B
The first time I ever really noticed a disabled person, I was studying in the third grade. I saw some disabled people before, but I never really knew or cared about what those persons go through.
When a new student arrived in my third grade class, I thought it would just be a common student, but this student was different. His name was Derek and he had autism (孤獨癥). He sometimes had random outbursts (隨意發作) during class and we would stand there, doing nothing because we didn’t know why he was doing that. When he sat down at desk, we would try to get away from him. After class, we would play jokes on each other, imitating (模仿) Derek, laughing about it.
Then one day, Derek’s mum came to our class and talked with us. She told us that Derek wasn’t just having random outbursts — he was trying to communicate. Then she chose a volunteer and filled that person’s mouth with soft sweets. When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak, the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day. We all understood her meaning.
After this talk, no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him. We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends. Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us. My experience in having an autistic classmate has provided me with a good lesson.
Now whenever I meet a family with a child who's behaving differently, I always remember what I have learned in my third grade class and go up to him or her.
( ) 6. What did the writer think of the boy before the mother's talk?
A. Friendly.
B. Humorous.
C. Generous.
D. Strange.
( ) 7. Which of the following shows the right order?
a. Derek arrived in my class.
b. We got on well with Derek.
c. Derek's mum talked to us.
d. We got away from him.
A. c-a-d-b.
B. c-a-b-d.
C. a-c-b-d.
D. a-d-c-b.
( ) 8. According to Derek's mother, Derek ______.
A. didn't like the way others treated him
B. was too shy to be with others
C. had problems in expressing himself
D. was good at communicating with others
( ) 9. After Derek's mum's talk, we did the following EXCEPT that ______.
A. we became friends
B. we played together
C. we played jokes on him
D. we communicated with him
( ) 10. What did the writer learn from his third grade class?
A. To live with an open mind.
B. To believe in himself.
C. To behave in different ways.
D. To make friends with the disabled.
答案：6. 答案：D
解析：根據第二段中“...but this student was different. His name was Derek and he had autism (孤獨癥). He sometimes had random outbursts (隨意發作) during class and we would stand there, doing nothing because we didn’t know why he was doing that.”可知，在德里克媽媽談話前，作者覺得德里克很奇怪。
7. 答案：D
解析：事件發展順序為：德里克來到班級（a）→ 我們遠離他（d）→ 德里克的媽媽和我們談話（c）→ 我們和德里克相處得很好（b），所以順序是a d c b。
8. 答案：C
解析：根據第三段中“Then she chose a volunteer and filled that person’s mouth with soft sweets. When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak, the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day.”可知，德里克在表達自己方面有困難。
9. 答案：C
解析：根據第四段中“After this talk, no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him. We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends.”可知，之后我們不再取笑他，C選項“我們取笑他”不符合，所以選C。
10. 答案：A
解析：根據第四段中“Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us.”可知，作者從三年級的班級經歷中學到要以開放的心態對待他人。
