Question

阅读下面的短文，请在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When spring comes, flowers are beginning to come out. For teenagers in the US that means a vacation is on_______ way.

In the US, students may begin their spring vacation at different times, depending on _______ they live. So while students from one town are on vacation, their neighbors in the next town might _______as usual. Spring vacation is also known_______ “spring break”. During this time, students have one or two weeks off from school. The break usually happens in late March or_______.

Spring break is a_______ time. Teachers usually don’t give homework over the break, so students can spend their days and nights free from school-time stress. There are lots of ways to spend the time. Some families go on vacation, visit a new state or even a new_______. Others may ravel to visit family members who live far away. Some students_______relax at home or visit friends’ houses. Sometimes teachers lead overseas trips for groups of students. On a ten-day trip, for example, students might have a _______ through Spain, France, and Italy. These trips are often expensive, _______ they give students an unusual chance to see other parts of the world.

1.A. their              B. its            C. your            D. ours

2.A. where              B. how            C. why             D. when

3.A. play basketball   B. take exams     C. have classes    D. leave school

4.A. by                  B. in             C. for             D. as

5.A. February            B. April          C. October         D. December

6.A. relaxing            B. busy           C. private         D. tiring

7.A. family              B. city           C. town            D. country

8.A. both                B. all            C. either         D. neither

9.A. tour                B. rest           C. walk           D. picnic

10.A. or                 B. but            C. and             D. so

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：整篇文章在介绍美国的中学生在他们的春假里所做的事情。美国的学生可以在不同的时间开始他们的春假。春假是放松的时间，春天的假期也被称为“春季休息”

1.B考查代词及语境理解。句意：对于美国的青少年来说意味着即将度假。A. their他们的；B. its它的；C. your你的；D. ours我们的。此处its指代的是假期的路上。答案为B。

2.A考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：在美国，学生可以在不同的时间开始他们的春假，这取决于他们住在哪里。A. where 在哪儿；B. how 怎么样；C. why 为什么；D. when 什么时候。依据句意可知，应该是住的地方在哪。答案为A。

3.C考查动词词组及语境理解。句意：因此，当一个城镇的学生在度假，他们的邻居，在另一个城市的学生可能照常上课。A. play basketball打篮球； B. take exams 考试；C. have classes上课；D. leave school离开学校。此句解释了上文提到的美国的学生可以在不同的时间开始他们的春假。答案为C。

4.D考查介词及语境理解。句意：春天的假期也被称为“春季休息”A. by 通过；B. in 在……里；C. for 为了；或后跟时间段；D. as作为。be known as 为固定词组，被称为；被认为是的意思。答案为D。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：假期通常在三月末或四月份。A. February二月；B. April 四月；C. October十月；D. December十二月。三月与四月相连，故答案为B。

6.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：春假是放松的时间。A. Relaxing放松的；B. Busy忙碌的；C. Private私有的D. tiring累的，无聊的。从下文的内容：老师不布置家庭作业可知，学生们在这段时间是比较放松的。答案为A。

7.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：一些家庭去一个新的州，甚至一个新国家去度假。A. family家庭；B. city 城市；C. town城镇； D. country国家。State是美国的州名，比州大的的就是国家。答案为D。

8.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：一些学生在家放松或者拜访朋友的家。A. both两者都；B. all都；C. either任一，D. neither两者都不。either…or要么…… 要么……；或是……或是……。结合句意，答案为C。

9.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：为期十天的旅行，例如，学生可能会去西班牙、法国和意大利。A. tour旅游；B. rest 休息；C. walk 步行；D. picnic野餐。根据句意理解，应该是长途旅游。答案为A。

10.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：这些旅行通常是昂贵的，但他们给学生一个不寻常的机会去看世界的其他地方。A. or 或者，否则；B. but但是；C. and 和，又；D. so 因此。前后句表示转折关系，故答案为B。

考点：文化背景类短文阅读。