Question

【题目】Is it worth taking after-school activities for kids in their daily life? Kids in Australia usually do after-school activities in their free time. The activities usually include part-time jobs, community service, sports training and club activities.

Amy, Rose and May, three teenagers from Marryatville High School, gave us their views.

Yes, but only up to a point. You may join many clubs and take part in different kinds of activities to make sure that your college application will stand out. But don’t stress yourself out. You shouldn’t have over 5 after-school activities in your spare time. What’s more, the activities you choose should show what you really love or you have interest in. ---Amy

Yes, take as many as you like. After-school activities make our life more colorful and make us happier in our daily life. They also help us make many more good friends. In addition, we can learn much from these activities. ---Rose

Yes, but quality(质量) wins over quantity. Nowadays, more and more teenagers are under great pressure. The stress comes from studies, their family and the social life. Taking after-school activities helps them relax themselves. But I think it’s better to have two to three after-school activities that you often join in. Don’t do those activities which you don’t like. ---May

【1】Which of the following is NOT an after-school activity mentioned in the passage?

A. A part- time job B. Community service

C. Helping with housework D. Basketball training

【2】According to Amy, teenagers should ___________.

A. not take too many after-school activities

B. take as many after-school activities as possible

C. not take after-school activities

D. try to take only one after-school activity

【3】Who thinks teenagers can feel relaxed by taking after-school activities?

A. Amy B. Rose C. May D. We don’t know

【4】What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. The more activities you take, the better you will be.

B. Quantity is always more important than quality.

C. Quality is always more important than quantity.

D. You can take the activities although you don’t care about them .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 C

【解析】

本文主要针对孩子们是否值得参加课外活动进行了调查。澳大利亚的孩子通常在课余时间参见课外活动。这些活动通常包括兼职、社区服务、体育训练和俱乐部活动。本文例举了艾米，罗斯和梅等三个青少年对此的看法。

【1】题意：以下哪项是在本文中没有提到的课外活动？考查细节理解。A. A part- time job兼职；B. Community service社区服务；C. Helping with housework帮助做家务；D. Basketball training篮球训练。根据第一段最后一句The activities usually include part-time jobs, community service, sports training and club activities.（这些活动通常包括兼职、社区服务、体育训练和俱乐部活动。）可知本文没有提及帮助做家务；故选C。

【2】题意：据艾米说，青少年应该___________________。考查细节理解。A. not take too many after-school activities不要参加太多的课外活动；B. take as many after-school activities as possible尽可能多地参加课外活动；C. not take after-school activities不参外课后活动；D. try to take only one after-school activity 尽量只参加一项课外活动。根据表格一倒数第二句You shouldn’t have over 5 after-school activities in your spare time.（你课余时间不应该参加超过5个课外活动。）可知艾米认为青少年不应该参加太多的课外活动；选A。

【3】题意：谁认为青少年可以通过参见课外活动感到放松？考查细节理解。A. Amy艾米；B. Rose罗斯；C. May梅；D. We don’t know我们不知道。根据表格三中第四句Taking after-school activities helps them relax themselves.（参加课外活动有助于他们放松自己。）可知“梅认为青少年可以通过参见课外活动感到放松”；选C。

【4】题意：下画线quality wins over quantity的句子是什么意思？考查细节理解。A. The more activities you take, the better you will be. 你参加的活动越多，你就越好;B. Quantity is always more important than quality. 数量总是比质量更重要；C. Quality is always more important than quantity. 质量总是比数量重要；D. You can take the activities although you don’t care about them.你可以参加这些活动，尽管你不在乎它们。根据表格三最后二句But I think it’s better to have two to three after-school activities that you often join in. Don’t do those activities which you don’t like.（但我认为最好有两到三个你经常参加的课外活动，。不要做那些你不喜欢的活动。）可知quality wins over quantiy意思是“质量总是比数量重要”；选C。

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