Question

【题目】“Are you listening, Simon?” Simon’s teacher asked.

Simon smiled and shook his head. He hardly listened or tried hard in class. “I was talking to Susan,” he said lazily. “One of these days, if you listen, you’ll learn something.”Mrs. Jacobs said. She tried to make him listen to her every day, but he never stopped talking.

That evening, Simon started to feel a little bit sick. By his bedtime snack, his throat really hurt. He had ice cream and hot chocolate to make his throat feel better. The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say “Good morning”, nothing came out. Simon’s mother looked at him, “Honey, you’ve lost your voice.”

“Can I stay home?” He tried to ask, but words didn’t come out.

Instead, his mother said he was good enough to go to school, even if he couldn’t talk.When he got to school, he kept quiet all day long.

Simon sat in class, bored because he couldn’t talk. He watched them talk to each other. He decided to try to listen to his teacher.

You know what? It wasn’t that bad. He could do his homework that night. It gave him extra TV time and game time because his work was all done. The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. The third day, he could talk fine, but he didn’t. He listened and raised his hand to speak.

What a difference that day made!

【1】Which of the following can NOT describe Simon from the beginning of the story?

A. A good student. B. A lazy student.

C. A student who doesn’t try hard. D. A student who talks too much.

【2】What did Mrs. Jacobs hope?

A. That Simon would finish schools. B. That Simon would get sick.

C. That Simon would listen to her. D. That Simon would bring her an apple.

【3】What happened to Simon the next day?

A. He lost his dog. B. His mother got sick.

C. He argued with his friends. D. He lost his voice.

【4】What did Simon finally try when he couldn’t talk?

A. He tried sleeping. B. He tried eating.

C. He tried listening. D. He tried to get out of class.

【5】What did Simon learn in the end?

A. He learned that Mrs. Jacobs was an awful teacher.

B. He learned that you could learn things if you listen.

C. He learned that his friends hated him.

D. He learned that he didn’t like school.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 D

【4】 C

【5】 B

【解析】

本文主要内容：西蒙平时不听课，上课总是跟别人说话，不能完成作业，一个懒惰的学生。雅可布太太每天努力让她听课。一天，雅可布太太问：“西蒙，你在听课吗？”西蒙说没有，和苏珊说话呢。晚上，西蒙生病了，嗓子哑了，说不出话。他感到无聊，试着听课。结果，没那么糟。那天晚上他可以做作业。这给了他额外的电视时间和比赛时间，因为他的作业都做完了。从此，西蒙改变了，上课认真听课。

【1】题意：描写西蒙的，故事的开头中，下面的哪一个可能没有提到？考查细节理解题。A. A good student. 一个好学生；B. A lazy student. 懒惰的学生；C. A student who doesn’t try hard. 不努力学习的学生；D. A student who talks too much. 说话太多的学生。根据第一段“Are you listening, Simon?” Simon’s teacher asked. Simon smiled and shook his head. He hardly listened or tried hard in class. “I was talking to Susan,” he said lazily. “One of these days, if you listen, you’ll learn something.”Mrs. Jacobs said. She tried to make him listen to her every day, but he never stopped talking.（“你在听吗，西蒙？”西蒙的老师问道。西蒙微笑着摇了摇头。他几乎不听，也不努力学习。“我在和苏珊说话，”他懒洋洋地说。“有一天，如果你听，你就会学到一些东西。”雅可布太太说。每天她试图让他听她讲课，但他从不停止讲话。）可知西蒙是一个懒惰的学生，不努力学习的学生，说话太多的学生。故没有提到他是一个好学生；结合题意可知选A。

【2】题意：雅可布太太希望什么？考查细节理解题。A. That Simon would finish schools. 西蒙完成学业；B. That Simon would get sick. 西蒙生病；C. That Simon would listen to her. 西蒙听她讲课；D. That Simon would bring her an apple. 西蒙给她带来一个苹果。根据第一段最后一句She tried to make him listen to her every day, but he never stopped talking.（每天她试图让他听她讲课，但他从不停止讲话。）结合题意和语境可知选C。

【3】题意：第二天西蒙发生了什么事？考查细节理解题。A. He lost his dog. 他失去了他的狗；B. His mother got sick. 他母亲生病了；C. He argued with his friends. 他与朋友吵架了；D. He lost his voice. 他嗓子哑了，说不出话了。根据第三段最后一句“Honey, you’ve lost your voice.”

“Can I stay home?” He tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. （“亲爱的，你嗓子哑了，说不出话了。。”“我可以呆在家里吗？”他试着问，但没有说出话来。）结合题意和语境可知选D。

【4】题意：当西蒙不能说话时，他最后尝试做了什么？考查细节理解题。A. He tried sleeping. 他试着睡觉；B. He tried eating. 他试着吃东西；C. He tried listening. 他试着听；D. He tried to get out of class. 他试图离开课堂。根据第六段最后一句He decided to try to listen to his teacher.（他决定试着听老师讲课。）结合题意和语境可知选C。

【5】题意：西蒙最后学到了什么？考查细节理解题。A. He learned that Mrs. Jacobs was an awful teacher. 他知道雅可布太太是个糟糕的老师；B. He learned that you could learn things if you listen. 他知道如果你听，你就能学到东西；C. He learned that his friends hated him. 他了解到他的朋友们不喜欢他；D. He learned that he didn’t like school. 他了解到他不喜欢上学。根据第七段第一句You know what? It wasn’t that bad. He could do his homework that night. It gave him extra TV time and game time because his work was all done.（你知道什么？没那么糟。那天晚上他可以做作业。这给了他额外的电视时间和比赛时间，因为他的作业都做完了。）结合题意和语境可知选B。