Question

    In recent（近来的）years, many students from China come to the UK to study in schools there. Over 4,000 new students came in 2018. Most of them decide to study in a UK university(大学) after studying in middle schools in the UK. It can help them make their written and spoken English better, find out more about a different culture and to know very different ways of teaching.

Studying in the UK will be a special and interesting thing. Unlike China, the UK isn’t a large country. Its furthest mainland points are only 1,350 km away. We can visit many great cities in a short time, such as London, Cambridge and Oxford.

Life for a student studying in the UK can be very exciting. Children start school at the age of 4. At 11, children go to middle schools where they may study 10 subjects. They are math, science, English, history and one or more languages （语言） such as French and so on. Classes in the UK schools often have between 20 or 30 students. Most schools do not make students sit in the same seat for every lesson.

Children do not just learn from books or a screen, but enjoy various sports as part of their school day, such as soccer, basketball, horse-riding and so on. They can join clubs after school.

So do you want to study in the UK one day?

1.According to the first paragraph, which is not the reason why Chinese students study in the UK?

A.To improve science skills.

B.To study in a university in the UK.

C.To learn more about another culture.

2.The second paragraph mainly（主要地） tells us that ________.

A.the UK is too small to have fun

B.it’s easy to enjoy the beauty of the UK

C.you always feel bored in the UK

3.Students in the UK have to learn at least ________ language lessons.

A.two B.three C.ten

4.The underlined word “various” means ________.

A.不同的 B.相似的 C.无趣的

5.From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.studying in the UK may be tiring and boring

B.primary school students in the UK have more than ten subjects

C.students in the UK don’t sit in the same seat or classroom all the time

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要讲述了近年来，许多来自中国的学生去英国上学。在进入英国中学后，有不少人决定申请英国大学，对他们来说，这是一个提高英语读写能力的绝好机会；还叙述了英国的学校生活。

1.细节理解题。根据文中It can help them make their written and spoken English better, find out more about a different culture and to know very different ways of teaching.可知，提高科学技能不是中国学生在英国学习的理由，故答案为A。

2.主旨大意题。根据文中第二段大意可知，英国不是一个大国，所以欣赏英国的美景很容易，故答案为B。

3.细节理解题。根据文中They are math, science, English, history and one or more languages （语言） such as French and so on.它们是数学、科学、英语、历史和一门或多门语言，比如法语等等可知，英国的学生加上本土语言必须至少学两门语言课程，故答案为A。

4.词义猜测题。根据such as soccer, basketball, horse-riding and so on.比如足球，篮球，骑马等等，猜测出下划线的单词的意思应是“不同的”，故答案为A。

5.细节理解题。根据文中Studying in the UK will be a special and interesting thing.在英国学习将是一件特别和有趣的事情可知，故A错误；At 11, children go to middle schools where they may study 10 subjects. 可知，孩子们上中学时可能学习10门课程，故B错误； Most schools do not make students sit in the same seat for every lesson.大部分的学校不让学生们每节课都坐在相同的座位，故答案为C。