题目内容

 In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states(州) they must stay in school          they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they          secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private(私立的) schools.         children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to         their education because the school get         from the government(政府).

If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents         like private schools though they are much more expensive.

   Today about half of the high school students         in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much         his parents live in that state. Many students         while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into         working habits(习惯) and live by their own hands.

1.A. and                               B. so                             C. until                                  D. since

2.A. leave                    B. enter                                C. reach                                D. pass

3.A. Several                         B. Most                                 C. A few                           D. Few

4.A. look up                         B. pay for                    C. ask for                         D. think over

5.A. books                            B. teachers                           C. food                                  D. money

6.A. still                                 B. never                                C. surely                          D. already

7.A. play                               B. change                        C. study                                  D. meet

8.A. before                          B. because                           C. because of                 D. though

9.A. smoke                           B. drink                                 C. fight                                  D. work

10.A. good                           B. bad                                    C. happy                          D. wrong

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了美国的基本教育制度。文章为我们描述了美国学校孩子上学的年龄,入读的学校,学校的类型:公立学校和私立学校,以及上大学的基本情况等。

1.考查连词及语境的理解。句意:有的州孩子必须在16岁才开始上学。A和B所以,因此C直到D自从。根据第一句In the USA, children start school when they are five years old.可知到16岁上学是比较晚的,故选C。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意:但是大多数学生在中学毕业时都在十六七岁。A离开B进入C到达D通过。But是和前面的一句形成对比的,所以大部分学生在中学毕业即离开中学时都在十六七岁;故选A。

3.考查数量词及语境的理解。句意:大部分的孩子都是上的公立学校。A少数,几个B大部分C少数D几乎没有。根据后面的一句可知公立学校不用缴纳昂贵的费用,由此可知选B。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句意:他们的父母不必支付教育费用因为学校可以从政府那里获得金钱。A查找B支付C寻找D考虑。由此推断公立学校费用比私立学校低很多;故选B。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。A书B老师C食物D金钱。根据上一句可知,只有从政府那里获得教育资金家长才能为孩子支付较少的学费;故选D。

6.考查副词及语境的理解。句意:尽管费用很贵但是很多父母仍然喜欢私立学校。A仍然B从不C当然,确信,D已经。根据though they are much more expensive.可知选A。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。句意:今天大约有一半的高中生在读完中学以后读大学。A玩耍B改变C学习D遇到。根据后面的after they finish secondary schools.一句可知,中学毕业后紧接着上大学;故选C。

8.考查连词及语境的理解。句意:州立大学的学生不必支付过高的费用因为他们的父母就生活在这个州里。A在......之前B因为C因为,由于(介词短语,不跟句子)D尽管。前后两句构成了因果关系,前者为结果,后面为原因;故选B。

9.考查动词及语境的理解。句意:许多学生在读大学期间就工作了。A吸烟B喝酒C打架D工作。通过最后的live by their own hands可知只有工作赚钱了才能养活自己,故选D。

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:通过这种方式他们养成了工作的好习惯并能养活自己。A好的B坏的C高兴的D错误的。边读大学边工作应该是一个好习惯;故选A。

考点:教育类短文。

 

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If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? Nowadays, more and more young people in America volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. Here are some of their plans.

Jim, 16

I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new road in the mountains. I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.

 

Susan, 15

This summer, I’m going to work for Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

 

Michael, 17

I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

1.Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ____ helping others.

A.weekdays

B.holidays

C.Sundays

D.pocket money

2. What does Jim plan to do in summer?

A.To sleep under the stars.

B.To spend the whole summer living in the tent.

C.To help build new roads in the mountains.

D.To breathe fresh air.

3. From the passage, we know that Susan ____.

A.likes reading

B.likes children

C.is good at sports

D.is 15 years old

4.____ wants to be a teacher.

A.Michael

B.Susan

C.Jim

D.Nobody

5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

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B.Young American Volunteers.

C.A Special House Program.

D.Reading for Life.

 

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1.AS a teenager,Lee was very           

  A.quiet    B.hard—working    C.brave     D.smart

2.Why was Lee sent to America?

  A.His parents wanted him to study at university there.

  B.He wanted to develop a new American fighting style.

  C.His family:feared he was getting into too much trouble in Hong Kong.

  D.He was determined to become a successful and popstar actor there。

3.How was Lee’s style of kung fu different from the traditional Chinese style?

  A. It was much faster.

  B. It was easier to Iearn。

  C.It made people more powerful.

  D.It was much more dangerous,

4.What was Lee’s dream according to the passage?

  A. To develop a new style of kung fu。

  B.To become a famous movie star.

  C. To make movies using his fighting style.

  D.To teach Americans kung fu.

5.According to the passage.how many kung fu movies did Lee complete in his lifetime?

  A.Two.    B。Three.    C.Four.   D.Five.

 

True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用"T"表示,不符合的用"F"表示):(7分)

Richard is an exchange student from the USA. He is teaching his friends at Rose Garden School how to play Softball. He is explaining the rules.

Richard:     First, we need a bat, a ball and some bases.

Ben:        What are bases?

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If you stand on a base, you are safe. If you are running to a base, and the other team touches the base with the ball, then you are out.

Jennifer:     Oh, I see. How would I hit the ball?

Richard:     Have you seen baseball on television?

Jennifer:     I have.

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Jennifer:     Do you like volleyball? I love it.

Richard:     I like to play beach volleyball. It's different from volleyball.

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Richard:     In beach volleyball, you only have two people on each team and the court is smaller.                                                                         

Jennifer:     Do you play on the beach?

Richard:     Yes. It’s good because if you dive for the ball, you don’t hurt yourself.

Ben:        Do you play football at your school?

Richard:     Which kind of football?

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In other countries, soccer is called football. In the USA, we also play a different game called football.

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1. The rules for playing softball are nearly the same as those for playing baseball.

2.In a softball game, if your team is running to a base and the other team touches the base with the ball, you are safe.

3.A baseball is smaller and harder than a softball.

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