Question

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.

“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”

Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.

The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get ‘A’s.”

1.This story most probably took place_______      .

A. at the beginning of the term

B. in the middle of the term

C. at the end of the term

D. at the beginning of the school year

2.Most of the students got Grade ______.

A. ‘A’   B. ‘B’   C. ‘C’   D. ‘F’

3.Why did some students stay in their seats?

A. Because they wanted to take the exam.

B. Because the teacher told them to stay in their class.

C. Because they were afraid to leave.

D. Because they didn’t have anything to do.

4.The teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom“ A”s because ______.

A. the teacher liked them

B. they were cleverer than the other students

C. they believed in themselves

D. they studied hard

5.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “______”.

A. students staying in their seats

B. students leaving the classroom

C. their seats

D. all the students

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文描述了一位历史老师以特殊方式为学生进行成绩判断的故事。历史期末考试前，老师宣布了一个令人惊讶的消息，因为大家学习历史都很努力，所有选择不参加考试的学生都得到“B”级。大多数学生激动地离开座位，走出了教室。 只有几个同学还呆在座位上不动，拿出了自己的笔。最后老师对于他们的自信给予了最高评价，他们得到了“A”。

1.C细节理解题。根据文章第一句“…handing out the final exam…”可知，学生参加的期末考试。所以选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据文章“Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”可知，“选择不参加期末考试的学生都会得到该科目的‘B’级”。所以选B。

3.A细节理解题。根据文中的“All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.” 可推知，教室里所有的学生都待在座位上，拿出了他们的铅笔（准备考试）。所以选A。

4.C细节理解题。根据文中“I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A’s.”可知，老师觉得这些学生很信任自己，所以他们都得了A级。所以选C。

5.词义猜测题。根据文中“Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them.”可知，“them”指的是“留在教室里的几个学生”。所以选A。

考点：故事类阅读。