九、阅读短文,回答问题(共4小题;每小题2分,满分8分)
I am Samuel. When I was a child, I had to go to a special education school because of my dyslexia (诵读困难). People around me always told me that I was different and I couldn't do anything like normal (正常的) kids when I was young. Few of them were willing to encourage me.
At the age of 5, I started to go to that special school called People of Appraisal. Although (尽管) that special school helped me a lot with my communication (沟通) skills, I still wanted to be a normal kid in a normal school. At the age of 7, I was in Grade 1 at Creswell Elementary School in Opelousas Louisiana. I became an excellent student and my life began to change for the better that year.
Although I have dyslexia, I always keep trying in my life and don't let others influence (影响) me. Now I am a 37-year-old college freshman (大学一年级新生) and an excellent student in my college. Now I do believe in myself and I know that I will succeed in anything I do if I try my best. I've learnt that patience (耐心) goes a long way. Now I don't need anyone to tell me my weak points and what I can't do.
前3题每题答案不超过8个词,第4题答案词数不限
1. Why did Samuel go to a special education school when he was a child?
答案：Because of his dyslexia.
解析：根据“When I was a child, I had to go to a special education school because of my dyslexia (诵读困难).”可知答案是Because of his dyslexia.
2. What did the special school help Samuel with?
答案：His communication skills.
解析：根据“Although (尽管) that special school helped me a lot with my communication (沟通) skills...”可知答案是His communication skills.
3. When did Samuel go to college?
答案：At the age of 37.
解析：根据“Now I am a 37-year-old college freshman (大学一年级新生)...”可知答案是At the age of 37.
4. What do you learn from the passage?
答案：We should keep trying and believe in ourselves. No matter what difficulties we meet, we can succeed if we try our best and have patience.
解析：文章讲述了Samuel虽有诵读困难，但通过不断努力和保持耐心，最终成为优秀大学生的故事，从中我们可以学到要坚持努力、相信自己，遇到困难不放弃，只要尽力并保持耐心就能成功。
