Would you completely trust your friends if you couldn’t see anything? If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up? Our teacher helped us to find the answer.
Our teacher is named Morrie. One day, he said that he had a game for us to try. He divided us into two groups. One of the students from the first group, stands in front of us with his eyes closed, and then falls backwards(向后). The second group stand behind him. Before he falls on the floor, they should catch him and not let him get hurt. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We were afraid that they wouldn’t catch us and we would hit the floor. So we didn’t move. We just stood there and laughed in embarrassment(尷尬).
Finally, one student, thin, quiet, dark-haired girl called Sarah, decided to move. She crossed her arms in front of her body, closed her eyes, and slowly fell backwards. She looked quiet but brave.
For a moment, I was sure she was going to fall on the floor. But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up.
“Whoa!!” we were all surprised, and also encouraged. The girl was happy, too. Seeing this, Morrie smiled and said to the girl, “When you close your eyes, you can’t see anything. You won’t feel safe. When you are falling, the feeling gets stronger. You are not sure whether you will hit the cold, hard floor or the warm, soft hands of your friends. But if you are brave enough to trust them, they won’t let you down.”
小題1:According to the passage, we can know Morrie is ___________.
A．a(chǎn) studentB．a(chǎn) teacherC．a(chǎn) managerD．a(chǎn) farmer
小題2:The writer thought the girl was ___________.
A．strong but shyB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．quiet but braveD．careless
小題3:In the end, the girl ___________.
A．got hurt
B．fell on the floor
C．was only helped by the writer
D．was caught by the other students
小題4:The students felt encouraged because ___________.
A．they could stop the game finally
B．they wanted to do something else
C．they thought they had won the game
D．they felt that they could trust each other

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D 
小題4:D

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句話中的“Our teacher is named Morrie.”可知答案為B。 
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段的最后一句“She looked quiet but brave.”可知答案為C。 
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的最后一句“But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up.”可知答案，故選D。 
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 由文章的最后后兩段的大意“小女孩閉著眼睛向后仰，她的朋友用手接住了她，沒讓她摔到地上，說明互相信任是可貴的。”可知答案為D。
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