American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.
小题1:How long do American students study in school every year? | A．8 months | B．9 months | C．10 months | D．11 months |
小题2:High school students take ______ subjects at a time.| A．all | B．four | C．five | D．B or C |
小题3:______ can get scholarships.| A．Many college students | B．All the students | | C．Good high school students | D．Good college students |
小题4:Many college students work part time because ______ .| A．they have many activities | | B．they have a lot of free time | | C．they like doing things | | D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education |
小题5:According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don’t do exercises after class.
D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education. |
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:C |
试题分析：这是一篇关于美国教育体制的一篇说明文，文中简要介绍了美国的高中和大学的学业制度。
小题1:根据the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June.描述可知5+5=10，故选C。
小题2:根据High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. 可知选D。
小题3:根据But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students,可知选D。
小题4:根据and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.可知选D。
小题5:根据and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.可知选项C，与原文描述不一致。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。 |
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The weekend is usually a time of rest. B 1 today’s Chinese students cannot rest during the weekends. According to a survey(据调查), 24% of the junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 have less t 2 eight hours’ sleep each night because o 3 too much study. Ji Ping, a junior student in Guangzhou, h 4 to get up at 6:30 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday she goes to extra classes for math and English. But she doesn’t complain(抱怨). She says that a 5 her classmates work hard on Sunday. Liu Yang is from Dalian. As a Junior 2 student, his weekends are less busy. But he also spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after d 6 homework, he plays basketball. He feels happy b 7 he still has time to do the things he likes. A few students are a little luckier. Yang Qing, a Junior 3 student from Zibo, Shandong, is o 8 of them. And she is a top student. During the weekends, she usually gets up at 8:00. Then she s 9 some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV. “Don’t push yourself too much. Learning well at school is e 10 ,” she said. |
In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don"t know how to save(节省) time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of（很好地利用） our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.
小题1:What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?| A．Watching TV. | B．Playing computer games. | | C．Doing their homework. | D．Doing housework. |
小题2:Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?| A．Their parents. | B．Other students. | | C．The children themselves. | D．Nobody else. |
小题3:How many hours of sleep is good for students" health?| A．Less than 9 hours. | B．Over 9 hours. | | C．Only 9 hours. | D．8 hours. |
小题4:What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?| A．He would fall asleep in class. | | B．He would do well in study. | | C．He would finish his homework fast. | | D．He would have good health. |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework. | | B．All the students stay up late for their homework. | | C．Children should be given less homework. | | D．Schools and parents should take care of children |
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My name is John Brown. I am a school boy. My school is__51__ my home. Every day I spend a lot of time__52___ there. The__53___ is not good, so I can’t ride my bike to school. I often take a bus there. It usually__54___ me forty minutes to get there__55___. I __56___ at seven every morning. I have no time for breakfast at home. I often have something for breakfast on the bus__57___ at school. I don’t want to__58___ school. Most students in our school take buses to school. Some students walk to school__59___ their homes are not far. __60___ the students ride bikes.
| 小题1: | | A．behind | B．in front of | C．far from | D．across from |
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| 小题2: | | A．get | B．to get | C．to getting | D．getting |
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| 小题3: | | A．road | B．school | C．bicycle | D．town |
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| 小题4: | | A．has | B．spends | C．takes | D．makes |
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| 小题5: | | A．by bike | B．by bus | C．on foot | D．by train |
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| 小题6: | | A．get up | B．get to school | C．have breakfast | D．go to bed |
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| 小题8: | | A．late for | B．late | C．be late for | D．be late |
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| 小题9: | | A．when | B．so | C．although | D．because |
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| 小题10: | | A．The number of | B．Most | C．All | D．A small number of |
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Scientists say there are seven kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus(柑橘类)fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made of milk, like cheese and ice-cream; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of foods; (7) butter, or something like butter, with fat(脂肪)。
People in different countries in the world eat different kinds of things. They also eat different kinds in a day. In some place people eat once or twice a day; in other countries, people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that these differences are not important. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is that every day a person must eat something from each of the seven kinds of food. The most important thing is that we must find some ways to help the hungry people and make the people have right kinds of food, make them strong and healthy
小题1:It is important that people should _________.| A．eat three times a day | | B．eat cooked food | | C．eat dinner at 4 o’clock | | D．eat something from each of the seven kinds of food every day |
小题2: Which sentence is right?| A．People should eat ice-cream every day | | B．Oranges belong to the second kind of food | | C．We should eat chicken every day | | D．We should never eat fat |
小题3: In different countries people _________.| A．eat the same kinds of food | | B．cook their food in the same way | | C．eat different kinds of food | | D．eat the food in the same way |
小题4: The most important thing is _________.| A．many people in the world are hungry | | B．we must eat the seven kinds of food | | C．many people are too heavy | | D．people eat too much food |
小题5: What is the meaning of the underlined word “strong” in the last paragraph?
A 肥胖的 B 漂亮的 C 聪明的 D 强壮的 |
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Do you often think of your parents? You may say, "Of course, I 1 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother"s Day and on Father"s day I give my father 2 too." But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to 3 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen 4 , she dialed the number again, "Hi, Mom …"
Later I asked, " 5 did you dial the number twice?" She smiled, "My parents are old and 6 . They can"t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 7 time to answer the call. "
My friend is a good girl. She is 8 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a1child, right? Please remember to 10 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
| 小题2: | | A．a cake | B．a kiss | C．a present | D．some money |
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| 小题3: | | A．have a rest | B．make a call | C．pay a visit | D．go gor a walk |
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| 小题4: | | A．hours | B．minutes | C．seconds | D．days |
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| 小题6: | | A．fast | B．careless | C．healthy | D．slow |
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| 小题7: | | A．enough | B．quick | C．no | D．little |
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| 小题8: | | A．never | B．always | C．seldom | D．sometimes |
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| 小题9: | | A．bad | B．clever | C．sick | D．good |
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| 小题10: | | A．protect | B．look after | C．think of | D．listen to |
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