Jay Wilson was my English teacher at Lake Forest High School. It was him realized my poten

Jay Wilson was my English teacher at Lake Forest High School. It was him realized my potential in writing, and his made me a writer eventually.
He was kind to me, but I had no that he took particular notice of me. There were other kids in the class, and soon I fell back into my usual and thought that I was just a little over average in most things. Near the end of the term, we began to read the play--Macbeth. Believe me, this is not an easy play for high school students to understand, I spent a lot of time reading it. After working till the night before it was due, I wrote a paper about the — the first paper I typed on a typewriter — and turned it the next day.
I got a good on it, and below the grade Mr. Wilson wrote, “Sure you become a writer.” That was it. Those six words were written in his clear and neat handwriting. It was the first time he or anyone had in any way that writing was a option for me. We’d never had any writers in our family line, and we didn’t know any writers personally, even , so writing for a living didn’t seem something to me. But then, just like that, Jay Wilson tapped my hidden and let me see a wider world.
Over the next 10 years, I often about Mr. Wilson’s six words. Whenever I felt discouraged, it was those six words that came back to me and gave me . When a few instructors in college gently and not-so-gently tried to tell me I had no talent, I held Mr. Wilson’s before me to protect myself. I didn’t what anyone else thought. Mr. Wilson, head of the whole English department at Lake Forest High, I could be a writer. So I put my head down and struggled forward. 396
【小题1】A．when B．whoC．howD．where【小题2】A．knowledge B．confidence C．influence D．assignment【小题3】A．intentionB．concernC．doubtD．sense【小题4】A．older B．smarterC．richerD．luckier【小题5】A．locationB．position C．motivation D．qualification【小题6】A．soB．butC．orD．for【小题7】A．work B．term C．class D．play【小题8】A．onB．offC．inD．up【小题9】A．gradeB．praiseC．ideaD．start【小题10】A．wonderB．hopeC．makeD．help【小题11】A．arranged B．persuadedC．announcedD．indicated【小题12】A．career B．studyC．hobbyD．method【小题13】A．distantlyB．frequentlyC．actuallyD．obviously【小题14】A．necessaryB．preciousC．differentD．available【小题15】A．talentB．memoryC．secret D．opinion【小题16】A．worriedB．thoughtC．heardD．wrote【小题17】A．impressionB．improvement C．imagination D．strength【小题18】A．actionsB．wisdom C．wordsD．duty【小题19】A．care B．predictC．ignoreD．learn【小题20】A．provedB．saidC．promisedD．answeredB

(答案→)B 解析：作者回忆了高中的英语老师对他的影响，通过鼓励，老师让作者意识到自己在写作方面的潜力，让他有了努力的方向。【小题1】考查强调句：句意：就是他让我意识到我的写作能力。这里使用的是强调句结构：It is/was+强调部分+that/who(指人)，所以选B【小题2】考查名词辨析：A. knowledge知识，B. confidence自信，C. influence影响，D. assignment任务，作业，他的影响最终让我成为一名作家，选 C【小题3】考查名词辨析：A. intention意图，B. concern关心，C. doubt怀疑，D. sense感觉，他对我很好，但是我没有感觉他特别注意我。选D【小题4】考查形容词辨析：A. older更老，B. smarter更聪明，C. richer更富有，D. luckier更幸运的，班级有其他更聪明的孩子，选 B【小题5】考查名词辨析：A. location地理位置，B. position职位，C. motivation动机，D. qualification 资格，我很快就落回到通常的位置，选B【小题6】考查连词辨析：A. so因此，B. but但是，C. or或者，D. for为了，上文的;this is not an easy play for high school students to understand,和我花了很多时间阅读是因果关系，选A【小题7】考查名词辨析：A. work工作，B. term学期，C. class班级，D. play戏剧，从上文的Near the end of the term, we began to read the play--Macbeth.可知作者写了一个关于这幕戏的论文，选D【小题8】考查介词辨析：A. on在…上面，B. off 离开，C. in在…里面，D. up向上，第二天上交了论文，turn in上交，选C【小题9】考查名词辨析：A. grade年级，分数，B. praise表扬，C. idea主意，D. start开始，从下文的：below the grade Mr. Wilson wrote,可知作者的这篇论文得到好分数，选 A【小题10】考查动词辨析：A. wonder想知道，B. hope希望，C. make制作，D. help帮助，老师在分数下面写：希望你能成为一个作家，选B【小题11】考查动词辨析：A. arranged安排，B. persuaded劝说，C. announced宣布，D. indicated暗示，这是第一次他或有人以某种方式暗示写作是我的事业选择。选D【小题12】考查名词辨析：A. career事业，B. study学习，C. hobby爱好，D. method方法，因为作者后来做了作家，所以这是他职业的选择，选A【小题13】考查副词辨析：A. distantly远离地，冷淡地，远房地，B. frequently频繁地，C. actually实际地，D. obviously明显地，我们家没有过作家，我们自己甚至远房也不知道有什么作家。选 A【小题14】考查形容词辨析：A. necessary必要的，B. precious宝贵的，C. different不同的，D. available可获得的，所以写作谋生似乎不是我可以做的事情，选D【小题15】考查名词辨析：A. talent 才能，B. memory记忆，C. secret秘密，D. opinion观点，Jay Wilson开发了我潜在的能力，让我看见一个更加宽阔的世界。选A【小题16】考查动词辨析：A. worried担心，B. thought想，C. heard听见，D. wrote写，在接下来的10年中，我总是想起Jay Wilson的话，选B【小题17】考查名词辨析：A. impression 印象，B. improvement提高，C. imagination想象， D. strength力量，每次我感觉泄气的时候，我都回想起这六个词，给我力量。选D【小题18】考查名词辨析：A. actions行动，B. wisdom智慧，C. words单词，话语，D. duty职责，从上文的： it was those six words that came back to me可知每当大学的一些老师温柔的或不温柔的说我没有天赋的时候，我都用Wilson先生的话保护我，选C【小题19】考查动词辨析：A. care关心，B. predict预测，C. ignore忽视，D. learn学习，我不在乎别人怎么看我，选A【小题20】考查动词辨析：A. proved证明，B. said说，C. promised许诺，D. answered回答，这个英语系的主任Mr. Wilson说我可以做作家。选B

我明天再问问老师，叫他解释下这个问题