Question

【题目】 There was a person called Sun Shan in the Song Dynasty. One year, he left his hometown for the national examination, and a countryman asked his son to go with Sun Shan. On the day the___________ came out, Sun Shan found that his name came last on the list of the successful students. The son of his countryman___________, became very upset and asked Sun Shan to return first.

After returning home, Sun Shan's neighbors all came to congratulate(祝贺）him on his success.The countryman asked Sun Shan_______________his son had also passed the examination.

Sun Shan didn't give a___________ answer, but replied humorously, "Sun Shan was the last on the list.Your son came___________Sun Shan." That is to say, the countryman's son failed the examination.

Now, the saying "fall behind Sun Shan" is used to talk about one's failure in an examination or a competition.

【1】A.licenseB.teacherC.resultD.course

【2】A.agreedB.remainedC.caredD.failed

【3】A.whetherB.whenC.howD.why

【4】A.cleverB.directC.politeD.general

【5】A.beforeB.withC.withoutD.after

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：文章讲述的是成语“名落孙山”的故事，现在，这个成员被用来指人在考试或竞赛中的失败。

【1】句意：结果出来的那天。

license许可证；teacher老师；result结果；course课程，根据后文“Sun Shan found that his name came last on the list of the successful students”可知，应该是结果出来的那天，故选C。

【2】句意：他同乡的儿子失败了。

agreed同意；remained仍然是；cared在意；failed失败，根据后文“became very upset and asked Sun Shan to return first”可知，应该是失败了，故选D。

【3】句意：乡亲问孙山，他的儿子是否也通过了考试。

Whether是否；when什么时候；how怎样；why为什么，根据所给空前面的asked和后文“his son had also passed the examination”可知，应该是是否，故选A。

【4】句意：孙山没有直接回答，而是幽默地回答。

clever聪明的；direct直接的；polite有礼貌的；general一般的，根据后文“but replied humorously”可知，应该是直接回答，故选B。

【5】句意：你儿子在孙山后面。

before在……之前；with带有；without没有；after在……之后，根据后文“That is to say, the countryman's son failed the examination”可知，应该是在孙山后面，故选D。