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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 (系) of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department would be closed.
The test came on Saturday. The nervous students were required t, o play a piece of music created by Richard Strauss. And they had to sing the words to the music - German words! There were also other difficult tasks. One student had to sing Mary Had A little Lamb, a children's song, in an operatic (歌剧的) voice.
After three hours of testing, the students all waited for the results. They met some students from the New Jersey Youth Orchestra (管弦乐团) while waiting. They had the same test and only got a passing grade.
The worried New Milford High School students started to realize they had no chance. But then the headmaster came and told them something very dramatic (戏剧性的), "Someone has played a joke on you TV "
What was going on?
The test was part of a new reality TV show called "Schooled". The students' parents, the school and a TV network had made it together. Everything wasfaked.The "students from New Jersey Youth Orchestra" were students 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 (文具). They were all from the show's sponsor (赞助商).
【小题1】At the beginning of the story, the music students got a letter which said_______.

A．the headmaster would be in big trouble

B．the school had a problem with money

C．the students had to pass a test to save the music department

D．the students had to give up music

【小题2】The students were nervous before the test, because_______.

A．they were not good at music

B．the test was very simple

C．they thought they couldn't pass

D．the test meant so much

【小题3】The underlined word "faked" in the passage means_______.

A．not real	B．not serious
C．popular	D．stupid

【小题4】The test was indeed part of a_______.

A．music course	B．TV show
C．documentary	D．comedy film

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】B

试题分析：这篇文章主要告诉我们New Milford High School的学生参加了一次考试，如果考试不通过，音乐系就会关闭。考试任务很难。学生们很担心。最后，校长说这只是电视真人秀。
【小题1】主旨大意题。根据文中第一段The letter said that the music department (系) of the school was in big trouble. The students had to pass a test, or the department would be closed. 可知学生们不得不通过考试来拯救音乐系，所以选C
【小题2】细节理解题。推理判断题。根据The students had to pass a test, or the department(系) would be shut down.句意：学生不得不通过考试，否则音乐系会关闭。这是学生考试前紧张的原因。这次考试决定音乐系的将来。故选D
【小题3】词义猜测题。从上下文中得知一切都是假的。因此fake意为假扮，故选A
【小题4】细节理解题。最后校长告诉学生们这个测试是一个真人秀。故选B。
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