19．Mr．Paul was a professor of medicine，who was very strict with the students．Whenever Mr．Paul 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．
Mr．Paul began to ask．The student was required to describe a certain illness，his description of which turned out to be OK．
Then Mr．Paul asked about the cure for the 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 Mr．Paul．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 made a mistake!A full spoon is too much for the patient．He can take only five drops．"
"I'm sorry，sir，"said Mr．Paul coldly，"but it's too late．Your patient has died．"
51．The student's description of the illness wasB．
A．not correct
B．accepted
C．completely discouraging
D．not satisfying
52．Before he left the room the student was almost sure thatA．
A．he had passed the exam，and the only thing was to wait for the mark
B．his last answer had been wrong
C．he had not done well in the exam
D．he had made a mistake
53．Which guess is the most reasonable from the passageD？
A．The student must have passed the exam．
B．Mr．Paul must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark．
C．The student must have been very happy when he heard"Your patient has died．"．
D．The student may not have passed the exam．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了医学教授保罗先生，他对学生要求严格，因此学生参加考试的时候都会很紧张，而保罗先生对医学的态度很严谨．
解答 51．B 推理判断题．根据第二段中的"…his description of which turned to be OK．"可知学生对于疾病的描述是正确的．accepted"可以接受的"，
故选B．
52．A 推理判断题．从第二、三、四段中可以看出学生对老师提出的每个问题都回答得很干脆，从而可以直接推断出他对于自己的回答很自信、满意，故选A
53．D 推理判断题，根据倒数第二段"Mr．Professor，I've made a mistake!A full spoon is too much for the patient．He can take only five drops．""I'm sorry，sir，"said Mr．Paul coldly，"but it's too late．Your patient has died．"可知这个学生在考试的时候犯了一个错误，这个错误会导致病人死亡，因此他可能考试不会通过，故选D．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
