Question

This year, about 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about 10 months in US homes. At the same time about 1,300 American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and learn the rest of the world.

Here is a 2-way student exchange in action. Fred, 19, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was completely different from what he had expected and it was much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took 14 subjects instead of 6 that were usually taken in the US.

Family life, too, was different. They have to listen to their fathers. All the activities were done with the family rather than individually. Fred found the food to be too simple at first. He also missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out to have a good time. In Germany, you walk but you soon learn to like it. ”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his own ideas. “I suppose I should criticize American schools. ” he says, “It is far too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany, we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many other activities. I think that maybe American schools are better in training their citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.

__1____ between American school life and German school life

Items	___2_____	German students
Class rules	You don’t have to stand up.	You have to rise to show ___3_ to their teachers
____4	You do their own things individually.	You have to listen to their____5_.
School	It is  very easy .	It is much _____6 .
Going out	You pick up some friends in ____7_ .	You ____8_ but soon learn to like it.
School activities	We take part in ____9__other activities.	We do nothing but _10____ .

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 Differences

 American students

 respect

 Family life

 fathers

 harder

 a car

 walk

 many

 study

【解析】

试题分析：

 词形转化题：从第三段的句子：School was completely different from what he had expected and it was much harder.可知文章是关于美国学校和德国学校的不同，用名词复数： Differences

 归纳词：从右边一列的German students 可知这一列是关于American students

 词形转化题：从第三段的句子Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. 可知学生尊敬老师，用名词respect

 原词：从第四段的句子：Family life, too, was different.可知这行讲的是关于Family life

 原词：从第四段的句子：They have to listen to their fathers. 可知是要听fathers。

 反义词：从第六段的句子：It is far too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany,可知德国的功课更难harder

 原词：从第五段的句子：“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out to have a good time. 可知填a car

 原词：从第五段的句子：you walk but you soon learn to like it. ”可知填walk。

 原词：从第五段的句子Here we take part in many other activities. 可知填many

 原词：从第五段的句子we do nothing but study. 可知是study

考点：考查任务型阅读

点评：任务型阅读要充分利用表格理解文章框架结构和主旨大意，再结合每句话，在文中找出信息句，筛选出关键的单词，注意形式的变化和词义的转变。最后一定要注意单词的大小写。