Question

It didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in the UK. With the approach of globalization, more and more people realize that it is necessary to study in an English-speaking country. UK does not only offer the chance to study the original English, it also has so many first-class universities, whose qualifications are widely respected all over the world. Besides the academic, there are many fun elements too; its famous football environment is definitely one for me!  Since UK has such a diverse society, I feel there is less chance that there would be any racism(种族歧视) at boarding school. This is one reason why I did not take any summer courses before I started my school. It was just so easy to settle in and pick up the language as you go along, because everyone is so friendly and helpful. At the moment I am doing 5 A-levels and 1 AS, which are Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Government and Politics and Chinese. I am aiming to achieve A’s in all my exams, and I hope to go to Oxford University to study Engineering Science in the autumn.

I still remember my first day at Merchiston Castle School, and I was really nervous about it, because I have never visited the school before and didn’t take any summer courses. Despite my anxiety, I soon relaxed once I arrived; the staff members were so nice that I felt that my spoken English was better than it actually was!  As soon as I walked into the day room (日间休息室) of my boarding house, I was absolutely amazed by the friendly atmosphere: Everyone was so friendly that a boy as shy as I had no difficulty in setting in, and I made many new friends on my very first day, although I was struggling to remember all the names.

61. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. The author’s impression on UK.

B. The author’s plan for his study.

C. The author’s comments on British schools.

D. The report of achievements.

62. Which is NOT a reason that the author decided to study in the UK?

A. It’s less likely that racism would be found at boarding school.

B. He wanted to learn pure English.

C. There are many worldwide famous universities.

D. It provides a good environment for living.

63. The author thinks the British are_______ .

A. funny                                                   B. hard-working

C. friendly                                                       D. respectable

64. We can learn from the passage that the author_______ .

A. plays football very well

B. has been admitted to Oxford University

C. is a shy boy

D. is good at remembering names

65. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “_______”.

A. my first day at Merchiston Castle school

B. my oral English

C. Merchiston Castle School

D. one of my summer courses

Answer 1

61.【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文首先介绍了作者依据自己对英国的了解而选择去英国留学以及以后的计划，接着详细描述了在新学校的第一天的经历。故正确选项为A。

62.【解析】选D。细节理解题。由文章第一段中Since UK has such a diverse society, I feel there is less chance that there would be any racism at boarding school. 可知A项是作者去英国留学的原因之一；由文章第一段中第三句UK does not only offer. . . all over the world. 可知B、C两项也是作者去英国留学的原因；文中没有提及D项内容，故正确选项为D。

63.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由文章第二段多处提到的the staff members were so nice；amazed by the friendly atmosphere；Everyone was so friendly等信息可推知正确选项为C。

64.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话Everyone was so friendly that a boy as shy as I had no difficulty in setting in. . . 可知作者是一个害羞的男孩。

65.【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据文章第二段第一句话I still remember my first day at Merchiston Castle School, and I was really nervous about it, because. . . 可知，在此it指代上文中的my first day at Merchiston Castle School。