Question

    John was a good student but he didn't respect others. One day, his mother gave him a drum as a birthday gift. He often went around the classroom playing his drum. When others asked him to keep quiet or play somewhere else, John refused.

John's classmates couldn't bear the noisy drum, so they stopped playing with him. Peter, one of his classmates invented special earplugs which allowed people to hear normal sounds, but stopped the bad ones. John got very angry with Peter. He even had a big fight with Peter.

A few days later, a clock was put into the classroom, just next to the desk of John. The clock was making the noise like “Tick tock, tick tock.” John couldn't concentrate on(专注于……)his study at all. However, the others, with their special earplugs, were OK. Soon John started to realize how much he had disturbed(打扰) his classmates with the drum, and how silly it had been to fight with Peter. In order to change the situation, John decided to say sorry to his classmates. What's more, he no longer played his drum in the classroom. Seeing John's great changes, his classmates finally forgave(原谅) him and decided to play with him again.

From then on, John changed a lot and got along well with his classmates.

1.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A.John was not a good student because he didn't respect others.

B.John got a drum from his mother as a birthday present.

C.John refused to keep quiet or play his drum somewhere else.

D.John liked to play his drum.

2.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “earplugs”？

A.耳朵 B.耳塞 C.耳环 D.耳机

3.Why did John's classmates stop playing with him?

A.Because they couldn't bear his noisy drum.

B.Because he had a big fight with Peter.

C.Because Peter invented special earplugs.

D.Because the music he played was not wonderful.

4.How did John make his classmates forgive him?

A.By wearing a special earplug.

B.By putting a clock into the classroom.

C.By asking his teacher for help.

D.By saying sorry to his classmates and no longer playing his drum in the classroom.

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A.We should stop playing with others if they make noises.

B.We should have a big fight with the person who disturbs us.

C.We should respect and get along well with each other.

D.We should not play an instrument in the classroom.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

John是一个好学生，但是他不尊重其他人。他总是在教室里敲鼓，严重影响了其他同学。但是他却不以为然。直到有一天一个钟表一直在他的身边响，他才意识到他对同学们的打扰。因此他决定向同学们道歉。

1.细节理解题。根据“John was a good student but he didn't respect others.”可知John是个好学生，但是不尊敬别人，因此A选项是错误的；根据“…his mother gave him a drum as a birthday gift.”可知鼓是John妈妈给他的生日礼物，因此B选项是正确的；根据“When others asked him to keep quiet or play somewhere else, John refused.”可知当其他人要求他小声点的时候，他拒绝了，因此C选项是正确的；根据“He often went around the classroom playing his drum.”他经常敲鼓可推测他喜欢敲鼓，因此D选项是正确的。故选A。

2.词义推断题。此句是定语从句，先行词为earplugs，从句“…which allowed people to hear normal sounds, but stopped the bad ones.”可推测这是一款耳塞，可以听到正常的音声，来屏蔽不好的声音。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“John's classmates couldn't bear the noisy drum, so they stopped playing with him.”可知John的同学去阻止他打鼓是因为他们受不了鼓的噪声。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据“In order to change the situation, John decided to say sorry to his classmates. What's more, he no longer played his drum in the classroom.”可知John想改变现状，因此决定跟同学们说对不起，并且决定不再敲鼓。故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据“John was a good student but he didn't respect others.”和“From then on, John changed a lot and got along well with his classmates.”以及全文内容可知，刚才开始John是个不尊重人的人，然后通过他敲鼓影响其他人这件事，他做出了改变，然后跟同学们相处融洽了。用这件事来告诉人们要尊重他人，并且互相相处融洽。故选C。