I remember my maths teacher Mr Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers. In school Maths was my worst subject. I don’t think there was ever a day I went to school that I was not afraid.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, my parents would be called to school.
I tried really hard for weeks to learn Maths. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things; my brain just couldn’t do it, no matter how hard I tried.
The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
After class ended, I went to Mr Young and told him what would happen if I got another E. 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 looked at the teacher and said, “Mr Young, you know how all the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”
He looked at me, and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and matters like that,” I said.
Again, he said nothing as he looked down at his desk, and began grading papers.
The next day, when I got my report card, I looked at my grades: Geography: B- , English: D-  , History: C- , Gym: B+ , Art: C, Maths: D- .
That Math grade was the most favorite one I ever received in my whole life. I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
【小题1】Where was Mr Young different from others?

通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ? ?  was more manageable , I ? ?? ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ? ?  that was years ago and times have changed. ? ?  I live with mother on a?? country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). ? ?  I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider ? ?  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was ? ?  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ? ?   to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ? ? use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ? ? ; he gave me a long thoughtful        . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me ? ?  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ? ? on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose    ?  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His     still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness? ????????????? B.sadness??????????? ????????????? C. tiredness???????????? ????????????? D. sickness

2.A. set?????? ????????????? B. enjoyed??? ????????????? C. kept??? ????????????? D. shared

3.A. Gladly?????????? ????????????? B. Finally??????????? ????????????? C. Unfortunately??? ????????????? D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now???????????????? ????????????? B. Then?????????? ????????????? C. Sometime????????? ????????????? D. Meanwhile

5.A. If?????????????????? ????????????? B. As???????? ????????????? C. Though??????? ????????????? D. Before

6.A. reaching out???? ????????????? B. living up???? ????????????? C. getting on????????????? D. going back

7.A. recognized????? ????????????? B. interviewed?? ????????????? C. found????? ????????????? D. invited

8.A. money????????? ????????????? B. time??????????? ????????????? C. energy??????????? ????????????? D. knowledge

9.A. actually?????? ????????????? B. hardly??????????? ????????????? C. nearly???????? ????????????? D. mainly

10.A. job???????????????? ????????????? B.family????????????? ????????????? C. idea???????????? ????????????? D. offer

11.A. face??????? ????????????? B. view???????????? ????????????? C. look???????????????? ????????????? D. sight

12.A. over????????????? ????????????? B.along?????????????? ????????????? C. towards??????????? ????????????? D. through

13.A.unhappily??????? ????????????? B. lovingly???? ????????????? C. pitifully???????? ????????????? D. gratefully

14.A. more??????? ????????????? B. the ones????????? ????????????? C. few??????????? ????????????? D. the rest

15.A. courage?????????? ????????????? B.happiness??????? ????????????? C. kindness?????? ????????????? D. trust

 I remember my maths teacher Mr Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers. In school Maths was my worst subject. I don’t think there was ever a day I went to school that I was not afraid.

One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, my parents would be called to school.

I tried really hard for weeks to learn Maths. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things; my brain just couldn’t do it, no matter how hard I tried.

The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.

After class ended, I went to Mr Young and told him what would happen if I got another E. 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 looked at the teacher and said, “Mr Young, you know how all the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”

He looked at me, and said nothing.

“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and matters like that,” I said.

Again, he said nothing as he looked down at his desk, and began grading papers.

The next day, when I got my report card, I looked at my grades: Geography: B- , English: D-  , History: C- , Gym: B+ , Art: C, Maths: D- .

That Math grade was the most favorite one I ever received in my whole life. I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.

1.Where was Mr Young different from others?

A．He had only nine fingers in all.

B．He played jokes with students.

C．He usually gave higher mark to students.

D．He taught Maths in an interesting way.

2.What would happen to the writer if he got another E?

A．He would be asked to leave school.

B．He might be punished by his parents.

C．He would not be allowed to play any more.

D．He would be laughed at by other students.

3.The writer got a Math D- at last because            .

A．he achieved a higher level after working hard

B．Mr Young was afraid of being made fun of again

C．Mr Young knew the trouble of being poor in mind

D．Mr Young thanked him for telling him the opinions of students

4.The story tells us that              .

A．students should respect(尊敬) the disabled teachers

B．teachers should treat all the students fairly

C．students need to be cared for in their study,

D．teachers should have an understanding of the students