It was the last day of final exams in a university. On the steps of one building

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It was the last day of final exams in a university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam. On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam and then they would graduate. With all these four years of college behind them, they felt ready to go into the world.
The professor had said they could bring any book or note they wanted, but they could not talk to each other. They went into the classroom happily. The professor gave them the papers. They smiled when they found that there were only five questions.
Three hours passed and the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked so confident . The professor faced the class. No one spoke. They just held papers in their hands.
The professor then asked, "How many of you finished all five questions?"
Not a hand was raised.
"How many answered four?"
Still no hand.
"Three? Two?"
The students looked worried in their seats.
"One, then?" Certainly somebody finished one.
However, nobody replied. The professor put down the papers. "That is just what I thought," he said. "I just want to tell you that, even though you have finished four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don"t know. These questions you could not answer are quite common in everyday practice." Then he added with a smile, “You will all pass this course, but remember——even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun."
小题1:When did the story happen?

A．At the beginning of a new term.

B．After graduating from the university.

C．On the first day of the final exams.

D．On the last day of the final exams.

小题2:Why were the student very confident at the beginning?

A．Because they knew the coming exam would be easy

B．Because they knew the coming exam would be difficult

C．Because they knew the coming exam would be strange

D．Because they knew the coming exam would be interesting

小题3:How did the students feel when the professor began to collect the papers?

A．Happy.

B．Confident.

C．Worried

D．Proud

小题4:Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Confident Students	B．A Common professor
C．An Easy Exam	D．So Much to Learn

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D

解析

试题分析：这篇短文描述了一群自信满满的学生在最后的毕业考试中，不能完成教授所提的问题。进而告诉我们即使我们毕业了，我们还有很多东西要学。
小题1:根据It was the last day of final exams in a university.及下文描述，可知选D。
小题2:根据This was their last exam and then they would graduate.描述，可知他们认为考试会很容易。故选A。
小题3:根据Three hours passed and the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked so confident .描述，可知学生们感到很担心。故选C。
小题4:根据短文最后一段“You will all pass this course, but remember——even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun."可知这篇短文主要是告诉我们。即使我们毕业了，我们还有很多东西要学。故选D最符合本文主题。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。