Question

Summer Term in the School of Life will start on Friday 25 January 2015, in Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia and will become the first international school to open its doors.

To make everyday life rich, the writer Alain de Botton has worked hard at getting the best ideas and the School of Life is his brainchild（构想). Since it began in London in 2009, more than 50,000 people have taken part in its programs and its new way of life-long learning is now well-known all over the world.

Summer Term in the School of Life is a 10-week project offering a selection of the UK’s most popular programs, led by Australia’s thinkers. “We are very excited to start the School of Life in Australia. We can’t wait to start receiving our first guests（客人）,” says Alain de Botton.

Summer Term will include different classes, workshops and other special events held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 25January and 31 March. The conversation Café onsite will serve up a daily conversation menu, light food and of course, delicious coffee.

“There has been a growing need among Australians to deal with the problems in life like love, creativity, work, money, nature and death. The School of Life Australia will provide a space for us to explore (探测) these subjects,” says Sara Tiefebtun, Project Director of the School of Life Australia.

Program details for the School of Life Australia’s Summer Term will be announced in December 2013. For more information sign up to our mailing list at: www. theschoollife.com/

world/Australia. Updates will also be shared regularly on Twitter@ theschoollife and Facebook www.facebook.com/TheschoolofLifeAustralia.

1. The School of Life will start to _______.

A. make more friends in Australia.

B. serve up a daily conversation menu.

C. improve the quality of everyday life.

D. offer the UK’s most popular programs

2.At the School of Life Australia, the following will be explored EXCEPT_________.

A. work, nature and death

B. love, work and creativity

C. creativity, money and nature

D. money, nature and fashion

3. People can get more details for Summer Term by _________.

A. letters B. the Internet

C. telephone D. newspaper

4. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. The School of Life in London.

B. The School of Life in Australia.

C. Summer Term in the School of Life.

D. Some National School to be started.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主语讲述的是澳大利亚的生活学校他们想用更新的、更好的方法来让人们的日常生活变得更丰富。他们经常组织一些活动，让人们对生活中的一些话题进行探讨，让人们对生活有更好的理解。

1.推理判断题。根据短文第二段中的内容To make everyday life rich,可知，生活学校想要开始使日常生活变得丰富多彩。他们想用最新的，更好的方法使人们的生活品质得到提高。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中“There has been a growing need among Australians to deal with the problems in life like love, creativity, work, money, nature and death.可知，生活学校要探索的话题包括爱、创造、工作、钱、自然和死亡。根据选项我们可知没有提到的是D选项。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文的最后For more information sign up to our mailing list at: www. theschoollife.com/world/Australia. Updates will also be shared regularly on Twitter@ theschoollife and Facebook www.facebook.com/TheschoolofLifeAustralia.可知，我们可以通过一些网站来获得关于生活学校更多的信息。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。这篇短文主语讲述的是澳大利亚的生活学校他们想用更新的、更好的方法来让人们的日常生活变得更丰富。他们经常组织一些活动，让人们对生活中的一些话题进行探讨，让人们对生活有更好的理解。故选C。

考点：文化类短文阅读。