Question

Japanese high school students either walk or ride bicycles if the distance is not too great. In other cases, students must take public buses and trains. After junior high school, students attend schools based on their high school entrance examination scores. So some students travel a great distance to attend the school.

◆________

The school day begins at 8:30. Then students assemble in their homeroom classes for the day's studies. Each homeroom has an average of 40-45 students. Students stay in their homeroom classrooms for most of the school day. Only for physical education, laboratory classes, or other subjects requiring special facilities(设备) do students move to different parts of the school. Between classes and at lunchtime, classrooms can be noisy, lively places. Some schools may have a cafeteria(自助餐厅), but most do not. In most schools, students bring a box lunch from home, prepared by the mother in the early morning hours.

Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than American

students. Students in high schools take three years' studying of each of the following subjects: mathematics, social studies, Japanese, science and English. Other subjects include physical education, music, art, and moral studies(思想品德课). All the students in one grade level study the same subjects. Given the number of required subjects, electives(选修科目) are few.

◆After-school Activities

Club activities take place after school every day. Students can join only one club, and they rarely change clubs from year to year, so the clubs are relatively stable. Clubs are made up of sports clubs (baseball, soccer, judo, kendo, etc.) and culture clubs (English, broadcasting, science, etc.). New students usually are encouraged to select a club shortly after the school year begins in April. Clubs meet for two hours after school each day and many clubs continue to meet during school vacations.

1.Most Japanese high school students often have their lunch ________.

A. in restaurants

B. in school cafeterias

C. at home

D. in homeroom classrooms

2.Students in the USA go to school ________ days a year.

A. 180B. 200C. 240D. 300

3.The underlined word "rarely" in the fourth paragraph means "________".

A. alwaysB. neverC. seldomD. often

4.The best subtitle for the second and third paragraphs may be "________".

A. At schoolB. In classC. SubjectsD. Homerooms

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍的是日本高中学生在学校和课外活动的情况。

1. 推理判断题。根据第一标题第一段中Students stay in their homeroom classrooms for most of the school day. Only for physical education, laboratory classes, or other subjects requiring special facilities(设备) do students move to different parts of the school.可知，多数日本高中学生在自己教室里吃午饭。故选D。

2. 计算题。根据第一小标题第二段第一句Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than American students.可知，240-60=180，美国学生一年去学校180天。故选A。

3. 词义猜测题。根据最后一段第一句中so the clubs are relatively stable.可推知，学生很少改变俱乐部。故选C。

4. 主旨大意题。纵观第二、第三段可知，谈的都是学生在学校的情况，故选A。

【学法指导】

利用上下文提供的情景和线索，进行合乎逻辑的综合分析进而推测词义，是阅读过程中的一大关键，这也是近年来高考考查的热点。最常见的就是利用上下文语境、常识和语法关系推断词义。1.抓住所需推断词汇前后的“mean”或系动词或破折号等直接定义该词的部分。2.抓住文章主旨与该段所表达的中心。特别对于议论文要牢记论点与论据的相互支撑关系。5.

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