Question

One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor handed out the question paper, with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no questions but a black dot in the center of the page. The professor seeing the expression on everyone' face, told them the following, “I want you to write what you see there.”

The students were confused and got started on the inexplicable (令人不解的) task.

At the end of the class the professor took all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them with no exceptions, described the black dot, explained its position in the middle of the sheet, imagined what the black dot stood for and so on.

After all had been read, the classroom was silent. The professor began to explain, “I am not going to grade on you this time. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot and the same happens in our lives. We have a white paper to observe and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is filled with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate—nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that provides our livelihood, the miracles we see every day…”

In fact, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots—the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the complicated relationship with a family member, the disappointment with a friend, etc. Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life. The dark spots are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, so enjoy each moment that life gives you.

1.Why did the students feel confused about the test?

A. The professor didn’t ask them to prepare for the test.

B. There was totally nothing on the question paper.

C. It was too hard for them to answer the questions.

D. They hadn't seen such an unusual question paper before.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned on the students’ answer papers?

A. The meaning of the black dot.

B. The description of the black dot.

C. The white part of the paper.

D. The position of the black dot.

3.What is the professor’s purpose in giving this test?

A. To show the students how hard the life is.

B. To remind the students of the joys in life.

C. To let the students know their shortcomings.

D. To encourage the students to study harder.

4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A. Don't pay attention to the hardship in life.

B. Remove the black spots out of our life.

C. Don't focus on others’ faults but yours.

D. Remember you can’t see all the things in life.

Answer

1. D

2. C

3. B

4. A

【解析】

本文主要讲述了教授通过让学生们做一份特殊的试卷而给学生们上了一堂生动的哲理课：不要太关注人生的不完美，要好好享受我们所拥有的美好！

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段To everyone's surprise, there were no questions but a black dot in the center of the page. The professor seeing the expression on everyone' face, told them the following, “I want you to write what you see there.”可知这次测试题目中没有问题，与众不同，所以学生十分困惑，所以D正确。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段All of them with no exceptions, described the black dot, explained its position in the middle of the sheet, imagined what the black dot stood for and so on.可知学生们没有提到纸的白色的部分。所以C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第四段教授的话We have a white paper to observe and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is filled with love and care,可知他想提醒学生关注生活中的美好与快乐，所以B正确。

4.猜测句义题。根据前句破折号后的内容解释了什么是black spots，即the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the complicated relationship with a family member, the disappointment with a friend, 再根据本句内容Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life.指的是让自己的注意远离这些black spots，所以是建议人们不要只关注人生中的苦难。所以A正确。