Question

A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school. The teacher asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was about the love of their great country. All the little ones were sitting in a large meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said , " Boys and girls . I studied in this school forty years ago. When I was your age, we were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy now?"

No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in the front put up his small dirty hand. "Good boy! Please answer me, dear." said the officer.

With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, "If you speak long enough, we won't have Maths and biology lessons this morning."

1. The old man came back to school_______.

A. to listen to a talk B. to have lessons

C. to give a talk D. to see his children

2. The officer studied in this school when he was_______.

A. fifty B. ten

C. twenty D. thirty

3. The children were thought to be_______ before.

A. as good as B. as well as

C. as happy as D. much happier than

4. The short boy in the front_______.

A. didn't understand the question but answered it

B. told the truth

C. wanted to make others laugh

D. wanted to make the officer angry

5.After reading the last part of the story, we know the_______.

A. the short boy liked the talk very much

B. all the children liked the talk

C. the short boy didn't like to study his lessons

D. some of the children liked to listen to a funny story

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们：当这个官员10岁时，他在这所学校学习。50岁的时候他回到学校来做报告。他认为孩子们比以前更幸福。然而一个矮个子小男孩却说：“如果你的讲话足够长的话，今天上午我们就不用上数学和生物课了。”

1.这位老人回到学校来做报告。根据The teacher asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there.故选C。

2.当这个官员10岁时，他在这所学校学习。据A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school.和 I studied in this school forty years ago. 故可知选B。

3.孩子们被认为比以前更幸福。根据When I was your age, we were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy now?故选D。

4.前面的矮个儿男孩说了实话。根据With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, "If you speak long enough, we won't have Maths and biology lessons this morning."可推断出男孩说的是实话，他不喜欢学习，应该选B。

5.推理判断题。读完故事的最后部分，我们知道这个矮个儿男孩不喜欢学习他的功课。根据"If you speak long enough, we won't have Maths and biology lessons this morning."故选C。

考点：教育类短文阅读。