Question

【題目】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】本文主要講了Murray老師接手一個新的班級，為了打破班上學生們沉默的局面，老師想出一個好的辦法。

【1】細節理解題。由The children in the class remained silent, as this was totally unexpected.可知起初孩子們仍然保持沉默是因為他們對現在的情況感覺很吃驚，選C。

【2】推理判斷題。由The children looked amazed, but pleased.和As if something had suddenly awakened the children, the silence in the room ended suddenly.可推斷出班里的孩子們喜歡寫他們自己的情歌，選C。

【3】推理判斷題。Murray老師接手一個新的班級，為了打破班上學生們沉默的局面，老師想出一個好的辦法，由此可見，Murray老師非常的聰明，并且由 “I am also a music teacher, so I will be able to help you write your new love songs.” 可推斷出Murray老師是一個樂于助人的人，選B。

任何一篇文章中的句子在內容上都不是絕對孤立的，都跟句子所在的段落及整篇文章有關。利用上下文提供的情景和線索，進行合乎邏輯的綜合分析進而推測詞義最常見的就是利用上下文語境、常識和語法關系推斷詞義。特別要重視所需推斷詞匯前后的內容。小題1細節理解題。由The children in the class remained silent, as this was totally unexpected.可知起初孩子們仍然保持沉默是因為他們對現在的情況感覺很吃驚，選C。