文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者患有注意力障碍,不能集中精力于所做的事情,他不愿努力而且想放弃。但在路易·布莱叶故事的激励下,作者克服困难,很好地完成作业并得到老师的高度认可。
I’ve been having trouble concentrating on one thing. 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 on 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 looked 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 spilled out 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 out of 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?”
Inspired and touched, I began to keep trying hard in my study and struggled against attention problems. I believe one can find his way out of difficulty with determination (决心) and efforts.
4. Why didn’t the author finish his reading in class?
A.He missed several classes before. | B.He was not interested in literature. |
C.He always did his homework at home. | D.He was unable to concentrate on his task. |
5. What do we know about Louis Braille from the text?
A.He was creative. | B.He was shallow. |
C.He was tricky. | D.He was well-educated. |
6. What kind of teacher is Mrs. Smith according to the text?
A.Impatient. | B.Careless. | C.Disappointing. | D.Encouraging. |
7. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.You can never be too old to learn. | B.Do not judge a book by its cover. |
C.Where there is a will, there is a way. | D.Only study and no play makes Jack a dull boy. |