There are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.

In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.

Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.

In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. For lunch and supper, they can choose a meal with or without meat. And there is always self-service for salad and dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.

1.Who were allowed to go to the earliest boarding schools in the UK?

A .Boys and girls aged from 7 to 18.

B. Only white girls from rich families.

C .Only white boys from rich families.

D. Everyone.

2.How long is each term in the boarding schools?

A . For about three months. B. For thirty-nine weeks.

C. For half a year. D. For about a year.

3.The underlined word “facilities” means _____________.

A.教师 B. 设施 C. 活动 D. 课程

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. In the UK, there are more than eight hundred boarding schools.

B. Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours.

C. As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.

D. All the students at boarding schools wear a school uniform.

5.Which is the best title of this article?

A. The Coming Summer Vacation.

B. School Rules in the UK.

C. After-class activities in boarding schools.

D. Boarding Schools in the UK.

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