Question

Morgan is very happy these days. She is in Grade 7 at L.B Clarke Middle School, the USA. She gives her journals (日志) to the teacher. She writes them in the summer holiday. She says, “I read many books to finish them.”

In the summer holiday, most schools in the USA ask students to read. But L. B. Clarke starts a program (项目) this year.

Students write their journals three times a week. The journals are about books they read or their everyday life. “Good writers must be good readers,” says a teacher in the school, “Our program also asks them to read, but in a different way.”

Caroline, another student, finishes six journals. She writes about her favourite books and family trips.

“The program helps me learn new things,” she says, “and if I forget something, I can look in my journals.”

1.Where does Caroline come from?

A. England.     B. America.      C. France.   D. Japan.

2.How does Morgan finish the journals?

A. She visits many places.

B. She asks many friends.

C. She asks her parents for help.

D. She reads many books.

3. How often do the students write journals?

A. Twice a week.       B. Twice a month.

C. Three times a week. D. Three times a month.

4.One of Caroline’s journals may be about ___________________________.

A. a movie called the Smurfs

B. a basketball game between Lakers and Heat.

C. a student called Morgan

D. a book called the Joy Luck Club

5.What does the underlined (划线的) sentence mean?

A. You don’t need to read many books if you want to be a good writer.

B. A good reader must be a good writer.

C. As a good reader, you must write very well.

D. If you want to be a good writer, you must first read many books.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：想要成为优秀的作家，你就必须先多读书。你同意这个说法吗？在美国，很多学校都要求他的学生们在暑假的时候多读书，并写出读书的日志。短文中给我们介绍了几个学生的完成情况。

1.B推理判断题。根据短文中In the summer holiday, most schools in the USA ask students to read以及Caroline, another student, finishes six journals可知，美国的很多学校要求学生们在暑假期间读书，并写日志。Caroline就是其中的一名学生，由此我们可以推断她是来自美国的。故选B。

2.D 细节理解题。根据短文第一段中She writes them in the summer holiday. She says, “I read many books to finish them.”可知，Morgan说她读了很多书，才完成了她的日志。故应选D。

3.C 细节理解题。根据短文中Students write their journals three times a week可知，学生们通常一周写三次日志。故应选C。

4.D推理判断题。根据短文中Caroline, another student, finishes six journals. She writes about her favourite books and family trips可知，Caroline的日志写的是关于她最喜欢的书和她家庭的旅行。结合选项可知应选D，因为这个选项说的是一本书。

5.细节理解题。根据短文中的这句话Good writers must be good readers，再结合短文的大意可知，这句话是告诉我们，如果你想成为优秀的作家，你就必须多读书。美国的很多学校就要求学生们在暑假期间多读书，并写读书日志。因此应选D。

考点：教育类短文阅读。