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. ”

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

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.“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

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.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了汤姆的数学很差，父母想了所有能做的，家教，卡片，特殊教育中心……但是都不管用。父母只好把他送去了天主教学校。会发生什么？

1.细节理解题。由“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.”可知他的父母想让他的数学好一点。故选C

2.细节理解题。短文第二段中Tommy从天主教的学校回来后学习用功了，但不说话了，这让他妈妈很吃惊，故选D

3.词义猜测题。第二段描写了汤姆回家后用功学习数学，因此这也是应该描写他“用功”。故选A。

4.细节理解题。考查对短文细节的理解，言外之意是他喜欢和别人开玩笑故选B

5.推理判断题。推理判断题。汤姆把耶稣受难像当成了对学习不好的惩罚，因此努力用功。所以是他误解了。选 B。

考点：人物类短文阅读。