题目内容
When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. Forget your studies for a while. It's time to enjoy yourselves!
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.
High school students in Western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have a prom to mark their graduation. It's to mark the time kids turn into young men and women. After the prom, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they are no longer as dependent on their parents as they were before.
At the prom, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Traditionally, girls give boys matching boutonnieres (a small collection of flowers they pin to their jackets). Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.
Common prom activities include dining, dancing, the crowning (加冠) of a prom king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class prom through the four years of their high school.
High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, on a pleasure cruise boat.
But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym. Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special. The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds, like rock and hip-hop.
The students elect the Prom Queen. She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly. These are great honors that the pair take very seriously. The two dance with each other to celebrate their election.
Sometimes teachers and parents also go to the prom. But others like to go with friends, to whom they are soon going to be saying goodbye.
If you like the idea of a prom, why don't you and your classmates organize one for your graduation?
What does the word “prom” probably mean in the passage?
A.A dancing competition. B.A party held to celebrate graduation.
C.A fashion show. D.An election.
Which of the following is an economical way to hold the prom?
A.Renting a ballroom. B.Taking a cruise boat.
C.Holding it in the school gym. D.Wearing formal dresses.
Which of the following clearly indicates that prom is very important to students?
A.They take pictures at the prom. B.They wear formal clothes or special clothes.
C.Music is played at the prom. D.Teachers and parents attend it.
Why do some students attend the prom with their friends?
A.They want to be elected by their friends us the Prom King or Queen.
B.They don’t like to be accompanied by their parents.
C.They don’t want to depend on their parents.
D.They will part with their friends in a short time.
Why is the prom so important to students?
A.They have chances to be elected as the Prom King or Queen.
B.They can be relieved from the study pressure.
C.They are going to say goodbye to their friends.
D. The prom is to mark the graduation and after it they will be independent.
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】D
解析:
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How many coins do you have in your pocket right now? Three? Two? Or one? With a phone card, you can make up to 200 calls without any charges at all.
★What do you do with it?
Go to a telephone box marked "Phone-card".Put in your card to start, make your phone call and when you have finished, the screen will tell you how much is left on your card.It costs no extra for the cards, and the calls cost 10 p(便士) per unit, the same as any other pay-phone call.You can buy it in units of 10, 20, 40, 50, or 100.
★Appear in a shop nearby.
Near each card-phone place, you will find a shop where you can buy one.They are at bus, train or metro stations.At universities, hospitals, clubs, restaurants and shopping centers, you can also buy it.
★No more broken pay-phones.
It is possible that many pay-phones don't work because they have been damaged. There are no coins in a card-phone to excite the thieves' interest in it.So you are not probably to find a broken one.
Get a phone-card yourself and try it out.Or get a bigger wallet.
【小题1】The passage is most probably ____.
A.a warning | B.a notice |
C.an advertisement | D.an announcement |
A.a shop | B.a coin | C.a pay-phone | D.a phone-card |
A.you have got a bigger wallet than others |
B.it's convenient to make calls with a phone card |
C.the phone box might have been damaged |
D.there are many different kinds of phone-cards |