One day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important positi
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One day a student went to see his teacher.He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye tohis teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. Thestudent answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats,one for each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher gotangry on hearing this. “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of myteaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,” the student roseto his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you have always been absorbed inyour studies and don’t know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who areabove flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” theteacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats” on.
1.The student came to say goodbye to histeacher because_____________.
| A.he had got hundred hats to sell |
| B.he had got a fairly high position in society |
| C.he wanted to see his parents in his home town |
| D.he moved away to another city |
2.The student would live among highofficials by___________.
| A.selling hats to them | B.making a hundred hats for them |
| C.flattering them | D.serving them |
3.The teacher was angry with__________.
| A.himself | B.the society | C.his student | D.high officials |
4.The phrase “rose to his feet”means________.
| A.stood up | B.kicked with his feet |
| C.became quite excited | D.raised his feet |
5.The teacher____________.
| A.liked to be flattered as well |
| B.really knew nothing about the vulgar world |
| C.was in need of a high hat |
| D.was satisfied with the new hat |
试题答案
【答案】
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.A
5.A
【解析】
1.细节题:从文章的句子:He had been given an important position and now was coming to saygoodbye to his teacher.说明他去看老师是因为现在的社会地位高了。选B。
2.推理题:从学生说的话:I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one foreach official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.说明他是在给一些高官拍马屁。选C。
3.推理题:从老师所的话:Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing butflatterer 可知是对学生生气了,选C。
4.A 固定词组rise to one’s feet:站起来。
5.从文章的最后一句话the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats”on.可知老师也喜欢戴高帽。选A 。