More than 50 music students of New Milford High School in New Jersey, US, got a letter from their headmaster. The letter said that the music department of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department(系) would be shut down.
On a Saturday, two officials greeted the nervous students. They asked the students to play a piece by Richard Strauss. But they had to sing the words to the music – German words!
Other tasks were also difficult. One student had to sing Mary had a Little Lamb, a children’s song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.
After three hours of testing, students waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团). The judges(裁判员) gave them only a passing grade.
The worried New Milford students started to realize they had no chance. “I thought it was over,” said Bryan Olsen-Santana, a junior. “The person next to me was crying. I felt bad for her. I felt bad for myself, too, because music is everything to me.”
But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的): “Someone’s played a joke on you!”
What was going on?
The test was part of a reality TV show (电视真人秀) called “Schooled”. The students’ parents, the school and a TV network had made it together.
Everything was fake. The two “officials” were really comedians (喜剧演员). The “students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra” were from another school. There were hidden cameras. The students’ parents were hiding as they watched.
As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies. They were all from the show’s sponsor (赞助商).
1.What is the letter about?
A.The headmaster would come back next term.
B.The school didn’t have money to run.
C.The music department was in big trouble.
D.The students had to give up music.
2.The students were nervous before the test, because _____.
A.they were not good at music
B.the judges were very strict
C.they thought they couldn’t pass
D.it would decide the future of the music department
3.According to Olsen-Santana, we learn that _____.
A.their school failed the test
B.he likes music very much
C.the test was just a joke
D.the girl next to him was sorry for herself
4.What does the underlined word “fake” mean in the passage?
A.顺利的 B.假扮的
C.受欢迎的 D.便捷的
5.The students didn’t get _____ as gifts.
A.money B.MP3 players
C.digital cameras D.school supplies
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More than 50 music students of New Milford High School in New Jersey, US, got a letter from their headmaster. The letter said that the music department of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department(系) would be shut down.
On a Saturday, two officials greeted the nervous students. They asked the students to play a piece by Richard Strauss. But they had to sing the words to the music – German words!
Other tasks were also difficult. One student had to sing Mary had a Little Lamb, a children’s song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.
After three hours of testing, students waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团). The judges(裁判员) gave them only a passing grade.
The worried New Milford students started to realize they had no chance. “I thought it was over,” said Bryan Olsen-Santana, a junior. “The person next to me was crying. I felt bad for her. I felt bad for myself, too, because music is everything to me.”
But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的): “Someone’s played a joke on you!”
What was going on?
The test was part of a reality TV show (电视真人秀) called “Schooled”. The students’ parents, the school and a TV network had made it together.
Everything was fake. The two “officials” were really comedians (喜剧演员). The “students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra” were from another school. There were hidden cameras. The students’ parents were hiding as they watched.
As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies. They were all from the show’s sponsor (赞助商).
1.What is the letter about?
A.The headmaster would come back next term.
B.The school didn’t have money to run.
C.The music department was in big trouble.
D.The students had to give up music.
2.The students were nervous before the test, because _____.
A.they were not good at music
B.the judges were very strict
C.they thought they couldn’t pass
D.it would decide the future of the music department
3.According to Olsen-Santana, we learn that _____.
A.their school failed the test
B.he likes music very much
C.the test was just a joke
D.the girl next to him was sorry for herself
4.What does the underlined word “fake” mean in the passage?
A.顺利的 B.假扮的
C.受欢迎的 D.便捷的
5.The students didn’t get _____ as gifts.
A.money B.MP3 players
C.digital cameras D.school supplies
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More than 50 music students of New Milford High School in New Jersey, US, got a letter from their headmaster. The letter said that the music department (系) of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department would be closed.
The test came on Saturday. The nervous students were required to play a piece of music created by Richard Strauss. And they had to sing the words to the music — German words! There were also other difficult tasks. One student had to sing Mary Had A Little Lamb, a children’s song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.
After three hours of testing, the students all waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团) while waiting. They had the same test and only got a passing grade.
The worried New Milford High School students started to realize they had no chance. “I thought it was over,” said Bryan Olsen-Santana. “The girl next to me was crying. I felt bad for her. I felt bad for myself, too, because music is everything to me.”
But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的), “Someone has played a joke on you!”
What was going on?
The test was part of a new reality TV show called “Schooled”. The students’ parents, the school and a TV network had made it together. Everything was faked. The “students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra” were students from another school. There were hidden cameras.
The students’ parents were hiding as they watched.
As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies (文具). They were all from the show’s sponsor (赞助商).
1. At the beginning of the story, the music students got a letter which said .
A. the headmaster would be in big trouble
B. the school had a problem with money
C. the students had to pass a test to save the music department
D. the students had to give up music
2.The students were nervous before the test, because .
A. they were not good at music
B. the test was very simple
C. they thought they couldn’t pass
D. the test meant so much
3.According to Olsen-Santana, he must be feeling that .
A. they had failed the test
B. he could have passed the test
C. the test was just a joke
D. the test was never over
4.The underlined word “faked” in the passage means .
A. not real B. not serious C. popular D. stupid
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
More than 50 music students of New Milford High School in New Jersey, US, got a letter from their headmaster. The letter said that the music department (系) of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department would be closed.
The test came on Saturday. The nervous students were required t, o play a piece of music created by Richard Strauss. And they had to sing the words to the music - German words! There were also other difficult tasks. One student had to sing Mary Had A little Lamb, a children's song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.
After three hours of testing, the students all waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团) while waiting. They had the same test and only got a passing grade.
The worried New Milford High School students started to realize they had no chance. But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的), "Someone has played a joke on you TV "
What was going on?
The test was part of a new reality TV show called "Schooled". The students' parents, the school and a TV network had made it together. Everything was faked. The "students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra" were students from another school. There were hidden cameras. The students' parents were hiding as they watched.
As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies (文具). They were all from the show's sponsor (赞助商).
1.At the beginning of the story, the music students got a letter which said_______.
A. the headmaster would be in big trouble
B. the school had a problem with money
C. the students had to pass a test to save the music department
D. the students had to give up music
2.The students were nervous before the test, because_______.
A. they were not good at music
B. the test was very simple
C. they thought they couldn't pass
D. the test meant so much
3.The underlined word "faked" in the passage means_______.
A. not real B. not serious
C. popular D. stupid
4.The test was indeed part of a_______.
A. music course B. TV show
C. documentary D. comedy film
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I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before:
"Dear Mr. McCort, Mikey's grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mikey and he'll do his best in the future. P.S. His grandmother is OK."
I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk. l said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. The writers of those notes didn't realize that honest excuse notes were usually boring: "Peter was late because the alarm clock didn't go off."
The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to give the first class to study the art of the excuse note.
“Today I'd like you to write 'An Excuse Note from Adam to God' or 'An Excuse Note from Eve to God'. "Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. They had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.
The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entered the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said. "I'd like you to see me in my office." My heart sank,
When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, "I just want to tell you that lesson, that task, was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you."
1.What did the writer do when he found the students dishonest?
A. He reported them to the headmaster.
B. He lectured them hard on honesty.
C. He had them take notes-n class.
D. He helped improve their writing skills.
2.We can learn that when Mikey was absent from the class, he was____.
A. somewhere enjoying himself
B. taking care of his baby sister
C. looking after his grandmother
D. studying the art of the excuse note
3.How did the writer usually find out his students' parental excuse notes were dishonest?
A. They were written in boring words.
B. He called their parents and found out the truth.
C. They were more like stories than facts.
D. The handwriting clearly looked like children's.
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The writer has many years of teaching experience.
B. The students are good at writing excuse notes.
C. The headmaster was angry with the writer.
D. Most of the excuse notes were written by the parents.
5.Which of the following best describes the writer as a teacher?
A. Honest. B. Strict. C. Hardworking. D. Wise.
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A teacher in New York decided to honor(纪念) each of her students in high school by telling them the difference they each made. First she told them how the student made a difference to her and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon(带子) with gold letters which read, “Who I Am Makes a Difference.”
Afterwards the teacher told the students to do a class project to see what kind of effect would have on a community. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and showed them to go out and do as she did.
One of the boys in the class went to a junior manager and honored him for helping him with his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt. Then he gave him two extra ribbons, and told him what it was all about.
Later that day the junior manager went in to see his boss, who had been said as being a bad-tempered (坏脾气)man. He sat his boss down and told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative person. The boss seemed very surprised. The junior manager asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon and allow him to put it on him. His surprised boss said, “Well, sure.” Then he gave him the last extra ribbon, and repeated what the boy had told him.
That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. He said, “I was in my office when one of the junior managers came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative person. Then he put this blue ribbon that says ‘Who I Am Makes A Difference’ on my jacket. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon and I thought about you. I just let you know that you do make a difference to me. You’re a great kid and I love you!”
The surprised boy couldn’t stop crying. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, “I was planning on killing myself tomorrow, Dad, because I didn’t think you loved me. Now I don’t need to.”
1.What does the blue ribbon in the passage indicate(表明)?
A. To love and be loved.
B. To respect people
C. To be accepted by others.
D. To thank people for what they have done for others
2.Why was the boss surprised at what the junior manager said and did?
A. Because the boss was usually bad-tempered.
B. Because the junior manager was not afraid of his bad temper.
C. Because he didn’t expect his juniors to thank him.
D. Because it was strange for him to wear such a blue ribbon.
3.The change in the boss implies(暗示) that ____________.
A. Being a good person is better than being a bad one.
B. blue ribbons are a good sign of understanding between people
C. he would never be bad-mannered to his workers
D. everybody can make a difference to the world
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Who You Are Makes a Difference
B. Blue Ribbon, a Sign of Love
C. Bad Temper Can Be Changed
D. Love Can Prevent Killing oneself
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There ______ a number of students in our school. The number of the students ______ more than 7000.
A. is, are B. are, is C. is, is D. are, are
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The number of the students in our school _____ than that in theirs.
A. is much more B. are much more C. is much larger D. are much larger
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There are more than students in their school.
A. thousands B. three thousands C. thousand of D. three thousand
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— is the number of the students in our school?
—More than .
A. What; three thousand
B. How much; three thousand
C. What; three thousands
D. How much; three thousands
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——There are more than ____students in our school.
A. two thousands B. two thousand C. two thousand of
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