Question

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors （家庭教师）， 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 straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread（铺开）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 books as 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（好奇心）. 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（加号），I knew they weren't joking.”

1.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school？

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

2.Tommy‘s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

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

3.“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 用功                                  B. 捶书

C. 发泄                                  D. 振作

4.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail     B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign  D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

5. From the passage， we can infer（推断）that _______.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistaking（误解）might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了小汤米数学学的不好父母尝试了各中方法但是都没有效果，最后父母送他去了天主教学校。在那个学校汤米变的拼命的学习最后还得了A。原来他入学的第一天看到了被钉在十字架上的耶稣，他认为学不好数学就会被钉在加号上。

1.描述可知小汤米数学学的不好父母尝试了各中方法，但是都不行，所以送他去了天主教的学校。故选C

2.归纳理解题。根据第二段描述可知妈妈吃惊的原因是小汤米努力学习而话语很少，故选D

3.词意猜测题。根据he went back to his room， without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before.可知他返回自己的房间，没有说话立刻就又像之前一样用起功来。故选A。

4.on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed（钉）to the plus sign（加号），I knew they weren't joking.描述及上文描述可知小汤米认为那个人就是因为学不好而被钉在加号上的。故选B。

5.推理判断题。根据短文描述可知正时小汤米的误解导致了他最后学好了数学，所以误解有的时候也是好事情，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。