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There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee, the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
  Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.
“Good,” said the professor, “ and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon”, answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.”, said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “ A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr Professor, I’ve make a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”
“I’m sorry, sir.” Said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.
【小题1】The students were afraid of the professor because_________.

A.they often angered and disappointed him
B.their answers often astonished him
C.their answers seldom satisfied him
D.he often misunderstood(误解) them and give them bad marks
【小题2】The student’s description of the illness was _____.
A.not correctB.not satisfiedC.completely discouragingD.accepted.
【小题3】Before he left the room the student was almost sure that ______.
A.he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark
B.his last answer was satisfying
C.he had made a mistake
D.he had not done well in the exam.
【小题4】Which of the following is Not true?
A.The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.
B.The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon.
C.Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.
D.If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.
【小题5】Which guess is the most reasonable from the passage?
A.The student must have passed the exam.
B.The student may not have passed the exam.
C.The student must have been very happy when he heard, “Your patient has died.”
D.The professor must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark.


【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】B

解析试题分析:一名医学院的教授因严厉而著称,在他面前学生们都会紧张害怕,因为他们做出的回答很少会令教授满意。然而在一次考试中一名学生对问题的回答出乎意料的得到了教授的认可,但是正当他沾沾自喜时,他最后一个问题的回答却使他与及格失之交臂。
【小题1】C细节理解题。根据文中第一段the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave.可知学生害怕这位教授的原因是他很少对学生们的答案感到满意,所以答案选C。
【小题2】D细节理解题。由文章第二段The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.,可知教授认可了这名学生对于某种疾病的描述,答案选D。
【小题3】A推理判断题。根据上文内容his description of which turned out to be OK.和 answered just as right.可知这名学生对于教授前面所提出的几个问题都做出了正确的回答,由此推断他应该确信自己能够通过考试,故答案选A。
【小题4】C细节理解题。由倒数第二段这名学生的话“A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only
five drops”可以判断C选项内容错误。
【小题5】B推理判断题。根据文章最后“I’m sorry, sir.” Said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.可以推断这名学生会因最后一个问题的错误回答而不能通过考试。
考点:考查故事类短文阅读。

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