1. (2021九上·杭州期中) 阅读理解

When I was in the middle school, I hardly raised my hands to answer questions in class. And I found lots of my classmates were just like me. When the teacher asked a question, I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me.

One day, in a foreign language class, Mr. Black gave us a lesson. He wanted us to be active in class, so he asked us some questions, but no one answered. "At the beginning of the class, let me tell you a story." He said.

"When I came to the United States to study, the university often invited famous people to make speeches. Before the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting thing. The students around me always took a cardboard folded in half, wrote their names in bold(粗体) with the most eye-catching color, and then placed the cardboard on the seat. So when the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see and call a listener's name directly."

"I couldn't understand that. My classmates told me the speakers were all top people who meant chances. When your answer was to their surprise, it meant they might give you more chances. In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of that."

After listening to the story, I understood that the chance will not find you itself. You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance and then catch it.

1. （1） What did the writer's classmates do when they were asked questions?

   A . Raise their hands. B . Shake their heads. C . Close their eyes. D . Lower their heads.
3. （2） How did students make the speaker at the university know their names?

   A . By writing their names on the cardboard. B . By making speeches to other students. C . By talking with the speaker. D . By calling the speaker's name.
5. （3） What can we learn from this passage?

   A . Being active in class is interesting. B . Doing as others do is necessary. C . Answering questions bravely is easy. D . Showing yourself bravely can win chances.