五、阅读理解
I'm Linda. When I was in primary school, I was actually a little shy. One thing that really frightened(使……害怕) me was speaking in front of many people. It was my sixth-grade teacher, Mr Bamick, who helped me get over that. That year we had to make four oral(口头的) book reports in front of the class. Some of the kids were even glad to do it, but I was afraid. Mr Bamick realised my fear, so he told me to do a report on something that really interested me. So I did the first report on baseball.
When it was my turn to show it to the class, Mr Bamick cut me some slack and let me read the report. Some of my classmates laughed at me, but Mr Bamick defended(为……辩解) me. By the end of the year, I had completed all the oral book reports. It wasn't easy or comfortable for me, but I did it.
Years later I realised that Mr Bamick helped me a lot in the sixth grade. One of the chances I got when I won a tennis match was to make a speech to the fans who cheered for the match. It was carried live(现场直播) on television and was before thousands of people. It was still not one of my favourite things to do, but with Mr Bamick's help, I got through it. Before long, I was asked to bring my favourite childhood teacher to a national event in Dallas. I was excited when Mr Bamick joined me for the event. It meant a lot to me that he was there.
Mr Bamick believed in me and helped me believe in myself. It was he who helped me build the person I became.
()1. From the first paragraph, what can we learn about Linda?
A. She was glad to make book reports.
B. She was afraid of speaking in public.
C. She was very interested in basketball.
D. She finished the report with her friend's help.
()2. What does the underlined part "cut me some slack" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Gave me a feeling of fear.
B. Played a funny joke on me.
C. Made the work a bit easier for me.
D. Gave me less time to do my work.
()3. What did Mr Bamick do to help Linda?
A. He improved her learning skills.
B. He encouraged her to read more books.
C. He helped her win her classmates' love.
D. He helped her get over her fear of public speaking.
()4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It takes much time and hard work to be a famous tennis player.
B. A good teacher believes in not only himself/herself but also his/her students.
C. If we are afraid of something, the best way is to ask others for help.
D. Mr Bamick is an encouraging teacher and makes a difference to his student.

五、1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文阅读理解，需根据原文内容逐一分析各题。第1题考查对第一段细节的理解，需定位原文关于Linda的描述；第2题考查词义猜测，要结合划线短语的上下文语境；第3题考查对老师帮助Linda的具体行为的细节查找；第4题考查文章主旨大意，需梳理全文核心内容。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位第一段，原文明确提到“One thing that really frightened me was speaking in front of many people”，说明Linda害怕当众讲话，对应选项B。A项与原文“afraid”不符；C项原文是棒球而非篮球；D项原文未提及朋友帮助，故排除A、C、D，选B。
2. 第2题：划线短语后提到“let me read the report”，结合Linda害怕当众发言的语境，可知老师是对她宽松处理，让她的任务更轻松，“cut me some slack”意为“对我宽松些，让工作更容易”，对应选项C。A、B、D均不符合语境，排除，选C。
3. 第3题：原文第一段指出老师帮助Linda克服害怕当众讲话的恐惧，最后一段提到老师帮助她建立自我，对应选项D。A项未提及学习技能；B项未涉及鼓励多读书；C项未提到赢得同学喜爱，排除A、B、C，选D。
4. 第4题：文章核心是Bamick老师帮助害羞的Linda克服当众讲话的恐惧，对她的成长产生了重要影响，对应选项D。A项文章未提及网球运动员成名的时间；B项重点是老师对学生的影响，而非老师相信自己；C项“最好方法”表述绝对，排除A、B、C，选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为记叙文类阅读理解，侧重考查学生对文章细节、词义及主旨的把握，需学生精准定位原文信息并结合语境分析，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6