MOST recently, my world has been shaken by the death of a teacher at my school. He was Dr Allan Woolley and he was only 52. Suddenly he took his own life, which remains a mystery.

That morning, everyone sensed that something wasn't right. During our lessons, an announcement was made that an assembly (集會) was scheduled for morning break, which was only done in emergencies.

Once morning break came, the entire school gathered in the main hall. As our headmaster marched out to announce the "momentous (重大的) news", it felt like the air around us trembled . Many students broke down in tears, and the reaction afterward was intensely powerful and unifying .  

The headmaster said that students were allowed to miss lessons and have a free period to collect themselves if they found the news too distressing (悲傷的). Many students went outside and shared memories of Dr Woolley to control theirselves.

Dr Woolley taught me chemistry two years ago, but up until his death he still taught many of my close friends. Many of my friends were so shocked that they still couldn't believe the person that they had owed (欠) some homework to was now dead.

It was heart-warming to spend time with teachers that morning and get to know more about them. Despite the time of sadness, I feel that every cloud has a silver lining. Although Dr Woolley's death is something nobody wanted to see, we must move on.

What did the students feel at the news of his teacher’s death?

A.unhappy   B shocked    C.surprised    D.silent

What does the underlined word “collect” in Paragraph4 mean?

A. bring something together  B.calm  down  

C. increase in amount        D.get and keep

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The real cause of Dr Woolley’s death is known to us.

B.Many students didn’t prepare themselves for the bad news so that they felt very sad.

C.It takes the whole school some time to recover from the dispressing news.

D.Dr Woolley’s death allows students to understand teachers better.

It can be inferred from the underlined sentences in the last paregraph that______.

A.Dr Woolley’s death made students sad.

B.There is still some comfort and hope in trouble

C.Dr Woolley’s death disappointed students greatly

D.We should forget the fact to study better.

The best title for the passage should be_______.

A. Our School Faces a Tragedy 

B. Dr Woolley—A Great Teacher

C. The Living Live For the Death

D. Lesson From the Death.

【小題1】B

【小題2】D

【小題3】A

【小題4】B

【小題5】A


解析:

【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段“my world has been shaken by the death of a teacher at my school” 和第三段“it felt like the air around us trembled”可知學(xué)生聽到這個(gè)消息時(shí)，萬分震驚。A、C、D三項(xiàng)均不能準(zhǔn)確地表達(dá)出作者的內(nèi)心感受。

【小題2】詞義猜測題。由上文可知, 老師的突然死亡令學(xué)生們極度傷心, 學(xué)�？梢宰屗麄儾簧险n, 給他們自己的時(shí)間來緩解這一情緒, 再由下文 “…went outside and shared memories of Dr Woolley to control themselves.”可以推出collect的意思為D(鎮(zhèn)靜下來)。

【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第一段 “Suddenly he took his own life, which remains a mystery.”可知文章并沒告訴我們他自殺的原因, 故A項(xiàng)符合題意, 為最佳答案。 B、C、D文中均有明確表述。

【小題4】 推理判斷題。最后一段指出，學(xué)生感到和老師們在一起，更多了解他們，是件暖心的事，同時(shí)也給同學(xué)們慰籍，促使他們繼續(xù)前行。由此可以推出B項(xiàng)。A項(xiàng)文中有明確表述，C、D項(xiàng)本身表述錯(cuò)誤�！癮 silver lining”的意思為“困難中看到的一點(diǎn)慰藉。

【小題5】題目概括題，通覽全文后可知：老師突然離世，整個(gè)校園都沉浸在悲痛之中，故正確答案為A。

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