Question

More and more people think it necessary to study in an English-speaking country and it didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in UK.

Having been in the school for 2 months, I’m getting used to school life, and I am starting to make the most of my time in here. School starts at 9 o’clock every morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 o’clock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday we have short days, in which we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 o’clock. After lessons, we have 2 hours of activity time, when you can choose from a wide range of activities, including all the major sports, such as rugby and football, and also the minor sports such as basketball and tennis.

As a boarder（寄宿者）, the quality of food is something I consider very important, and Merchiston has not let me down. The school kitchens are run by a professional(专业的） catering（饮食） company, and the quality of food is excellent, and also they take issue(问题) of a healthy diet really seriously: I remember once I was asked to take more salad for my meal by a member of the kitchen staff(工作人员) for I didn’t have enough vegetables. This brings another point of being a boarder: you need to learn how to look after yourself and be responsible(负责) for yourself. One of the huge advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we don’t have to pull ourselves out of bed as early as the day pupils!

1.The passage mainly tells us about________.

A. the author’s school life in the UK as a boarder

B. the author’s opinion of the school life in the UK

C. the differences in school life between China and the UK

D. the boarder life in a British middle school

2.According to the second paragraph, we can learn that the author ______.

A. has not enough time to study       

B. likes to play tennis and basketball

C. went to the school two months ago  

D. finishes school at 4 o’clock

3.How many lessons do the students have every week in this school?

A. 15         B. 45           C. 27           D. 18

4.The underlined words “ let me down” in the last paragraph means _______.

A. made me disappointed                   B. made me pleased

C. encouraged me                         D. amazed me

5.As a boarder in the school, the author ______.

A. is not used to the food there     

B. has learned to have healthy diets

C. is specially taken good care of   

D. sleeps as much as day pupils

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了作者作为一个寄宿生在英国的学校生活。

1.主旨大意。根据全文内容，这篇文章主要讲了作者作为一个寄宿生在英国的学校生活，故选A

2.细节理解题。根据第第二段提到Having been in the school for 2 months, I’m getting used to school life, and I am starting to make the most of my time in here.我已经到这个地方两个月，习惯于学校的生活，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段提到School starts at 9 o’clock every morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 o’clock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays we have short days, in which we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 o’clock.可知一共有45节课，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段提到The school kitchens are run by a professional food company, and the quality of food is very excellent and also they take the healthy diet very seriously，可猜测出“let me down”的意思是令我失望，故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段提到I remember once I was once asked to take more salad for my meal by a member of the kitchen staff for I didn’t have enough vegetables. This brings another point of being a boarder: you need to learn how to look after yourself and be responsible(负责) for yourself.记得有一我曾经被要求去拿沙拉，这使我意识到，我必须学会有责任的来照顾自己，故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读