Naturally, American schoolchildren love holidays. And they get a lot of them each year. Besides having national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Presidents’ Day off from school, students get longer breaks in the spring and during the summer holidays. In fact, kids in the US only go to school for about 180 days a year. To students, holidays are perfect. However, parents think there are advantages(益处) and disadvantages.

On one hand, school holidays allow families to spend time together. Many American parents take time off from work during June, July or August to travel with their children on vacation either in the US or in a foreign country. On the other hand, schoolchildren get much more time off school than parents get vacation time. This means that parents with young children may have to pay more in babysitting(托婴服务) or daycare costs. As well, the long summer holidays mean that students sometimes get bored.

Besides going on trips with their parents, American students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during the holidays. For example, some kids enjoy summer camps and outdoor adventure (冒险) holidays. Such trips are great for adventurous students. They also have a lot to offer students who aren’t usually interested in traditional PE activities. You can do courses in survival skills, for example, students learn how to make a camp in the forest, which wild food they can eat and how to find their way back to the center.

Students who are not excited about summer camps and outdoor adventure may take part in courses in computer game design, film-making and photography during the holidays. Finally, the traditional school trip to foreign countries is always popular. Students can practice their foreign language skills and experience everyday life in a different culture.

1.How long are kids in the US at school every year?

A. About 180 days. B. About 200 days.

C. About 280 days. D. About 300 days.

2.What does the underlined word “They” refer to (指) in Paragraph 3?

A. Parents.

B. Different traditional PE activities.

C. Some kids.

D. Summer camps and outdoor adventures.

3.The underlined word “survival” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 日常 B. 原始 C. 生存 D. 奇特

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Both parents and students think school holidays are perfect.

B. Parents can take care of their young children during all the holidays.

C. Students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during holidays.

D. Students don’t like to have school trips to foreign countries during holidays.

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. School trips in the US.

B. School holidays in the US.

C. School activities in the US.

D. Outdoor adventure in the US.

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998.It was started to protect the environment.By now,more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.Other cities,including Taipei,Shanghai and Wuhan,also support the day.In Beijing,more and more people are joining the campaign.It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work.It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day).The slogan(口号)for the day is,“If we drive for one less day,we can have one more nice day.”

So far.more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support.“We can’t control(控制)the weather,but we can choose not to drive,”said Wu Zonghua,a car club chairman.Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year.In the first quarter of 2007,Beijing only had 52 blue sky days.This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year.Much of the dust comes from the desert,but cars cause most of the air pollution.We must do more for No Car Day.

1.No Car Day was started ___________.

A.to save money

B.to control the weather

C.to make the air cleaner

D.to keep out dust from the desert

2.The No Car Day campaign asks Beijing drivers___________.

A.to work hard to get fewer blue sky days

B.not to work on World Environment Day

C.to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work

D.to leave their cars at home for a week each month

3.When is World Environment Day?

A.On July 5th. B.On June 5th.

C.On September 22nd. D.On February 2nd.

4.Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?

A.It was first started in France in September,1998.

B.It was first stared in China in 2001.

C.It is supported by over 1,000 cities around the world.

D.It was first started by a car club chairman in Beijing.

5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A.More and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs.

B.People will have one more World Environment Day each month.

C.More and snore people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing.

D.The ear club chairman Wu Zonghua won’t drive any more.

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