Question

    “Are you listening, Simon?” Simon’s teacher asked. Simon smiled and shook his head. He never listened or tried hard in class. Talking was so much better.

“One of these days, if you listen, you’ll learn something,” Mrs. Jacobs said.

That evening, Simon started to feel a little bit sick. His throat really hurt. He had hot chocolate to make his throat feel better, but it didn’t work. The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say “Good morning”, nothing came out. Simon’s mother looked at him. “Honey, you’ve lost your voice.”

“Can I stay at home?” He tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. His mother checked him for a fever and said he was good enough to go to school, even if he couldn’t talk.

When he got to school, Mrs. Jacobs said “Hello” to him, and he just nodded. When his friends asked him what TV shows he watched last night, he just shrugged (耸肩). By the time the bell rang, almost everyone was looking at him as if he’d grown a third eye or an extra nose.

Penny raised her hand, “Mrs. Jacobs, why isn’t Simon talking?”

“I’m sick. I can’ t talk,” Simon tried to whisper, but no one could understand. He wrote it down instead.

Simon couldn’t talk to his neighbors. In math class he could hold up fingers if the answer was less than 10, but that wasn’t fun. He decided to try to pay attention. You know what? It wasn’t that bad. He could do his homework that night. It gave him more TV time and game time because his work was all done.

The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again the third day, he could talk fine, but he didn’t waste time. He listened and raised his hand to speak.

1.What kind of students was Simon at first?

A.a good student. B.A hard-working student.

C.A student who talked too much. D.A student who liked to tried hard.

2.What happened to Simon the next day?

A.He lost his voice. B.He lost his leg.

C.He argued with his friends. D.His mother got sick.

3.How did Simon’s friends know he was sick at last?

A.By his words. B.By what he wrote. C.By his whisper. D.By his smile on the face.

4.Why did Simon have more TV time and game time that night?

A.Because it was weekend.

B.Because his mother allowed him.

C.Because he could finish all his homework.

D.Because his teacher didn’t give him any homework.

5.What did Simon learn through listening?

A.He learned that he didn’t like school.

B.He learned that his teacher was awful.

C.He learned that his friends disliked him.

D.He learned that he could learn things if he listened.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述的是西蒙平时不听课，不能完成作业，上课总是讲话，后来有一天他生病了说不出话来，所以他试着上课听讲，结果很好，从此他便开始听课。

1.细节理解题。根据文中He never listened or tried hard in class. Talking was so much better.他上课从不认真听讲，也不用功，说话要好的多。可知，它是一个课堂上爱说话的人，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文中The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say “Good morning”, nothing came out. Simon’s mother looked at him. “Honey, you’ve lost your voice.” 第二天早上，当他张开嘴说“早上好”时，什么也没说出来。西蒙的妈妈看着他。“亲爱的，你失声了。”可知，他说不出话了，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“I’m sick. I can’ t talk,” Simon tried to whisper, but no one could understand. He wrote it down instead. “我病了。我不能说话，”西蒙试图低声说，但没人能听懂。他把它写下来了。可知，他写字告诉同学们，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文中It wasn’t that bad. He could do his homework that night. It gave him more TV time and game time because his work was all done. 没那么糟。他那天晚上可以做作业。这给了他更多的电视时间和游戏时间，因为他的工作都完成了。可知，他完成了所有的作业，故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据文中The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again the third day, he could talk fine, but he didn’t waste time. He listened and raised his hand to speak. 第二天，尽管他的声音回来了，但第三天他又保持沉默，他可以说得很好，但他没有浪费时间。他听着，举手发言。可知，他知道了如果他听讲的话他可以学到东西。故选D。