Question

Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science.
On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr. Tan and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment —the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim entered.
“Hey Jimmy,” Mr. Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”
There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan’s things. He soon found Mr. Tan's notebook and was horrified to see that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.
Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim had taken them and went to Mr. Kim's laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr. Kim lying on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly. He shook his head and left.
【小題1】From the first paragraph we know Mr. Kim was a quite    person.

A．famous	B．hardworking
C．wealthy	D．outgoing

【小題2】The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to   .

A．enemies	B．colleagues
C．competitors	D．friends

【小題3】What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph?

A．the most important discoveries

B．the notebook and the dish

C．the cupboard and the bacteria

D．the dish and the bacteria

【小題4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Mr. Kim was afraid Mr. Tan might succeed ahead of him.

B．Mr. Tan's bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.

C．Mr. Tan worked much harder than Mr. Kim.

D．Mr. Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep.

【小題5】What happened to Mr. Kim in the end?

A．He died on Christmas Eve.

B．He was arrested by the police.

C．He shared the success with Mr. Tan.

D．He succeeded ahead of Mr. Tan.

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：本文主要講述了Mr Tan和Mr Kim性格不同，文中交代了他們各自的性格的不同，但他們卻是工作上的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手，在其中一人遭遇不幸時(shí)，另一個(gè)人袖手旁觀的故事。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)從第一段內(nèi)容He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room．可知Mr Kim是一個(gè)外向的人。故選D。
【小題2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)除了性格的不同外，他們兩個(gè)也是工作上的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。故選C。
【小題3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing.可知應(yīng)選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)從第四段的第二句He soon found Mr Tan’s notebook and was horrified to see that Mr Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science．故選A。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)從第二段的第一句On Christmas Eve以及最后一段第三、四句When he opened the door, he found Mr Kim lying on the floor motionless．His face was pale and his skin had turned black.故選A。
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