Question

    In England, school begins in September after a long summer holiday. The are two terms（学期）in a school year. The first term is from September to January. And the second term is from February to June. Most English children begin to go to school when they are five years old. When they finish high school, they are seventeen or eighteen years old.

High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and hey have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things. After high school many students go to college（大学）. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So they have to work after class to get money for their studies.

1.How many terms do schools have in England?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three.

2.Bruce is sixteen years old. He might（可能）be in a ________.

A.primary school（小学） B.middle school C.high school

3.The underlined word “pay” in paragraph 2 means ________.

A.支付 B.赚取 C.得到

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A.College students have to make money after class.

B.High school students often go to different classes every day.

C.Most students in England begin to go to school at the age of 5.

5.Which is the best title（标题）for the passage（文章）？

A.Schools in England.

B.The World-Famous School.

C.How to Make Money after Class.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇教育文化类阅读，主要介绍了英国的教育制度及英国学生从小学到大学的学习生活特点。

1.细节理解题，从首段第二句There are two terms（学期）in a school year.可知英国的学校有两个学期，故选B。

2.推理判断题，从第一段最后一句的When they finish high school, they are seventeen or eighteen years old.可知，完成高中学业后已经17或18岁了，Bruce 今年16岁，最可能的是在上高中，故选C。

3.词义猜测题，根据后一句So they have to work after class to get money for their studies.可知，为了读大学，他们不得不在课后去赚钱以支付学费。因此pay意为“支付”，故选A。

4.推理判断题，根据第二段 many students go to college、they have to work after class to get money for their studies.可知大学生在课后需要挣钱，A项无误；根据第一段Most English children begin to go to school when they are five years old. 可知大多数的英国学生在5岁开始上学，C项无误；根据第二段High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day可知，高中生们每天通常是去上同样的课，与B项中的different表意矛盾，B项错误，故选B。

5.最佳标题，标题的选择需根据文章大意来判断，通读全文及首段首句可知，本篇主要讲的是英国的学校。B项文中完全没有提及，C项文中没有具体体现如何在课后挣钱，故选A。