Question

There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with his students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee, the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.

The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK. Then the professor asked about the cure for the illness, and the student, too, answered just as right. “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?” “A full spoon,” answered the student. “Now you go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he entered the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops. ”

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “but it’s too late. Your patient has died.”

1.The students were afraid of the professor because ___________.

A. they often angered and disappointed him

B. their answers often astonished him

C. their answers seldom satisfied him

D. he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks

2.Before he left the room, the student probably ___________.

A. believed that he had passed the exam

B. thought five drops of medicine would cure the patient

C. knew he had made a mistake

D. felt he had not done well in the exam

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to this text?

A. The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.

B. The doctor will be in trouble if he has given the patient a full spoon.

C. Since one spoon is more than five drops, the patient will be all right soon after taking one spoon.

D. If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.

4. We can learn from this text that ___________.

A. someone died in the exam

B. the student would probably not pass the exam

C. the professor was pleased to see the students’ improvement

D. the slight change may not cause big difference in medical treatment

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个严格的教授给学生考试，这个学生之前的表现一直很好，只是在最后的剂量的表述上出了严重的问题。

1.C考查细节理解。根据文章第一段…because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave可知这个老师对学生要求很严格，对他们的答案总是很挑剔。故选C。

2.A考查推理能力。根据第二段的At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given .Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer..可知之前他认为自己可以通过考试。故选A。

3.C考查细节理解。根据第二段最后一句Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops.即最后一段…but it’s too late. Your patient has died.”可知一匙的量多于五滴，吃完一匙的计量，病人就会死亡，故C与原文不符，符合题意。

4.B考查推理能力。根据文章最后一段“I’m sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “but it’s too late. Your patient has died. ”可知最后这个学生对于剂量的说明是错误的，而且这个错误很严重，所以他很可能没有通过考试。故选B。

考点：记叙文。