Question

    There was a person called Sun Shan in the Song Dynasty. One year, he left his hometown for the national examination, and a countryman asked his son to go with Sun Shan. On the day the___________ came out, Sun Shan found that his name came last on the list of the successful students. The son of his countryman___________, became very upset and asked Sun Shan to return first.

After returning home, Sun Shan's neighbors all came to congratulate(祝贺）him on his  success.The countryman asked Sun Shan_______________his son had also passed the examination.

Sun Shan didn't give a___________ answer, but replied humorously, "Sun Shan was the last on the list.Your son came___________Sun Shan." That is to say, the countryman's son failed the examination.

Now, the saying "fall behind Sun Shan" is used to talk about one's failure in an examination or a competition.

1.A.license B.teacher C.result D.course

2.A.agreed B.remained C.cared D.failed

3.A.whether B.when C.how D.why

4.A.clever B.direct C.polite D.general

5.A.before B.with C.without D.after

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

文章大意：文章讲述的是成语“名落孙山”的故事，现在，这个成员被用来指人在考试或竞赛中的失败。

1.句意：结果出来的那天。

license许可证；teacher老师；result结果；course课程，根据后文“Sun Shan found that his name came last on the list of the successful students”可知，应该是结果出来的那天，故选C。

2.句意：他同乡的儿子失败了。

agreed同意；remained仍然是；cared在意；failed失败，根据后文“became very upset and asked Sun Shan to return first”可知，应该是失败了，故选D。

3.句意：乡亲问孙山，他的儿子是否也通过了考试。

Whether是否；when什么时候；how怎样；why为什么，根据所给空前面的asked和后文“his son had also passed the examination”可知，应该是是否，故选A。

4.句意：孙山没有直接回答，而是幽默地回答。

clever聪明的；direct直接的；polite有礼貌的；general一般的，根据后文“but replied humorously”可知，应该是直接回答，故选B。

5.句意：你儿子在孙山后面。

before在……之前；with带有；without没有；after在……之后，根据后文“That is to say, the countryman's son failed the examination”可知，应该是在孙山后面，故选D。