1．Peanuts to This
Proudly reading my words，I glanced around the room，only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes．Confused，I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher．Having no choice，I slowly raised the report I had slaved over，hoping to hide myself．"What could be causing everyone to act this way？"
Quickly，I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task．This was the first real talk I received in my new school．It seemed simple：go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington．Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country，I had never heard of that name before．As I searched the name of this fellow，it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different!One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts，while the other led some sort of army across America．I stared at the screen，wondering which one my teacher meant．I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice； flip （掷） a coin．Heads-the commander，and tails-the peanuts guy．Ah!Tails，my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter，George Washington Carver．
Weeks later，standing before this unfriendly mass，I was totally lost．Oh well，I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk， burning to find out what I had done wrong．As a classmate began his report，it all became clear，"My report is on George Washington，the man who started the American Revolution．"The whole world became quite!How could I know that she meant that George Washington？
Obviously，my grade was awful．Heartbroken but fearless，I decided to turn this around．I talked to Miss Lancelot，but she insisted：No re-dos； no new grade．I felt that the punishment was not justified，and I believed I deserved a second chance．Consequently，I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year．Ten months later，that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster's office with my grandfather，now having an entirely different conversation．I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade．Justice is sweet!
60．What did the author's classmates think about his report？B
A．Controversial． B．Ridiculous．
C．Boring． D．Puzzling．
61．Why was the author confused about the task？A
A．He was unfamiliar with American history．
B．He followed the advice and flipped a coin．
C．He forgot his teacher's instruction．
D．He was new at the school．
62．The underlined word"burning"in Para.3 probably meansD
A．annoyed B．ashamed
C．ready D．eager
63．In the end，the author turned things aroundB
A．by redoing his task
B．through his own efforts
C．with the help of his grandfather
D．under the guidance of his headmaster．
分析 文章大意：老师布置作业给学生，写一篇关於华盛顿的报告．作者是新移民，在网上查到两个叫华盛顿的，不知道老师要他写哪个人．于是去问爷爷．爷爷也不知道，让孙子去猜，即丢硬币决定写哪一个华盛顿．结果，是写那个发明花生酱的华盛顿．当孩子在班里读报告的时候，全班孩子们都笑出眼泪来了．老师也不给孩子重写的机会，也没有成绩．后来，孩子很努力，得到学校领导的认可，校长通知他可以跳一级．
解答 60．B 推理判断题．ridiculous 可笑的．第一段中only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes．可知同学们觉得我的报告很滑稽可笑．
61．A 推理判断题．根据文章第二段中 Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country，I had never heard of that name before．可知作者对美国历史是不了解的．
62．D 词义猜测题．根据文章第三段第二句I lowed down the paper and sat down at my desk，可知我不知道发生了什么，所以在我发言后，希望知道为什么大家如此反应的原因，即eager to find out what I had done wrong．
63．B 推理判断题．根据文章第四段中Consequently，I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year．可知，作者在接下来的时间里投入很大精力去努力学习．
点评 故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，尤其要分析文章的结尾，另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节的理解，把握作者的态度．
