American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There"re two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they"re five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They usually have to pay a lot of money. So, many college students work after class to get money for their studies.
小题1:In America, schools begin in_________ after summer holiday.| A．July | B．September | C．May | D．February |
小题2:Most American children go to school at the age of _________.| A．five | B．seven | C．eighteen | D．seventeen |
小题3:After high school, many students go to _________.| A．cities | B．work | C．college | D．town |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C |
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国的学校有两个学期。大部分人在五岁时开始上学，十七八岁时高中毕业，毕业后许多人上大学。好多人会在放学后工作以赚取上学的钱。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday描述，美国的学校在暑假后的九月开学。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第一段Most American children begin to go to school when they"re five years old.大部分美国孩子在他们五岁时开始上学。故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据After high school, many students go to college(大学).可知高中毕业后，许多学生上大学。故选C |
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试题【American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There"re two te】；主要考察你对
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Which is the most popular song in the world now? Yes, it’s South Korean star PSY’s “Gangnam style” video. The video has become the most liked video on YouTube.
In fact, breaking records, the video has set the Guinness (吉尼斯) World Record for the most "liked" video in YouTube history. Gangnam Style, that was available for viewing on July 15, has more than 2,479,030 likes on YouTube. What’s catching the eyes in Gangnam style is PSY’s special dance moves, funny horse riding scenes and dancing in a towel（毛巾）. Even as many may not understand the language, the video has become the talk of the Internet.
The video also has many different versions（版本） on the Internet now. The song has been the top one on the song lists in 31 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. “The YouTube video never wanted to attract foreign countries. It was for local fans,” PSY told the reporters after a concert. “My goal in this music video was to look not so fashionable until the end. I achieved it. ”
The singer’s stage name is from “psycho”, and he writes and produces his own music. “Gangnam style” is about the lifestyle of the young people in Seoul, the Capital of South Korea.
小题1:Who sang the song “Gangnam Style” first? | A．YouTube. | B．PSY. | C．Guinness. | D．We don’t know. |
小题2:YouTube is probably a ___________. | A．magazine | B．newspaper | C．shop | D．website |
小题3:So many people are interested in PSY’s special dance moves. It looks like___________.| A．duck walking | B．fish swimming | C．horse riding | D．bird flying |
小题4:The song won the first place on the song lists in ___________ countries.| A．about thirty | B．three | C．fifteen | D．millions of |
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．PSY is the singer’s real name. | | B．PSY sings songs written by others. | | C．The song of “Gangnam style” appeared in mid-July. | | D．“Gangnam Style” describes the lifestyle of the old people in Seoul. |
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Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch (沙发) watching TV. As there are many channels (频道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.
In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”
小题1:The word “couch-potato” is often used in ______.| A．China | B．France | C．America | D．Germany |
小题2:If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______.| A．does nothing all day | B．often listens to music | | C．often watches TV in his free time | D．must be very fat |
小题3:Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato? Because he or she ______.| A．is fat and cannot take exercise | | B．is fat and round | | C．likes eating potatoes on a couch while watching TV | | D．almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat |
小题4:The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ .| A．how to watch TV | | B．what couch-potato means | | C．why couch-potatoes are very fat | | D．where you can find couch-potatoes |
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Mother"s Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated (庆祝) in the United States, English, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother"s Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink (粉红色) or red rose (玫瑰) or carnation (康乃馨花) , while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother"s Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And , in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast (广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, "Love is invaluable."
On May 8,1999, just the day before the Mother"s Day this year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing (罪恶轰炸).Her name is Shao Yunhuan , a heroic (英雄的) mother. All the Chinese will remember her for ever.
小题1:Mother"s Day ______.| A．is a holiday for mothers | | B．is celebrated in the United Stated only | | C．falls on May 10 every year | | D．was given by Miss Anna Jarvis |
小题2:What was the date of the Mother"s Day this year?| A．May 7,1999. | B．May 8,1999. | C．May 9,1999. | D．May 10,1999. |
小题3:On Mother"s Day, people ______.| A．send some flowers to their mothers | | B．wear a pink or red rose or carnation | | C．wear a white flower | | D．send gifts of love to their mothers |
小题4:"Love is invaluable. "Here the word "invaluable" means "______".小题5:You"ve known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?| A．Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother. | | B．She was born in America. | | C．She was killed on May 9,1999. | | D．All of the above. |
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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep , happy and to live longer.
People play different in winter and summer. is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very and people everywhere like them. For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, , boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it. and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyball are rather . People began to play them not long ago. And people are new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of .
People different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.
| 小题1: | | A．health | B．busy | C．healthy | D．lazy |
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| 小题2: | | A．game | B．games | C．a game | D．the game |
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| 小题3: | | A．Winter | B．Summer | C．Autumn | D．Spring |
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| 小题4: | | A．boring | B．difficult | C．expensive | D．interesting |
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| 小题5: | | A．woman | B．women | C．old | D．young |
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| 小题6: | | A．Run | B．Runs | C．Running | D．To run |
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| 小题7: | | A．new | B．interesting | C．popular | D．old |
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| 小题8: | | A．looking | B．running | C．playing | D．keeping |
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| 小题9: | | A．oldest | B．newest | C．the oldest | D．the newest |
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Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
| 小题1: | | A．word | B．phrase | C．sentence | D．passage |
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| 小题5: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．same | D．different |
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| 小题6: | | A．homesick | B．heartsick | C．seasick | D．carsick |
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| 小题7: | | A．the first place | B．the last place | C．the only place | D．the safe place |
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| 小题8: | | A．thought over | B．thought out | C．heard from | D．heard of |
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| 小题9: | | A．hurt | B．hit | C．loved | D．moved |
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| 小题10: | | A．hobby | B．height | C．heaven | D．handbag |
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