Question

Jack Smith was a football coach at an American middle school, and he was always trying to find good players. But it was not easy because most of the players were not smart enough to be accepted by the school.

One day a history teacher of the school brought his cousin to Jack Smith and hoped that Jack could use the young player. The history teacher told Jack, “The boy is an excellent young player.” “Well,” Jack said after looking at the boy, “I will ask him a few questions first.”

Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didn’t know any of the answers.

At last Jack said, “Well, what’s five times seven?”

The student thought for a long time and then answered, “Thirty-six.”

Jack threw up his hands and looked at the teacher in despair(绝望)，but the history teacher said, “Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two.”

1.What did Jack do?

A. He was a history teacher.    B. He was a football coach.

C. He was a young player.    D. He was a student.

2.Why was it NOT easy for Jack to find good players?

A. Because all the players were not good at playing football.

B. Because Jack didn’t like young players.

C. Because most of the players were not clever enough.

D. Because Jack regarded himself as the best player.

3.How did Jack choose the football player?

A. He would ask the player to sing a song.

B. He would ask the player a few questions.

C. He would ask the player to have a match with him.

D. He would ask the player to play football.

4.Jack used the cousin of the history teacher, didn’t he?

A. No, he didn’t.    B. Yes, he did.    C. Yes, he didn’t.    D. No, he did.

5.Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The cousin of the history teacher was not clever enough.

B. Jack knew the answer of the last question.

C. Jack didn’t find a good player.

D. The history teacher was good at math.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】这是一篇幽默故事。短文中执着寻找优秀足球运动员的教练对历史老师推荐的学生进行考验，学生答错了答案，而推荐的历史老师错的更离谱。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一句Jack Smith was a football coach at an American middle school,可知杰克是足球教练，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据But it was not easy because most of the players were not smart enough to be accepted by the school.可知因为学生不够聪明所以难以选出运动员，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据Jack said after looking at the boy, “I will ask him a few questions first.”可知杰克通过问学生问题来选队员，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据短文最后，学生回答错了答案，历史老师用更离谱的错误给该生向教练解释，可知教练不会使用这个学生，故选A。

5.是非判断题。根据短文中教练的问题是5乘以7得多少，学生回答36，而历史老师说这个答案才错了2，可知历史老师数学很差，故选D。

点睛：对于幽默故事类短文的阅读，必须要读出故事幽默点。这篇故事通过学生答错答案而历史老师的回答更是错的离谱展示给我们幽默点。只有读出了故事的幽默点才能准确推理判断4题。只有理解这一点，才能准确判断5题D项错误。