Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty

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Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years. He works hard and always come to his office on time. He hopes his students can be honest（诚实）and is strict with them. Some of his students become famous persons，but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course the old man is proud of（自豪）it.
This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him, but the others didn’t know him well. He told them how to be an honest person. He gave them several examples and said，“I hate telling a lie（撒谎）most.”
Before class was over，he told all his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1．The next morning，as soon as he came in the classroom，he asked，“Who’s finished Exercise 8? ”
A few students put up their hands. He shook（摇头）his head and said. “Open your workbooks and see if（是否）there’s Exercise 8 in Unit 1 or not.”
The students had a look at their books and their faces turned red at once.
小题1:Mr. Jenkins began to work in the school when he was ____.

A．twenty-two	B．twenty-three
C．twenty-four	D．twenty-five

小题2: What is Mr. Jenkins proud of?

A．All his students have become honest.

B．All his students often write to him.

C．He’s been a teacher for twenty-six years.

D．Some of his students become famous and often write to him.

小题3:Which sentence is Not True?

A．This term Mr. Jenkins began to teach Grade One.

B．All the new students knew him well.

C．He told the students he hated telling a lie most.

D．Not all the students put up their hands.

小题4: Mr. Jenkins told his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1 because ________.

A．it was very interesting

B．it was very important

C．he wanted to give them an example

D．he wanted to know if they were honest

小题5: The students’ faces turned red because ________.

A．they made Mr. Jenkins angry

B．they told a lie in class

C．they didn’t finish the exercise

D．they felt very excited

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B

解析

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了詹金斯老师在课堂上测试学生们是否撒谎的一个小故事。
小题1:根据Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years.可知50-26=24，故选C。
小题2:根据Some of his students become famous persons，but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course the old man is proud of（自豪）it.可知选D。
小题3:根据but the others didn’t know him well.可知选项B描述错误。
小题4:根据短文后半部分描述可知第一单元根本没有练习8，他只是为了测试他们是否诚实，故选D。
小题5:根据短文描述可知这些学生的脸变红，是因为他们撒了谎。故选B。
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