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【导读】 老师是你人生中的贵人。有了他 /她，你明确了方向 ，少走了弯 路；有了他 /她，你拓宽了视野 ，丰富了人生。 The Best Teacher I Ever Had Mr.Whitson taught sixth- grade science.On the first day of our class，he gave us a lecture about an animal called the Cattywampus ， an ill - adapted(不 适 应 )nocturnal(夜行的 )animal that was wiped out① during the Ice Age，and he passed around a skull as he talked.We all took notes and later had a quiz. When he returned my paper，I was shocked.There was a big red“×” through each of my answers.I had failed.There must be some mistakes！I wrote down exactly what Mr.Whitson had said.Then I realized that everyone in the class had failed.What had happened？Mr.Whitson explained that he had made up② all the story about the Cattywampus.There had never been such an animal.The information in our notes ③ for incorrect answers？Needless to was，therefore，incorrect.Did we expect credits say④ ，we were outraged(使震怒 )．What kind of test was this？And what kind of ⑤ teacher was he？ Mr.Whitson said we should have figured it out .After all， at the very moment he was passing around the Cattywampus skull(in truth ，a cat s)，hadn t he been telling ⑥ of the animal remained？[1]He had described its us that no trace amazing night vision，the color of its fur and any other facts he couldn t have ⑦ been known.He had given the animal a ridiculous name，and we still hadn t suspicious(可疑的 )． He said the zeros on our papers would be recorded in his grade book.And they were. Mr.Whitson said he hoped we would learn something from this experience.Teachers and textbooks are not always right.In fact.no one is.He told us that we should not let our minds go to sleep，and should speak out if we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.[2] 我最好的老师 惠特森先生教六年级自然科学。第一天上课时，他给我们讲了一种叫 Cattywampus 的动物，这种动物夜间活动， 在冰河时期，因不适应环境而灭绝了。 他边说边递过来一个颅骨让我们传看。我们都做了笔记，而后进行了测试。 试卷发下来时，我震惊了，我的每个答案上都打了一个大大的红“×” ，我 第 1 页 没及格。一定是弄 了！ 我写的明明都是惠特森先生 的。 后来我 班上每一 位同学都没及格。 怎么回事？惠特森先生解 ， 所有有关 Cattywampus 的事都 是他 造的。 种 物根本就不存在。因此，我 笔 本上的信息是 的。 的答案 道 想得分 ？不必 ， 我 都很 怒