Regarded as one of the English language’s most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy (哲学). Although Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.
Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核), he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.
At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized (批评) by a magazine. However, the negative response didn’t stop his love of rhythm (韵律).
John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. Following Endymion, however, he tried something more narrative-based (叙事体的) and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems. His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.
1. John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of .| A．his early education from school | B．the deaths of his parents |
| C．Edmund Spenser’s poetry | D．the criticism of a magazine |
| A．They read many books. | B．They had a bad childhood. |
| C．They died of the same disease. | D．They showed strong interest in poetry. |
| A．determined | B．experienced |
| C．knowledgeable | D．impatient |
| A．Keats received little education at school. |
| B．Endymion was about a real love story. |
| C．In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem. |
| D．Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor. |
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【推荐1】During my first year in college, I was silent. I was too afraid of saying something wrong.
I declared a religion major as a sophomore and took a class from Barbara, a young theologian. My mind was split open by a range of new thinkers and writers and by the quality of Barbara’s questions, I finally had something to say and the energy to say it. I was a frequent visitor during Barbara’s office hours, a rocket of words. She listened and calmly responded, a perfect contrast to my feverish ramblings. I loved what she saw in me, which was a range of abilities I had never seen in myself. In the following years, our relationship gradually deepened, but I was always conscious of a teacher-student dynamic.
This changed fundamentally when I became a parent. I had my son in March 2010, and Barbara was one of the first to congratulate me. When, nine months later, my child was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease, a rare and always terminal illness with no treatment and no cure, she sent me a letter-handwritten on a white legal pad. For the next two and a half years, Barbara wrote me regular, sometimes weekly, letters, remarkable letters that are revealing, loving, and kind.
The letter written right before my son died, when he was three, was the most personal and perhaps the most profound. “I think he’s made you better by opening up the great fire of your love,” she wrote, “with his small but magnificent existence.” I have never in my life read a more deeply comforting sentence, one that spoke to my grandest hopes, my deepest fears, and the only faith that remains to me, which is a belief in chaos. Our love had bloomed and deepened from a guarded mutual respect to a richer, deeper friendship.
Mentors are meant to lead those in their charge into fresh understanding, help them sort and filter new experiences, assist in the project of making sense out of the chaos that is human life. Mentors observe and accompany the darkest despair, the wildest sorrow, and the most unexpected joy.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?| A．The author took the class because she excelled1 in theology. |
| B．Their relationship changed significantly beyond a teacher-student mode. |
| C．The author was a frequent visitor to Barbara’s home after working hours. |
| D．Barbara’s peaceful exterior was a contrast to the author’s overexcited talk. |
| A．The way Barbara treated her students. | B．The fact that the author kept silent in class. |
| C．The role of the author as a college student. | D．The relationship between Barbara and the author. |
| A．Barbara’s efforts to solve the problem. |
| B．Barbara’s sympathy shown in the letter. |
| C．The author’s in-depth understanding of Barbara. |
| D．Barbara’s congratulations on the birth of the author’s son. |
| A．Demanding and dedicated. | B．Responsible and reasonable. |
| C．Insightful and inspiring. | D．Aggressive and ambitious. |
【推荐2】The Man with the Golden Arm
When James Harrison was 14, he was required to go through a blood transfusion. Ever since, despite the transfusion saving his life, he's hated needles to go in his arm. Yet every two weeks, without fail, James offers his right arm and waits for the needles.
At 74, James is the world's most prolific (多产的) blood donor. He earned the Guinness World Record in 2003 and he's kept on giving. This year, James is on track to make his 1000th donation—and he has no plans to stop.
James's blood has a particular use: it saves women's babies.
According to the biomedical company CSL, which turns the blood donations into hospital products. James's donations of anti-D plasma (血浆) have helped up to 2.2 million babies since 1967. The product made from James's blood is given to mothers with Rb negative blood types, who are carrying Rh positive babies.
Most donors who donate anti-D have negative blood types and are stimulated to produce antibodies with injections: James produces the antibodies himself. When he had the blood transfusion aged 14, he was mistakenly given positive blood. As a result, he produces so many antibodies that if he were to receive positive blood again he could die. But it also means he's an anti-D goldmine. So, every two weeks, James makes his way to the blood donation centre. He quite enjoys the trip.
James became a blood donor two days after he turned 18. All his life he's volunteered for Meals on Wheels. His father had donated before him, and when he saw the ad for a blood donation drive, he jumped at the chance. In 1966, he was called into the office and told that he could save Rh negative mothers' babies. Gradually, James was encouraged to come into the hospital more regularly. For the past 30 years, he's donated on average 33 times a year.
Once, at one country music festival where his story was told, four women thanked him for their healthy children. James responded with these words, “my 1000 donations are no more important than somebody's first donation. It costs me nothing—only time. And to be some help to others is a great pleasure.”
1. James earned the Guinness World Record by ________.| A．saving some women's lives | B．keeping on donating his blood |
| C．helping women with blood disease | D．producing medicine to save babies |
| A．Creative and talented. | B．wealthy and positive. |
| C．Generous and warm-hearted. | D．Strong-minded and outgoing. |
| A．Helping others brings happiness. |
| B．Standing in arms helps to overcome fear |
| C．Good things will happen if one keeps trying. |
| D．Success belongs to the person who sticks to his aim. |
【推荐3】Hazel Mayfield usually cooks the Thanksgiving meal for her extended family in Houston, Texas. She usually welcomes friends and neighbors eager to sample her fried turkey, green bean casserole , candied yams, homemade cornbread dressing, and dirty rice -just a few of her signature dishes. Known as Suga Mama, because her grandchildren think she’s so sweet, the 91 -year-old typically likes to do her own shopping for the ingredients to make her special dishes.
“My mother is the head cook of the family,” said Paulette Mouton, Mayfield’s daughter.“Because of her reputation, you know, there’re people in and out all day, everybody’s family comes through. They want to get some of Suga Mama’s cooking. We’re from Louisiana and we cook all that.”（ One in six Americans could go hungry in 2020 as pandemic persists. ）
But Mayfield hasn’t been to the grocery store since March. And there is little about Thanksgiving 2020 that’s usual. Hundreds of thousands of American families have re-imagined the holiday with virtual celebrations, canceled or delayed travel plans , or for small gatherings with people in their households in response to COVID-19, the deadly virus that has killed more than 250,000 in the U.S. and spoiled life around the world.
This year, Mayfield’s family members are lamenting（ 悲叹） the absence of a big gathering. They’ve explained to their young children and grandchildren why this year’s Thanksgiving is different. Mayfield’ s youngest daughter, Michelle Sanders, says it’s tough helping her grandchildren understand why they can’ t see some of their other family members.
“It’s really hard, trying to explain to them,”Sanders said. “When you’ re talking to them and they want to come over, you have to tell them no. They really don’t know how to be careful.”
Sanders added,“And, they don’ t understand that, being three, four, and six, you know they don’t really understand that.So, it’s ... it’s really, really hard, and heartbreaking. ”
1. What kind of person is Hazel Mayfield?| A．Helpful and kind-hearted. | B．Stubborn and enthusiastic. |
| C．Talented and instructive. | D．Grateful and sensitive. |
| A．They like to talk to Suga Mama warmly. |
| B．They come to help cook meals as they like. |
| C．They come to satisfy their stomaches. |
| D．They come to cook various meals. |
| A．They try to get together with their family members in the open. |
| B．They have to avoid big gatherings even with family members. |
| C．They feel difficult to persuade their children to get together. |
| D．They are pleased with the absence of Thankgiving celebration. |
| A．Children are delighted to celebrate their Thanksgiving Day. |
| B．Adults feel it difficult to get together with their children. |
| C．Children are still too young to understand the situation. |
| D．It’s tough helping children overcome their problems. |
【推荐1】When it comes to travelling around Europe, it's important to have a budget in mind. Here are some tips for getting the most out of Germany while saving your money.
Transport
Transport is “the big one” and cycling may be the cheapest alternative among all the modes(方式) of transport.
Tom Bourlet, a Brighton-based travel blogger at Spaghetti Traveller, talked to us about transport in Germany and advised that slower, regional(区域的) trains will be more affordable in comparison to those that are high-speed.
He continued, “If choosing a train journey, buy the ticket several months in advance to get a great offer.”
If you intend to use the Eurostar train, keep in mind that you can save money by buying tickets at least a week in advance. Shopping around can also offer reduced prices. A daily or weekly card for a train or a bus may also be worth investing in. Bourlet continues, “While the trains run like clock-work with high efficiency, the buses run relatively slowly, often arriving late to their destination.”
Ask a travel agent
In an age of technology, we don't always consider going to a travel agent when booking on holiday. If you do, ask them for recommendations, they can give you insider tips. Make sure that they are aware of your set budget before signing up to anything.
Food
Region to region, Germany's cuisine will differ slightly. As a general rule, outside the city centre will be cheaper—the further you go, the less expensive it is. Bear this in mind when setting a daily budget for your meals.
Landmarks
Make sure you book your tickets for the landmarks before your trip as there's likely to be a discount when you do this. You may also want to consider a guided tour which is often free.
Before you go
Make sure you buy currency before you leave. This could prevent you being charged extra for withdrawing money and you're more likely to get a good exchange rate.
1. Which transport is probably the cheapest to travel in Germany?| A．Regional trains. | B．High-speed trains. |
| C．City buses. | D．Bicycles. |
| A．It runs relatively slowly. |
| B．The meals on it must be expensive. |
| C．Travelers can enjoy a discount when shopping around. |
| D．Booking tickets three days in advance may save your money. |
| A．Travel. | B．Lifestyle. |
| C．Science. | D．Entertainment. |
【推荐2】Wearing a headset to play a virtual-reality game is fun. As you move your head around, you can see the scene from different angles. You’re in a fake environment that seems so real. But the power of VR may go well beyond entertainment. It just might help people who suffer from long time of pain, a new study finds.
“If VR can reduce some types of pain, it could become a new cure with fewer side effects than drugs,” says Sam Hughes, a psychologist at Imperial College London. “And it would be 1ess expensive.”
Hughes’ group studies bone and muscle pain. One example is sciatica. Sciatica is a form of pain doctors call chronic pain, which is different from the hurt you feel when you hit your knee against a table or put your hand in very hot water. It is fairly long-1ived pain and may even spread from an initial site to other body parts.
The researchers tested the pain-altering effect of virtual reality. Each volunteer accepted some form of temporary pain. The pain came from a special cream applied to the skin. The cream contained capsaicin. It’s the chemical in hot peppers that burns your mouth.
They then showed the volunteers a movie. Each volunteer would see the movie twice-once in 3D, while wearing a VR headset, and once on a normal 2 D screen. The researchers randomly decided for each volunteer whether they watched the 2D or 3D version first. Using the 2D movie as the comparison allowed them to isolate the effect of VR. Watching the movie in VR reduced the pain in the skin area better than did viewing the movie in 2D. VR helped them tolerate more pain in the area of the creamed skin. However, that pain reduction ended a few minutes after removing the VR headsets. The researchers wondered how well VR might reduce other types of pain.
1. What’s one of the advantages of VR to reduce pain?| A．It’s much safer. | B．It’s more convenient. |
| C．It’s much faster. | D．It’s more efficient. |
| A．sudden | B．long-term |
| C．1ight | D．sharp |
| A．To find chemicals in hot peppers. | B．To bring comfort to volunteers. |
| C．To burns the volunteers’ mouth. | D．To cause some temporary pain. |
| A．By giving numbers. | B．By using examples. |
| C．By making a comparison. | D．By presenting research findings. |
【推荐3】It is rightly said one can share any secret with a true friend. He may know your deepest fears and weaknesses and yet will never take advantage of you. However, keeping a friend’s secrets to yourself and not telling the world is what makes the bond grow strong and last forever. You need to develop trust and mutual (互相的) understanding before you start sharing secrets with each other. With friends, secret talks never seem to end and it can get really amusing to know what has been going on in your friend’s mind.
There is a certain time in life especially from the teenage years when one starts having a personal periphery (界限) in life and parents are excluded (排斥) from it. It is because there are certain things that they can’t understand and we can’t discuss with them. That is when friends become the best secret sharers. They are the ones to whom one reveals one’s feelings and best kept secrets.
It is a general belief that only girls share secrets. But boys have their own secrets that they discuss with only closest friends. The secret talks can range (变化) from relationships, talks about fights with parents, secret activities and anything that is not supposed to be known to others! If you think secrets are limited to only teenagers, get your facts right! Secrets can be shared at any age and there is no hard and fast rule that secrets are shared only among youngsters.
Sharing secrets with a friend is not just fun, but it also helps to develop a lasting trust in one another. Sometimes, sharing secrets will tell you more about the person. You will come to know whether your friend is reliable and trustworthy and whether it is worth sharing your secrets with them. You can call it a test of friendship.
1. What is an advantage of sharing secrets with a friend?| A．It helps a lot in your study. |
| B．It leads you to a carefree life. |
| C．It makes you popular with other people. |
| D．It contributes to a long-term mutual belief. |
| A．Parents are always the best people to share secrets with. |
| B．Teenagers prefer to share secrets with their friends. |
| C．Parents should build trust with teenagers. |
| D．Teenagers grow to be independent. |
| A．proves | B．tells |
| C．gets | D．holds |
| A．It’s limited to girls. |
| B．It follows strict rules. |
| C．It can happen at any age. |
| D．It does harm to a strong bond. |
【推荐1】Tencent announced yesterday that it will limit the daily time for youngsters to play its popular King of Glory game after parents and schools in Shanghai and other areas complained their children had become addicted to playing it.
From tomorrow, children younger than 12 will only be allowed to play the game for a maximum(最大值) of one hour a day, and after 9 pm, they will be banned from logging into it, said Tencent. Those older than 12 will be able to play a maximum two hours a day.
The game system will remind players the time they have been playing and young players will be forced to log out when the time is up.
Tencent claimed these were the strictest measures in China’s game industry to prevent addiction and the company expected they would ease parents’ anxiety.
The company also said it had updated its system for parents to keep tabs on their children using its games.
Since February, parents can receive messages when children log in and spend money on the game after they connect children’s game accounts with their mobile phone numbers.
Now, parents can connect phones, tablets or computers that their children use to play games, so that they can keep an eye on the children even if they have several game accounts, Tencent said.
Song Zhe, a father of a Shanghai high school student, welcomed the measures but was not sure if they would be sufficiently effective. “I like the system that could lock up the devices as children can register many accounts,” he said, “but children are so clever that they can always think out counter measures.”
1. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?| A．Kids under 11 could play the game for at most 7 hours in a week. |
| B．Girls under 8 are able to log in the game at 10 pm. |
| C．Those older than 16 are able to play the game all the time. |
| D．Children over 13 can log in the game after playing 3 hours in a day. |
| A．be careful with | B．be in control of |
| C．have an eye on | D．keep contact with |
| A．Parents can monitor their children even if they try to register different game accounts. |
| B．Parents need to connect their tablets or computers to the game accounts of their children. |
| C．Parents can be reminded of the time their children have been playing the games. |
| D．Parents should pay attention to their phones all the time in case they miss any message. |
| A．The game system was absolutely welcomed by him. |
| B．Children were too dull to break out of the system. |
| C．He was uncertain about the effectiveness of the system. |
| D．Children could register lots of accounts to unlock the devices. |
【推荐2】“Shine in the dark” dolphins may seem like something straight out of a science fiction movie. However, that is precisely what Newport Coastal Adventures' Captain Ryan Lawler and professional videographer Patrick Coyne witnessed, when they set out to explore the spectacular blue tides that have been lighting up the waters off Southern California's coast since mid-April.
The partner scanned the ocean for hours and was returning to shore when they spotted the “electric” dolphins swimming through the bloom of shining plankton(浮游生物). The videographer, who had seen the phenomenon only once before in a Netflix show, says catching the scenes proved to be a lot harder than he had expected. “For starters, the shining plankton has sweet spots to where it shows up and then fades away, so while on the water, it's impossible to just find it,” Coyne says. “Also, conditions have to be absolutely perfect for the shining plankton to show and for animals to swim through it so we can film it.”
Though witnessing shining sea life is rare, the electrifying blue ocean scenery is a fairly common sight around Southern California between February and September. The phenomenon can be attributed to the presence of millions of plankton, which tend to gather and reproduce in large quantities in the warm coastal waters during this time.
Though a majority of California's red tides are caused by plankton species that do not produce deadly poison, some algal blooms(藻花)can be dangerous for sea animals, especially when they stay for long periods of time. In 2018, an almost year-long “red tide” along Florida's Gulf coast caused by the excessive growth of microalgae Karenia Brevis, killed hundreds of fish and other sea animals.
1. What does the underlined phrase “sweet spots” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．A sea plant. | B．A lost world. |
| C．A perfect moment. | D．A missing camera. |
| A．They absorb the light in the ocean and then reflect it. |
| B．They are surrounded by millions of shining plankton. |
| C．They swim through the ocean with electricity in large quantities. |
| D．They benefit from the warm water to power themselves. |
| A．Red tides. | B．Human exploration. | C．Warm water. | D．Algal blooms. |
| A．Science. | B．Health. | C．Entertainment. | D．Education. |
【推荐3】Once upon a time, there was a father and a son.The son was very rude and often hurt others’ feelings with bitter words. So he had no friends and got more and more fretful (烦躁的) day by day. The father had been trying to persuade him to change his bad manner but father’s efforts made no difference on the wild son.
One day, the father got an idea. He set up a wooden board and called his son over and gave him a hammer and a box of nails. He told the young man to hammer a nail every time when he had a quarrel. The son did so. After a day, he himself saw the board was filled with nails whose quantity was so huge which looked so ugly that he was shocked and finally made up his mind to be a nice guy.The father suggested he pull out one nail every time when he checked his bad temper and avoided talking impolitely. He did that. When the last nail was drawn out, the son was so excited that he couldn’t help showing the board to his father. However, his cheer trailed away and slowly he grew frustrated (沮丧的) while he was staring at the board which was actually as disagreeable as a water-sapped (被水侵蚀的) stone deep on the seabed. The father pointed to the holes left in the board and told him that sometimes the hurt just like the holes stuck in one’s mind forever. The boy cried and regretted being such an impudent (无礼的) guy. Since then, he was polite and kind and made a lot of friends, and turned happy.
1. Many people didn’t like the son because he used to ______them.| A．beat | B．hurt | C．fight with | D．laugh at |
| A．happy | B．sorry | C．ready | D．unwilling |
| A．Because his son had nothing to do. |
| B．Because his son liked to have a quarrel. |
| C．In order to change his son’s bad manner. |
| D．In order to love his son. |
| A．减弱 | B．放过 | C．抛开 | D．出轨 |
【推荐1】Misty Copeland spends most days practicing and perfecting the graceful movements of her art. She takes classes almost every day and takes care of her body so she doesn’t injure it when she goes to work at Americam Ballet Theatre, one of the most famous ballet companies in the world.
“I treat my body with the respect that any musician would their instrument. I accept all that it is and do my best to make it the best it can be,” says Misty.
Misty didn’t always feel so confident in herself. The challenges she has faced over almost 20 years of dancing have made her strong. She was a shy child and avoided the spotlight. But she loved music and movement. When she was 13, she joined the drill team. One day, her coach suggested that she attend a free ballet class at the Boys & Girls club. For two weeks, Misty sat on the gym platforms watching the class, afraid to join in. Finally, she gave it a try.
At first, Misty felt out of place in the class. She didn’t know anything about ballet, and she was older than most of the students. Even though Misty felt discouraged, she didn’t quit. She talked with others who had struggled with similar problems. With the support of these friends, things slowly improved.
Over the next five years, ballet was Misty’s life. She practiced, performed, competed, attended summer ballet programs, and got loads of awards.
Today, Misty says, “I’ve learned to embrace my appearance, skin color, and figure.” She wants to help other dancers, especially ballerinas of color, accept themselves, too. She wrote a picture book, Firebird, in which her character encourages a young African American ballerina. In a note at the end of the book. Misty tells readers to follow their dreams: “No matter what that dream is,” she writes, “you have the power to make it come true with hard work and dedication.”
1. When Misty Copeland began to learn ballet, she _____________.| A．felt a sense of belonging immediately |
| B．joined the drill team and practiced actively |
| C．encountered many challenges but stuck to her dream |
| D．encouraged others with similar problems and improved together |
| A．Determined and indifferent. | B．Persistent and devoted. |
| C．Diligent and pessimistic. | D．Talented and traditional. |
| A．Many hands make light work. | B．One good turn deserves another. |
| C．Diligence is the mother of success. | D．A fall in a pit, a gain in your wit. |
【推荐2】The FDA is the common name for the Food and Drug Administration. It is a government agency that makes consumer goods safe. It regulates food and the food supply. It also controls diet supplement. The FDA also makes sure that drugs and medical devices are safe and effective.
For drugs and medical machines to be accepted, they must go through a lengthy process. There are many strict tests. First, anything that humans use must be tested on animals. This may take up to 6 years. Then, it must be tested with a few people. Testing on 15 to 20 people can last up to a year and a half. Third, a mid-sized group (100 to 500 people) is used. This often takes two years. Then a large group is tested over 3 years. Of 5,000 drugs discovered, only 5 enter trials. Of that, only one passes on to the market.
Food supplements like ginseng (人参) follow a different path. The FDA does not pre-test them as they do for drugs. The agency only controls these products if they are unsafe but are already being sold. Two exceptions are baby and medical food. Because those that use them are not strong, the FDA is more careful with these products.
Labeling(标签) is a major focus. A label must show what a product is for. For drugs, labels should say the name of the drug and what it is used for. It should also detail who should take it and list any side effects. It needs to detail directions for pregnant women, children, or old people. It also needs to detail safety information.
The FDA protects the public from harm. It achieves this through controls and labeling. It has standards for effectiveness in medical products. It also has standards for how information is shared.
1. According to the passage, how many drugs make it to the market?| A．Nearly five thousand. | B．One of five thousand. |
| C．Five thousand only. | D．Over five thousand. |
| A．Things the FDA avoids | B．Things the FDA controls |
| C．Things the FDA buys | D．Things the FDA refuses |
| A．It is a necessary way to protect the public. |
| B．It does not matter if people read the labels or not. |
| C．It is only good if people can find the label. |
| D．It has no use if doctors tell people what to do |
| A．Requirements for labeling |
| B．The acceptance of medical supplies |
| C．Why pregnant women take drugs |
| D．Controls for baby and medical food |
【推荐3】During my senior year in college I was still a few credits short of graduating, so I skimmed through the class schedule looking for something to fill the hours. When I came across “Private Voice instruction”, as in singing lessons, I thought, “Why not step outside my comfort zone and give it a try?
I was careful to sign up for private lessons instead of group lessons because I didn’t want to make a fool of myself by singing in front of other students.
Things went fine until the end of the term when my singing professor brought the shocking news. “By the way, Sean, have you decided which song you want to sing at the recital?”
“That would not be a good idea,” I said. The thought of singing in front of a group made me physically sick.
“Courage, Sean,” I kept rehearsing in my mind. “You’ve got to at least try.”
That awesome day finally arrived. As I stood in front of the class, all eyes fell upon me. I couldn’t help but think, “How? How in the world did I get myself into this situation?”
Even before I reached the second line, the expressions of excitement on the students’ faces turned to anguish(痛苦). I was so nervous that my body felt as tight as jeans just pulled from the dryer.
Near the end of the song is a really high note. I don’t recall if I hit that note or missed it. All I remember is that a few students were so embarrassed that they couldn’t even look at me.
I finished and sat down quickly. Silence. No one knew what to say.
But do you know what? Although that experience nearly killed me, when I left that classroom, I was so proud of myself. I felt a great sense of personal accomplishment, and I frankly didn’t care what anyone else thought about my high note. I had survived and I was proud of it.
1. Why did the author choose the private lessons?| A．He didn’t like to be with others. |
| B．He didn’t want to sing in public. |
| C．He wanted to get more attention. |
| D．He wanted better teaching quality. |
| A．Surprised and nervous. |
| B．Moved and thankful. |
| C．Excited and confident. |
| D．Disappointed and worried. |
| A．He didn’t finish it. |
| B．It was a great success. |
| C．Few students watched it. |
| D．It turned out to be a failure. |
| A．He had overcome himself. |
| B．He had hit the high note. |
| C．He had conquered the audience. |
| D．He thought he had sung very well. |
