1 . The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happens, my aunt. She was Myrtle C. Manigault, the wife of my mother’s brother Bill. She taught me in second grade at all-black Summer School in Camden, New Jersey.
During my childhood and youth, Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential, without regard for what was considered practical or possible for black females. I liked to sing; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good. I couldn’t dance; she taught me the basic dancing steps. She took me to the theatre—not just children’s theatre, but adult comedies and dramas—and her faith that I could appreciate adult plays was not disappointed.
My aunt also took down books from her extensive library and shared them with me. I had books at home, but they were all serious classics. Even as a child I had a strong liking for humour, and I’ll never forget the joy of discovering Don Marquis’s Archy & Mehitabel through her.
Most important, perhaps, Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportunity to write for publication. A writer herself for one of the black newspapers, she suggested my name to the editor as a “youth columnist”. My column, begun when I was fourteen, was supposed to cover teenage social activities—and it did—but it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material, the discipline of meeting deadlines, and, after graduation from college six years later, a solid collection of published material that carried my name and was my passport to a series of writing jobs.
Today Aunt Myrtle is still an enthusiastic supporter of her “favourite niece”. Like a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multifaceted (多面的) image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path.
1. Which of the following did Aunt Myrtle do to the author during her childhood and youth?
2. What does Archy and Mehitabel in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?
3. Aunt Myrtle recommended the author to a newspaper editor mainly to ______.
4. We can conclude from the passage that Aunt Myrtle was a teacher who ______.
During my childhood and youth, Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential, without regard for what was considered practical or possible for black females. I liked to sing; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good. I couldn’t dance; she taught me the basic dancing steps. She took me to the theatre—not just children’s theatre, but adult comedies and dramas—and her faith that I could appreciate adult plays was not disappointed.
My aunt also took down books from her extensive library and shared them with me. I had books at home, but they were all serious classics. Even as a child I had a strong liking for humour, and I’ll never forget the joy of discovering Don Marquis’s Archy & Mehitabel through her.
Most important, perhaps, Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportunity to write for publication. A writer herself for one of the black newspapers, she suggested my name to the editor as a “youth columnist”. My column, begun when I was fourteen, was supposed to cover teenage social activities—and it did—but it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material, the discipline of meeting deadlines, and, after graduation from college six years later, a solid collection of published material that carried my name and was my passport to a series of writing jobs.
Today Aunt Myrtle is still an enthusiastic supporter of her “favourite niece”. Like a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multifaceted (多面的) image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path.
1. Which of the following did Aunt Myrtle do to the author during her childhood and youth?
| A．She lent her some serious classics. |
| B．She cultivated her taste for music. |
| C．She discovered her talent for dancing. |
| D．She introduced her to adult plays. |
| A．A book of great fun. | B．A writer of high fame. |
| C．A serious masterpiece. | D．A heartbreaking play. |
| A．develop her capabilities for writing |
| B．give her a chance to collect material |
| C．involve her in teenage social activities |
| D．offer her a series of writing jobs |
| A．trained pupils to be diligent and well-disciplined |
| B．gave pupils confidence in exploiting their potential |
| C．emphasized what was practical or possible for pupils. |
| D．helped pupils overcome difficulties in learning |
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So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There , grandfather ate____ in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table____ grandfather had already broken a dish or two , his food was served in a ____ bowl. Sometimes, when the family____ grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone____ , the only words the couple had for him were sharp ____ when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this____
One evening before supper, the father____ his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly :“What are you making?” Just as____ , the boy answered:“Oh, I am making a little____ for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.”The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to ____ on it.
The words____ the parents so much that they were____ Then tears started to stream down their cheeks____ no word was spoken , both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and____ led him back to the family table.1.
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| A．wounded | B．moved | C．trembled | D．dragged |
| A．step | B．feet | C．speech | D．body |
| A．away | B．together | C．asleep | D．apart |
| A．losing | B．failing | C．disappearing | D．rising |
| A．food | B．pan | C．milk | D．dinner |
| A．alone | B．casually | C．steadily | D．bitterly |
| A．After | B．Since | C．While | D．When |
| A．small | B．safe | C．big | D．wooden |
| A．glanced at | B．stared at | C．looked through | D．looked after |
| A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Still | D．Rather |
| A．comments | B．quarrels | C．warnings | D．remark |
| A．in silence | B．in advance | C．in danger | D．in charge |
| A．researched | B．noticed | C．searched | D．explored |
| A．firmly | B．suddenly | C．cruelly | D．sweetly |
| A．bowl | B．cup | C．spoon | D．pan |
| A．worship | B．work | C．whisper | D．weave |
| A．impressed | B．touched | C．confused | D．struck |
| A．speechless | B．homeless | C．fearless | D．hopeless |
| A．Once | B．Whether | C．Though | D．Unless |
| A．gently | B．happily | C．fluently | D．fortunately |
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