Question

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.

“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”

Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.

The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A’s.”

1.This story most probably took place .

A. at the beginning of the term

B. in the middle of the term

C. at the end of the term

D. at the beginning of the school year

2.Most of the students got Grade ______.

A. ‘A’ B. ‘B’ C. ‘C’ D. ‘F’

3.Why did some students stay in their seats?

A. Because they wanted to take the exam.

B. Because the teacher told them to stay in their class.

C. Because they were afraid to leave.

D. Because they didn’t have anything to do.

4.The teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom A’s because ______.

A. the teacher liked them

B. they were cleverer than the other students

C. they believed in themselves

D. they studied hard

5.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “______”.

A. students staying in their seats

B. students leaving the classroom

C. their seats

D. all the students

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：到了学期末，老师准备给学生们分发期末考试的试卷。老师说不想参加考试的学生可以直接得到成绩“B”，大部分学生选择了不参加考试。只有一小部分学生自信地留了下来，他们得到了“A”。

1.Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam...”可知，马上要开始的是期末考试，故选C。

2.Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom.”可知，大部分学生选择不参加考试，直接得到“B”，故选B。

3.All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.”可知，留下来的一小部分学生拿出铅笔准备答题，说明他们想参加考试，故选A。

4.I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves.”可知，小部分学生相信他们自己的能力，这让老师感到欣慰，并给了他们“A”，故选C。

5.Only a few students stayed.”可知，老师再次问留下的学生是否愿意离开，因此them指的是留下的学生，故选A。

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