16．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 dashed 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 added，"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．
36．The student got a zero at the beginning becauseD．
A．the teacher wasn't satisfied with him
B．his answer wasn't complete or correct
C．the teacher didn't fully understand his answer
D．his answer didn't show his knowledge of physics
37．We know from the passage thatA．
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
38．We can learn from the passage thatC．
A．instructors can teach students how to think
B．arbiters can help students to get high scores
C．students should be given more freedom in thinking
D．teachers should make students use physical formulas
39．What was Bohr's attitude toward his schooling？B
A．Optimistic． B．Critical． C．Approving． D．Pessimistic．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們講述了一個學生的物理答案得0分，但他自己認為滿分，他就是后來偉大的物理學家波爾，他十分批判學校應試教育的教育模式，提倡自由思考，作者旨在呼吁學校應允許學生自由地思考．
解答 36．D推理判斷題．根據文章第一段"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"他用繩子綁著氣壓計從樓上放下來，只通過測量繩子的長度就可求得樓高，可知這個學生的答案沒有涉及到物理方面的知識；故選D．
37．A細節(jié)理解題．根據文章最后一段：Then，I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question．He admitted that he did，可知他后來成為偉大的物理學家，可推測這個學生知道這個問題的答案；故選A．
38．C推理判斷題．根據文章最后一段：but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think．可知學生應該被允許自由地思考；故選C．
39．B推理判斷題．根據文章倒數第二段：but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think．可知Bohr他知道問題的常規(guī)答案，但是厭倦了高中干涉他思考方式的教育方法，可知他對學校教育是批判的；故選B．
點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
