Question

In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game. This can be the most important thing of the year except graduation or commencement(颁授学位典礼) day. Students plan Homecoming Day for many weeks before the day.

Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate the schoool. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the students. Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after they leave school.

During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Homecoming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.

Homecoming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

1.The most important thing of the year in high schools and colleges is in America               

A. Homecoming    B. the foot ball game

C. graduation    D. to go to a party

2.When do students begin to prepare everything for Homecoming?

A. The day before Homecoming

B. Many weeks before the day

C. At the beginning of each term

D. Several days before Homecoming

3.Which of the following is NOT done on Homecoming Day?

A. To see old friends

B. To call on teachers they remember

C. To watch the football game

D. To see their parents in the school

4.The underlined word “vote” in the passage means.

A. call    B. make or choose

C. give    D. show

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】这篇短文重点介绍了在美国的高中和大学中最重要的一个节日——返校日，详细介绍了在这个节日期间的活动内容。

1.题意：在美国的高中和大学里，一年中最重要的事情是_____。A. Homecoming返校日；B. the football game足球赛；C. graduation毕业典礼；D. to go to a party去参加聚会。根据第一段第3句This can be the most important thing of the year except graduation or commencement(颁授学位典礼) day.可知这一年最重要的事是毕业典礼或颁授学位典礼，其次是返校日。结合题意可知选C。

2.题意：学生什么时候开始为返校日做准备？A. The day before Homecoming返校日的前一天；

B. Many weeks before the day返校日的前几周；C. At the beginning of each term每学期开始时；

D. Several days before Homecoming返校日的前几天。根据第一段最后一句Students plan Homecoming Day for many weeks before the day.（学生们在这一天前数周都在计划返校日。）可知选B。

3.题意：以下哪一项不在返校日？A. To see old friends去看望老朋友；B. To call on teachers they remember拜访他们记忆中的老师；C. To watch the football game观看足球比赛；D. To see their parents in the school在学校见到他们的父母。根据第3段During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.（白天人们喜欢寻找他们很久以前记得的老师。他们经常见到老朋友，一起谈论学校里那些快乐的时光。）可知A和B是返校日他们做的活动，根据第4段第一句Everyone soon comes to watch the football game.（每个人都很快来看足球比赛。）可知返校日他们观看足球比赛；故选D。

4.题意：短文中画线的单词“vote”意思是____________。A. call打电话；B. make or choose作出或选择；C. give给；D. show显示，展示，说明。根据上文Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears.（另一个重要的时刻是返校节女王或国王出现的时候。）和结合语境可以推测此句All the students vote a most popular student Homecoming Queen or King.的意思是：所有学生投票选出最受欢迎的学生返校节皇后或国王。结合句意可知vote意思是投票；故选B。