Question

    “Listen!” Mr. Lee said seriously at the beginning of his first class, “I will put a lie into each of my classes. Your job is to try and catch me in the Lie of the Day.”

That was really a clever way to fix our attention on the dry and boring subject — geography. Then in the following weeks, we didn't let off every single word of what he was saying in class and challenged（质疑）his lectures. When his class ended with nobody seeing through the lie, Mr. Lee would say, “Ah ha! Each of you has a lie in your notes. Discuss among yourselves what it might be, and I will tell you at the end of this term.”

Mr. Lee’s special style of teaching worked. All of us reviewed and discussed about our notes actively.

One Monday at the end of the term, Mr. Lee listened carefully to what we were questioning for almost ten minutes. Then he finally said, “Do you still remember the first lesson how I said that every lecture has a lie?”

Confused, we said yes.

"Well, that was a real big lie. In fact, all the lectures I’ve given before are completely true. But I am glad you worked so hard. Move on ...”

Hearing this, all eyes in the classroom went wide.

While my knowledge of geography has been forgotten over time, the lessons have stayed with me. "Experts" can be wrong and say things that sound right, so build a habit of evaluating （评估）new information and check it against things you already accept as a fact.

1.We can know that Mr. Lee was ________.

A.wise B.serious C.boring D.confusing

2.In Mr. Lee’s class, ________.

A.he always told lies B.the students always questioned him

C.everyone had to write down all of his words D.it was difficult for the students to see through the lie

3.The underlined sentence in the passage means________.

A.the students opened their eyes B.Mr. Lee opened the students’eyes

C.the students got shocked and amazed D.the students had a look at the classroom

4.From the passage, we can infer that________.

A.Mr. Lee was an expert

B.it’s easy to forget the knowledge of geography

C.Mr. Lee succeeded drawing the students’ attention

D.the students would never check what the teachers said again

5.The best title of the passage could be ________.

A.A Real Lie B.Learn to Question

C.A Special Teaching Style D.The First Geography Lesson

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文为记叙文，讲述作者最喜欢的一位教授在第一节课上告诉学生，他的每一节课上都有一个谎言，并要求学生找出这个谎言，但是学生们竭尽全力却没能找出。终于教授揭开了迷底，原来他的课上的内容都是真实可靠的，根本没有谎言。真正的谎言是他在第一节课上说“他的课上有谎言”。

1.推理判断题。根据“That was really a clever way to fix our attention on the dry and boring subject-geography. ”可知这真是个聪明的办法，把我们的注意力集中在枯燥乏味的学科——地理上，可推测出他是有智慧的，故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据“When his class ended with nobody seeing through the lie”可知当他的课结束时，没有人识破谎言，可推测出是学生们很难识破谎言，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据“In fact, all the lectures I’ve given before are completely true. But I am glad you worked so hard.”可知事实上，我之前讲的都是真的，但我很高兴你学习这么努力，可推测出学生们震惊了，故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据“That was really a clever way to fix our attention on the dry and boring subject-geography. ”可知这真是个聪明的办法，把我们的注意力集中在枯燥乏味的学科——地理上，故选C。

5.最佳标题。根据“Well, that was a real big lie. In fact, all the lectures I’ve given before are completely true.”及全文地理老师每节课用一个“谎言”来吸引孩子的注意，让他们认真听课，所以最佳标题是“一个真正的谎言”，故选A。