Question

Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”

Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (擲) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.

Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?

Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!

1.What did the author’s classmates think about his report?

A. Controversial.                          B. Ridiculous.

C. Boring.                                 D. Puzzling.

2.Why was the author confused about the task?

A. He was unfamiliar with American history.

B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin.

C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction.

D. He didn’t know why the teacher gave such a task.

3.The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.

A. annoyed                      B. ashamed

C. ready                         D. eager

4.In the end, the author turned things around _______.

A. by redoing his task

B. through his own efforts

C. with the help of his grandfather

D. under the guidance of his headmaster

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了主人公“我”在完成老師交待的任務時，對美國歷史不是很熟悉，介紹的華盛頓這個人物不是歷史上領導美國革命的華盛頓，而是另外一個人。在課堂上，讀自己寫的有關人物的報告時，引起了同學的嘲笑，分數也很低，接下來的時間，主人公“我”努力學習，并最終取得了好的成績。

1.B理解推測題。Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher.句意為：我自豪地讀著我寫的文章，我環視著教室的周圍，同學們的臉上都強忍著大大的微笑，在他們的眼里都憋出了淚花，更加疑惑的是，我還看見了老師那“石頭般’的繃著的臉。四個形容詞的意思分別為：. Controversial. 有爭議的，有議論的；Ridiculous.荒謬的，可笑的；Boring.令人討厭的，厭煩的；Puzzling 困惑的。由同學們的笑和老師的表情可知“我”的文章是荒唐可笑的。故答案為B

2.A細節理解題。由第二自然段I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant.句意為：以前，我從未聽說過這個名字，但查找之后發現有兩個人的名字一樣，而又是完全不同的兩個人，一個是發現了花生的數百種用法的人，一個是領導了美國的革命，我也不知道，老師指的是哪一個。由此可知，“我”對美國的歷史是不了解的。故答案為A。

3.D詞義理解題。由本句I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong.可知，答案為C。句意為：我放下我的文章坐在桌子旁邊，急切的找到我犯的錯誤。

4.B細節理解題。I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.句意為：我感覺，我受到的懲罰是不公平的，我還應該有第二次機會，剩余時間我把自己全身心的投入到我的學習中。由此可知改變事情的結果是通過“我”的努力。

考點:故事類文章的閱讀理解。