A
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do. Her name was Mrs. White. I don’t remember much about what we learned in her class, but my mother once told me we used to write a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would see there were so many mistakes. But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a Good! That would make my heart soar with happiness. But it worried my mother, so when she went to meet Mrs. White for one of those Parent-Teacher meetings, she asked her why she never corrected my mistakes, why she never red-pencilled in the right spellings of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
Mrs. White explained the children were just beginning to get excited about using words, about forming sentences. She didn’t want to dampen that enthusiasm with red ink. Spelling and grammar could wait. The wonder of words wouldn’t ... And maybe she didn’t say it exactly like that, but I grew up learning to use words with loving confidence like that.
I look back now and think she must have been a rather extraordinary teacher—to allow the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to flower—however faultily like that.
I used to misspell “beautiful” a lot. Never could I quite remember that the “e” went before the “a”. Eventually the e’s and a’s settled into their right places of their own accord. I’m glad I didn’t wait on them though. Pretty is easier to spell but it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes.
And thanks to Mrs. White, I had no qualms about writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because Life isn’t Pretty. It’s Beautiful.
1. How did the mother react to Mrs. White’s teaching method?
A. She paid no attention. B. She tried to correct it.
C. She quarreled with her. D. She went to consult her.
2. Why did the teacher never correct the mistakes?
A. She wanted parents to help the students.
B. She thought it was difficult to correct them.
C. She hoped to develop students’ confidence.
D. She wanted to strengthen teacher-student relationship.
3. What does the underlined word “qualm” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Relaxation B. Concern
C. Patience D. Ambition.
4. What is the best title for the text?
A. Life Is Beautiful B. No Pains, No Gains
C. Practice Makes Perfect D. Spelling Is Important
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。作者描述自己在幼儿园时，怀特小姐对自己写的东西从不打击，反而通过各种方式鼓励自己。让作者从小就学会了用充满爱和自信的语言。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段But it worried my mother, so when she went to meet Mrs. White for one of those Parent-Teacher meetings, she asked her why she never corrected my mistakes, why she never red-pencilled in the right spellings of words or pointed out grammatical errors（但这让我妈妈很担心，所以当她去参加家长会见怀特女士时，她问她为什么不纠正我的错误，为什么不在正确的单词拼写上用红铅笔涂改，或者指出语法错误）可知，我的妈妈很担心，所以当她去参加家长会时，她见了怀特小姐，并且问了她一些问题。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段Mrs. White explained the children were just beginning to get excited about using words, about forming sentences. She didn’t want to dampen that enthusiasm with red ink（怀特太太解释说，孩子们刚刚开始对使用单词和造句感到兴奋。她不想用赤字来浇灭她的热情）可知，对于刚刚开始学习单词和造句的孩子们，怀特太太不想用红笔打击孩子们的信心。故选C项。
【3题详解】
词义猜测题。前文提到怀特太太从一开始就培养作者的自信，这点对作者的影响很大。因此可以推断，多亏怀特小姐，就算碰到“我不能完全把它拼出来”，我也能“毫不担心的写下我想表达的意思”。A. Relaxation 放松；B. Concern 担心；C. Patience耐心；D. Ambition野心。综合分析，故选B项。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。作者描述自己在幼儿园时，怀特太太对自己写的东西从不打击，反而通过各种方式鼓励自己。让作者从小就学会了用充满爱和自信的语言。最后一段作者告诉我们And thanks to Mrs. White, I had no qualms about writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because Life isn’t Pretty. It’s Beautiful（多亏了怀特太太，我毫不犹豫地写下了我的意思，即使我不能很好地表达出来。因为生活并不美好。它很漂亮），综合分析，文章最后教给我们一个哲理即人生是美丽的。故选A项。
