Question

In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.

What to wear

Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict. _______________ 

In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad (沙拉), other side dishes and a dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to (根据) the passage?

A. Only white children were allowed to attend the earliest boarding schools.

B. Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours.

C. As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.

D. Students can have different activities in a boarding school.

2.Which is the best title for the last paragraph?

A. What to eat   B. When to eat    C. Where to eat   D. How to eat

3.The underlined word ‘facilities’ means _____________.

A. 教师          B. 设施         C. 活动     D. 课程

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文介绍了寄宿学校开始于几百年前的英国国。但最早的寄宿学校是为富有的白人男孩开设的。现在，从7岁到18岁的男孩和女孩都可以去寄宿学校，在英国，寄宿学校每个学年有三个学期，每学期约13周。学生在在一起学习和生活。他们不能外出，在一些学校，每个学生都有自己的主题计划。除了通常的教室和实验室，寄宿学校有学生很多其他设施。几乎所有的学生都在寄宿学校穿校服。在英国，寄宿学校给学生提供美味的食物。

1.细节理解题。根据Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres 可知寄宿制学校的学生可以开展不同的活动，所以选D。

2.标题归纳题。根据In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food.在英国，寄宿学校提供美味的食物，就可知选A。

3.词义猜测题。题。根据后半句including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres.可知‘facilities’的意思是“设施”，所以选B。

考点：教育类阅读。