C．His neighbor was hearing­challenged.

　　D．His neighbor was too excited to respond.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第四段中的"It was unbelievable that a girl who was deaf and dumb could play such marvelous music."并结合全文内容可知，作者的邻居就是这位聋哑女孩，她听不到敲门声所以无法回应。故C项正确。

　　2．What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph?

　　A．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

　　B．Happiness exists in acceptance.

　　C．A fall in the pit, a gain in your wit.

　　D．Smile to life, and you'll get a smile back.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的"However, no matter what you suffer, believe in yourself and strive. You can succeed."可推知，最后一段主要表达的是"有志者，事竟成"。故A项正确。

　　3．The author wrote this text mainly to________.

　　A．introduce his neighbor Rita

　　B．value his friendship with Rita

　　C．speak highly of Rita's violin skills

　　D．show the inspiration he got from Rita

　　解析：选D　写作意图题。根据第一段并结合最后一段内容可知，本文旨在告诉读者作者从邻居--聋哑女孩Rita那里得到的启示。故D项正确。

　　B

　　(2018·宁夏银川高三教学质检)It is not only praise or punishment that determines a child's level of confidence.There are some other important ways we shape our kids - particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words.For example, we can say to a child "Don't run into traffic！" or "Stay on the footpath close to me." In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situations, because they know what to do, and aren't scaring themselves with what not to do.

Actually, it is all in the way the human mind works.What we think, we automatically rehearse.For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldn't be able to do it.When a child is told "Don't fall off the