There’s this boy called Nathan in my class. I never really liked him because I thought he was a silly pupil. He didn’t have any friends at all. He always sat alone at the lunch table listening to music with his phone. And in class whenever he was asked a question, he would take a long time to answer. Whenever he got a wrong answer, the whole class would laugh.
Then came the day. It was Friday. In a music class, the teacher, Mrs. Kohler, asked us, “Who can tell what note(音符) it is just by hearing the pitch(音调)?” Nobody raised their hands except for Nathan. I laughed and thought he couldn’t do anything properly. How could he possibly guess the note?
Mrs. Kohler played a pitch and asked Nathan to guess it.
Nathan said, “E flat.”
Mrs. Kohler said, “OK, good.” And she played another pitch. “F sharp,” Nathan said. The whole class went into complete silence.
Then Mrs. Kohler played two pitches at the same time.
“C and B flat,” Nathan said.
Mrs. Kohler played three pitches. “G, A flat, E sharp,” Nathan said.
“Amazing! You do an excellent job!” Mrs. Kohler said.
Nathan guessed all the pitches correctly! I couldn’t believe it! At that moment, I realized things had two sides. I needed to see the great things people could do and pay attention to what they were good at. We should not judge(判断) people from things they were bad at. From that day on, I had a different opinion on Nathan. Whenever I saw him, I just said to myself, “That’s the guy that impressed me. That’s the guy who is musically talented(有天赋的).”
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31. What can we know from Paragraph 1?
A.Nathan might have hearing problems. | B.The writer didn’t think Nathan was silly. |
C.Nathan was unpopular in his class. | D.Nathan’s classmates were friendly to him. |
32. Why did all students become silent after listening to Nathan’s reply?
A.Because they thought his answers were not right. |
B.Because they were amazed by the teacher’s playing. |
C.Because they wondered if Nathan got the right answers. |
D.Because they didn’t expect Nathan could do so well. |
33. What do we know about Nathan from the passage?
A.He was shy but good at study. |
B.He was funny and musically talented. |
C.He didn’t do well in schoolwork but had a talent in music. |
D.He had few friends in school because he always made others laugh. |
34. Which of the following can best describe the writer’s feeling on that day?
A.Surprised. | B.Bored | C.Excited. | D.Satisfied. |
35. What does the writer want to tell us in the text?
A.No one is perfect in the world. | B.Don’t judge others by one side. |
C.Music can help us make friends. | D.Judge people from what they were bad at. |