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人教版八年级英语（上）期末考试试卷集（260题）
When he was small, Hill was a famous bad boy.
At the age of 9, his father married his stepmother. At that time they lived a poor life in the countryside while his stepmother was from a wealthy family.
His father introduced Hill to his stepmother as he said, “Dear，I hope you notice in the entire shire this is the worst boy, who has made me have no other way. Maybe before tomorrow morning he will throw a stone at you, or do a bad thing you will never imagine. ”
To Hill's surprise, his stepmother went up to him with a smile, held up his head and looked at him carefully. She then turned around to tell her husband, “You're wrong. He is not the worst boy in the entire shire, but the cleverest and creative boy. Only he doesn't find a place to show himself. ”
His stepmother's words warmed his heart, his eyes full of tears. With this, he started building friendship with his stepmother. And this became the drive of his life, making him create 28 successful golden rules, which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success.
Before his stepmother came, no one praised him, and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy. However, his stepmother's words changed his life.
When Hill was 14 years old, his stepmother bought him a used typewriter(打字机) and said to him, “I believe you will become a writer. ” Hill accepted his stepmother's gift and expectation, and started writing things to a local newspaper. He understood his stepmother's strong feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had changed his family. Therefore, he would do as well as she expected him to.
The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.
Praise will never be unnecessary, especially for children. Sincere (真诚的)praise may be better than 10, 000 bad words.
What did people think of Hill before the age of nine?
A.Clever.
B.Creative.
C.Unfriendly.
D.Foolish.
知识点：阅读理解
参考答案：C
解析：
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了希尔小时候被认为是个坏孩子，他的爸爸也这样认为。自从他爸爸和继母结婚后，继母认为他是个有创造力的孩子，继母的话感动了他。在他14岁时，继母给了他一台打字机，希望他成为作家，在继母的鼓励下，希尔后来成为著名的作家。说明赞扬是必需的，尤其是对孩子。
点拨：细节理解题。题干意为：在九岁前，人们认为希尔怎么样？由第一段When he was small，Hill was a famous bad boy. 可知对别人不友好。故选C。