Inthemid-1950sIwasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthatdoinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.OnedaythisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassmentInMrs.Totten’seighth-grademathclassatCentra

　　Inthemid-1950sIwasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthatdoinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.Onedaythisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassment

　　InMrs.Totten’seighth-grademathclassatCentralAvenueSchoolinAndersonIndianawewerelearningtoaddandsubtractdecimals(小数).

　　Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomeworkwhichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostdaysourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswertohomeworkquestions.

　　Mrs.Tottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadappearedonourhomeworksheets.Shewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardtheotherend.

　　SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35studentsitwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.ThisparticulartimeIhadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.

　　WhatIfailedtoexpectwasthatseveralstudentswereabsentwhichthrewoffmyestimate.AsMrs.Tottenmadeherwayfromthebeginningoftheclass，IdesperatelytriedtodeterminewhichmathproblemIwouldget.ItriedtoworkitoutbeforeshegottomebutIhadbrainfreezeandcouldn’tfunction.

　　WhenMrs.Tottenreachedmydesk，sheaskedwhatanswerI’dgotforproblemNo.14.“I…Ididn’tgetanything”Ianswered，andmyfacefeltwarm.

　　“Correct”shesaid.

　　Itturnedoutthatthecorrectanswerwaszero.

　　WhatdidIlearnthatday?Firstalwaysdoallyourhomework.Secondinreallifeitisn’talwayswhatyousaybuthowyousayitthatmatters.Third，Iwouldnevermakeitasamathematician.

　　IfIcouldchooseoneschooldaythattaughtmethemostitwouldbethatone.

　　1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1indicate?

　　A.Itiswisetovalueone’stime.

　　B.Itisimportanttomakeaneffort

　　C.Itisrighttosticktoone’sbelief.

　　D.Itisenoughtodothenecessary.

　　2.UsuallyMrs.Tottenaskedherstudentsto_______.

　　A.recitetheirhomeworktogether

　　B.gradetheirhomeworkthemselves

　　C.answertheirhomeworkquestionsorally

　　D.checktheanswerstotheirhomeworkques