Question

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Jim is a famous English teacher now. But he said he was not a good ______ when he was young. He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, ______ he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher asked the students a question, “When Mary was ten years old, ______ brother Bob was twenty. Mary is fifteen now and how old is her brother Bob?” Jim said, “That’s easy. Bob is twice as ______ as Mary, so he is now thirty.”

Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, “When it thunders, ______ do we always see the light before we ______ the sound?”  

“But, Miss,” said Jim quickly, “don’t you ______ our eyes are in front of our ears?”

1.A. teacher    B. farmer    C. student

2.A. but    B. and    C. or

3.A. your    B. her    C. his

4.A. old    B. young    C. tall

5.A. what    B. when    C. why

6.A. see    B. hear    C. smell

7.A. hope    B. read    C. know

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

【解析】本文讲述了著名教师吉姆小时候的故事。他经常上课迟到，在课堂上睡觉以及在课堂上闹得一些笑话。

1.根据He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework可知，他不是一个好学生。故选C。

2.联系上下文可知，本题前后句是转折关系。故选A。

3.此题考查形容词性的物主代词，Mary是女孩的名字，其形容词性的物主代词是her。故选B。

4.英语中表示两人年龄一样大用as old as。故选A。

5.句意：为什么我们在打雷之前先看到闪电？为什么用why。故选C。

6.和Sound(声音)连接的动词应该是hear(听到)。故选B。

7.句意：难道你不知道我们的眼睛长在耳朵的前面吗？知道是know。故选C。