Question

A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school. The teacher asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was about the love of their great country. All the little ones were sitting in a large meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said , " Boys and girls . I studied in this school forty years ago. When I was your age, we were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy now?"

No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in the front put up his small dirty hand. "Good boy! Please answer me, dear." said the officer.

With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, "If you speak long enough, we won't have Maths and biology lessons this morning."

1.The old man came back to school_______.

A. to listen to a talk B. to have lessons

C. to give a talk D. to see his children

2.The officer studied in this school when he was_______.

A. fifty B. ten C. twenty D. thirty

3.The children were thought to be_______ before.

A. as good as B. as well as

C. as happy as D. much happier than

4.The short boy in the front_______.

A. didn't understand the question but answered it

B. told the truth

C. wanted to make others laugh

D. wanted to make the officer angry

5.After reading the last part of the story, we know the_______.

A. the short boy liked the talk very much

B. all the children liked the talk

C. the short boy didn't like to study his lessons

D. some of the children liked to listen to a funny story

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：一位50岁的美国军官回到他的母校。老师让他给这些小男孩和小女孩们做一个报告。谈论关于爱国的话题。军官问孩子们为什么，在今天大家很开心，很幸福？这时站在前排的一名小男孩说了实话，如果军官的演讲时间长一些，他们就可以不用上数学课和生物课了。

1.The teacher asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there.句意：老师让他给这些小男孩和小女孩们做一个报告。结合选项，第三项正确。故选C

2.I studied in this school forty years ago.句意：我在这所学校学习，那是四十年前的事了。联系上文，这位军官现在是五十岁，四十年前，就是十岁。故选B

3.When I was your age, we were not as happy as you are today.句意：当我在你们这个年龄的时候，我们不如你们快乐。因此，他认为现在的孩子们是比以前更加快乐的多。因此第四项正确。故选D

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考点：故事类短文阅读。