Question

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”

Within a few seconds, Laiq confidently, “Four!”

The confused teacher was expecting a(n) correct answer, three. She was disappointed. “Maybe the child did not listen .” she thought. She , “Laiq, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”

Laiq had seen the on his teacher’s face. He again on his fingers. But within him he was also the answer that would make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four.”

The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. Suddenly she that Laiq like strawberries. She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question. This time with an excitement in her she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?”

Seeing the teacher , young Laiq calculate on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new to succeed. a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, “Three?”

The teacher now had a smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to herself. But one last thing remained. she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?”

Confidently Laiq answered, “Four!” The teacher was . “How Laiq, How?” she demanded in a little annoyed voice.

In a voice that was and hesitating young Laiq replied, “Because I already have one in my bag.”

The story tells us: someone gives you an answer that is from what you expect, don’t think they are wrong. There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet.

1.A. replied B. added C. told D. wrote

2.A. careless B. effortless C. worthless D. selfless

3.A. Possibly B. actively C. strictly D. properly

4.A. repeated B. ordered C. whispered D. complained

5.A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. punishment D. determination

6.A. recognized B. discovered C. calculated D. insisted

7.A. searching for B. waiting for C. arguing about D. talking about

8.A. decided B. noticed C. expressed D. remembered

9.A. mouth B. hands C. eyes D. nose

10.A. sad B. happy C. pitiful D. lovely

11.A. invention B. system C. reform D. approach

12.A. On B. In C. With D. By

13.A. victorious B. precious C. lasting D. appealing

14.A. thank B. congratulate C. help D. enjoy

15.A. Above all B. In vain C. On purpose D. Once again

16.A. astonished B. concerned C. amused D. relaxed

17.A. high B. clear C. easy D. low

18.A. strawberry B. apple C. coin D. box

19.A. Before B. After C. Until D. When

20.A. free B. absent C. different D. safe

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章通過老師讓男孩數(shù)蘋果的故事，說明當(dāng)別人的答案與你所期望的答案不一樣時，千萬不要武斷地認(rèn)定那就是錯的，因?yàn)閯e人的立場和角度不一定與你相同，其中也可能存在你并不了解的內(nèi)情。

1.小題1】考查動詞：A． told告訴，B． added增加，C． replied回答，D． wrote寫，上文是A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him 老師在問男孩蘋果的數(shù)量，后面是：過了一會，男孩自信的回答，選A

2.小題2】考查形容詞：A． worthless一文不值的，B． effortless容易的， 不費(fèi)力氣的，C． careless粗心的，D． selfless自私的，從后面的句子：She was disappointed，可知這個問題很簡單，不需要費(fèi)力氣，老師面露失望神色，她原本期望里奇能脫口而出那個正確答案——“三”個，選B

3.小題3】考查副詞：A． possibly可能，B． actively積極地，C． properly合適地，D． strictly嚴(yán)格地，從后面的"Laiq, listen carefully．可知老師認(rèn)為或許是孩子沒有聽清楚吧。選D

4.小題4】考查動詞：A． repeated重復(fù)，B． ordered 命令，預(yù)定，C whispered低語，耳語，D． complained抱怨，從問題看If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?" 老師是重復(fù)了上面的問題，選A

5.小題5】考查名詞：A． satisfaction滿意，B． disappointment失望，C． punishment 懲罰，D． determination決心，從前面的She was disappointed．可知男孩看見老師臉上失望的表情，選B

6.小題6】考查動詞：A． recognized認(rèn)出，B． discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)，C． calculated計(jì)算，D． insisted堅(jiān)持，從on his fingers可知男孩是用手指計(jì)算，后面的句子：young Laiq calculated on his fingers again也是暗示，選 C

7.小題7】考查動詞短語：A． searching for 尋找，B． waiting for等待，C． arguing about爭論，D． talking about談?wù)摚�用searching for符合當(dāng)時的情境：這次他掰著手指數(shù)得格外認(rèn)真，在心里默默尋找那個會讓老師滿意的答案。選A

8.小題8】考查動詞：A． decided決定，B． noticed 注意到，C． expressed表達(dá)， D． remembered記住，前面老師一直是用蘋果向男孩提問，這次老師想起男孩喜歡吃草莓，選D

9.小題9】考查名詞：A． eyes眼睛，B． hands手，C． mouth嘴，D． nose鼻子，幾個選項(xiàng)只有眼睛里面可以看出興奮的情緒，選C

10.小題10】考查形容詞：A． sad悲傷的，B． happy快樂的，C． pitiful同情的，D． lovely可愛的，從前面的句子：This time with an excitement in her 39 可知是看見老師高興了，選B

11.小題11】考查名詞：A． invention 發(fā)明，B． system系統(tǒng)，C． reform改革，D． approach方法，前面老師一直是用蘋果向男孩提問，這次老師想起男孩喜歡吃草莓，可知老師是用了新的方法，后面也提到了Her approach had succeeded．選D

12.小題12】考查介詞：A． On在…上面，B． In在…里面，C． With和…一起，有著，D． By通過，這里指里奇帶著遲疑的表情，微笑著答道：“三顆”。選C

13.小題13】考查形容詞：A． victorious勝利的，B． precious珍貴的，C． lasting持久的， D． appealing吸引人的，男孩的答案終于對了，說明老師的方法對了，老師帶著勝利的表情，選A

14.小題14】考查動詞：A． thank感謝，B． congratulate 祝賀，C． help幫助，D． enjoy享受，congratulate oneself感到慶幸，符合當(dāng)時的情境，老師慶幸自己用了這個方法，選B

15.小題15】考查詞組：A． Above all最重要的是，B． In vain徒勞地，C． On purpose故意地，D． Once again再一次，前面老師已經(jīng)問過兩次蘋果的問題，這里是再一次詢問，選D

16.小題16】考查形容詞：A． astonished驚訝的，B． concerned擔(dān)心的，關(guān)心的，C． amused感到好笑的，D． relaxed放松的，從后面老師的話， "How Laiq, how?" she demanded in a little annoyed voice．可知老師很驚訝：為什么草莓能算起來看，蘋果就不能呢？選A

17.小題17】考查形容詞：A． high高的，B． low低的，C． easy容易的，D． clear清楚的，修飾聲音應(yīng)該用high或low，而后面的hesitating young Laiq replied,可以看出男孩的聲音是低的，選C

18.小題18】考查名詞：A． strawberry草莓，B． apple蘋果，C． coin硬幣，D． box盒子，現(xiàn)在我們知道男孩為什么會算錯了，因?yàn)樗�已�?jīng)有個蘋果了，選B

19.小題19】考查連詞：A． Before在…前面，B． After 在…后面，C． Until直到，D． When當(dāng)…時候，when引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，當(dāng)有人的回答和你預(yù)料的不一樣的時候，選D

20.小題20】考查形容詞：A． absent缺席的，B． free自由的，C． different 不同的，D． safe安全的，這篇文章中老師問的問題明顯答案是3個，但是男孩的答案和他的不一樣，選C

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