题目内容：

Castle Dale is a small town in central Utah. My grandpa’s farm is a few miles to the north. I grew up there. Milking a cow, feeding the chickens and cutting firewood were daily routines. Grandpa had me carrying a broom to do snow cleaning when it was actually taller than I was. This was the work kids like me learned to do at a young age.

I was tall, very tall at a really young age. My unusual height caused people to look, ask questions, laugh, tease, and sometimes even challenge me to fight. I was teased cruelly as a kid. It wasn’t fair, I knew, but that was just the way it was. Luckily, I was taught at a very young age a very important lesson. I am different and that’s Okay—I’m unique and I matter. No one could ever take that away from me. I knew this then, and I know this now. That alone helped me through the frustrations and heartaches of normal life.

When I was in junior high school, I realized something else that helped me cope. Most teasing came from one of two places—people who were either jealous or ignorant (愚昧). I couldn’t change the way they were, but I could change the way I felt. I was not going to feel bad because of their ignorance or jealousy. It wasn’t worth it. Realizing this didn’t stop them, or change the fact that these comments hurt. It did, however, give me a way to understand these people and deal with their treatment in a way that was okay for me.

These things still happen today. It will probably happen the rest of my life. I will always be 7 feet, 6 inches (2.29 meters) tall. I wouldn’t change that for anything. People will always look because it is not every day that you see someone that tall. I learned that at a young age and I now try to teach my own children that they are unique and they matter. That is the message I give to you. Regardless of your race, religion, background, or circumstances ... Being different is okay.

1.The author mentioned his hometown to show us _______

A. he is from an ordinary family    B. his grandpa is strict with him

C. he loves this lovely small town    D. he had to do a lot of labor work

2.The author was often teased because _______

A. he grew up in a small town    B. he was much taller than others

C. he fought with people easily    D. he didn’t want people to watch him

3.What was the author’s attitude towards being teased?

A. He accepted the fact of being different and let it go.

B. He felt angry failing to change others’ opinions.

C. He felt hurt hearing people’s negative comments

D. He hated people’s ignorance and jealousy.

4.Which of the following may best describe the theme of the passage?

A. Everything comes to the man who waits.

B. It is the first step that is troublesome.

C. Speech is silver, silence is gold.

D. Keep your head up.