MOST recently, my world has been shaken by the death of a teacher at my school. He was Dr Allan Woolley and he was only 52. Suddenly he took his own life, which remains a mystery.
That morning, everyone sensed that something wasn't right. During our lessons, an announcement was made that an assembly (集会) was scheduled for morning break, which was only done in emergencies.
Once morning break came, the entire school gathered in the main hall. As our headmaster marched out to announce the momentous (重大的) news, it felt like the air around us trembled . Many students broke down in tears, and the reaction afterward was intensely powerful and unifying .
The headmaster said that students were allowed to miss lessons and have a free period to collect themselves if they found the news too distressing (悲伤的). Many students went outside and shared memories of Dr Woolley to control theirselves.
Dr Woolley taught me chemistry two years ago, but up until his death he still taught many of my close friends. Many of my friends were so shocked that they still couldn't believe the person that they had owed (欠) some homework to was now dead.
It was heart-warming to spend time with teachers that morning and get to know more about them. Despite the time of sadness, I feel that every cloud has a silver lining. Although Dr Woolley's death is something nobody wanted to see, we must move on.
【小题1】What did the students feel at the news of his teacher’s death?
A.unhappy B shocked C.surprised D.silent
【小题2】What does the underlined word “collect” in Paragraph4 mean?A．bring something togetherB．calm downC．increase in amountD．get and keep【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．The real cause of Dr Woolley’s death is known to us. B．Many students didn’t prepare themselves for the bad news so that they felt very sad.C．It takes the whole school some time to recover from the dispressing news.D．Dr Woolley’s death allows students to understand teachers better.【小题4】It can be inferred from the underlined sentences in the last paregraph that .A．Dr Woolley’s death made students sad.B．There is still some fort and hope in troubleC．Dr Woolley’s death disappointed students greatlyD．We should forget the fact to study better.【小题5】The best title for the passage should be .A．Our School Faces a TragedyB．Dr Woolley—A Great Teacher C．The Living Live For the DeathD．Lesson From the Death.
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】A
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【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】A
解析：
【小题1】细节理解题。由第一段“my world has been shaken by the death of a teacher at my school” 和第三段“it felt like the air around us trembled”可知学生听到这个消息时，万分震惊。A、C、D三项均不能准确地表达出作者的内心感受。
【小题2】词义猜测题。由上文可知, 老师的突然死亡令学生们极度伤心, 学校可以让他们不上课, 给他们自己的时间来缓解这一情绪, 再由下文 “…went outside and shared memories of Dr Woolley to control themselves.”可以推出collect的意思为D(镇静下来)。
【小题3】细节理解题，由第一段 “Suddenly he took his own life, which remains a mystery.”可知文章并没告诉我们他自杀的原因, 故A项符合题意, 为最佳答案。 B、C、D文中均有明确表述。
【小题4】推理判断题。最后一段指出，学生感到和老师们在一起，更多了解他们，是件暖心的事，同时也给同学们慰籍，促使他们继续前行。由此可以推出B项。A项文中有明确表述，C、D项本身表述错误。“a silver lining”的意思为“困难中看到的一点慰藉。
【小题5】题目概括题，通览全文后可知：老师突然离世，整个校园都沉浸在悲痛之中，故正确答案为A。