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 about 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 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 spilt out (涌出) 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 to solve 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!”
4. Why didn’t the author finish the reading in class?
A.He didn’t have self-confidence. | B.He was not fond of literature. |
C.He had an attention disorder. | D.He needed a quieter place. |
5. What can we learn about Louis Braille from the passage?
A.He got a good education at school. |
B.He made an invention which helps the blind. |
C.He gave up trying. |
D.He managed to cure his blindness. |
6. What was Mrs Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story?
A.Angry. | B.Impatient. | C.Sympathetic. | D.Encouraging. |
7. What is the best title for the passage?
A.Keep Trying to Solve All Problems | B.How to Overcome an Attention Disorder |
C.A Great Teacher | D.From the “Blind” to the “Sighted” |