Question

As a student, I was most afraid to answer  questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At  the beginning of each class, when the teacher asked a question, I always lowered  my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me.

One day, in a foreign language class, Mr.  Black gave us a lesson.He wanted us to be active in class, so he asked us some  questions,but no one answered."Let me tell you a story first,，， he said.

"When 1 came to the United Slates to study,  the univer?sity often invited famous people to make speeches. Before the  beginning of every speech, I found an interesting thing. The students around me  always took a cardboard folded (折叠的) in half, wrote  their names in bold with the most eye-catching color.and then placed the cardboard on the seat.So when the speaker needed the answers from the students  ， he could see and call a listener's name  directly."

"I couldn't understand that. My classmate  told me the speakers were all top people who meant chances. When your answer was  to his surprise ， it meant he might give you more  chances. In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of  that."

After listening to the story, I understood  that the chance will not find you itself. You must show yourself all the time so  that you can find a chance on the card.

41. What did Mr.Black want the students to  do in his class? A.Read loudly. B.Take notes carefully. C.Be active. D.Listen to  him quietly.

42. How did the writer's classmates behave  when they were asked questions?

A.They raised their hands. B.They shook  their heads. C.They closed their eyes. D.They lowered their heads.

43. How did the speaker get to know the  students' names?

A. He got ihem from the computer.

B. He saw the cardboards on the  seats.

C. He asked the students for their  names.

D.He got them from the name list on the  teacher's desk.

44. What does the underlined word "  eye-catching" in Para?graph 3 mean?

A.引人注目的 B.眼睛疼痛的

C.目光呆滞的 D.泪眼蒙胧的

45. What does the writer mainly tell  us?

A. Doing as others do is  necessary.

B. Answering questions bravely is  easy.

C. Attracting others' attention is  interesting.

D. Showing yourself bravely can win  chances.

Answer 1

41. C 从短文第二段第二句中的He  wanted us to be active in class可知Mr.  Black想让学生们在课堂上积极些e

42. D从短文第一段可知，当老师问问题时，我总是低下头，周  围的同学和我一样。

43. B 从短文第三段第三句中的placed the cardboard on the seat和最后一句So when  the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see and call a  listener's name directly.可 知答案为B。

44. A由画线词前的hi  bold(用粗体）及下一句可知此处表示 "用吸引眼球的颜色"，即"用引人注目的颜色"。

45. D 由文章最后一句You  must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance on the  card.可知本文主要告诉我们 勇敢地表现自己就能赢得机会。