阅读理解.
There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever
he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会 * * ), the students would be in
fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky
enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students
of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got
seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so
easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his
description of which turned to be OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure for illness, and the student, too, answered just
as right.
"Good," said the professor, "and how much will you give the patient?"
"A full spoon", answered the student.
"Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.", said the professor. At the same
time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the
student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. " A full spoon is too
much," he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, "Mr
Professor, I've make a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient.He can take only
five drops."
"I'm sorry, sir." Said the professor coldly, "But it's too late. Your patient has died.
1. The students were afraid of the professor because_______.
A. they often angered and disappointed him
B. their answers often astonished him
C. their answers seldom satisfied him
D. he often misunderstoodthem and give them bad markers
2. The student's description of the illness was _____.
A. not correct
B. not satisfied
C. completely discouraging
D. accepted.
3. Before he left the room the student was almost sure that ______.
A. he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark
B. his last answer was satisfying
C. he had made a mistake
D. he had not done well in the exam.
4. Which of the following is Not true?
A. The patient will be in danger if he's taken as much as a full spoon.
B. The doctor will be in trouble if he's given the patient a full spoon.
C. Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he
takes only one full spoon at a time.
D. If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.
