4．"Everybody is a genius．But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree，it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid．"
---Albert EinsteinIf you have a kid with special needs in the school system，it's then possible that you've come across that saying hanging on a classroom wall．My five-year-old daughter Syona has cerebral palsy （a medical condition affecting someone's control over their movement） and it means，combined with her communication challenges and sight problems，the standard assessments aren't always an accurate measure of her abilities．
By now you've probably heard about Chris Ulmer，the 26-year-old teacher in Jacksonville，F(xiàn)lorida，who starts his special education class by callig up each student individually to give them much admiration and a high-five （a gesture of greeting or congratulation）．I couldn't help but be reminded of Syona's teacher and how she supports each kid in a very similar way．Ulmer recently shared a video of his teaching experience．"I have seen their confidence and self-value increase rapidly，"he said．All I could think was：How lucky these students are to have such inspirational teachers．
Syona's teacher has an attitude that can best be described in one word：brilliant．Her teacher doesn't focus on what can't be done-she focuses on what can be done．Over the past several months，Syona's confidence has seen to increase ten times．She uses words she wouldn't have thought of using before．She recently told me about her classmate's trip to Ecuador and was in extreme delight when I understood her on the frst try．
I actually wonder what the influence would be if we did something similar to what Ulmer does with his students in our home．We've recently started our day by reminding each other of the good qualities we all have．In fact，Ulmer teaches all of us to take a moment and truly appreciate the strengths of an important person in our lives．
41．What does the author think of Einstein's quote？C
A．Funny．B．Strange．C．True．D．Confusing．
42．What can we learn about Chris Ulmer？B
A．He is Syona's favorite teacher．
B．He praises his students one by one．
C．He uses videos to teach his students．
D．He asks his students to help each other．
43．What can we infer about Syona's teacher？A
A．She tries to encourage her students．
B．She teaches her students lots of new words．
C．She wants to be different from other teachers．
D．She has influenced parents to do similar thins．
44．Syona felt very pleased becauseB．
A．she has developed a cool attitude
B．her mother knew what she expressed
C．her progress was appreciated by her parents
D．she had been to Ecuador with her classmates
45．What change has taken place in the author's family？A
A．They give each other praise every day．
B．They visit Ulmer's classroom regularly．
C．They feel grateful to people in their lives．
D．They invite Ulmer's students to their home．
分析 作者通過Chris Ulmer老師的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗和女兒進步的親身經(jīng)歷，告訴了我們贊賞在進步和成功方面的巨大的無形的作用．
解答 41．C推理判斷題．根據(jù)愛因斯坦的名言：每個人都身懷天賦，但如果用會不會爬樹能力來評判一只魚，它會終其一生以為自己愚蠢．并結(jié)合第二段作者女兒的實際情況，作者認為standard assessments （and by"standard"，I mean the ones used to assess kids with special needs ） aren't always an accurate measure of her abilities．與愛因斯坦的觀點一致，作者認為這是對的．故選C．
42．B細節(jié)推理題．根據(jù)第三段Chris Ulmer，the 26-year-old teacher in Jacksonville，F(xiàn)lorida，who starts his special education class by calling up each student individually to give them much admiration and a high-five （a gesture of greeting or congratulation ）．可知Chris Ulmer每節(jié)課會逐個表揚贊賞學(xué)生，故選B．
43．A 推理題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，Syona's teacher has an attitude that can best be described in one word：brilliant．Her teacher doesn't focus on what can't be done-she focuses on what can be done．Over the past several months，Syona's confidence has seen to increase ten times．She uses words she wouldn't have thought of using before．由此可知，Syona的老師是一個很有才華的人，他會教孩子做以前沒有做的事，鼓勵孩子們做以前沒做的事，Syona的信心由此增加了很多，結(jié)合選項，故選A
44．B細節(jié)推理題．根據(jù)第四段She uses words she wouldn't have thought of using before．She recently told me about her classmate's trip to Ecuador and was very proud when I understood her on the first try．可知女兒進步很大，并為我能明白她所說的而高興，故選B．
45．A推理判斷題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段We've recently started our day by reminding each other of the good qualities we all possess．If we are reminded of our strengths on a regular basis，we will become increasingly confident about progress and success．可知在作者家里每天都互相贊賞，增加進步和成功的自信．故選A．
點評 題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
