him that he was a failure.But he kept at it and didn’t take them to heart.He told me that before coming to our college,no one believed he could manage it.
Stephen didn’t become an A student.Still,he managed to pass most of his courses by being in class every day,turning in all of his assignments on time and breaking down his studying into bite-sized parts.By passing course after course,he began to gain a measure of self-esteem.
On his graduation day,he walked up to me,and said,“Thank you.”
【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。许多人都认为没有任何希望的一个学生,在作者的帮助下,成功地完成了自己的学业。
24.According to Stephen’s questions to the author,what do we know about Stephen?
A.He wasn’t very confident about himself.
B.He didn’t want to attend the author’s class.
C.He had never been an A student.
D.He couldn’t pass the author’s exam.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第二段第二句“Withasomewhatpainfulexpression,heaskedifmyclasswasgoingtobehardandifhewouldbeabletopass.”即可判断出斯蒂芬不自信。
25.What can we learn about the author according to the passage?
A.He wouldn’t have met Stephen without the introduction of Philip.
B.He told Stephen how to deal with his studies.
C.He helped Stephen get an A in his class.
D.He didn’t believe that Stephen could study in college.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第三段内容可判断出作者向斯蒂芬介绍了如何提高学习成绩的方法。
26.What does the passage mainly tell us about Stephen?
A.He was an average student but hard-working.
B.He was an excellent student,but didn’t have self-esteem.
C.He was a little stupid and didn’t do well at school.
D.He was far from a top student because of his failure.
答案A
解析推理判断题。通过全文对斯蒂芬的描述尤其是倒数第二段可知他是一位学习刻苦、成绩一般的学生。
27.What lesson can we learn from the passage?
A.A good beginning is half done.
B.One bite at a time.
C.Haste makes waste.
D.Look before you leap.
答案B
解析主旨大意题。斯蒂芬成功的经验,一是学习刻苦,二是分解困难,各个击破。四个选项相比,只有B项较为恰当。
