Question

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No.”

“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking.”

1. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

2. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

A. was still the same as usual

B. ate so much at dinner

C. kissed her hello after school

D. worked hard but said little

3.The underlined word “hitting” in the passage probably means “ ”

A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作

4.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail

B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述 了Tommy数学学得不好，父母想了所有该用的方法帮他学习数学，最后把他送到了天主教的学校。自那以后一切都改变了， Tommy一到家就是学习，什么也不说。最后数学得了个A，他母亲很好奇这是为什么，Tommy说，在去学校的第一天，有个人钉十字架，他知道那不是在开玩笑。

1.细节理解题。从短文中第一段可知父母把Tommy送到天主教的学校，是想让他把数学学得更好一些，故选C。

2.细节理解题。从短文中第二段可知自从Tommy被送到天主教的学校后，一回到家什么也不说，就直接进房间学习，故选D。

3.语义猜测题。句意：很快他就开始像之前一样努力学习。A. 用功；B. 捶书；C. 发泄；D. 振作，根据句意及选项意思，故选A。

4.细节理解题。从短文中最后第一段可知Tommy说，在去学校的第一天，有个人钉十字架，他知道那不是在开玩笑，Tommy是害怕被钉住，故选B。

5.归纳总结题。从整篇短文内容来看，Tommy误解了那个人钉十字架的用意，他很害怕，迫使他努力学习，所以有时误解可能会是个好事情，故选B。

考点：故事类阅读。