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 (歌劇的) voice.
After three hours of testing, students waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦樂團). The judges(裁判員) 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 (戲劇性的): “Someone’s played a joke on you!”
What was going on?
The test was part of a reality TV show (電視真人秀) called “Schooled”. The students’ parents, the school and a TV network had made it together.
Everything was fake. The two “officials” were really comedians (喜劇演員). 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 (贊助商).
小題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.
小題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
小題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
小題4:What does the underlined word “fake” mean in the passage?
A．順利的 B．假扮的
C．受歡迎的 D．便捷的
小題5:The students didn’t get _____ as gifts.
A．moneyB．MP3 players
C．digital camerasD．school supplies

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇文章主要告訴我們New Milford High School的學(xué)生參加了一次考試，如果考試不通過，音樂系就會關(guān)閉。考試任務(wù)很難。學(xué)生們很擔(dān)心。最后，校長說這只是電視真人秀。
小題1:主旨大意題。這篇文章主要是關(guān)于音樂學(xué)院，音樂系陷入麻煩。故選C
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)The students had to pass a test, or the department(系) would be shut down.句意：學(xué)生不得不通過考試，否則音樂系會關(guān)閉。這是學(xué)生考試前緊張的原因。這次考試決定音樂系的將來。故選D
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)“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.”句意：一個初中生Bryan Olsen-Santana說：“我以為結(jié)束了。我旁邊的人哭了。我替她感到難過。我也為自己感到難過因為音樂對我來說就是一切。”可知Bryan Olsen-Santana非常喜歡音樂。故選B。
小題4:詞義猜測題。從上下文中得知一切都是假的。因此fake意為假扮，故選B
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As a reward for putting up with the joke, the students got gifts: MP3 players, digital cameras and school supplies.句意：作為結(jié)束玩笑的獎賞，學(xué)生們得到禮物：MP3、數(shù)碼相機、學(xué)習(xí)用品�？芍獙W(xué)生沒有得到錢。故選A
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