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Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
小题1:What did the author’s classmates think about his report?
A.Controversial.B.Ridiculous.
C.Boring.D.Puzzling.
小题2:Why was the author confused about the task?
A.He was unfamiliar with American history.
B.He followed the advice and flipped a coin.
C.He forgot his teacher’s instruction.
D.He didn’t know why the teacher gave such a task.
小题3:The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.
A.annoyedB.ashamed
C.readyD.eager
小题4:In the end, the author turned things around _______.
A.by redoing his task
B.through his own efforts
C.with the help of his grandfather
D.under the guidance of his headmaster

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B

试题分析:文章介绍了主人公“我”在完成老师交待的任务时,对美国历史不是很熟悉,介绍的华盛顿这个人物不是历史上领导美国革命的华盛顿,而是另外一个人。在课堂上,读自己写的有关人物的报告时,引起了同学的嘲笑,分数也很低,接下来的时间,主人公“我”努力学习,并最终取得了好的成绩。
小题1:B理解推测题。Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher.句意为:我自豪地读着我写的文章,我环视着教室的周围,同学们的脸上都强忍着大大的微笑,在他们的眼里都憋出了泪花,更加疑惑的是,我还看见了老师那“石头般’的绷着的脸。四个形容词的意思分别为:. Controversial. 有争议的,有议论的;Ridiculous.荒谬的,可笑的;Boring.令人讨厌的,厌烦的;Puzzling 困惑的。由同学们的笑和老师的表情可知“我”的文章是荒唐可笑的。故答案为B
小题2:A细节理解题。由第二自然段I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant.句意为:以前,我从未听说过这个名字,但查找之后发现有两个人的名字一样,而又是完全不同的两个人,一个是发现了花生的数百种用法的人,一个是领导了美国的革命,我也不知道,老师指的是哪一个。由此可知,“我”对美国的历史是不了解的。故答案为A。
小题3:D词义理解题。由本句I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong.可知,答案为C。句意为:我放下我的文章坐在桌子旁边,急切的找到我犯的错误。
小题4:B细节理解题。I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.句意为:我感觉,我受到的惩罚是不公平的,我还应该有第二次机会,剩余时间我把自己全身心的投入到我的学习中。由此可知改变事情的结果是通过“我”的努力。
考点:故事类文章的阅读理解。
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A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be    1   your seat belt is fastened.”
As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many  passengers were becoming a bit    2  . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable    3   the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”
Lightning    4   the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _  5   moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was    6   on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would    7   it through the storm.
Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant    8    to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was    9   and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would    10   again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her    11  . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.
The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally    13   its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”
There are many kinds of storms that    14   us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and    15   out planes into uncontrollable movement.
Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!
小题1:
A.quickB.sureC.trueD.worried
小题2:
A.excitedB.curiousC.happyD.nervous
小题3:
A.to serveB.to takeC.to finishD.to produce
小题4:
A.broke outB.lit upC.came acrossD.gave off
小题5:
A.birdB.boatC.planeD.person
小题6:
A.liftedB.squeezedC.knockedD.dropped
小题7:
A.makeB.getC.carryD.finish
小题8:
A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
小题9:
A.funnyB.easyC.movingD.calm
小题10:
A.lieB.readC.playD.smile
小题11:
A.bookB.worldC.storyD.body
小题12:
A.deathB.cryC.smileD.madness
小题13:
A.cameB.arrivedC.gotD.reached
小题14:
A.woundB.warnC.troubleD.kill
小题15:
A.reduceB.throwC.makeD.destroy

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