(二)
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. 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 begin to go to school when they are five. Most of them are seventeen or eighteen when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually have homework every day. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, they go to college(大学). Many college students work after class to get the money for their studies. They are always busy.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
( ) 1. In America, students begin the first term in ______ .
A. September
B. February
C. January
D. March
(
) 2. Most American children go to school at
.
A. five
B. seventeen
C. seven
D. eighteen
(
) 3. High school students
after class.
A. go to work
B. do homework and many interesting things
C. do housework
D. watch films
(
) 4. After high school, many students go to
.
A. college
B. work
C. farm
D. factory
(
) 5. Many college students work after class to
.
A. get the money for their studies
B. help their parents with housework
C. have fun
D. Both B and C
解析:
【分析】
这是一篇介绍美国学校教育情况的阅读理解题,均为细节理解类题目。解题思路如下:
1. 先仔细阅读每个题干,提取题干中的关键信息,比如时间、人物行为等;
2. 根据关键信息回到原文中定位对应的句子;
3. 将原文信息与选项进行匹配,选出完全符合原文内容的答案。
具体到每个小题:
第1题,关键信息是“first term”,定位到第一段关于学期时间的描述;
第2题,关键信息是“Most American children go to school at”,定位到第一段关于入学年龄的句子;
第3题,关键信息是“High school students after class”,定位到第二段中学生课后活动的内容;
第4题,关键信息是“After high school, many students go to”,定位到第三段高中毕业后的去向;
第5题,关键信息是“Many college students work after class to”,定位到第三段大学生课后工作的目的。
【解析】
1. 第1题:根据短文第一段“The first term is from September to January”可知,美国学生的第一学期从九月开始,故选A。
2. 第2题:由短文第一段“Most American children begin to go to school when they are five”可知,大多数美国孩子五岁开始上学,故选A。
3. 第3题:从短文第二段“They usually have homework every day. After class they do many interesting things.”可知,高中生课后会做作业,还会做很多有趣的事,故选B。
4. 第4题:根据短文第三段“After high school, they go to college(大学).”可知,高中毕业后很多学生去上大学,故选A。
5. 第5题:从短文第三段“Many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.”可知,很多大学生课后工作是为了赚取学费,故选A。
【答案】
(二)1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. A
【知识点】
细节信息查找;英美校园常识;阅读理解解题技巧
【点评】
本文围绕美国学校的学期设置、入学年龄、中学生及大学生的学习生活展开介绍,题目均为基础细节理解题,注重考查学生从文本中精准定位关键信息的能力。通过完成这类题目,学生不仅能巩固阅读理解的基础解题方法,还能了解英美国家的校园教育常识,积累相关英语表达。
【难度系数】
0.8