Question

Have you ever been tired of your teachers when the bell rang,but they didn't stop their classes? Today，there is a great change. Shanghai No. 8 Middle School begins to use a new bell this term. It helps teachers remember it is break time. The new bell has 3 parts. The first part lasts 15 seconds, and it's made up of lovely folk music. Next,there are 20 seconds of silence. The final 25-second bell is a fast-paced march(快节奏进行曲)that seems to tell each teacher, " You have to end your class now."

All the students welcome the bell. Chen Hong，a student，said， " We tried many ways to stop teachers before, but nothing worked. It's better now.”

Shen Huimin, a teacher at No. 8 Middle School，agrees that the new bell is creative(有创意的)."In the past,we usually wanted to add a few words after class. But we often forgot the time," she said. "The new bell reminds us twice. It's a small change, but it's really solving a big problem.”

阅读短文，选择最佳选项。

(   ) 1. According to the passage，the new bell is now used at      

A.  all over China

B.   middle schools in Shanghai

C.   No. 8 Middle School of Shanghai

D.  No. 8 Middle School of Beijing

(   ) 2. The final part of the new bell lasts         seconds.

A.  15

B.  20

C.  25

D.  60

(   ) 3. At the school,____________ welcome the new bell.

A.  all the teachers

B.  all the students

C.  only the boys

D.  only the girls

(   ) 4. The underlined word "reminds" means "_______ ”in Chinese.

A.  提醒

B.   停止

C.   鼓励

D.  取悦

(   ) 5. What does Shen Huimin think of the new bell?

A.  Bad.

B.   Noisy.

C.   Creative.

D.  Small.

Answer 1

1. C根据第一段第三句可知选C。

2. C 根据第一段最后一句The final 25-second bell   is...可知新铃最后一个阶段持续响25秒。故选C。

3. B   根据第二段第一句All the students welcome the bell.可知选B。

4. A根据上下文推断出应是"提醒"。故选A。

5. C根据最后一段第一句可知选C