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 这是一篇记叙文．作者小的时候有学习障碍，所以学生时代学习很困难，但是他不放弃．当他发现艺术时，他的生活有了明显的改善，艺术给了作者自信，因为艺术可以帮助他不用语言也可以很好得表达自己．通过攀岩运动作者知道，如果你爱上了某事，然后一直去做，你就会比较擅长它．通过不断的练习，作者学会了读书写字．

解答 56．根据第一段的"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，作者因为有学习障碍，所以学生时代学习很困难．故答案为：（His） learning disability．Or：Having a learning disability．Or：That he was learning disabled．Or：He had a learning disability．
57．根据文章第二段的"disabled as I was in language，I could still be smart and well express myself with clay"可知，艺术给了作者自信，因为艺术可以帮助他不用语言也可以很好得表达自己．故答案为：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．根据第三段的"I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time，you will get better at it．"可知，作者通过攀岩运动得到的启迪：如果你爱上了某事，然后一直去做，你就会比较擅长它，即：熟能生巧．故答案为：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．根据文章第四段的"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，这句话的意思是：我会读书写字．故答案为：I could read and write．
60．根据文章的内容和最后一段的"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，从作者的故事中我们学会，面对失败我们不应该灰心．故答案为：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．

点评 本文是人物故事类的阅读表达，要求学生在阅读理解的基础上，根据短文后的题目，在文中找到相关的内容，并用简洁、准确的句子，将理解的内容，书面表达出来．做题时，注意表达的内容不要超出规定的字数．