Question

【题目】A young, dark haired woman appeared in the doorway.

“Good morning, children! My name is Mrs. Murray. I am replacing your regular teacher,” she said, as she wrote her name on the blackboard. “I will enjoy getting to know each of you personally, over the next few months.”

The children in the class remained silent, as this was totally unexpected.

“Come on, someone say something,” she thought nervously. The children were too quiet.

“This probably won’t last long,” she thought, smiling kindly at them. Grade Three students were normally very lively and seldom, if ever silent. “If you have problems, please come to me. I will help you.”

The children gradually began to relax, but not one of them spoke.

“How can I get them to accept me?” she wondered. Suddenly, she had an idea.

“Your first homework will be to write a new song. To make it even more exciting, challenging and fun for everyone, it must be a new love song for Valentine’s Day. The winner will be awarded a prize, at our class party.”

The children looked amazed, but pleased.

“You may sing your new song, or play it with a musical instrument.”

As if something had suddenly awakened the children, the silence in the room ended suddenly.

“A love song?” a boy asked, smiling sweetly, at his new teacher.

“We each have to write one,” said a dark haired girl, “We never had to do that before.”

“And perform it too!” a red haired boy responded, laughing aloud. “I love it! Me, sing a love song?”

“Want to know what the first prize will be?”

Immediately, every hand in the room went up.

Mrs. Murray reached into her handbag and pulled out a harmonica（口琴）.

“What do you think of this?” She waited.

“I am also a music teacher, so I will be able to help you write your new love songs.” added Mrs. Murray, smiling at her new students. Obviously, her smile and intelligent idea about the homework impressed every student in the class.

【1】The children remained silent at the beginning because __________.

A. they missed their former teacher

B. they didn’t accept the new-comer

C. they were surprised at the situation

D. they were waiting for their homework.

【2】We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. most children in the class were good at performing music

B. it was the prize that made the students accept their new teacher

C. children in the class liked to write their own love songs

D. the students in this class are not as active as other Grade Three students

【3】Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Murray?

A. Kind and curious.

B. Helpful and clever.

C. Faithful and honest.

D. Patient and humorous.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】本文主要讲了Murray老师接手一个新的班级，为了打破班上学生们沉默的局面，老师想出一个好的办法。

【1】细节理解题。由The children in the class remained silent, as this was totally unexpected.可知起初孩子们仍然保持沉默是因为他们对现在的情况感觉很吃惊，选C。

【2】推理判断题。由The children looked amazed, but pleased.和As if something had suddenly awakened the children, the silence in the room ended suddenly.可推断出班里的孩子们喜欢写他们自己的情歌，选C。

【3】推理判断题。Murray老师接手一个新的班级，为了打破班上学生们沉默的局面，老师想出一个好的办法，由此可见，Murray老师非常的聪明，并且由 “I am also a music teacher, so I will be able to help you write your new love songs.” 可推断出Murray老师是一个乐于助人的人，选B。

任何一篇文章中的句子在内容上都不是绝对孤立的，都跟句子所在的段落及整篇文章有关。利用上下文提供的情景和线索，进行合乎逻辑的综合分析进而推测词义最常见的就是利用上下文语境、常识和语法关系推断词义。特别要重视所需推断词汇前后的内容。小题1细节理解题。由The children in the class remained silent, as this was totally unexpected.可知起初孩子们仍然保持沉默是因为他们对现在的情况感觉很吃惊，选C。