Question

　　When Mary Smith was a middle school student, she always wanted to become a teacher because she liked children very much. When she was twenty-one years old, she began to teach in a primary school. She liked her job very much and she was certainly a very good teacher and she got on well with her students in her class. And all the students in her class regarded (把……看作) her as their good friends.

　　One day, one of the girls in her class asked her, “Miss Smith, why does a man's hair become gray much earlier than his mustache and beard?”

　　Mary smiled and said, “I'm sorry I don't know. Is it true that a man's hair becomes gray earlier than his mustache and beard?”

　　“Yes. Miss Smith.” answered the girl Helen. “It has happened to my father.” Hearing this the other children in the class all laughed at the silly (傻里傻气的) girl. And the girl felt very nervous and cried.

　　Just before Miss Smith wanted to say something to the girl, one of the boys put up his hand and said, “I know, Miss Smith. Men's hair becomes gray first just because it's sixteen years older than their mustaches and beards.”

　　“Good answer! Who can give another answer? Or we can have a discussion (讨论).”

　　“I want to say men have hair when they were born. But when they grow up they begin to wear mustaches and beards. That's my father told me!” A fat girl answered quickly.

　　After the students heard these two answers, they all laughed again.

　　“OK. You gave the same answer to Helen's question. How clever you are! Thank you very much. And I want to say if we want to know the exact answer we must work hard at all subjects and then we can learn many useful things about our bodies and life and so on. And we can ask an expert (专家) about this question.”

(1) Mary decided to ________ when she was young because she loved children.

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A．be a teacher

B．be a doctor

C．be a nurse

D．be a musician (音乐家)

(2) Miss Smith was a very good teacher because she ________.

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A．loved her work

B．was very young

C．got on well with her students

D．both A and C

(3) Helen's question was ________ for the teacher to answer.

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A．too easy

B．too difficult

C．very long question

D．very good

(4) The students in Mary's class were very ________.

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A．hateful (讨厌的)

B．bad

C．clever

D．stupid (愚蠢的)

(5) Which of the following is right?

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A．Helen asked the silly question to make Mary angry.

B．The students didn't like Miss Smith.

C．The children couldn't answer the question.

D．Helen's father had gray hair.

Answer 1

答案：A;D;B;C;D
解析：

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位热爱工作的女教师和她的学生们就头发为什么比胡子先变白展开的一场讨论。 (1) 语境判断题。从短文第一段第一句话：When Mary Smith was a middle school student, she always wanted to become a teacher because she liked children very much. 可以判断出：Mary自从小的时候就想当教师。故答案应选A。 (2) 语境理解题。从短文第一段第三句话：She liked her job very much and she was certainly a very good teacher and she got on well with her students in her class. 可以判断出：由于她热爱她的工作又与她的学生们相处得很好，她成为一个好老师。故答案应选D。 (3) 语境分析题。从短文第三段第一句话中I'm sorry I don't know. 和最后一段最后一话：And we can ask an expert (专家) about this question. 可以判断出：就这个问题去请教一个专家，说明这个问题很难回答。故分析答案应选B。 (4) 语境推理题。从短文第六段第一句话中Good answer! Clever! 及第九段中How clever you are! Thank you very much. 和最后一句话：And we can ask an expert (专家) about this question. 可以判断出：请教专家的问题，学生能够就事实作出判断，这就充分说明学生的聪明。故答案应选C。 (5) 综合判断题。从短文第三段中Is it true that a man's hair becomes gray earlier than his mustache and beard? 及第四段第二句话：It has happened to my father. 和短文第四段的最后一句话：And the girl felt very nervous (紧张的) and cried. 可以判断出：Helen提出问题是基于父亲头发变白这个事实，且在受到同学的嘲笑后紧张得哭了。故判断A选项是错误的。从短文第一段最后一句话：And all the students in her class regarded (把……看作) her as their good friends. 可以判断B选项是错误的，从短文第五段和第七段可以看出：先后有两个学生就此问题作出了回答。故判断C项也是错误的。从短文第四段开始部分 “Yes, Miss Smith,” answered the girl Helen. “It has happened to my father.” 可以判断：Helen的父亲头发变白了。判断D选项是正确的。故选D。