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【题目】

As summer comes near. many children are really happy to forget about school for a few months. The summer vacation is the best time for students. They can go outdoors and have fun. They can go to big cities to go sightseeing. or go to the countryside to enjoy the beauty of nature. However, studies have found that children forget between one and three months' worth of school learning during the summer months. Spelling and math abilities are seriously influenced because of the long vacation, while reading is not really influenced by the time off. The most probable reason for this is that most children usually read at least outside of the classroom, whether newspapers, magazines, books, or video game guides. However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting.

The first summer vacation appeared because the farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today. Some cities in the United States, such as Los Angeles. Have moved to a year-round school calendar, which will bring less influence in their studies. Most cities still use the normal nine and a half-month calendars. To improve skills and to have a good level of preparation, experts suggested trips to museums, summer camps, and visits to libraries to keep kids active and interested the whole summer.

There are other educational systems that provide vacations while still keeping students' skills in a high level. For example. in Japan students attend class for seven weeks continuously, followed by two weeks of vacation. This continues go through all the year. In Italy, students attend class six days per week, but finish at 1:30 p.m. each day, so that school does not manage their life the way that it does in America.

Educational experts fear that the three-month summer vacation stops the continuity of learning. Just as students get used to new ways in reading, writing, or critical thinking skills, then the summer vacation comes, they shut down for a long period. When they go back to school after the vacation, they take up to two months to return to their previous level of understanding.And so the debate continues: whether to continue the present vacations or to seek changes.

【1】The students' abilities of the spelling and math are influenced in the summer vacation because they .

A.take the summer vacation too seriouslyB.do little work of math or spelling

C.don't like spelling and mathD.have to help work in the fields

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Students may keep reading in summer vacations.

B.The United States has stopped summer vacations.

C.The summer vacations have no influence on students' skills.

D.Now most children still work on farm in summer vacations.

【3】What does the underlined word "valid" in the second paragraph probably mean?

A.acceptableB.aimlessC.imaginableD.valueless

【4】What is the best title for the passage?

A.Do we need new Educational Systems?B.Do summer vacations confuse students?

C.Should summer vacations be changed or not?D.Should students improve ability in vacations?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要描述了假期对学生某些技能的影响，而有一些学者认为假期对学生技能没有影响，所以争论还在继续：是继续现在的假期还是寻求改变。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二行However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting.“然而，他们的数学和拼写技能只在学校里得到锻炼。”可知在暑假里，他们的数学与拼写技能很少锻炼，故答案选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据文章第二段第三行Some cities in the United States, such as Los Angeles. Have moved to a year-round school calendar, which will bring less influence in their studies.“美国的一些城市，如洛杉矶。已经改为全年的校历，这对他们的学习影响较小。”故B项错误，根据文章第一段最后两行However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting.可知暑假影响学生的技能，故C项错误。根据第二段第一、二、三行The first summer vacation appeared because the farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today.“第一个暑假的出现是因为农场的孩子们在生长旺盛的季节有时间在田里帮忙干活，但是这个理由已经不再被认同了了，因为现在真正在农场工作的孩子越来越少了。”可知因为现在真正在农场工作的孩子越来越少了，故D项错误。故答案选A。

【3】词义推断题。根据第二段第一、二行The first summer vacation appeared because the farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today.“第一个暑假的出现是因为农场的孩子们在生长旺盛的季节有时间在田里帮忙干活，但是这个理由已经不成立了，因为现在真正在农场工作的孩子越来越少了。”由since fewer kids actually work on farms today“很少有孩子去干农活”，可知是不认同的，故答案选A。

【4】主旨大意题。根据本文最后一段最后一行And so the debate continues: whether to continue the present vacations or to seek changes.“所以争论还在继续：是继续现在的假期还是寻求改变。”可知，本文主要讲的是是否要改变暑假。故答案选C。