【2015·重庆】A
At thirteen, I was diagnosed(诊所) with kind of attention disorder. 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 glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are no 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 no different from others; Ijust 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 handled 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?”
The author didn’t finish the reading in class because.
A.He was new to the class |
B.He was tried of literature |
C.He had an attention disorder |
D.He wanted to take the task home |
What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?
A.He had good sight |
B.He made a great invention. |
C.He gave up reading |
D.He learned a lot from school |
What was Mrs.Smith ‘s attitude to the author at the end of the story?
A.Angry | B.Impatient |
C.Sympathetic | D.Encouraging |
What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The disabled should be treated with respect. |
B.A teacher can open up a new world to students. |
C.One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts. |
D.Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges. |