It is really a happy thing to look back on the days I spent with Jennie. We met in night school. After Jennie and I had completed the required courses, we started teaching in the same school. For a time we were just casual friends, but one day, when I was telling Jennie about my problem son, we discovered we were kindred (同类的) spirits. "He’s a difficult little character," I explained. Jennie looked thoughtful. "Maybe you’re only seeing him with your eyes." She was silent for a moment and then added softly, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly." I stared at her. "You’re quoting (引用) that! It’s from The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery’s book for children, one of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded. "I love it. I’ve read it so often. I’ve practically memorized it."
Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book because Jennie —more than anyone I know —possessed the gift of seeing with the heart.
From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn’t that I didn’t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son, but my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life —things that must be shared to be fully appreciated.
And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourth-grade problem child. One day I was at my wit’s end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded.
"He’s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy.
Looking back, I have to admit that she taught me so much. The days I spent with her has become one of my happiest memories.
小题1:What does the underlined part mean in the fourth paragraph?
A．I was unsure of how to treat my son.
B．I decided to give up my job.
C．I faced financial difficulties.
D．I was very disappointed with myself.小题2:How did the author and Jennie’s friendship grow?
A．They both were interested in children’s education.
B．They both liked a novel, The Little Prince.
C．They often chatted together about their families.
D．They both worked in the same school.小题3:We learn from the text that __________.
A．the author has the gift of seeing with the heart
B．the author had no friends before meeting Jennie
C．the author had lost her mother before her marriage
D．the author seldom praised her son in the past小题4:How does the author feel about her family?
A．No one listened to her seemingly unimportant things.
B．She didn’t get along well with her husband and son.
C．She once seldom spoke to her mother.
D．She felt quite lonely in her family.小题5:The text is mainly about _________.
A．how to educate children properly
B．the fact that we should see nature differently
C．the influence of friendship in life
D．how friendship begins and develops