Question

15．I'm a 34-year-old man，married，lived in a nice house，and have a successful career as an educational consultant．But my life was not always so great．I had a learning disability from an early age．I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help．Still，I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools．
My life improved remarkably when I discovered art．The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words．I went to a workshop and gradually got good at making things with clay（黏土）．Here I learned my first important lesson：disabled as I was in language．I could still be smart and well express myself with clay．And my confidence came along．
I got my next lesson from rock climbing．It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start．I soon noticed it wasn't a talent thing； it was practice．So I did it more．After about five years of climbing，I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall．I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time，you will get better at it．
Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write．Every day I practiced reading and writing，which I used to avoid as much as possible．After two hard years，I was literate．
Having gone through the long process with art，rock climbing，and reading and writing，now I've got to a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown，hard，but interesting．

56．What made the author's school days difficult？（No more than 5words）（His）learning disability．Or：Having a learning disability．Or：That he was learning disabled．Or：He had a learning disability．
57．Why did art give the author confidence？（No more than 10words）He could be smart and express himself with clay．Or：Art could help him express himself without words．Or：He could well express himself with clay/art．
58．What lesson did the author learn from rock climbing？（No more than 15words）If you enjoy something and keep doing it，you will get better at it．Or：The more you practice something，the better at it you will become．Or：Practice makes perfect．Or：Practice leads to success．
59．What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4？（No more than 5words）I could read and write．
60．How does the author's story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life？Put it in your own words．（No more than 20words）We should not lose heart in face of difficulties．If we work hard，we will find a way out．Or：The author's story tells me that I should be confident and practice hard to overcome difficulties in my life．or：We should overcome our weakness and fears with courage and determination．．

Answer 1

分析 這是一篇記敘文．作者小的時候有學習障礙，所以學生時代學習很困難，但是他不放棄．當他發現藝術時，他的生活有了明顯的改善，藝術給了作者自信，因為藝術可以幫助他不用語言也可以很好得表達自己．通過攀巖運動作者知道，如果你愛上了某事，然后一直去做，你就會比較擅長它．通過不斷的練習，作者學會了讀書寫字．

解答 56．根據第一段的"I had a learning disability from an early age．I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help．Still，I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools．"可知，作者因為有學習障礙，所以學生時代學習很困難．故答案為：（His） learning disability．Or：Having a learning disability．Or：That he was learning disabled．Or：He had a learning disability．
57．根據文章第二段的"disabled as I was in language，I could still be smart and well express myself with clay"可知，藝術給了作者自信，因為藝術可以幫助他不用語言也可以很好得表達自己．故答案為：He could be smart and express himself with clay．Or：Art could help him express himself without words．Or：He could well express himself with clay/art．
58．根據第三段的"I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time，you will get better at it．"可知，作者通過攀巖運動得到的啟迪：如果你愛上了某事，然后一直去做，你就會比較擅長它，即：熟能生巧．故答案為：If you enjoy something and keep doing it，you will get better at it．Or：The more you practice something，the better at it you will become．Or：Practice makes perfect．Or：Practice leads to success．
59．根據文章第四段的"Every day I practiced reading and writing，which I used to avoid as much as possible．After two hard years，I was literate．"可知，這句話的意思是：我會讀書寫字．故答案為：I could read and write．
60．根據文章的內容和最后一段的"Having gone through the long process with…，I've got to a pointin my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown，hard but interesting．"可知，從作者的故事中我們學會，面對失敗我們不應該灰心．故答案為：We should not lose heart in face of difficulties．If we work hard，we will find a way out．Or：The author's story tells me that I should be confident and practice hard to overcome difficulties in my life．or：We should overcome our weakness and fears with courage and determination．

點評 本文是人物故事類的閱讀表達，要求學生在閱讀理解的基礎上，根據短文后的題目，在文中找到相關的內容，并用簡潔、準確的句子，將理解的內容，書面表達出來．做題時，注意表達的內容不要超出規定的字數．