14.Peanuts to This
Proudly reading my words,I glanced around the room,only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.Confused,I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher.Having no choice,I slowly raised the report I had slaved over,hoping to hide myself."What could be causing everyone to act this way?"
Quickly,I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task.This was the first real talk I received in my new school.It seemed simple go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington.Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country,I had never heard of that name before.As I searched the name of this fellow,it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different!One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts,while the other led some sort of army across America.I stared at the screen,wondering which one my teacher meant.I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (擲) a coin.Heads-the commander,and tails-the peanuts guy.Ah!Tails,my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter,George Washington Carver.
Weeks later,standing before this unfriendly mass,I was totally lost.Oh well,I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong.As a classmate began his report,it all became clear,"My report is on George Washington,the man who started the American Revolution."The whole world became quite!How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously,my grade was awful.Heartbroken but fearless,I decided to turn this around.I talked to Miss Lancelot,but she insisted No re-dos; no new grade.I felt that the punishment was not justified,and I believed I deserved a second chance.Consequently,I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.Ten months later,that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster's office with my grandfather,now having an entirely different conversation.I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade.Justice is sweet!
53.Why was the author confused about the task?A
A.He was unfamiliar with American history.
B.He followed the advice and flipped a coin.
C.He forgot his teacher's instruction.
D.He was new at the school.
54.The underlined word"burning"in Para.3probably meansD.
A.a(chǎn)ngry B.Ashamed C.ready D.eager
55.In the end,the author turned things aroundB.
A.by redoing his task
B.through his own efforts
C.with the help of his grandfather
D.under the guidance of his headmaster.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文,文章介紹了主人公"我"在完成老師交待的任務(wù)時,對美國歷史不是很熟悉,介紹的華盛頓這個人物不是歷史上領(lǐng)導(dǎo)美國革命的華盛頓,而是另外一個人.在課堂上,讀自己寫的有關(guān)人物的報告時,引起了同學(xué)的嘲笑,分數(shù)也很低,接下來的時間,主人公"我"努力學(xué)習(xí),并最終取得了好的成績.
解答 53.答案:A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段中"Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country,I had never heard of that name before."知,作者對美國歷史不熟悉.故選A.
54.答案:D.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)"I lowed down the paper and sat down at my desk,burning to find out what I had done wrong."可知,我不知道發(fā)生了什么,所以在我發(fā)言后,希望知道為什么大家如此反應(yīng)的原因.所以burning在這里相當(dāng)于eager.故選D.
55.答案:B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段中"Consequently,I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year."可知,作者通過自己的努力改變了事情的結(jié)果.故選B.
點評 本文是一篇記敘文,題目涉及細節(jié)理解題,詞義猜測題,做題時應(yīng)結(jié)合文章上下文內(nèi)容,仔細閱讀原文,并根據(jù)所給選項的含義進行分析,從而得出正確答案.切記胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).