2016年人教新课标九年级Unit13阅读理解专题练习及答案.docVIP

2016—2017学年英语人教新课标九全Unit 13阅读理解专题练习及答案 基础部分 （选自2016中考模拟）阅读理解。阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 I strongly believe that we can have an important effect on anyone we meet. The right words at just the right time could totally change someone’s life. Years ago, that’s what happened to me. My life was completely changed because a simple three-word phrase was delivered at the right time in just the right way. When I was 3 years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. After asking many educational specialists, doctors, psychologists, and parents of other deaf children, they decided to put me in a “mainstream” school. All of my classmates and teachers would have normal hearing. From the time I started going there in the third grade, I was the only deaf child at Blue Creek Elementary School in the small, quiet town of Latham, New York. From almost the first day there, the other kids made fun of me and called me names mainly because of my hearing aid and the way I talked. I worried throughout elementary school because, in addition to the problems of “fitting in” with the other students, I also struggled with most of my schoolwork. Although I seemed outgoing, my self-esteem was quite low. I saw myself as an ugly kid wearing a weird-looking box around his neck who wasn’t even smart enough to keep up with the other kids. Mrs Jordan, my fifth-grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase. Mrs Jordan was a large woman with a voice that bounced (反弹) off the walls of her tiny classroom. One morning, she asked the class a question. I read her lips and immediately raised my hand. For once I knew the answer. But, when she called on me, I was afraid. I took a deep breath and nervously answered Mrs Jordan’s question. I will never forget what happened next. Mrs Jordan pointed directly at me. With sparkling eyes and a wide smile she cried: “THAT’S RIGHT, STEPHEN!” For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My confidence soared like never bef