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【题目】 Students in Kenya are returning for their third term. They begin their school year in January and it is broken up into three terms. In Kenya, in the past, students were not required to attend school an the education was not free, either.

I taugth math, English and physics at Chamasiri Secondary School whiel I was a teacher in Kenya. This school had four classrooms—one for each grade, Form 1, Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4. They are equivalent (对等) to our 9th ,10th ,11th, and 12th grade. Teachers traveled from classroom to classroom instead of the students going from room to room. The Form 1 class had 60 students, Form 2 had 45, Form 3 had 30, and Form 4 about 12 students. The class sizes became smaller as the grades continued on. Why did this happen? Many families were very poor and couldn’t afford the school fees(学费).

Most countryside schools in Kenya did not have a lot of money. As a result, there were very few textbooks for the students to use. I had seven math texts for my Form 2 class and 14 for the Form 1 class. Anything the students needed to know was put up on the blackboard and the students copied it down into their noetbooks. The notebooks became the students’ textbooks.

Kenya students study ten different subject areas. Some of the students spend over an hour running home. They do chores at home and hopefully manage to find some time to study before it gets dark. Most familes do not have electricity and may not even have candles for their children to study by.

Luckily, Kenya education has been becoming better and better in the past few years. I’m sure it will have a good future.

【1】Which grade does Form 3 refer to (指的是) in ther writer’s country?

A. Grade 9.B. Grade 10.C. Grade 11.D. Grade 12.

【2】Why did the notebooks become the students’ textbooks?

A. The students did not pay the schools.

B. The schools couldn’t afford the textbooks.

C. The students preferred to use their notebooks.

D. The teachers asked the students to take notes.

【3】Why do some students run home from school?

A. They aren’t allowed to stay at school.

B. They don’t like studing in the school.

C. They hope to have more time to study.

D. They want to get candles in the stores.

【4】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. In Kenya, a school year has three terms.

B. The Form 1 class had the most students.

C. Each family has electricity in Kenya.

D. Kenya education has been improving.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：这是一篇教育文化类阅读，主要介绍了肯尼亚的一些乡村学校现状和孩子们的学习现状。

【1】细节理解题。根据Form 1, Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4. They are equivalent (对等) to our 9th ,10th ,11th, and 12th grade.可知，Form 3对应的是Grade 11，故答案选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据Most countryside schools in Kenya did not have a lot of money.肯尼亚的大多书乡村学校没有很多钱，可推知是学校买不起教科书，所以笔记本变成了学生的课本，故答案选B。

【3】细节理解题题。题目是问为什么有的学生要从学校跑回家，根据Some of the students spend over an hour running home．They do chores at home and hopefully manage to find some time to study before it gets dark． Most families do not have electricity and may not even have candies for their children to study by．一些学生花费一个多小时跑回家。他们在家做家务，并希望天黑之前找到一些时间去学习。大多家庭没有电，甚至没有蜡烛供孩子们学习用。因此孩子们跑回家是为了有更多的时间学习，故答案选C。

【4】细节理解题。题目是问以下哪一个选项是不对的，根据Most families do not have electricity and may not even have candies for their children to study by．大多家庭没有电，甚至没有蜡烛供孩子们学习用。可知C选项“肯尼亚的每个家庭都有电”，与原文不符，故答案选C。