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. 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 learn 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 man

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：主人公数学学习不太好，他的父母费尽周折，但还是毫无进展，一次偶然的误会却改变了孩子...

1.C 本题考查细节理解。根据原文Little Tommy was doing very badly in math.以及Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.可以判断出父母想他的数学成绩提高。

2.D 本题考查细节理解。根据原文 Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised.可以判断出父母由于看到孩子用功的场面而感到惊讶。所以选择D项。

3.A 本题考查推理判断。根据关键语句as hard as before.说明他是像往常一样，而往常的时候就是比较用过的读书，所以这里是又回去用功的读书。所以选择A项。

4.B 本题考查推理判断。根据最后一句I knew they weren’t joking。可以判断出作者由于内心比较害怕所以才努力学习，取得好成绩的。

5.

考点：考查记叙文文体。