题目内容
【题目】Read the passage and choose the correct words (阅读短文,选择恰当的单词)
In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states (州) they must stay in school_________they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary (中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private (私立的) schools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to__________their education because the schools get money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents_________like private schools though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high school students study in the universities after they finish the secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much _______ his parents live in that state.
Many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into_________working habits and live by their own hands.
【1】A.andB.soC.untilD.since
【2】A.worry aboutB.pay forC.ask forD.think of
【3】A.stillB.neverC.surelyD.already
【4】A.beforeB.becauseC.ifD.though
【5】A.goodB.badC.happyD.wrong
【答案】
【1】C
【2】B
【3】A
【4】C
【5】A
【解析】
这篇短文主要讲述了在美国,孩子五岁才可以上学。美国有两种学校,一是私立学校,一是公立学校,大多数孩子上的是公立学校,有些有钱的孩子去的是私立学校,因为私立学校要花很多钱,在美国学生上大学依靠的是自己的工作习惯和自己的双手。
【1】句意:在一些州,他们必须在学校呆到16岁。
and和,又; so因此; until直到;since自从。根据“they are sixteen.”可知,要呆到直到16岁。根据题意,故选C。
【2】句意:他们的父母不必为他们的教育买单,因为学校从政府那里得到钱。
worry about担心; pay for支付;ask for请求,要求; think of想起。根据文中“because the schools get money from the government.”可知,他们的父母不必为他们的教育买单。根据题意,故选B。
【3】句意:一些家长仍然喜欢私立学校,尽管私立学校要贵得多。
still仍然,还; never绝不,从不;surely当然; already已经。根据下文“though they are much more expensive.”可知,上文是说尽管私立贵,但是一些父母仍然还喜欢私立学校。根据题意,故选A。
【4】句意:一个州大学的学生,如果他的父母住在那个州,他不需要付很多钱。
before在……之前; because因为; if如果;though尽管,虽然。根据“his parents live in that state.”可知,这里是if引导的条件状语从句。根据题意,故选C。
【5】句意:这样他们就养成了良好的工作习惯,靠自己的双手生活。
good好的;bad坏的; happy高兴的; wrong错误的。根据“and live by their own hands.”可知,这里是养成好的工作习惯。get into good working habits表示“养成了良好的工作习惯”,根据题意,故选A。
形填空题与单项选择题不同,它给出的是一篇意思较为完整的短文。做该题型试题时,首先应跳过空格通读全文,以全文为背景,联系句子的上下文进行推理和判断,从4个选项中选出一项进行试填。考生可以从词义用法、固定搭配、逻辑推理和上下文的联系等方面去考虑。最后应再把全文通览一遍,细心检查所选答案能否使短文上下连贯,前后呼应,词句通顺,使短文意思完整。检查时还应从语法、惯用法、逻辑推理和事情发生的情节等方面进行考虑,以达到准确无误之目的。第2小题是考查动词短语辨析,句意:他们的父母不必为他们的教育买单,因为学校从政府那里得到钱。worry about担心; pay for支付;ask for请求,要求; think of想起。根据文中“because the schools get money from the government.”可知,他们的父母不必为他们的教育买单。根据题意,故选B。
【题目】Choose the best answer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案):
Public libraries Most towns in Britain have a public library. A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources. Library members can use and borrow books for free. |
Britain's First Public Library The first public library in Britain opened in Manchester in1852.Its first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards. Edwards attended the library’s opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there, too. |
How to Join a Library To join a library in Britain, you need go to your local library and fill in a form. You’ll receive a library card which is needed when using library services. |
Mobile Libraries In Britain, not everyone can go to a library. Some people live far away from towns and cities, other people find it awkward to go out because they have an illness or a disability. Thanks to mobile libraries, these people can still borrow books. Most libraries store books in buildings. Mobile libraries usually keep their books in a mini-bus. The back of the mini-bus has shelves for the books, and it is big enough for borrowers to step inside and look around. A driver takes the mini-bus to a certain place at a certain time, so people know when to expect it. They can then return their books and borrow some more. |
All Aboard the Library A school in London didn’t have space for a library inside the building. However, everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school library. So the head of the school, Graham Blake decided to parkan old bus on the school car park and changed it into a library. Students helped to paint the bus, and after eight months, the new library was ready. |
【1】________ was the first librarian of the first public library in Britain.
A.Charles DickensB.William Thackeray
C.Edward EdwardsD.Graham Blake
【2】________ can use public library services.
A.Anyone living in BritainB.A person with a library card
C.Newspaper or book writersD.All people in Britain
【3】Mobile libraries ________.
A.store books in buildingsB.offer special services to students
C.keep books at the back of the mini-busD.stop at a certain place all the time
【4】The underlined word “awkward” most probably means ________.
A.difficultB.enjoyable
C.sillyD.super
【5】The school in London built its library on an old bus because ________.
A.the bus was big enoughB.the school didn't have enough money to buy books
C.students liked reading on a busD.the school didn't have enough space inside the building
【6】The best title for the passage is ‘________ in Britain’.
A.Public library servicesB.Mobile libraries
C.LibrariesD.A library on the bus