Question

There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.

The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.

Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.

“Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”

“A full spoon”, answered the student.

“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.” said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”

“I’m sorry, sir.” said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.”

1.The students were afraid of the professor because_________.

A. they often angered and disappointed him

B. he often misunderstood them and give them bad markers

C. their answers often astonished him

D. their answers seldom satisfied him

2.Before he left the room the student was almost sure that ______.

A. his last answer was satisfying

B. he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark

C. he had made a mistake

D. he had not done well in the exam

3.Which of the following is Not true?

A. The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.

B. The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon.

C. Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.

D. If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析: 一名教授在医学院以严格著称，学生们想要通过他的考核很困难。在一场考试之中，我们面前的这名考生能否给出令人满意的答案呢？

1.D。细节理解题。由“Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave.’可知，这个教授很严格，学生们的答案很少令他满意，所以学生们很怕他。故选D。

2.B。推理判断题。文中写道考生走出房间后“Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer.“意识到了错误，而之前考试中教授称赞他 “good”，并且他最后一个问题很快很有自信的说了出来。所以考生在走出房间之前很有信心，觉得自己就等分数通知了。故选B。

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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。