Question

4．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 t heir 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．Th ese are great honors that the pair take very seriously．The two dance with each other to celebrate the ir 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？
28．Which of the following is an economical way to hold the prom？B
A．Renting a ballroom．
B．Holding it in the school gym．
C．Taking a cruise boat．
D．Wearing formal dresses．
29．Which of the following clearly indicates that prom is very important to students？B
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．
30．Why do some students attend the prom with their friends？A
A．They will part with their friends in a short time．
B．They don't like to be accompanied by their parents．
C．They don't want to depend on their parents．
D．They want to be elected by their friends as the Prom King or Queen．
31．What is the writer's purpose to write this passage？D
A．To tell an interesting experience of high school students．
B．To tell how the western students spend the last days of high school．
C．To introduce serval ways of western students'killing time．
D．To tell how western high school students usually celebrate graduation．

Answer 1

分析 西方国家的高校在毕业的时候都会举办毕业舞会，本文具体介绍了这样的一种毕业舞会． 有许多方式庆祝这个特殊的毕业月份，你可以和同学和老师一起拍照，或者一起出去吃饭，交换礼物．

解答 28．B，细节理解题，根据句子But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym，在学校体育馆举行的话会削减开支，可见学校体育馆是最经济的方式，故答案为B．
29．B，细节理解题，根据句子boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties，though many different types of formal clothes are worn和Girls traditionally wear formal dresses可知，从学生穿正装可以看出这个毕业舞会对他们来说是非常重要的，故答案为B．
30．A，细节理解题，根据句子But others like to go with friends，to whom they are soon going to be saying goodbye可知，有些学生跟朋友一起去参加毕业舞会是因为很快他们就要彼此告别了，故答案为A．
31．D，主旨大意题，短文主要讲了西方国家的高校在毕业的时候都会举办毕业舞会，作者目的是要告诉我们西方高校学生是如何庆祝他们的毕业的，故答案为D．

点评 解答任务型阅读理解题，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．