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A famous study was donein a school by a professor from a university．At the start ofthe school year，the teachers were given the names of fivechildren．They were told that these five were the mostexcellent students in the class．But the fact was that these students were onlyaverage，and they were not the best students at all．Well，guesswhat? At the end of the year，all the five average students scored among thehighest in the class．

What made these averagestudents change so much to become top students? The only difference was thechange in their teachers’ attitude．Because the teachersbelieved that these five kids were the top students，theyexpected more from them．And so these five average students began tobelieve and expect more from themselves．So they worked harderto do as well as they could．

Do you know? If youexpect the best from people，they’ll usually want to give you their best．Agreat leader said，“Treat a person just how heappears to be on the outside，and you’ll make him even worse．Buttreat a person like he’s already a success，and you’ll help makehim the best he can be．”

Like the true story of7-year-old Johnny，his teacher got so angry with him that one dayshe said，“Johnny，you’re thenaughtiest(最顽皮的) boy in this class．I’msure you’ll never change．”The next year Johnny had a new teacher．Andon the first day of class，she met with Johnny after school and said，“Johnny，I’veheard a lot about you! But do you know that I don’t believe a word of it．”Andevery day after that，this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was oneof the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things．Lateron，Johnny became a school leader．Because that’s thepower of our belief and attitude toward children．

1．Theprofessor started his research by ________．

A．tellingthe five students to work harder than ever before

B．teachingthe five children himself

C．tellingthe teacher the five students were the best in the class

D．askingthe five children to find a new teacher

2．Thefive average students became top students mainly because of ________．

A．theprofessor’s study     B．the change in theprofessor’s attitude

C．theteachers’ hard work   D．the change in the teachers’ attitude

3．Whydid the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old Johnny?

A．Toshow the importance of encouragement．

B．Toshow that the boy was clever enough．

C．Tolet us know the famous boy．

D．Tolet us know how good his new teacher was．

4．Accordingto the story，we can learn that ________．

A．theresearch began at the end of the school year

B．thestudents scored highest only because they worked hard

C．ifyou expect the most from people，you’ll get the least

D．littleJohnny liked his new teacher very much

5．Whatdoes the passage mainly tell us?

A．Ifyou want to get more，you should have new teachers．

B．Attitudeand belief can change a person．

C．Aprofessor’s study can help you score highest．

D．Onlyteachers can make you a top student．

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【答案】

 C

 D

 A

 D

 B

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