Question

In the UK, there are over 800 boarding schools with students from home and abroad. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.

In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Their students study and live together in the school. They are rigid rules in boarding schools. The students can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities (设施) for their students. Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.

Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, at times also a tie and a skirt.

In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. Students can also make something to eat at any time in a kitchen.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined word “rigid” in the second paragraph means ______ in Chinese.

A.宽松的 B.严格的 C.相似的

2.The students in the boarding schools in the UK ______.

A.spend about six months staying and living there in a school year

B.have nearly the same subject plan

C.are looked after all the time

3.Boarding schools in the UK ______.

A.have plenty of facilities for their students

B.don’t have a “light out” time

C.provide a kitchen for their students to buy something to eat at any time

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Boarding schools in the UL started a century ago.

B.Boys and girls from the age of 7 to 18 can go to boarding schools all the time.

C.Nearly all the students at boarding schools wear a school uniform.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Life in Boarding Schools in the UK

B.Activities in Boarding Schools in the UK

C.Uniforms and Food in Boarding Schools in the UK

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文主要介绍了英国有800多家寄宿学校．最早的寄宿学校是为只为白人和有钱人家的男孩开办的，现在7-18岁的男孩和女孩都可以去．他们在一起学习和生活，不经过允许不能外出，大多数寄宿学校都有熄灯时间．几乎所有的学生要穿校服，寄宿学校为学生们提供美味的食物．

1.词义猜测题，根据下一句：“The students can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. 如果不允许，学生们就不能出去。”，可知寄宿学校有严格的规章制度，故选B。

2.细节理解题，根据：“In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. 在英国，寄宿学校每学年有三个学期，每个学期大约13周。”可知每年在学校大概有13x3=39周，约9个月，选项A错误；根据“In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. 在一些学校，每个学生都有他或她的科目计划。”选项B错误；根据“There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.

有宿管员照顾学生的所有时间，特别是放学后。”，可知选项C正确，故选C。

3.细节理解题，根据：“Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities (设施) for their students. 除了通常的教室和实验室外，寄宿学校还为学生提供了许多其他设施。”可知选项A正确，故选A。

4.判断理解题，根据“Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. 寄宿学校是几百年前在这个国家开办的。”可知选项A错误；根据“But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18. 但最早的寄宿学校是专为有钱的白人男孩设立的。现在男孩和女孩都可以从7岁到18岁上寄宿学校。”可知选项B错误；根据“Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. 寄宿学校几乎所有的学生都穿着校服。”可知选项C正确，故选C

5.最佳标题，结合文章内容主要讲述了学生在寄宿学校的生活，包括活动，衣食住等，故选A。