That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.
To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills. As time passed by, I made progress.
I remember very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.
After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.
As years went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke (中风).
Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak or know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with—just as she had worked with me years before. She made progress every day and was moved out of ICU (重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.
One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”
Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.
23．Which of the following is NOT right according to the story?
A．Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital. B．I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.
C．I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar’s help. D．Mrs. Pillar got better without my help.
24．What does the writer mean by saying “I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class” in Paragraph 4?
A．He was cleverer than his classmates. B．He worked very hard on maths.
C．Mrs. Pillar’s help greatly influenced him. D．His classmates failed to graduate.
25．The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12 cents in the hospital in order to ________.
A．make the nurse in the hospital feel strange B．play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar
C．see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better D．help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him
26．What is the best title for the passage?
A．A Great Teacher B．Kindness Makes Wonders
C．Never Give Up D．Always Have A Dream
23．D
24．C
25．D
26．B
【解析】本文作者讲述初中老师皮勒夫人在自己从楼梯上摔下来损伤大脑的情况下，不厌其烦地帮助学习数学，后来皮勒夫人中风，作者以同样的耐心和善良回馈老师，帮老师恢复健康。
23．推理判断题。根据第五段“one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke ”可知波斯尔太太中风住院了，所以A表述正确；根据第一段“Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head…. I had to leave school and learn everything”可知我从楼梯上摔下来损伤大脑，不得不离开学校，所以B表述正确；根据第三段和第四段“After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school”可知作者在皮勒太太的帮助下回到学校，所以C表述正确；根据第六段“Now it was my turn to help her… finally out of hospital”可知在我的帮助下，皮勒太太恢复健康，所以D表述错误；故选D。
24．词句猜测题。根据第三段“I remember very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.”从作者的描述可知他觉得没有皮勒夫人的耐心帮助，他不可能取得如此优秀的成绩，故选C。
25．推理判断题。根据第三段“I remember very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun”可知在作者大脑受到损伤时，皮勒夫人是用扔硬币的方式帮作者学习数学，现在皮勒夫人中风，作者要用同样的方法帮助她，故选D。
26．最佳标题。本文作者讲述初中老师皮勒夫人在自己大脑损伤的情况下帮助他学习数学，使作者创造奇迹，在班上名列前茅毕业于德克萨斯大学；后来皮勒夫人中风，作者以同样的耐心和善良回馈老师，帮老师恢复健康，这个故事告诉人们“善良可以创造奇迹”的道理，故选B。
【点睛】解答本篇前先快速阅读全文，理解大意和题干的要求，再回归原文寻找有用信息作答。题1要根据文本的表层信息排除表述正确的选项；第三段的“I remember very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.”是解答题2、3的关键表述，据此推断作者因老师的帮助取得优秀的成绩，作者以同样的方法和耐心帮助老师回复健康，解答完，要通读全文，核实答案和原文信息是否一致。