Guo Bin, a 19-year-old from Shanxi Province, recently achieved something remarkable. He scored 721 points out of 800 in the national college entrance exam for blind students and ranked first nationwide. He will soon study Computer Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine at Changchun University. However, his journey to this success was far from easy.

When Guo was only six years old, a stranger attacked him, leaving him permanently blind. His family was heartbroken. His mother worried greatly about his future. Several schools for blind students across China offered to help, but it was one simple action that touched the family and changed everything.

That action was a warm hug from Zhang Long, a music teacher at Wuhan School for the Blind. She bent down, held the little boy in her arms, and invited him to join her class. Guo felt accepted and sang “Little Grass” for the teachers and students. At that moment, he knew he was not alone. “I want to study here,” he said. Zhang later became his class teacher and guided him for the next nine years. She taught him school subjects and also helped him face life with courage.

Learning without sight is very hard. Guo had to read by touching Braille (盲文) books again and again. But he never gave up. To bring more joy into his life, Zhang encouraged him to learn music. Guo set his alarm for 4:30 a.m. every day to practise the bass guitar before school. Together with other blind students, he formed a band. Music healed his heart and built his confidence. His hard work finally led to excellent exam results — 145 in maths, 129 in English and high scores in other subjects.

1.1.What happened to Guo Bin at the age of six?

A He lost his home and family.

B He hurt a stranger badly.

C He lost his eyesight forever.

D He started singing songs.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据原文第二段第一句“When Guo was only six years old, a stranger attacked him, leaving him permanently blind”可知，六岁时一个陌生人伤害了他，导致他永久失明。A项“失去家庭”在原文中未提及；B项“他伤害陌生人”颠倒了原文中施害者与受害者的关系；D项“开始唱歌”是第三段中他在盲校的行为，并非六岁时发生的事。故选C。

2.2.Why did Guo Bin decide to study at Wuhan School for the Blind?

A He wanted to learn music there.

B He felt included and comforted.

C He had no other schools to choose.

D He hoped to become a teacher.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据原文第三段“Guo felt accepted and sang...At that moment, he knew he was not alone”可知，张龙老师的拥抱让他感到被接纳、不再孤单，这才是他决定入学的真正原因。A项“想学音乐”是后来发生的事，并非入学时的动机；C项“别无选择”与原文“Several schools...offered to help”矛盾；D项“希望尽快成为老师”是他大学后的梦想，与当时决定入学无关。故选B。

3.3.What does the underlined phrase “healed his heart” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A Eased his emotional pain.

B Cured his physical illness.

C Gave him a new heart.

D Helped him find a doctor.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据上下文，第四段前文提到郭斌因失明经历了巨大创伤，内心痛苦；张龙老师鼓励他学音乐，他刻苦练习并组建乐队。后文说 “built his confidence”（建立了自信），说明音乐对他的心理产生了积极影响。“healed his heart”中的heal本意为“治愈”，heart在此处指“心灵、情感”，因此该短语意为“抚平他内心的伤痛、缓解他的情感痛苦”。选项A“Eased his emotional pain.”（缓解了他的情感痛苦）与此含义相符，因此选择A。不选B是因为这里指的不是治愈身体疾病；不选C是字面曲解，不符合语境；不选D是因为文中未提及寻找医生。故选A。

4.4.What does Guo Bin’s story mainly tell us?

A Hard knocks break the spirit.

B Failure is the mother of success.

C Love and perseverance change lives.

D Charity begins at home.

解析：选C。C主旨大意题。通读全文，文章讲述了郭斌在遭遇失明重创后，因张龙老师的关爱（warm hug、guidance、encouragement）而重拾信心，并通过自身不懈努力（never gave up、hard work）最终取得优异成绩、实现人生蜕变的故事。选项C“Love and perseverance change lives.”（爱与坚持改变人生）准确概括了文章的核心主旨——张龙老师的爱与郭斌自身的坚持共同成就了他的改变，因此选择C。不选A是因为文章强调的是挫折没有击垮他，而非“挫折摧毁精神”；不选B是因为文章重点不是从失败中吸取教训，而是战胜逆境；不选D“Charity begins at home.”（仁爱始于家）与文章主题无关，文中强调的是师爱和个人奋斗的力量。故选C。