题目内容:
Inthefallof1924ThomasWolfe,freshfromhiscoursesinplaywritingatHarvardjoinedtheeightortenofuswhowereteachingEnglishcompositioninNewYorkUniversity.Ihadneverbeforeseenamansotallashe,andsougly.Ipitiedhimandwentoutofmywaytohelphimwithhisworkandmakehimfeelathome.Hisstudentssoonletmeknowthathehadnoneedofmyprotectiveness.Theyspokeofhisabilitytoexplainapoeminsuchamannerastohavethemshoutingwithlaughterorstrugglingtokeepbacktheirtears,ofhisreadinesstoquoteindetailfromanypoettheycouldname.
Indeed,hisstudentsmadesomuchofhispowerofobservationthatIdecidedtomakealittletestandseeformyself.Mychancecameonemorningwhenthestudentswereslowlygatheringfornineo‘clockclasses.
Uponarrivingattheuniversitythatday,IfoundWolfealoneinthelargeroomwhichservedalltheEnglishcompositionteachersasanoffice.HedidnotsayanythingwhenIaskedhimtocomewithmeoutintothehall,andheonlysmiledwhenwereachedaclassroomdoorandItoldhimtoenteraloneandlookaround.
Hesteppedin,remainednomorethanthirtysecondsandthencameout.“Tellmewhatyousee.”IsaidasItookhisplaceintheroom,leavinghiminthehallwithhisbacktothedoor.Withouttheleasthesitationandwithoutasingleerror,hegavethenumberofseatsintheroom,pointedoutthosewhichweretakenbyboysandthoseoccupiedbygirls,namedthecolorseachstudentwaswearing,pointedouttheLatinverbwrittenontheblackboard,spokeofthechalkmarkswhichthecleanerhadfailedtowashfromthefloor,andpicturedindetailtheviewofWashingtonSquarefromthewindow.
AsIrejoinedWolfe,Iwasspeechlesswithsurprise.He,onthecontrary,waswhollycalmashesaid,“TheworstthingaboutitisthatI‘llrememberitall.”
Whatisthepassagemainlydiscussing?
A.ThomasWolfe‘steachingwork.
B.ThomasWolfe‘scourseinplaywriting.
C.ThomasWolfe‘sabilityofexplaining.
D.ThomasWolfe‘sgenius.
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