Mr. Patrick was new to the school and to us. Even though he was a great teacher, he seemed rather like a character out of a horror movie. He didn’t look that bad, but somehow, he looked extremely scary to me.
Some kids began to believe that he was a murderer or a ghost; some believed he was mad and a few believed that he might have suffered a lot in his life. I was one of those ‘few’.
One day I gathered up my courage and headed towards the school garden. He was, as usual, sitting on a bench alone. I breathed heavily a few times and then walked towards him.
“How are you?” I asked with my voice crackling.
He managed to say, “Fine.”
“Well, good to know,” I tried to be happy.
“Hmmm…” was all I heard.
“What’s up with you?” then seeing a puzzled look on his face, I tried to be more formal and respectful. “I mean, why aren’t you like all other people in the school? Why are you always so quiet and sad? Why…”
“No dear, some things are better left unsaid,” he said gloomily.
“Oh no sir, nothing is better left unsaid. If you want to share your feelings with me and reduce the pain of your heart, you are free to do so. I promise I will never ever tell anyone.”
“With you? You are just a little girl; what will you understand?”
I was somehow offended but still I managed to persuade him, “So what, Sir? You see, if you tell me your problem, you will have a light heart and you will have the feeling that someone somewhere cares about you.”
“Oh okay, that was a very nice belief indeed; let’s take a walk and I will let you know everything.”
Soon after our little talk, there was a visible change on his face. Later that day in the class, there was a smile on his face.
小题1:From the text, we can know about Mr. Patrick that he .
A．once acted a character in a horror movie
B．scared his students with his looks
C．often punished the students for bad marks
D．did better in teaching than others in the school小题2:Mr. Patrick was thought by the author to .
A．be a murderer or a ghost
B．be mad
C．have suffered a lot
D．have a special personality小题3:While walking towards Mr. Patrick in the school garden, the author felt .
A．excited
B．nervous
C．worried
D．happy
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
题目分析：本文讲述了一个小女孩和她的老师Patrick的交流，她通过她的行动让Patrick积极起来和别人交流，脸上有了微笑。
小题1:B 推理题。根据第一段最后一句He didn’t look that bad, but somehow, he looked extremely scary to me.说明他的容貌让我们很害怕都认为他是一个坏人。故B项正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第二段第2行a few believed that he might have suffered a lot in his life. I was one of those ‘few’.说明一些人认为他遭受了很多的痛苦，而我就是这些人之一，故C正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据第二段3,4行One day I gathered up my courage and headed towards the school garden. He was, as usual, sitting on a bench alone. I breathed heavily a few times and then walked towards him.这里的鼓足勇气和深呼吸都说明他很紧张，故B正确。
点评：本文讲述了一个小女孩和她的老师Patrick的交流，让老师有了笑容，告诉我们在人与人的交往中要多沟通，多交流。本文考查细节题较多，要求考生能够在仔细阅读文章的基础之上，根据题目及选型，做出准确的判断和推理，部分题目答案在文章中可以直接找出来。