Question

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.

“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”

Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.

The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝賀),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A’s.”

1.This story most probably took place .

A. at the beginning of the term

B. in the middle of the term

C. at the end of the term

D. at the beginning of the school year

2.Most of the students got Grade ______.

A. ‘A’ B. ‘B’ C. ‘C’ D. ‘F’

3.Why did some students stay in their seats?

A. Because they wanted to take the exam.

B. Because the teacher told them to stay in their class.

C. Because they were afraid to leave.

D. Because they didn’t have anything to do.

4.The teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom A’s because ______.

A. the teacher liked them

B. they were cleverer than the other students

C. they believed in themselves

D. they studied hard

5.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “______”.

A. students staying in their seats

B. students leaving the classroom

C. their seats

D. all the students

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：到了學期末，老師準備給學生們分發(fā)期末考試的試卷。老師說不想?yún)⒓涌荚嚨膶W生可以直接得到成績“B”，大部分學生選擇了不參加考試。只有一小部分學生自信地留了下來，他們得到了“A”。

1.Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam...”可知，馬上要開始的是期末考試，故選C。

2.Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom.”可知，大部分學生選擇不參加考試，直接得到“B”，故選B。

3.All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.”可知，留下來的一小部分學生拿出鉛筆準備答題，說明他們想?yún)⒓涌荚�，故選A。

4.I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves.”可知，小部分學生相信他們自己的能力，這讓老師感到欣慰，并給了他們“A”，故選C。

5.Only a few students stayed.”可知，老師再次問留下的學生是否愿意離開，因此them指的是留下的學生，故選A。

考點：教育類短文閱讀