Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class, 1 to the interesting or sometimes boring words of their teachers. At break (休息) , they run, play and shout happily . But 2 should students spend their free time after school?
In western countries, 3 is normal for students to have a part-time 4 after school or at weekends. Students can make their 5 money and learn more about the real world. They enjoy the independence (独立) and money, and their parents enjoy the quiet house. However, it seems that, in China, parents 6 so much about their children’s studies that they would like to see their children spending most of their time 7 for all those exams. It is natural for Chinese parents to feel that 8 , but I think everything should be kept in balance. Sometimes, western school children 9 long hours after school to make money, so they 10 too tired to listen in class or do their homework. But Chinese students spend so much time on their studies that all else becomes less important.
| 小题1: | | A．adding | B．getting | C．replying | D．listening |
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| 小题4: | | A．work | B．job | C．program | D．plan |
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| 小题6: | | A．laugh | B．worry | C．cause | D．concentrate |
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| 小题7: | | A．chatting | B．studying | C．succeeding | D．obeying |
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| 小题8: | | A．race | B．point | C．way | D．license |
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| 小题9: | | A．study | B．solve | C．regard | D．work |
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| 小题10: | | A．face | B．matter | C．achieve | D．become |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:D |
试题分析：这篇短文介绍了学生的课外活动问题。短文分别介绍了西方孩子和中国的孩子们放学后不同的活动方式，并对这些活动的优缺点进行了详细描述。
小题1:根据下文words of their teachers老师的话，可知选D，听。
小题2:根据下文描述可知句意为：但是学生们应该怎样度过他们放学后的自由时刻。故选B。
小题3:此处代词指代下文to have a part-time 4 after school or at weekends.做形式主语，故选C，其它选项无此用法。
小题4:根据下文Students can make their 5 money and learn more about the real world.描述可知此处指的是兼职工作，故选B。
小题5:结合上下文可知这是学生自己挣的钱，故选C，自己的。
小题6:根据下文they would like to see their children spending most of their time 7 for all those exams.描述可知中国父母对孩子的学习关心太多，故选B。
小题7:结合下文all those exams所有这些考试，可知前文意思是为……而学习，故选B。
小题8:结合语境可知句意为：对于中国父母来讲那样认为是很自然的事情。故选C，that way那样。
小题9:结合下文to make money挣钱，可知前文指的是工作太久，故选D。
小题10:结合上文可知句意为：因此他们变得太累……，故选D。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，区分词义，选出最能使语句通顺的答案。 |
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试题【Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class, 】；主要考察你对
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On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and asked us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.”
“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she replied. Rose became a college symbol(象征) this year and she easily on her from the other students.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humour every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose you dreams, you die!” she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do anything, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.
She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep.
小题1:Rose went to college because she_________.| A．wanted to live longer | B．loved to stay with the young | | C．wanted to realize her dream | D．planned to enjoy her life there |
小题2:From the story we can see that Rose was _______during her stay in college.| A．outgoing and popular | B．brave and hard-working | | C．honest and athletic | D．calm and creative |
小题3:Which of the following is included in Rose’s speech? | A．People won’t grow old if they stop playing. | | B．The more you laugh, the younger you will be. | | C．People easily become old if they do more things. | | D．Time is especially important for young people. |
小题4:At the end of her speech, Rose asked each of her classmates _______.| A．to sing along with her | B．to sing one’s own song | | C．to recite the lyrics | D．to do as the lyrics said |
小题5:Which of the following can best describe the story?| A．Live with your dream. | B．Find secrets of staying young. | | C．Learn wherever you are. | D．Be happy every day. |
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I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting very tired. Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She asked me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a success, even if I am not top of the class at school.
小题1:What do you think of the writer when she was a student?| A．An excellent student | B．A hardworking student | | C．A bad student | D．A lazy student |
小题2:What is the writer’s first job?| A．A cleaner | B．A babysitter | C．An assistant | D．A teacher |
小题3: When staying with the two girls’ family，the writer ________.| A．was paid for extra work | | B．often worked long hours | | C．got much help from her boss | | D．took a day off every other week |
小题4: Why did the writer leave her first job？| A．She found a full-time job. | | B．She was fed up with children. | | C．She decided to attend a part-time course. | | D．She needed a rest after working extra hours. |
小题5:What has the writer learned from her own experiences？| A．Less successful students can still have a success. | | B．Qualifications are necessary for a job. | | C．Hard work makes an excellent student. | | D．One must choose the job she like. |
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There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. But we can’t work all that time-we need a holiday. Let’s say we have three weeks’ holiday. We don’t work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days’ holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours’ lunch every day, and half an hour’s coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!
小题1:How many days do we sleep in a year? ___days.小题2:We spend 15 days on __________.| A．rest | B．coffee break | C．lunch | D．breakfast and supper |
小题3:Which of the following is true? __________| A．Each weekend is one day. | B．We have 61 days for free time. | | C．We get 3 days’ holiday at Easter | D．Coffee break takes us one hour. |
小题4:According to the passage, we know that we don’t have ______ time to work every year.| A．much too | B．so many | C．too much | D．too many |
小题5:The writer means __________.| A．we should know the numbers | B．a few days for work is enough | | C．we need more holidays | D．time is important and we’d better not waste(浪费) it |
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A man came back home from work late, he was tired And he was surprised to find his ten-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"
"If you want to know, I make $20 an hour."
"Oh,"the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?"
The father was furious, "If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish !"
The little boy quietly went to his room and closed the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, "Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often."So he went to the little boy’s room.
"Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now," said the man. "Here’s $10."
"Oh, thank you, Daddy!"the boy said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
"Why do you want more money after you already have some?" the father shouted angrily.
"Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do," the little boy answered, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
小题1:How much does the man make if he works an hour?| A．$10. | B．$20. | C．$100. | D．$200. |
小题2:In this passage, the underlined word "furious" means ______.| A．very angry | B．quite happy | C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
小题3:At first, the father didn’t give her son any money because______.| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself | | B．he did not have enough money at that moment | | C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use | | D．the boy always borrowed money from him |
小题4:The boy wanted to buy ______with twenty dollars.| A．a new book for himself | B．a nice present for his father | | C．a toy for his own birthday | D．an hour of his father’s time |
小题5:From this passage, we can infer that the boy"s father______.| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son | | C．didn’t love his son at all | D．often came back home early |
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Someone says，“Time is money”，but I think time is 1 important than money．Why? Because when money is spent，we can get it back．However，when time is 2 ，it’ll never 3 ．That is 4 we mustn’t waste time．It goes without saying that the 5 is usually limited（有限的）．Even a second(秒) is very important．We should make full use of (充分利用)our time to do 6 useful．But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time．They spent their limited time smoking，drinking and 7 ．They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 8 ．
In a word，we should save time．We shouldn’t 9 today’s work for tomorrow．Remember we have no time to 10 ．
| 小题1: | | A．much | B．less | C．mush less | D．more |
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| 小题2: | | A．cost | B．bought | C．gone | D．finished |
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| 小题3: | | A．return | B．carry | C．take | D．bring |
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| 小题4: | | A．what | B．that | C．because | D．why |
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| 小题6: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
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| 小题7: | | A．reading | B．writing | C．playing | D．working |
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| 小题8: | | A．time | B．food | C．money | D．lives |
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| 小题10: | | A．lose | B．save | C．spend | D．take |
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