Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York . One day , Mrs. O’Neil gave a maths test to our class . When the papers were marked , she found that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes in the test .
There is nothing new about cheating in exams . Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neil didn’t even say one word about it . She only asked the twelve boys to stay after class . I was one of the twelve .
Mrs. O’Neil asked no questions , and she didn’t scold us , either . Instead , she wrote the following words on the blackboard : On your way home you find some money and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out . Later someone comes to ask you if you have found some money he lost . What will you do ?
She then ordered us to write down the question , and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own answer to it .
I don’t know about the other eleven children . Speaking for myself I can say : it was the most important single thing of my life. From then on , I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a decision .
Because of this , Mrs . O’Neil has become the most unforgettable teacher for me in my whole life . I often think of this : if Mrs . O’Neil had scolded us as many other teachers often did , would I go on cheating every day ?
Who wrote this story ?
A.A student in New York who is not interested in maths . |
B.Mrs. O’Neil from New York who found some money on her way home . |
C.An old maths teacher in a middle school . |
D.An old person who once lived in New York when he was young . |
When did the story happen?
A.Over sixty years ago . | B.Over fifty years ago . |
C.Over seventy years ago . | D.Over eighty years ago . |
In the sentence “…she didn’t scold us either” , what does “scold” maybe mean ?
A.表扬 | B.批评 | C.教育 | D.原谅 |
When Mrs. O’Neil found twelve boys made exactly the same mistakes in the test , she .
A.became very , very angry and shouted at the children for an hour |
B.thought maybe she made some mistakes in her teaching |
C.tried to find out who made the mistakes first |
D.wanted to teach the twelve boys to stop cheating |
Why did the writer think Mrs. O’Neil unforgettable ?
A.Because Mrs. O’Neil often gave her student maths tests . |
B.Because Mrs. O’Neil taught maths very well . |
C.Because Mrs. O’Neil loved her students as she loved her own children . |
D.Because Mrs. O’Neil taught a very important lesson to the writer . |