《2025年名校课堂内外九年级英语下册人教版安徽专版》

三、阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。

At my primary school, I was one of the smartest kids there. I never studied, but always got nearly perfect scores on all my tests. I was a child genius(天才), at least in my mind. I was pretty sure that once I got to the seventh grade, everyone including my teachers would be amazed at my excellence.

But actually, they weren't. When I arrived at my new class, it seemed that there was always someone else who could do better than me. My grades got worse and I needed to study hard for my tests. I believed I wasn't talented.

Over the next two years, I had to work very hard in order to get what I expected. My grades were still very low but gradually improving. I worked really hard but was still never the best at everything.

But did I really have to be the best at everything? In fact, when I did badly in a test, my classmates would never laugh at me. I was being too hard on myself.

Finally, I learned that nobody could always be Number One, and it was normal to fail sometimes.

14. What did the writer think of himself when he was at primary school? (不超过10个词)
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15. How were the writer's grades after he arrived at a new class? (不超过5个词)
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16. What did the writer learn finally? (不超过15个词)
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答案： 14. He thought he was a child genius. 15. His grades got worse. 16. Nobody could always be Number One, and it was normal to fail sometimes.