Question

【題目】Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June. Usually American children begin to go to school when five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

But unlike middle school students in China, high school students in America take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and have homework for every class. After class they do all kinds of interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college. They may go to a small or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot for their higher education. So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies.

【1】In America, summer vacation lasts(持續(xù)) _____.

A. one month B. two months

C. three months D. more than three months

【2】Students only stay at school for about ___ years before they go to college.

A. five B. six C. twelve D. fourteen

【3】The word “college” means ____ in Chinese.

A. 大學(xué) B. 公司 C. 研究院 D. 工廠

【4】Many American students work after class, because they___.

A. want to see interesting things B. have to help the other people

C. want to make more friends D. have to get money for their studies

【5】The article is mainly about ______.

A. the difference between schools in China and in America

B. schools in China

C. schools in America

D. America students’ school life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】美國的學(xué)生生活是什么樣的呢？跟我們一樣嗎？這篇短文作者給我們講述的就是美國學(xué)生們的生活，跟我們有相同的地方，也有不同之處。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的開頭Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June可知，美國和中國一樣，暑假都很長，他們的第一學(xué)期是從九月到一月，第二學(xué)期從二月到六月，由此可知，暑假的時間是七月和八月，兩個月的時間，故應(yīng)選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段中Usually American children begin to go to school when five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.可知，美國的孩子通常是在5歲的時候開始上學(xué)，中學(xué)畢業(yè)的時候是17歲或者18歲，由此可知，他們在上大學(xué)之前在學(xué)校里呆大約12年。故應(yīng)選C。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線單詞所在的句子After high school, many students go to college.可知，這里說的是中學(xué)畢業(yè)之后，那么學(xué)生們就應(yīng)該上大學(xué)了，因此college是大學(xué)的意思，故應(yīng)選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段中They usually have to pay a lot for their higher education. So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies.可知，很多學(xué)生放學(xué)后都去打工，因為大學(xué)的費用都比較貴，他們要賺錢繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)。由此可知應(yīng)選D。

【5】主旨大意題。這篇短文給我們講述了美國學(xué)生們的生活，利用對比的形式，和中國的學(xué)生們的生活相比，有相同之處，也有不同之處。因此D選項符合文意。