MyWriting Teacher
English writing was always easy for me, but that changed on thefirst day I walked into Mrs. Johnson’s class. Before that, I’d heard rumorsfrom former students. They said she was strict and her class was hard to pass.So I was very nervous.
The first time we met, Mrs. Johnson told us her class would bedifficult, but she would give us new “tools” and guide us through. Sheexplained that her grading system was different, and that we would not see highscores soon. “Everything you do in class matters,” she said. “As writing is anart, it takes a long time to perfect.”
Mrs. Johnson scared me. I was afraid of what she would say if Iasked a question. So in class I kept silent most of the time and couldn’tfollow her. When I got my first essay back, my grade was terrible. I wasannoyed with Mrs. Johnson. I disliked going to her class.
Then I realized I needed to find out what I could do to improve mygrade and how to use the “tools” in my writing. As I still didn’t dare to talkto Mrs. Johnson in person, I emailed her. In this way, she and I workedtogether to improve my writing. By and by, I could talk to her both online andin person. She walked me through every step to understand how to write anessay. Together we saw improvement in my work.
From this I discovered that asking for help could actually work.Behind everything Mrs. Johnson was saying, she actually cared about me andwhere I would be in the future. She knocked me down so that I could climb backstronger.
I was worried when I was in Mrs. Johnson’s first class.
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由第一段可知，作者听闻约翰逊老师非常严格并且她的课很难通过，所以作者感到非常紧张。题干的表述与文章一致，故选A。
Mrs. Johnson used the same grading system as other teachers.
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由第二段第二句“She explained that her grading system was different…”可知，约翰逊老师的评分制度与其他老师不同。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
Mrs.Johnson regards writing as an art.
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由第二段最后一句“As writing is an art, it takes a long time to perfect.”可知，约翰逊老师认为写作是一门艺术。题干的表述与文章一致，故选A。
I was active in class in the beginning.
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由第三段第二、三句“I was afraid of…couldn’t follow her.”可知，作者不敢提问题，在课堂上总是保持沉默，所以刚开始上课的时候作者并不活跃。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
Most students enjoyed Mrs. Johnson’s class.
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文章没有提及大多数学生喜欢约翰逊老师的课，故选C。
I got a high score for my first essay.
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由第三段倒数第三句“When I got my first essay back, my grade was terrible.”可知，作者的第一篇文章并没有得到很高的分数。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
Mrs. Johnson preferred to email students.
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文章第四段第二句只是说作者通过邮件与约翰逊老师交流，但并没有提及约翰逊老师更喜欢发邮件给学生，故选C。
Mrs. Johnson let me improve my writing by myself.
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由第四段第三句“…she and I worked together to improve my writing.”可知，约翰逊老师和作者一起努力来提高作者的写作能力，而不是让作者自己提高。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
I finally became a top student in the writing class.
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文章第四段最后一句只是说作者的写作能力提高了，但并没有提及作者成为班上最优秀的学生，故选C。
Mrs. Johnson cared about my future.
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由第五段第二句“…she actually cared about me and where I would be in the future.”可知，约翰逊老师关心作者将来成为什么样的人。题干的表述与文章一致，故选A。