Mr Henry taught sixth grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a 1 about an animal called the cattywampus, a kind of animal that died out during the Ice Age. He 2 around a skull（頭蓋骨）as he walked. We all took 3 and later had a test.

When he returned my paper, I was 4 .There was a big red “×” through each of my answers. I had failed! 5 must be some mistake! I had written down 6 what Mr Henry

said. Then I learned that everyone in the class had 7 . What had happened? Very simple, Mr Henry 8 . He had invented this cattywampus. There had never 9 any such animal. The information in our notes was, 10 , incorrect. Did we expect our marks for incorrect answers? Needless to say, we were 11 .

What kind of test was this? And what kind of teacher? Mr Henry said he 12 we would learn something from this experience. 13 and textbooks are not perfect. 14 no one is. He told us not to 15 our minds go to sleep, and to speak out 16 we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.

Every class was an exciting one 17 Mr Henry. I can still remember some science periods from beginning to end. I haven’t made any great scientific subjects, 18 Mr Henry’s class gave me and my classmates something 19 , like the courage to look people in the 20 　and tell them they are wrong. He also showed us that you can have fun doing it.

1.A.magazine　　 B. book　　　　 C. report　　　　 D. lecture

2.A.walked　　　 B. grasped　　　 C. passed　　　　 D. looked

3.A.notes　　　　 B. exercises　　 C. attentions　　　 D. cares

4.A.excited　　　 B. inspired　　　 C. worried　　　 D. surprised

5.A.There　　　 B. It　　　　　　 C. He　　　　　 D. I

6.A.exactly　　 B. fast　　　　　 C. slowly　　　 D. quietly

7.A.failed　　　 B. defeated　　　 C. succeeded　 　D. beat

8.A.announced　 B. expressed　　　 C. proved　　　 D. explained

9.A.had　　　　 B. stayed　　　　 C. been　　　　 D. kept

10.A.however　 B. otherwise　　　 C. besides　　　 D. therefore

11.A.happy　　 B. worried　　　　 C. excited　　　 D. angry

12.A.suggested　 B. meant　　　　 C. hoped　　　　 D. wished

13.A.Teachers　 B. Headmasters　 C. Students　　　 D. Persons

14.A.After all　 B. In fact　　　　 C. At any time　 D. Above all

15.A.permit　　 B. let　　　　　　 C. leave　　　　 D. help

16.A.that　　　 B. whether　　　　 C. while　　　　 D. if

17.A.with　　　 B. about　　　　　 C. of　　　　　 D. for

18.A.but　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　 D. or

19.A.strange　　 B. important　　　 C. curious　　　 D. serious

20.A.eye 　　　 B. brain　　　　　 C. head　　　　 D. hand

 

1、D。教師的職業(yè)行為就是“give a lecture（授課）”。

2、C。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可以推知是將頭蓋骨傳遞給學(xué)生看。

3、A。由第10空前的notes可以推定答案。

4、D。滿以為根據(jù)記錄答題不會(huì)有錯(cuò)，故當(dāng)看到自己試卷上的大“×”時(shí)怎么能不“驚訝”呢？

5、A。根據(jù)句子意義和結(jié)構(gòu)判定。

6、A。作者認(rèn)為不可能出錯(cuò)，因?yàn)樗堋熬_地”記下了老師所說(shuō)的話。

7、A。由下文可知，考試未通過(guò)的不只作者一人。

8、D。下面就是亨利先生的“解釋”。

9、C。根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)答題。

10、D。與前一句有邏輯上的因果關(guān)系。

11、D。原來(lái)大家是被愚弄了，自然感到生氣。由下面的兩個(gè)表示反問(wèn)的句子也可體會(huì)出學(xué)生們當(dāng)時(shí)的心情。

12、C。hope表示了亨利先生那樣做的用意。

13、A。亨利先生的話是針對(duì)學(xué)生過(guò)分迷信老師和課本而言的。

14、B。沒(méi)有人是完美無(wú)缺的，這是事實(shí)。

15、B。根據(jù)詞的用法選定。

16、D。后面的分句指的是說(shuō)出心里話的“條件”。

17、A。強(qiáng)調(diào)和亨利先生在一起的每節(jié)課。

18、A。前后分句意義相反。

19、B。后面的補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明足以表明亨利先生教給學(xué)生的東西是很有益的，這些東西對(duì)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)是很重要的。

20、A。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，盯著他人的“眼睛”指出其錯(cuò)誤是需要勇氣的。

 

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