A
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school master is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer. The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room .I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste--paper basket. It caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste --paper basket. It caught fire too. Soon the whole room was burning. The master phoned the fire brigade. The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived, the whole school was on fire. The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I'm very sorry for this.
Much love
Sarah
21. Why did Sarah write to his parents?
A. He missed them very much for they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
B. He told his parents what he had done in school.
C. He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.
D. He thought he was old enough to help them do something.
22. Where did Sarah smoke?
A. in the classroom B. in the Dining hall
C. in the street D. in the dormitory
23. Why was the school master angry with him?
A. because he was too naughty B. because he was too lazy
C. because he caused a big fire D. because he stole something from the school
24. According to the passage, what should the students not do?
A. they should not smoke, because smoking is dangerous to them
B. they should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money
C. they should not make friends, because making friends would take them absent
D. they should not wear expensive clothes because they would waste a lot of money
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。短文中作者向自己的父母叙述了自己因为抽烟而导致学校着火的事情，校方通知家长来学校赔偿损失，并要开除作者。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed.” 昨晚我在床上抽烟时，麻烦就开始了。根据第二段the whole school was on fire整个学校都着火了。由此可知，Sarah给父母写信的目的是告诉父母他在学校的所作。故选B。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed, 昨晚我在床上抽烟时，麻烦就开始了。由此可知他在学校宿舍吸烟。故选D。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段the whole school was on fire . The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay for the damage整个学校都着火了。校长说火灾是我的错，我必须赔偿损失及全文内容，可知学校校长对作者生气的原因是作者造成了学校的火灾。故选C
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed, 昨晚我在床上抽烟时，麻烦就开始了。由此可知他在学校宿舍吸烟。以及全文内容，这次学校火灾是作者在学校宿舍吸烟引起的，由此判断出学生不应该抽烟，抽烟很危险，故选A。
