One day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem ，while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter( 仲裁人).I read the examination problem： “Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer(氣壓計).” The student had answered： “Take the barometer to the top of the building，attach a long rope to it，lower it to the street，and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building. ”
The student had really answered the question completely ，but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and clashed off one, which read： “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula (公式）to calculate the height of the building. ”
At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others ，and then added5 “Probably the best is to take the barometer to the. administrator and said to him，' Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.，”
Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did ，but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over ,the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.
小題1:The student got a zero at the beginning because_______.
A．the teacher wasn’t satisfied with him
B．his answer wasn't complete or correct
C．the teacher clicln5t fully understand his answer
D．his answer didn’t show his knowledge of physics
小題2:We know from the passage that______
A．the student knew the expected answer
B．the administrator told Bohr the height
C．the author preferred Bohr s last answer
D．the teacher was a very stubborn person
小題3:We can learn from the passage that______.
A．instructors can teach students how to think
B．a(chǎn)rbiters can help students to get high scores
C．students should be given more freedom in thinking
D．teachers should make students use physical formulas
小題4:What was Bohr’s attitude toward his schooling?
A．Optimistic.B．Critical.C．Approving.D．Ambiguous.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：文章從一個學(xué)生的物理答案得0分說起，得出的結(jié)論是應(yīng)該允許學(xué)生自由地思考。
小題1:推理題：從第一段的句子：可知這個學(xué)生的答案沒有涉及到物理方面的知識。選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did ，可知這個學(xué)生知道這個問題的答案。選A
小題3:推理題：從最后一段的句子：but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.可知學(xué)生應(yīng)該被允許自由地思考。選C
小題4:推理題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.可知Bohr對高中的生活是批評的。選B 。
點評：文章從一個學(xué)生的物理答案得0分說起，得出的結(jié)論是應(yīng)該允許學(xué)生自由地思考。內(nèi)容比較適中，對于考生的能力要求不高，只要認(rèn)真細(xì)致閱讀，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)答案�？梢韵瓤搭}目再讀文章，這樣可以提高閱讀的速度。還要準(zhǔn)確定位考點。特別是推理題，要結(jié)合上下文的暗示做題，掌握方法是關(guān)鍵。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, become a record breaker on 17 October 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France, her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes here as being “more like a 90-year-old in good health” than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on the 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied, “A very short one.” She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a say, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: “Sorry, I’m still alive!”
小題1: How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
A．She feels upset and unhappy.
B．She is cheerful and humorous.
C．She likes to live much longer.
D．She feels she is going to die very soon.
小題2: The text seems to suggest that Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to______.
A．smoking only little every day
B．neither smoking nor drinking
C．a(chǎn)lways drinking two glasses of strong red wine a day and never smoking
D．the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises
小題3: Which of the following could best explain the underlined word “genes” in the third paragraph?
A．good habits of body-building.
B．Some materials that control the development of a living thing.
C．Comfortable living conditions.
D．Something necessary for a person to keep his life.
小題4:Why did Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive!” to the local lawyer?
A．She had an agreement with the lawyer when she was 80.
B．The lawyer has not paid her enough rent yet.
C．The lawyer has paid her more money than the value of the house.
D．The house she sold to the lawyer was worth the money already paid.

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