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【題目】 In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies. Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial（補(bǔ)習(xí)的）classes after school.

Schools run programmes outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service（社區(qū)服務(wù)）.

In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters(大片). Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games.

They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.

So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.

【1】What is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Schoolwork.B.After-class activities.

C.Subjects.D.Things to do in the spare time.

【2】Why do students work hard at school in Singapore?

A.Because they have a lot of homework.

B.Because they have to go to remedial classes.

C.Because they want to get a good future.

D.Because they have many outside school activities.

【3】What does the underlined sentences mean in the first paragraph?

A.Students are afraid of exams.

B.Students have a headache before an exam.

C.Students have too many exams.

D.Students are in poor health because of exams.

【4】Programmes outside school hours are _______.

A.the same as spare time activitiesB.remedial classes after school

C.sports activitiesD.popular among students

【5】What do you know from the last sentences?

A.The middle school students live an easy life in Singapore.

B.The middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing.

C.The middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring.

D.The middle school students’ life in Singapore is hard, but interesting.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

本文介紹了新加坡的中學(xué)生活，難但豐富多彩。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段最后2句“They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial（補(bǔ)習(xí)的）classes after school.”和第3段“In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music…”可知本文提到homework，After-class activities和Things to do in the spare time，沒有提到Schoolwork；故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段第2和3句“Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations.”可知新加坡的學(xué)生在學(xué)校努力學(xué)習(xí)的原因是因?yàn)樗麄兿胍�一個(gè)美好的未來；故選C。

【3】詞句猜測(cè)題。此句“They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache.”句意是：他們每天有很多家庭作業(yè)，考試是令人頭痛的事情，也就是學(xué)生害怕考試。故“exams are a big headache.”意思是“Students are afraid of exams.”；故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第2段“Schools run programmes outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service(社區(qū)服務(wù)).”可知推知“課外活動(dòng)在學(xué)生中很受歡迎。”故選D。

【5】主旨題。根據(jù)最后一段“So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.（新加坡的中學(xué)生生活看起來并不容易，但卻豐富多彩。）”可知新加坡中學(xué)生的生活很難，但很有趣。故選D。