
Mr. Johnson was an excellent maths teacher. His students would never ____1____ their first class he gave them. He always wrote the numbers 2 and 4 on the blackboard in the first class to his ____2____ students, and asked them, “What is the answer?”
Whenever he asked this question, some of his students said 6 was the ____3____. Some others thought that 2 was more proper and some of them ____4____ 8 as the answer. Moreover, there were still others who were just ____5____ on their seats without a word.
While the students were discussing what the answer was, Mr. Johnson always ____6____ their reply patiently. Finally, he sighed (叹气) and said, “Your ____7____ is useless because none of you focused your attention on the point: What ____8____ the question is asked about. Did I ask you to do anything about the two ____9____? Were they asked to be added, subtracted (减) or to do some other calculations (计算)? If you don’t know the question exactly, how can you give a ____10____ answer?”
So let that be a lesson to all of us: It is important to know what the question is before we try to find out the key.
1.1.
A face
B accept
C forget
D cancel
解析:选C。根据前文“Mr. Johnson was an excellent maths teacher.”可知约翰逊先生是一位优秀的数学老师,所以他的学生永远不会“忘记(forget)”他给他们上的第一堂课。A选项“face”意为“面对”;B选项“accept”意为“接受”;D选项“cancel”意为“取消”,均不符合语境。故选C。
2.2.
A new
B wise
C famous
D honest
解析:选A。因为是第一节课,所以是给“新的(new)”学生上课。B选项“wise”意为“明智的”;C选项“famous”意为“著名的”;D选项“honest”意为“诚实的”,都不符合第一节课面对新学生的情境。故选A。
3.3.
A age
B key
C time
D score
解析:选B。根据后文提到学生给出不同答案以及老师强调要明确问题才能找到关键,可知这里说一些学生认为6是“关键(key)”答案。A选项“age”意为“年龄”;C选项“time”意为“时间”;D选项“score”意为“分数”,均不符合文意。故选B。
4.4.
A caught
B chose
C covered
D corrected
解析:选B。这里说一些学生“选择(chose)”8作为答案。A选项“caught”意为“抓住”;C选项“covered”意为“覆盖”;D选项“corrected”意为“纠正”,都不符合语境。故选B。
5.5.
A jumping
B landing
C sitting
D walking
解析:选C。根据“without a word”可知还有一些学生只是“坐(sitting)”在座位上一言不发。A选项“jumping”意为“跳跃”;B选项“landing”意为“着陆”;D选项“walking”意为“走路”,均不符合。故选C。
6.6.
A learned from
B dreamed of
C believed in
D waited for
解析:选D。当学生们讨论答案时,约翰逊先生总是“等待(waited for)”他们的回答。A选项“learned from”意为“从……学习”;B选项“dreamed of”意为“梦想”;C选项“believed in”意为“相信”,都不符合老师等待学生回答的情境。故选D。
7.7.
A invention
B translation
C collection
D discussion
解析:选D。根据前文学生们在讨论答案可知,这里老师说你们的“讨论(discussion)”是没用的。A选项“invention”意为“发明”;B选项“translation”意为“翻译”;C选项“collection”意为“收集”,均不符合语境。故选D。
8.8.
A usually
B exactly
C directly
D suddenly
解析:选B。老师强调关键在于问题“确切地(exactly)”是关于什么的。A选项“usually”意为“通常”;C选项“directly”意为“直接地”;D选项“suddenly”意为“突然地”,均不符合文意。故选B。
9.9.
A numbers
B lines
C letters
D shapes
解析:选A。根据前文“He always wrote the numbers 2 and 4 on the blackboard”可知老师问的是关于这两个“数字(numbers)”的问题。B选项“lines”意为“线条”;C选项“letters”意为“字母”;D选项“shapes”意为“形状”,均不符合。故选A。
10.10.
A quick
B short
C right
D ready
解析:选C。如果不知道确切的问题,怎么能给出“正确的(right)”答案呢?A选项“quick”意为“快速的”;B选项“short”意为“短的”;D选项“ready”意为“准备好的”,均不符合语境。故选C。