Question

   Becki and Bonsa are such close friends that people often mistake them for sisters. Becki and Bonsa live in Adukrom,a small village,in Ghana,an English-speaking West African country. Adukrom has no running water,electricity or television.

   At 6：45 am,Bonsa and Becki walk to school carrying chairs on their heads. The school has only desks. It also has no bus,so some children have to walk many miles to get there.

   Outside the school,a woman sells gravy rice. Most children buy the breakfast because their mothers have left their homes so early. A child walks around the playground ringing a bell to announce the start of classes,which begin at 7:15 am sharp. Like every student,Becki and Bonsa will ring the bell for a week. All the students know that being on time is important.

   Becki and Bonsa and the other students gather in rows,one class in each row,in front of a senior teacher. Any late students are sent into the nearby forest to gather firewood.

   After school,the girls wash their hands and use their fingers to eat out of a common bowl. The girls take their evening meal with their own mothers and aunts. The fathers eat with their male relatives at their fathers’ houses. Ashanti men and women do not eat together.

   When there is work to do after school,the girls do it first. Once their work is done,they are free to play. Sometimes they pick oranges,jump rope,dance,or play a board game.

   After sunset,the villagers take chairs outside and join their neighbors to talk about the day. No one is rich. But everyone seems happy.

1. From the passage,we know that Adukrom is a village.

   A. crowded

   B. poor

   C. dirty

   D. polluted

2. When Bonsa and Becki go to school,they always.

   A. take their chairs to school

   B. walk many miles every day

   C. buy some bread at the school gate

   D. carry a bell in the schoolbag

3. If Becki is late for school,she has to .

   A. sit in the last row in the classroom

   B. ring the bell for a week

   C. run around the playground for 10 minutes

   D. collect firewood in the forest

4. After school,Becki and Bonsa first.

   A. pick oranges

   B. jump rope

   C. dance

   D. play a board game

5. The passage mainly tells us about two girls’.

   A. team spirit

   B. favourite school

   C. everyday life

   D. close friendship

Answer 1

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C

  本文记叙了 Becki和Bonsa —天的生活。通过对她们 生活的描述，我们了解到在Adukrom的人们生活很贫苦，但 每个人都生活得很快乐。

1. B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Adukrom has no running water,electricity or television. ”可知，Adukrom 是一个贫穷的小村庄。故选B项。

2. A细节理解题。由第二段第一句“…Bonsa and Becki walk to school carrying chairs on their heads. ” 可知，她们 自己带着椅子去上学。故正确答案为A项。

3. D细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“Any late students are sent into the nearby forest to gather firewood. ”可知， 如果Becki迟到，就会被送到附近的树林里捡木柴。因 此选D.

4. A细节理解题。由第六段中“When there is work to do after school,the girls do it first. ”可知，放学后她们先干 农活，然后再玩。

B、C、D三项都是玩游戏。pick oranges意为“摘橘子”，A项符合题意。

5. C主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文记叙了 Becki和Bonsa一天的生活:早上带着椅子去学校，放学后先做农活然 后一起玩，晚上坐在一起聊天。故C项符合题意。

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障碍句分析

   Once their work is done,they are free to play. 一旦她们的工作完成后，她们就可以自由玩耍。

   once用作连词时，意为“一旦……就……”，用于连接时 间状语从句，相当于as soon as。注意:once引导的是时间状 语从句，从句要用一般现在时代替将来时。