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14.Peanuts to ThisProudly 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 talk 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 (掷) 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 quite!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!
53.Why was the author confused about the task?A
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 was new at the school.
54.The underlined word"burning"in Para.3probably meansD.
A.angry B.Ashamed C.ready D.eager
55.In the end,the author turned things aroundB.
A.by redoing his task
B.through his own efforts
C.with the help of his grandfather
D.under the guidance of his headmaster.
分析 本文是一篇记叙文,文章介绍了主人公"我"在完成老师交待的任务时,对美国历史不是很熟悉,介绍的华盛顿这个人物不是历史上领导美国革命的华盛顿,而是另外一个人.在课堂上,读自己写的有关人物的报告时,引起了同学的嘲笑,分数也很低,接下来的时间,主人公"我"努力学习,并最终取得了好的成绩.
解答 53.答案:A.细节理解题.根据第二段中"Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country,I had never heard of that name before."知,作者对美国历史不熟悉.故选A.
54.答案:D.词义猜测题.根据"I lowed down the paper and sat down at my desk,burning to find out what I had done wrong."可知,我不知道发生了什么,所以在我发言后,希望知道为什么大家如此反应的原因.所以burning在这里相当于eager.故选D.
55.答案:B.细节理解题.根据第四段中"Consequently,I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year."可知,作者通过自己的努力改变了事情的结果.故选B.
点评 本文是一篇记叙文,题目涉及细节理解题,词义猜测题,做题时应结合文章上下文内容,仔细阅读原文,并根据所给选项的含义进行分析,从而得出正确答案.切记胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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