Question

【题目】

A. of course B. exams C. spend D. stops E. good F. lighter G. than

School

British teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. They study for 【1】 in as many as ten subjects, so they have to work pretty hard! Today’s teens spend more time doing their homework 【2】 any teenagers in the past, studying for 2.5-3 hours every evening.

Free Time

It’s not all work, 【3】. What do British teenagers do to have fun? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafes and listening to music.

Communications

In addition to the Internet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework. They also love their mobile phones, and 【4】 hours texting their friends and chatting. Today, phones are getting smaller and 【5】 and you can do a lot more with them than just talk. Text messaging has become the coolest and most popular way to communicate. More than 90% of 12 to 16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts say that this 【6】 teenagers from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】G

【3】A

【4】C

【5】F

【6】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了英国学生的学习情况，空闲时间的活动，交流的方式及对时尚的看法四方面。

【1】句意：他们为考试而学习的科目多达十门，所以他们必须努力学习！

根据下文“so they have to work pretty hard!”可知这里是说为考试而学习。exams名词，考试。根据句意，故选B。

【2】句意：今天的青少年比以往任何一个青少年花更多的时间做作业，每天晚上学习2.5-3个小时。

根据“spend more time doing their homework”可知，这里是比较级，用than比……，用于比较级。根据句意，故选G。

【3】句意：当然，这不全是工作。英国青少年做什么来娱乐？他们喜欢看电视，外出，在网吧里和朋友见面，听音乐。

根据下文“What do British teenagers do to have fun? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafes and listening to music.”可知这里是当然不都是学习。of course当然，根据句意，故选A。

【4】句意：他们也喜欢手机，花几个小时给朋友发短信聊天。

根据上文“They also love their mobile phones,”可知，这里是花费时间做某事，spend+时间+doing的形式。这里是一般现在时态，主语是复数，动词用原形，这里填spend。根据题意，故选C。

【5】句意：今天，手机越来越小，越来越轻，你可以用它做很多事情，而不仅仅是聊天。

根据“Today, phones are getting smaller ”可知下文是说手机变的更轻。lighter形容词比较级，更轻的。根据句意，故选F。

【6】句意：专家说，这可以阻止青少年花钱，买糖果和香烟。

短语stop sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事；这里是一般现在时态，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词变第三人称单数。根据题意，故选D。