Question

Donald was not very good at maths. He could not understand the teacher’s explanations. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald still could not understand it. “Never mind,” Donald told himself. “I’m quite good at other subjects. I’ll cheat in the maths exam, then I won’t be in trouble.”

“I will sit next to the boy who’s best at maths,” he thought, “and copy down his answers.” The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Brian Smith, who always was at the top of the class in maths. Donald carefully copied Brian’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded them. Then she said, “Well, boys and girls. I’ve decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. However, it’s difficult for me to decide who to give the prize to, because two students, Doanld and Brian, got the same grade.”

“Let them share it,” one of the other students said.

“I have thought about that,” the teacher said, “but I have decided to give the prize to Brian.” Donald was angry when he heard this. He stood up and said. “That is not fair. I got the same grade as Brian.” “That is true,” the teacher said. “However, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know,’ while yours was ‘Neither do I.’”

1.Donald decided to cheat in the maths exam because_________.

A. he was always at the top of the class in maths

B. he understood the questions

C. he was not very good at maths

D. the maths teacher did not explain the questions carefully

2.Donald got a high grade in maths because __________

A. maths was his best subject

B. the questions were easy

C. he copied from another boy

D. the teacher explained the questions carefully

3.Donald got the same grade as Brian because _________.

A. both boys were good at maths

B. Donald cheated

C. Brian copied Donald’s answers

D. the question were very easy

4.The teacher knew it was Donald who cheated because _______.

A. his answers were the same as Brian’s

B. he wrote “I don’t know” as an answer

C. he got the same wrong answers as Brian

D. he wrote the words “Neither do I”

5.Why was he angry when Donald heard that the teacher would give a prize to Brian?

A. Because he got the same grade as Brian.

B. Because Brian copied him.

C. Because the teacher didn’t know Donald’s answers.

D. Because he cheated in the maths exam.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：Donald對數學一竅不通，無論老師怎樣講解，他就是聽不懂。不過，Donald并不擔心數學考試，因為他認為考數學的時候可以抄別人的答案。在一次數學考試中，Donald抄襲了Brian的答案，得到了和Brian一樣的分數，但是老師一眼就看出是Donald作弊了。

1.Donald was not very good at maths...”可知，Donald一點也不擅長數學，所以他才決定考數學的時候作弊，故選C。

2.Donald carefully copied Brian’s answers onto his own exam paper.”可知，Donald抄襲了Brian的答案，故選C。

3.Doanld and Brian, got the same grade.”可知，他倆的得分一樣高，根據第二段第三行“Donald carefully copied Brian’s answers onto his own exam paper.”可知，Donald是因為抄襲了Brian的答案才考了高分的，故選B。

4.“However, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know,’ while yours was ‘Neither do I.’””可知，Brian第18題寫的是“我不會”，Donald寫的是“我也不會”，說明Donald抄襲了Brian的答案，故選D。

5.“That is not fair. I got the same grade as Brian.””可知，Donald認為自己的分數和Brian的一樣高，理應獲得獎品，故選A。

考點：教育類短文閱讀