7.When he was small,Hill was a famous bad boy.
At the age of 9,his father married his stepmother.At that time they lived poor in the countryside while his stepmother was from a wealthy family.
His father introduced Hill to his stepmother as he said,"Dear,I hope you notice in the entire shire this is the worst boy,who has made me have no other way.Maybe before tomorrow morning he will throw a stone at you,or do a bad thing you will never imagine."
To Hill's surprise,his stepmother went up to him with a smile,held up his head and looked at him carefully.She then turned around to tell her husband,"You're wrong.He is not the worst boy in the entire shire,but the cleverest and creative boy.Only he doesn'tfind a place to show himself."
His stepmother's words warmed his heart,his eyes full of tears.With this,he started building friendship with his stepmother.And this became the drive of his life,making him create 28successful golden rules,which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success.
Before his stepmother came,no one praised him smart,and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy.However,his stepmother's words changed his life.
When Hill was 14years old,his stepmother bought him a used typewriter and said to him,"I believe you will become a writer."Hill accepted his stepmother's gift and expectation,and started writing things to a local newspaper.He understood his stepmother's strong feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had changed his family.Therefore,he would do as well as she expected him to.
The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.
Praise will never be unnecessary,especially for children.A sincere (真诚的>praise may be better than 10,000bad words.
36.What did people think of Hill before the age of nine?
A.Clever.
B.Creative.
C.Unfriendly.
D.Foolish.
37.Hill started making friends with his stepmother after sheC.
A.smiled at him
B.looked at him carefully
C.said good words about him
D.said bad words about him
38.Which of the following is wrong about Hill?B.
A.He accepted his stepmother's typewriter.
B.He failed to do as he was expected.
C.He started writing to a local newspaper.
D.He understood his stepmother.
39.The writer is most probably an expert ofD.
A.house building
B.diet
C.news writing
D.education
40.The passage was written mainly to tell us thatA.
A.children should be praised
B.Hill's father married again
C.Hill's stepmother was kind to him
D.Hill'S father was cruel to him.
分析 当希尔很小时,他就是一个有名的坏男孩.9岁时,他的父亲娶了他的继母.那时他们生活在贫穷的农村,而他的继母是一个富裕的家庭.他父亲把希尔介绍给他的继母说,"亲爱的,我希望你注意到在整个夏尔,这是最坏的男孩,他让我没有办法.可能明天早上他会向你扔一块石头,或者做一件你永远不会想象的坏事.
希尔人大感意外的是,他的继母微笑着走上前,抬起他的头,仔细的看着他,然后转身告诉她的丈夫,"你错了.他不是整个夏尔最坏的男孩,而是最聪明和创造性的孩子.他仅仅是找不到一个地方来展示自己."他的继母的话温暖了他的心,他的眼睛充满了泪水.因为这件事,他开始与他的继母建立友谊.这成了他生活的驱动,使他创建28条成功的黄金法则,帮助成千上万的普通民众走在成功的道路.
他的继母来之前,没有人称赞他聪明,他的父亲和邻居们认为他是一个糟糕的孩子.然而,他的继母的话改变了他的生活.希尔14岁的时候,他的继母给他买了一台二手打字机,对他说,"我相信你会成为一个作家."希尔接受了他的继母的礼物和期望,并开始写感兴趣的东西给当地的报纸.他理解他的继母的对他的家人强烈的感觉,他亲眼看到她改变了他的家庭.因此,他会做她希望他做的一切.
来自他的继母的力量让他在美国成为富人和名人作家和在20世纪最重要的一个人.赞美永远不是不必要的,特别是对于孩子们.真诚的赞美可能比一万句坏话更好.
解答 36.C 由文章第一句When he was small,Hill was a famous bad boy.可知,人们认为希尔不友好.故选:C
37.C 由句子His stepmother's words warmed his heart可知,继母和他谈话后,他们做了朋友.故选:D
38.B 由句子 made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.可知,希尔成功了.故选:B
39.D 由句子making him create 28successful golden rules,which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success.可知,希尔成为一名教育家.故选:D
40.A 由句子Praise will never be unnecessary,especially for children.可知,文章告诉我们应该对孩子表扬.故选:D
点评 文章很长时,对整篇短文内容先略读,再马上看短文后的问题,带着问题去选择答案会节省时间.