13．Little Tommy was doing very badly in math．His parents had tried everything-tutors，cards，special learning centers-in short，everything they could think of．Finally they took Tommy to a catholic（天主教的） school．
After the first day，little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face．He didn't kiss his mother hello．Instead，he went to his room and started studying．Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work．His mother was surprised．She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room，without a word．In no time he was back hitting the booksas hard as before．This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening．
Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card．He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books．His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math．She could no longer hold her curiosity．She went to his room and asked，"Son，what was it？Was it the nuns（修女）？"
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，"No．"
"Well then，"she asked again，"WHAT was it？"
Little Tommy looked at her and said，"Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed（钉） to the plus sign，I knew they weren't joking．"
56．Tommy's mother felt surprised that his sonD．
A．was still the same as usual
B．ate so much at dinner
C．kissed her hello after school
D．worked hard but said little
57．The underlined phrase"hitting the books"means"A"in Chinese．
A．用功 B．捶书 C．发泄 D．振作
58．The last sentence in the passage shows thatB．
A．Tommy felt sorry for the man
B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C．Tommy didn't like the plus sign
D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others
59．From the passage，we can infer thatB．
A．teachers should be strict with their students
B．mistakes might do good sometimes
C．a catholic school is much better than other ones
D．nuns are good at helping children with their math
60．"Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed to the plus sign，I knew they weren't joking．"We know that"the man"here isD
A．one of Tommy's classmates
B．a nun
C．Jesus Christ （耶稣基督）
D．a teacher．
分析 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Tommy的数学不好，他的父母把他送进了一所天主教的学校，Tommy误以为不好好学习会被钉在十字架上，于是发奋学习，妈妈感到很吃惊，经过努力Tommy的数学得到了A．
解答 56．答案：D．细节理解题．根据短文第二段中"Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work．"可知，Tommy从天主教的学校回来后学习用功了，但不说话了，这让他妈妈很吃惊．故选D．
57．答案：A．词义猜测题．根据文章上下文内容知，Tommy学习比以前用功了．故可以推测出"hitting the books"意为"用功"．故选A．
58．答案：B．推理判断题．纵观全文，Tommy误认为不好好学习会被钉在十字架上，于是发奋学习，说明有时误解也是一件好事．故选B．
59．答案：B．推理判断题．根据文章"Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed（钉） to the plus sign，I knew they weren't joking"可以推测出，那个人是Tommy的老师．故选B．
点评 本文是一篇记叙文，题目涉及细节理解题，词义猜测题，推理判断题，做题时应结合文章上下文内容并根据所给选项的含义进行分析，从而得出正确答案．切记胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
