Question

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

American _____ begins in September after a long ____ holiday. There are two terms in a school ______. The first term is from _____ to January, and _  __ is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen to eighteen years old when they finish high school.

High school students in America take only five or six ___ each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework ___ every class. After class they do all kinds of interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small or a large one. They usually have to give ____ money. So, many ____ students work after school ____ money for their studies.

1.A. student        B. school        C. class           D. teacher

2.A. winter         B. autumn       C. summer        D. spring

3.A. day           B. week         C. month         D. year

4.A. July           B. August       C. September      D. October

5.A. two           B. a second      C. the second      D. second

6.A. hours         B. lesson        C. schools        D. subjects

7.A. in            B. for            C. to            D. on

8.A. many         B. a few          C. a little        D. a lot of

9.A. school       B. high school     C. college         D. middle school

10.A. to get        B. to take       C. to borrow      D. to give

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了美国的学校和学生的学习情况。美国学校在暑假后九月份开学，他们一年有两个学期。中学生每学期学习五、六个科目，每天他们经常去同一个班，每节课有作业。中学毕业后，许多学生上大学，他们需要支付很多学费，因此许多大学生放学后打工挣钱。

1. student 学生；B. school 学校；C. class 班；D. teacher教师。句意：美国学校在九月份开学。根据后文的There are two terms in a school ______. 可知此处介绍的是学校。故选B。

2. winter 冬季；B. autumn 秋季； C. summer 夏季；D. spring春季。句意：美国学校经常很长的暑假之后，在九月份开学。根据前文的American _____ begins in September可知学校在九月份开学，因此是暑假结束后。summer holiday暑假，故选C。

3. day 天；B. week 周；C. month 月；D. year年。句意：一学年有两个学期。根据There are two terms 可知此处指有两个学期，故此处指的是一学年，school year学校，故选D。

4. A. July 七月；B. August 八月；C. September 九月；D. October十月。句意：第一学期是从九月到一月。根据American ___ begins in September 可知九月开学，故第一学期是从九月份开始。故选C。

5. A. two 两；B. a second 又；C. the second 第二；D. second第二。句意：第二学期是从二月到六月。根据前文的The first term is from _____ to January可知此处相对于第一学期，此处是第二学期，序数词在前面加定冠词the。故选C。

6. A. hours 小时；B. lesson 课；C. schools 学校；D. subjects科目。句意：美国中学生每学期学习五、六个科目。take the subjects学习科目，故选D。

7. A. in 在……里；B. for 为了；C. to 向；D. on 在……上面。句意：每天他们经常去同一个班，每节课有作业。homework for every class“每节课的作业”，故选B。

8. many 许多，修饰可数名词； B. a few 几个，修饰可数名词； C. a little 一点，修饰不可数名词；D. a lot of 很多，修饰可数名词和不可数名词。句意：他们必须支付很多钱。修饰不可数名词money，故排除AB两项， 根据后文的So, many ___ students work after school __ _ money for their studies可知学生打工挣钱支付学费，故表示需要很多钱，故选D。

9. A. school 学校；B. high school 中学；C. college 大学；D. middle school中学。句意：因此很多大学生放学后为学业打工挣钱。根据前文的many students go to college(大学).可知此处指的是大学生，故选C。

10. to get 获得；B. to take 拿走；C. to borrow 借来；D. to give 给。句意：因此很多大学生放学后为学业打工挣钱。根据They usually have to give ____ money可知他们必须花很多钱，因此此处指的是要挣钱交学费，get money赚钱。故选A。

考点：政治经济文化类短文。