Question

完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）。

In Ancient Egypt, only boys went to school. That seems         ! Why could only boys go to school? Let's see         we can discover.

Boys needed an education to be        in Ancient Egyptian culture. When they were young, boys learned skills         their fathers. They learned to fish, hunt, and work in the family's fields. As a boy grew, his father would decide what type of education he would     . For some of the poorer boys,         he could learn was his father's trade.    , some fathers wanted their sons to have a better life. But, this was very costly. School      by the government. So if a boy was going to learn        else than his father's trade, there was a fee. If he could afford the fee, a father had two main chances: an apprenticeship(学徒) or school.

Artisans(工匠) and craftsmen(技工) offered apprenticeships to boys. A father would pay a fee to have his son         special skills. During an apprenticeship, a boy worked beside the tradesman to learn from him. Apprenticeships lasted for many years.

1.A. unhappy       B. unfair   C. unknown         D. unclear

2.A. which         B. how      C. when            D. what

3.A. joyful         B. useful  C. wonderful        D. forgetful

4.A. on            B. to       C. through          D. from

5.A.find           B. catch    C. fetch             D. receive

6.A. all            B. each    C. every            D. both

7.A. Therefore      B. Especially C. However          D. Finally

8.A. weren’t built  B. wasn’t builtC. didn’t built D. shouldn’t be built

9.A. nothing        B. something  C. everything      D. anything

10.A. learned       B. taught    C. talked        D. made

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是古埃及为何只有男孩可以去学校。在古埃及人必须要学有用的东西才能过得好点。男孩小时候可以从父亲那里学东西，长大后若想学其他的，则要付学费。学艺或去学校需要的费用是昂贵的。这对穷苦孩子来说是不公平的。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：只有男孩可以去上学，这一点看起来很不公平。A不高兴的；B不公平的；C不知道的；D不清楚的。故选B。

2.

3.一种有用的教育。A高兴的；B有用的；C精彩的；D易忘的。故选B。

4. sth from sb和某人学习什么，故选D。

5. education受教育。故选D。

6.

7.

8.故选B。

9.因此如果一个男孩学会他父亲生意以外的东西应有费用。Learn something学习某事。故选B。

10. Aleck这个比赛，Carla更想。us 我们，宾格形式；it 它；me 我；her她，她的。这里的it代指的就是上面所说的Smart Aleck这个比赛。故选B。

考点：教育历史类