Question

Do you know what school life is like in Singapore? In Singapore, a class only lasts half an hour, but there are no breaks between classes. The students only have a 30-minute tea break after 3 or 4 classes. They do not do eye exercises. Yao Suyu said our eye exercises were unfamiliar(不熟悉)to her. “I’d like to introduce them to our school,” she said. “They’re very useful!”

In Singapore, school ends at 1:50 p.m. But students joined other classes after school such as dance clubs and choir(合唱团). Yao says she joins dance club twice a week and it lasts from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Singapore’s population (人口)includes Chinese, Indians(印度人), Malays(马来人 )and Westerners. But there is no special school for any one of the groups. The students in Yao’s school are mainly Chinese, Indians and Malays. “The Indian students take Indian language classes when we study Chinese,” said Yao. “But if an Indian student is interested in Chinese, he or she can study it, too.”

In Singaporean schools, teachers teach in English. It’s the official(官方的)language in Singapore. Singaporean students have to take different courses after school. Like most Singaporean students, Yao takes other courses in Chinese, math and English.

根据上面短文的内容回答问题。

1.How long does a class last in Singapore?_______________________________________

2.Do the students do eye exercises in Singapore?__________________________________

3.When does school end in Singapore?__________________________________________

4.What does Singapore’s population include?_____________________________________

5.In which language do teachers teach in Singaporean schools?_______________________

Answer

1.A class lasts half an hour in Singapore.

2.No, they don’t.

3.School ends at 1:50 p.m. in Singapore.

4.Singapore’s population includes Chinese, Indians, Malays and Westerners.

5.Teachers teach in English in Singaporean schools.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍的是新加坡的学校生活。文章以姚素宇的视角介绍了新加坡的课程安排、课后活动、课程设计以及教学语言等。

1.根据短文“a class only lasts half an hour”的描述可知，在新加坡每节课持续的时间是半个小时。故可答：A class lasts half an hour in Singapore.

2.根据短文“They do not do eye exercises”的描述可知，在新加坡，学生不做眼保健操。因此回答是否定的。故可答：No, they don’t.

3.根据短文“In Singapore school ends at 1:50 p.m”的描述可知，在新加坡学校于下午1点50放学。故应答：School ends at 1:50 p.m. in Singapore.

4.根据短文“Singapore’s population(人口)includes Chinese, Indians(印度人), Malays(马来人 )and Westerners”的描述可知，新加坡的人口包括中国人、印度人、马来人以及西方人。故应答：Singapore’s population includes Chinese, Indians, Malays and Westerners.

5.根据短文“In Singaporean schools, teachers teach in English”的描述可知，在新加坡，老师运用英语进行教学。故应答：Teachers teach in English in Singaporean schools.

考点：教育类短文阅读。