Katie Booser is a third-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School in Santa Barbara. Every day she says affirmations (肯定) with her students such as “I believe in myself”, “I am strong”, and “I am smart”. This is something she has done with every class for the past 10 years.

“I’ve been doing this same pep talk with my students since I’ve taught 3rd grade. We start off doing it before every test, but the best part is that each year, the kids finally ask to do it at all different times in our day,” she said.⁣ ⁣

“Words of affirmation matter, and as my friend Jenny likes to say, it’s how we change the conversation. And most importantly, when we start them with our children at a young age, that’s how our world becomes a much better place,” she said.

Booser says she was inspired by the teachers who taught her how to believe in herself when she was studying in school. “As a student myself, I was that worried kid ... I was nervous, especially before testing or like a big exam,” Booser said. What helped were “I am” statements(陈述), she said. Studies have proven that “I am” statements really work on “tricking” your brain into believing what you are telling it.

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1.When did Katie Booser start saying affirmations in class?

A In 2000.

B In 2010.

C In 2012.

D In 2015.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“This is something she has done with every class for the past 10 years.”可知，这是她过去10年来（即2022-10=2012年以来）对每一个班级所做的事情。故选C。

2.Which of the following is probably a kind of pep talk?

A I can do it.

B You are the best.

C I am not clever.

D No problem.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。结合第一段的“Every day she says affirmations (肯定) with her students such as ‘I believe in myself’, ‘I am strong’, and ‘I am smart’.”以及最后一段的“What helped were ‘I am’ statements(陈述), she said.”可知，pep talk是指激励的话语，也是自我肯定的话。故选A。

3.What Booser says may_____according to Paragraph 3.

A change Jenny’s mind

B make children study hard

C be of great help to children

D change the school education

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，肯定的话语很重要，当我们在孩子很小的时候就开始这样与他们交谈，那我们的世界就会变得更好。由此可知，布瑟所说的话语对孩子们有巨大帮助。故选C。

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A Booser did badly in the exams as a student.

B Booser once didn’t believe in herself at school.

C Booser’s teachers often gave her tests or exams.

D Booser did something different from other teachers.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“As a student myself, I was that worried kid ... I was nervous, especially before testing or like a big exam,” 可知，当布瑟还是一个学生时，她很焦虑，很紧张，尤其是在考试前。由此可推断布瑟当时很不自信。故选B。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A A teacher’s growth.

B Believing in ourselves.

C Daily teaching languages.

D The power of teachers’ words.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了圣巴巴拉富兰克林小学三年级的老师凯蒂·布瑟（Katie Booser）为了激励学生每天都对他们说肯定话语的故事。所以D项（教师话语的力量）最符合文意。故选D。