《2025年高效精练九年级英语上册译林版》

五、阅读理解。
My stepmother's(继母的) enthusiasm(热情), strong wish and interest to do everything, made me move towards the success.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: "I would like you to meet the guy who is well known for being the worst boy in this town. And he will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning. " My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right into my eyes. Then she looked at my father and replied, "You are wrong. He's not at all the way you said, but the smartest one who hasn't yet found a way to give out his enthusiasm. "
That began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbours had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She advised my father to go to a dental school. She moved our family into the town centre, where my father's career could be more successful and my brother and I could be better educated.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the goal she set for me. I wasn't the only beneficiary. My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
( )1. What was the writer like in his father's eyes at the beginning of the story?
A. Smart.
B. Stupid.
C. Rude.
D. Impatient.
( )2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The stepmother praised the writer from the bottom of her heart.
B. The stepmother taught the writer to be a successful writer by herself.
C. People in the town noticed the writer's cleverness at a very young age.
D. Without the stepmother's help, nobody could find a job in her family.
( )3. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. Belief.
B. Enthusiasm.
C. Friendship.
D. The typewriter.
( )4. Which expression has the closest meaning to the underlined word "beneficiary"?
A. One who was a writer.
B. One who was thought highly of.
C. One who made a lot of money.
D. One who gained a lot from anybody else.

答案： 1~4. C A B D