题目内容
4.I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York,when one of my students,15-year-old Mikey,gave me a note from his mother.It explained his absence from class the day before.I had seen Mikey himself writing the note at his desk.Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students.If I were to deal with them,I'd be busy 24hours a day.
The forged excuse notes made a large pile,with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy.The writers of those notes didn't realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull:"Peter was late because the alarm clock didn't go off."
Isn't it remarkable,I thought,how the students complained and said it was hard putting 200words together on any subject?But when they produced excuse notes,they were brilliant.
So one day I typed out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes.I said,"They're supposed to be written by parents,but actually they are not.True,Mikey?"The students looked at me nervously.
"Now,this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note---the first class,ever,to practice writing them.You're so lucky to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a subject worthy of study."
Everyone smiled as I went on,"You used your imaginations.So try more now.Today I'd like you to write‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God'or‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God'."Heads went down.Pens raced across paper.For the first time ever I saw students so careful in their writing that they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.
The next day everyone had excuse notes.Heated discussions followed.The headmaster entered the classroom and walked up and down,looking at papers,and then said,"I'd like you to see me in my office."
When I stepped into his office,he came to shake my hand and said,"I just want to tell you that that lesson,that task,whatever the hell you were doing,was great.Those kids were writing on the college level.Thank you."
61.What did the author do with the students found dishonest?D
A.He reported them to the headmaster.
B.He lectured them hard on honesty.
C.He had them take notes before lunch.
D.He helped improve their writing skills.
62.The author found that compared with the true excuse notes,the produced ones by the students were usuallyB.
A.less impressive B.more imaginative
C.worse written D.less convincing
63.The author had the students practice writing excuse notes so that the students could learnD.
A.the importance of being honest B.how to write excuse notes skillfully
C.the pleasure of creative writing D.how to be creative in writing
64.The underlined word"forged"in the second paragraph means"C".
A.former B.copied C.false D.honest
65.What did the headmaster think of the author's way of teaching?A
A.Effective. B.Difficult C.Misleading. D.Reasonable.
分析 文章讲述作者发现很多学生伪造假条,而且这些假条是富有想象力的,所以作者利用这些假条来提高学生的写作能力.
解答 61.D.细节理解题;从第五段的句子:"Now,this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note---the first class,ever,to practice writing them.可知作者利用这些假条来提高学生的写作能力.故选D.
62.B.细节理解题;从第五段的句子:The forged excuse notes made a large pile,with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy.可知作者发现这些伪造的假条是富有想象力的.故选B.
63.D.推理判断题:从倒数第三段的句子:Today I'd like you to write‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God'or‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God'."可知作者是想要教孩子怎样写有创造力的文章.故选D.
64.C.词义猜测题:从前面的句子:Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students.可知这些假条是假的.故选C.
65.A.细节理解题;从最后一段校长的话:"I just want to tell you that that lesson,that task,whatever the hell you were doing,was great.Those kids were writing on the college level.Thank you."可知作者的教学方法是很有效的.故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

Tickets will range in price from£58 for first-round matches to£632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.Brazilian citizens over 60,local students and members of some social pragrams can purchase tickets for£15.
The Price of Football-World Cup 2014.
Items | Prices | Items | Prices |
Ticket | £58-£112 | Final ticket | £281-£632 |
Sun cream | £9.50 | T-shirt | £13 |
McDonald's meal | £11 | Water | £1.28 |
Imported beer | £3.83 | Domestic beer | £1.91 |
Coffee | £2.55 | Average dinner | £29 |
All applications made before 10th October 2013will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests.The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come,first-served basis.Another phase will begin on 8th December after the draw is made.The tournament begins on 12th June,with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo.
A study on the price of World Cup 2014looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between£46and£797a night,while packages range from£2,999to£14,999.
33.How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match?A
A.£15 B.£58 C.£112 D.£632
34.From the passage we know that Thierry WeilD.
A.feels proud of what they achieved in South Africa 2010
B.feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2014
C.holds the belief that Brazil 2014will be the greatest world cup
D.believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2014than South Africa 2010
35.What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10,2013?C
A.They will sell the spare tickets to the applicants.
B.They will sell on a first-come,first-served basis.
C.They will choose the applicants based on a random selection draw.
D.They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8.