I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very
well. He stood out because the kids made fun d him. He was missing one of his
fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.
I was not very good at English and math. No
matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand
what all the other kids found so easy to learn.
One day, I was told that if I got one more
E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big person for kids”
I tried really hard for weeks. I just
couldn't understand how to make different parts of members into whole things.
The day before report cards were to come
out, 1 knew that Mr. Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
I went to Mr Young and told him that the
orphanage (孤兒院) was
going to send me to the big person if I got another E on my report card. He
told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if
he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.
I smiled at him and said, "Mr. Young,
do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your
finger?" He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you
can't help having a finger, Mr. Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to
learn numbers and stuff like that.” I said
The next day, when I got my report card, I
tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it:
Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-l; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art,
C; Math, D-.
That math grade was the most favorite one I
ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what
it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
59. From the second paragraph we can infer
that the boy is _________ in some subjects.
A. mind-blowing (給人印象極深的
) B. slow-witted (頭腦遲鈍的)
C.
fun-loving
D. badly- behaved
60. Where may the boy live according to the
passage?
A. In an
orphanage.
B. In a big prison.
C. In the school dormitory.
D. In his home.
61. What grade should the boy have got in
the math test this time?
A.
D-.
B. B
+
C. D.
D. E.
62. The underlined word "tucked"
in the passage most probably means “________”.
A.
stuck
B.
listed
C. hid
D. copied
63. The reason why the boy remembers Mr
Young is that ________.
A. he missed one of his
fingers
B. he treated his students very well
C. he understood the
boy
D. he taught his students in a special way