AgraysweaterhunglimplyonTommy’semptydeskareminderofthedepressedboywhohadjustfollowedhisclassmatesfromourthird-graderoom.SoonTommy’sparentswhohadrecentlyseparatedwouldarriveforaconferenceonhisfail
AgraysweaterhunglimplyonTommy’semptydeskareminderofthedepressedboywhohadjustfollowedhisclassmatesfromourthird-graderoom.SoonTommy’sparentswhohadrecentlyseparatedwouldarriveforaconferenceonhisfailingschoolworkanddisruptivebehavior.NeitherparentknewthatIhadinvitedtheother.
Tommyanonlychildhadalwaysbeenhappycooperativeandanexcellentstudent.HowcouldIconvincehisfatherandmotherthathisrecentfailinggradesrepresentedabroken-heartedchild'sreactiontohislovedparent’sseparationanddivorce?
Tommy'smotherenteredandtookoneofthechairsIhadplacednearmydesk.Soonthefatherarrived.Good!Atleasttheywereconcernedenoughtobeontime.Alookofsurpriseandangerpassedbetweenthemandthentheypointedlyignoredeachother.
AsIgaveadetailedaccountofTommy'sbehaviorandschoolworkIprayedfortherightwordstobringthesetwotogethertohelpthemseewhattheyweredoingtotheirson.Butsomehowthewordswouldn'tcome.Perhapsiftheysawoneofhisspottedcarelesslydonepapers.
Ifoundacrumpled(压皱的)tear-stainedsheetstuffedinthebackofhisdeskanEnglishpaper.Writingcoveredbothsides—nottheassignmentbutasinglesentencescribbled(潦草地写)overandover.
SilentlyIsmootheditoutandgaveittoTommy'smother.Shereaditandthenwithoutawordhandedittoherhusband.Hefrowned.Thenhisfacesoftened.Hestudiedthescribbledwordsforalongtime.
Atlasthefoldedthepapercarefullyplaceditinhispocketandreachedforhiswife'soutstretchedhand.Shewipedthetearsfromhereyesandsmiledupathim.Myowneyeswerebrimming(湿润的)butneitherseemedtonotice.Hehelpedherwithhercoatandtheylefttogether.
InhisownwayGodhadgivenmethewordstoreunitethatfamily.Hehadguidedmetothesheetofyellowcopypapercoveredwiththeanguishedoutpouring(流露)ofasmallboy'stroubledheart.
Thewords"DearMother...DearDaddy...Iloveyou...Iloveyou...Iloveyou."
1.Whichofthefollowingwordhastheclosestmeaningtotheword“disruptive”(Line3Para.1) mean?
A.terrible B.careless C.cheerful D.good
2.WhatcausedTommy’sfailingbehaviorandschoolworkfundam