Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York . One day , Mrs. O’Neil gave a maths test to our class . When the papers were marked , she found that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes in the test .
There is nothing new about cheating in exams . Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neil didn’t even say one word about it . She only asked the twelve boys to stay after class . I was one of the twelve .
Mrs. O’Neil asked no questions , and she didn’t scold us , either . Instead , she wrote the following words on the blackboard : On your way home you find some money and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out . Later someone comes to ask you if you have found some money he lost . What will you do ?
She then ordered us to write down the question , and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own answer to it .
I don’t know about the other eleven children . Speaking for myself I can say : it was the most important single thing of my life. From then on , I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a decision .
Because of this , Mrs . O’Neil has become the most unforgettable teacher for me in my whole life . I often think of this : if Mrs . O’Neil had scolded us as many other teachers often did , would I go on cheating every day ?
小題1:Who wrote this story ?
A．A student in New York who is not interested in maths .
B．Mrs. O’Neil from New York who found some money on her way home .
C．An old maths teacher in a middle school .
D．An old person who once lived in New York when he was young .
小題2:When did the story happen?
A．Over sixty years ago .B．Over fifty years ago .
C．Over seventy years ago .D．Over eighty years ago .
小題3:In the sentence “…she didn’t scold us either” , what does “scold” maybe mean ?
A．表揚B．批評C．教育D．原諒
小題4:When Mrs. O’Neil found twelve boys made exactly the same mistakes in the test , she      .
A．became very , very angry and shouted at the children for an hour
B．thought maybe she made some mistakes in her teaching
C．tried to find out who made the mistakes first
D．wanted to teach the twelve boys to stop cheating
小題5:Why did the writer think Mrs. O’Neil unforgettable ?
A．Because Mrs. O’Neil often gave her student maths tests .
B．Because Mrs. O’Neil taught maths very well .
C．Because Mrs. O’Neil loved her students as she loved her own children .
D．Because Mrs. O’Neil taught a very important lesson to the writer .

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:D

小題1:根據(jù), Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York .可知這是一位在五十年前,年輕時在紐約住過的老人,故選D,所給答案有誤.
小題1:根據(jù)Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York . One day , 描述,可知這個故事發(fā)生在五十年前,故選B.
小題1:聯(lián)系上下文描述,他認為我們作弊了,我認為理應受到批評.故選B.
小題1:根據(jù)短文三四段描述,可知這位老師只是想讓學生不在作弊,故選D.
小題1:根據(jù)I often think of this : if Mrs . O’Neil had scolded us as many other teachers often did , would I go on cheating every day ?描述,可知我的老師給我上了重要的一課,故選D.
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