It had been a difficult move. I’d left my family and friends in Indiana, the beloved state where I’d lived most of my life. My new home in Florida was thousands of miles away from anything I knew. It was hot—all the time. Jobs were hard to e by, but I was up for almost any challenge.
At last, I taught in a special school where students have severe learning and behavioral difficulties.
Another teacher and I had spent weeks teaching the children appropriate behavior for public outings. Unexpectedly, only a few students, including Kyle, had not earned the privilege of going. He was determined to make his disappointment known.
In the corridor(走廊) between classrooms, he began screaming, cursing, spitting, and swinging at anything within striking distance. Once his outburst died down, he did what he’d done when he was angry at all his other schools, at home, even once at a juvenile detention(拘留)center. He ran.
People watched in disbelief as Kyle dashed straight into the heavy morning traffic in front of the school.
I heard someone shout, “Call the police!”
But I ran after him.
Kyle was at least a foot taller than me. And he was fast. His older brothers were track stars at the nearby high school. But I could run long distances without tiring. I would at least be able to keep him in my sight and know he was alive.
After several blocks of running directly into oning traffic, Kyle slowed his pace.
He took a sharp left. Standing next to a trash bin, Kyle bent over with his hands on his knees. I must have looked ridiculous. But his was not a look of fear. I saw his body relax. He did not attempt to run again. Kyle stood still and watched me approach. I had no idea what I was going to say or do, but I kept walking closer.
He opened his mouth to speak when a police car pulled up, abruptly filling the space between Kyle and me. The school principal and an officer got out. They spoke calmly to Kyle, who willingly climbed into the back of the vehicle. I couldn’t hear what was said, but I didn’t take my eyes off Kyle’s face, even as they drove away.
I couldn’t help but feel that I had failed him, that I should have done or said more, that I should have fixed the situation.
I shared my feelings with a speech therapist who was familiar with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran after him before, Rachel,” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”
Things changed the day he ran and I ran after him, even though I didn’t have the right words, even though I wasn’t able to save him from the mess he was in. It was the day I didn’t throw my hands in the air and decide he was too fast, a waste of time and effort , a lost cause. It was the day my mere presence was enough to make a profound difference.
【小题1】From the passage we know that .A．the author left her family to Florida because jobs were hard to e by in Indiana.B．students were allowed to go out after they passed some specific tests.C．the author worked in a school where students were excellent.D．no teacher had ever run after Kyle before except the author .【小题2】Which of the following description about Kyle is not true?A．He had some behavioral difficulties and once moved from one detention to another.B．He used to run out to let out his anger when he was in school,home or juvenile detention.C．Different from his brothers, he learned in a special school while not a normal high school.D．He was moved by his teacher who treated him with more patience and understanding.【小题3】Which is the correct order of the trace?
①He burst out when he knew he couldn’t go out. ②I decided to run after him.
③Kyle stoppped beside a trash bin. ④A police car came and Kyle left with it.
⑤He rushed into the heavy morning traffic. ⑥Kyle slowed his pace.
⑦I walked toward Kyle.A．①⑤②⑥③⑦④B．①⑤②④⑥⑦③C．⑤④②⑥③⑦①D．①②⑥⑦③④⑤【小题4】What is the best title of the passage?A．Kyle, a Boy with Learning and Behavior Difficulties.B．The Teacher Who Ran.C．A School with Special Students.D．A Terrible Conflict.D
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解析：作者离开印第安纳州来到福罗里达州一个特殊学校教书，主要负责一些有学习和行为障碍的学生，教育他们社会上应有的正确的行为，但总有那么几个学生不听话，以学生Kyle为例,该学生总是做任何在其他学校或家中做过的事情，最后经过我的教育警察的协助，临床专家的分析，除了作者以前从来没有人追着他跑过，因为我而受到感动发生了变化。
【小题1】D 细节理解题。A项与第一段第二、第三句不相符；B项文中没有提到；C 项与文章第二段相悖；D项从第十三段“I shared my feelings with a speech therapist who was familiar with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran after him before, Rachel,” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”可知是正确的。
【小题2】A 细节理解题。A项与第四段不相符；B项第四段最后两句提到这个内容；C项文章第八段有涉及该内容；D与文章最后一段后面两句相符。
【小题3】A 细节理解题。首先是他知道不能出去而大哭（第四段提到），然后他冲进拥挤的交通，看到这情况我决定追他，他减慢他的步伐在一个垃圾箱旁停下来，我走向前，最后警车到来Tyle跟着就离开了。故A正确。
【小题4】B 主旨大意题。文章大篇幅都在写“我”run after Tyle最后他终于改变了。所以B 正确。