Question

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I found __1__ differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class __2__fifty minutes in the US. It is a little__3_than that in China. We usually have forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between__4__. Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their__5__classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have _6__break, so they need to eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over at __7__ 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.
Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, __8__ the US students like to find a part-time job(兼职) in their free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think __9__ is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs__10__they leave high school and then go to college.

【小题1】

A．a little B．little C．a few D．few

【小题2】

A．has B．finishes C．starts D．stays

【小题3】

A．shorter B．longer C．earlier D．later

【小题4】

A．schools B．classes C．meals D．students

【小题5】

A．day B．night C．morning D．afternoon

【小题6】

A．a hour-long B．an hour long C．an- hour- long D．an hour-long

【小题7】

A．after B．before C．during D．about

【小题8】

A．although B．when C．but D．and

【小题9】

A．it B．there C．that D．this

【小题10】

A．after B．with C．when D．during

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】B
【小题5】C
【小题6】D
【小题7】D
【小题8】C
【小题9】B
【小题10】A

解析试题分析：这篇短文重点介绍了中美学校生活的不同，其中主要介绍了美国学校生活的特点。
【小题1】词义辨析。few很少，表示否定含义，修饰可数名词；a few几个；little很少，表达否定含义，修饰不可数名词；a little一点。联系下文，可知我发现一些美国和中国学校生活的不同。故选C。
【小题2】联系下文，可知在美国的一堂课有五十五分钟，故选A，有。
【小题3】联系下文，可知比中国的课堂时间长一点，故选B，更长的。
【小题4】联系上下文，可知此处指的是再课堂之间，故选B，课堂。
【小题5】联系下文时间状语，可知是结束上午课堂，故选C，上午。
【小题6】联系下文他们在下午一点上课，可知他们只有一个小时长的休息时间，hour词首音素是元音，不定冠词用an，选项BC结构有误，故选C。
【小题7】介词辨析。A.在……之后；B.在……之前；C.在……期间；D.关于，大约。结合语境可知他们大约下午三点放学，故选D。
【小题8】联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系，故选C，但是。
【小题9】联系上文，可知此处代词指代上文提到的工作，故选B，其它选项无此用法。
【小题10】词义辨析。A.在……之后；B.带有，伴随；C.当……时；D.在……期间。联系上文，可知句意为：他们甚至在离开高中后参加一年的全职工作，然后再去上大学。结合语境可知选A。
考点：关于中美学校生活的说明文
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。