Question

     When Mr Henry came into the classroom,all the kids stopped to look at him.

   “You’re in the wrong place,granddad!” a boy shouted.

  “Please be quiet,children. Mr Henry is retired now. He feels bored at home,so he wants to learn the flute”’ said the teacher.

   “Can old people really leam?” the children asked in surprise.

   “Of course”the teacher answered.

   To begin with,Mr Henry was a bit slow to learn things,but soon the old man learned to play the flute better.

   Two years later the teacher said, “Next Monday,the best pupils will play in a flute concert in the capital. ”

   “Is Old Henry coming too?” the children wanted to find out.

   “Of course,he's our best pupil. The King will be an important guest there. ”

   The day came. When Henry's turn to play arrived,no one wanted to let him on the stage.

   Old Henry played quietly and wonderfully. The king was on his feet,applauding him.

   When the king gave Mr Henry the golden flute,his teacher said proudly, “It's never too late to leam. ”

1. How did the pupils feel when Mr Henry came in?

   A. They felt amazed.

   B. They felt nervous.

   C. They felt sick.

   D. They felt afraid.

2. Mr Henry decided to learn to play the flute to

   A. win a big prize

   B. become a musician

   C. kill time

   D. see the king

3. How was Henry getting on two years later?

   A. He was the slowest pupil.

   B. He could even play a piece of easy music.

   C. He was the cleverest of all his pupils.

   D. He was better than any other pupil.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. Mr Henry was too old to go to the concert.

   B. Mr Henry was very strict with himself.

   C. Mr Henry was kind of worried to play the flute at first.

   D. All of the people knew Mr Henry was good at playing the flute.

5. What is the purpose of the writer in writing this passage?

   A. To tell us it's never too late to leam.

   B. To tell us learning can make old people famous.

   C. To tell us children can't laugh at old people.

   D. To tell us old people are usually bored at home.

Answer 1

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A

  導(dǎo)讀這是一篇哲理故事。亨利老了，他總覺得待在家中很無(wú) 聊，所以去參加了笛子學(xué)習(xí)班。經(jīng)過(guò)刻苦學(xué)習(xí)，老人參加了 全國(guó)性的比賽，并且得到了國(guó)王的獎(jiǎng)賞。故事告訴我們：活 到老，學(xué)到老。

詳析

1. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。孩子們認(rèn)為有一位老人走錯(cuò)了地方，所以他們感到驚奇。

2. C推理判斷題。由第三段可以推知，老人都退休了，覺得自己待在家中很無(wú)聊，所以他想找點(diǎn)事來(lái)消磨時(shí)光。

3. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第七段和第九段可知，兩年后，老人成了班上最好的學(xué)生。

4. B推理判斷題。老人最后成功了，這說(shuō)明他對(duì)于自己一直要求很嚴(yán)格。

5. A主旨大意題。本文圍繞老人學(xué)藝展開故事，并設(shè)置懸念，文章以老人的成功結(jié)束。由此可知，作者寫這篇文 章的主要意圖是告訴我們：活到老，學(xué)到老。

flute n.笛子 stage n.舞臺(tái)

applaud V.鼓掌;稱贊 proudly adv.驕傲地

障礙句分析

When Henry's turn to play arrived,no one wanted to let him on the stage.當(dāng)輪到亨利演奏時(shí)，沒(méi)有人想讓他登臺(tái)。

這是一.個(gè)含有狀語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)合句when Henry's turn to play arrived是一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，其中的to play是動(dòng)詞不定式，作定語(yǔ)，修飾名詞turn。