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More than 50 music students of New Milford High School in New Jersey, US, got a letter from their headmaster. The letter said that the music department of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department(系) would be shut down.
On a Saturday, two officials greeted the nervous students. They asked the students to play a piece by Richard Strauss. But they had to sing the words to the music – German words!
Other tasks were also difficult. One student had to sing Mary had a Little Lamb, a children’s song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.
After three hours of testing, students waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团). The judges(裁判员) gave them only a passing grade.
The worried New Milford students started to realize they had no chance. “I thought it was over,” said Bryan Olsen-Santana, a junior. “The person next to me was crying. I felt bad for her. I felt bad for myself, too, because music is everything to me.”
But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的): “Someone’s played a joke on you!”
What was going on?
The test was part of a reality TV show (电视真人秀) called “Schooled”. The students’ parents, the school and a TV network had made it together.
Everything was fake. The two “officials” were really comedians (喜剧演员). The “students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra” were from another school. There were hidden cameras. The students’ parents were hiding as they watched.
As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies. They were all from the show’s sponsor (赞助商).
小题1:What is the letter about?

A．The headmaster would come back next term.

B．The school didn’t have money to run.

C．The music department was in big trouble.

D．The students had to give up music.

小题2:The students were nervous before the test, because _____.

A．they were not good at music

B．the judges were very strict

C．they thought they couldn’t pass

D．it would decide the future of the music department

小题3:According to Olsen-Santana, we learn that _____.

A．their school failed the test

B．he likes music very much

C．the test was just a joke

D．the girl next to him was sorry for herself

小题4:What does the underlined word “fake” mean in the passage?

A．顺利的	B．假扮的
C．受欢迎的	D．便捷的

小题5:The students didn’t get _____ as gifts.

A．money	B．MP3 players
C．digital cameras	D．school supplies

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A

试题分析：这篇文章主要告诉我们New Milford High School的学生参加了一次考试，如果考试不通过，音乐系就会关闭。考试任务很难。学生们很担心。最后，校长说这只是电视真人秀。

小题1:主旨大意题。这篇文章主要是关于音乐学院，音乐系陷入麻烦。故选C

小题2:推理判断题。根据The students had to pass a test, or the department(系) would be shut down.句意：学生不得不通过考试，否则音乐系会关闭。这是学生考试前紧张的原因。这次考试决定音乐系的将来。故选D

小题3:推理判断题。根据“I thought it was over,” said Bryan Olsen-Santana, a junior. “The person next to me was crying. I felt bad for her. I felt bad for myself, too, because music is everything to me.”句意：一个初中生Bryan Olsen-Santana说：“我以为结束了。我旁边的人哭了。我替她感到难过。我也为自己感到难过因为音乐对我来说就是一切。”可知Bryan Olsen-Santana非常喜欢音乐。故选B。

小题4:词义猜测题。从上下文中得知一切都是假的。因此fake意为假扮，故选B

小题5:细节理解题。根据As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies.句意：作为结束玩笑的奖赏，学生们得到礼物：MP3、数码相机、学习用品。可知学生没有得到钱。故选A

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