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 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 again. 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 (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress? 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 (十字架), 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 earn 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 nail 

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. we should be strict with ourselves

B. mistaking (误解) might be good sometimes

C. a catholic school is 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：这个故事说的是Tommy数学成绩很不好，他的父母想尽了各种办法，都没有效果。最后他们把他送到了天主教的学校。没想到，Tommy竟然真的变了，变得用功学习，数学成绩也有了很大的提高。原来Tommy在天主教学校里看到了被钉在十字架上的人，以为是因为学习不好才那样的，他很害怕，所以要努力学习。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的第一段Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic school. 可知，Tommy的数学很差，他的父母尝试了各种办法，最后把他送到了天主教学校。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段的描述可知，第一天放学回来后，Tommy脸上的表情很严肃，不说话，也没有像往常一样吻他的妈妈来问好，而是直接回到房间里学习。这让他的妈妈感到很奇怪。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据这个短语所在的句子以及上下文的意思可知，Tommy上了天主教的学校之后，变得非常的用功，不说话，只是努力的学习。所以这里hit the books 指的就是用功学习的意思。故选Ａ。

4.细节理解题。根据短文的最后可知，Tommy来到天主教的学校，看到了被钉到十字架上的那个人，他以为那是因为学习不好才那样的。他害怕自己也被钉到十字架上，所以他要努力的学习。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文中的Tommy误以为被钉到十字架上的人是因为学习不好才那样的，他害怕自己也会被钉到上面，所以他要努力学习，结果，Tommy的数学成绩真的提高了，所以有时候误解也有好处。故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。