题目内容
Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science.In his first class,he gave us a __1__ about an animal called “cattywampus”,which died out during the Ice Age.He passed __2__ a skull (头盖骨)as he talked.We felt proud for feeling it,took __3__ and later had a quiz.
When my paper returned,I was shocked at the big red cross through __4__ of my answers.Why? I had written down exactly what he said.
Very simple.Mr. Whitson __5__.He had made up the story about the cattywampus.Needless to say,we were extremely __6__.
We could have _7__ him out,he said.__8_,he told us _9__ remains of the animal had ever been found at the very moment he was showing us the skull,_10__ a cat's.So,why didn't we __11__ his description(描述)about its color and other facts,especially the ridiculous(荒唐的)__12 _ he gave it? The zeros would be recorded in his __13__ book.He hoped we would learn something from this __14__.Teachers and textbooks were not always correct and we shouldn't let our mind sleep,but speak up what we thought _15__.
We _16__ our skepticism(怀疑主义)into other classed,but it caused __17__ for the teachers who weren't used to being challenged.I've kept in mind what Mr. Whitson gave me-the __18__ to look people in the eye and tell them they were wrong.
Not everyone sees the __19_ in this.I once told a teacher about it and she was surprised,saying "He shouldn't have tricked(欺骗)you like that." I looked at her right in the __20__ and told her she was wrong.
1.A.report B.picture C.story D.lesson
2.A.around B.by C.over D.through
3.A.pictures B.notes C.imagination D.surprise
4.A.some B.most C.each D.part
5.A.answered B.explained C.ordered D.asked
6.A.sad B.nervous C. happy D.angry
7.A.watched B.found C.tried D.looked
8.A.Such as B.Above all C.After all D.In addition
9.A.any B.no C.some D.many
10.A.on purpose B.as usual C.in fact D.in short
11.A.doubt B.hear C.understand D.check
12.A.description B.speech C.skull D.name
13.A.note B.school C.guide D.grade
14. A.experience B.accident C.text D.failure
15.A.simple B.right C.wise D.terrible
16.A.carried B.meant C.preferred D.managed
17.attitude B.chances C.accidents D.problems
18.A.method B.hope C.courage D.anxiety
19.A.value B.result C.aim D.success
20.A.head B.face C.egg D.mouth
1—5 DABCB 6—10 DBCBC 11—15 ADDAB 16—20 ADCAC
Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about an animal called the Cattywampus, which died out during the Ice Age. He ___1___ us a skull (头骨) as he talked. We all took ___2___ and later had a quiz.
When he returned my paper, I was __3__. There was a big red “X” through ___4___ of my answers. I had failed. There had to be some ___5__! I had written down ___6___ what Mr. Whitson said.
Then I realized that everyone in the class had ___7___. What had happened? Very simple, Mr. Whitson explained. He had __8___ that story about the Cattywampus. There had ___9__ been any such animal. The information in our notes was, __10__, incorrect. Did we __11___ credit (学分) for incorrect answers?
Needless to say, we were angry. What kind of test was this? And what kind of _12__?
We should have worked it out, Mr. Whitson told us. ___13___, at the very moment he was passing around the Cattywampus skull (in truth, a cat’s), hadn’t he been telling us that no trace (踪迹) of the animal _14__? He had given the animal a _15____ name, and we still hadn’t doubted about that. The zeroes on our papers would be ___16___ in his grade book, he said. And they were.
Mr. Whitson said he hoped we would learn something ___17___ this experience. Teachers and textbooks are not always __18__. In fact, no one is. He told us not to let our __19___ go to sleep, and to speak up if we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.
Every class was a(n) ___20___ with Mr. Whitson. I can still remember some science periods almost from beginning to end.
1.A.drew B.described C.showed D.brought
2.A.notice B.notes C.a breath D.interest
3.A.shocked B.happy C.angry D.strange
4.A.some B.each C.many D.none
5.A.regrets B.surprise C.difficulty D.mistakes
6.A.exactly B.immediately C.completely D.generally
7.A.passed B.failed C.understood D.worried
8.A.prepared for B.heard about C.dealt with D.made up
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10.A.therefore B.finally C.however D.yet
11.A.give B.pay C.hope D.expect
12.A.subject B.school C.teacher D.animal
13.A.After all B.Once again C.Above all D.In all
14.A.left B.kept C.remained D.followed
15.A.ridiculous B.common C.great D.wrong
16.A.removed B.forgotten C.ranked D.recorded
17.A.from B.in C.about D.by
18.A.equal B.practical C.right D.up-to-date
19.A.imagination B.hearts C.eyes D.minds
20.A.adventure B.dream C.game D.story