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【題目】

As summer comes near. many children are really happy to forget about school for a few months. The summer vacation is the best time for students. They can go outdoors and have fun. They can go to big cities to go sightseeing. or go to the countryside to enjoy the beauty of nature. However, studies have found that children forget between one and three months' worth of school learning during the summer months. Spelling and math abilities are seriously influenced because of the long vacation, while reading is not really influenced by the time off. The most probable reason for this is that most children usually read at least outside of the classroom, whether newspapers, magazines, books, or video game guides. However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting.

The first summer vacation appeared because the farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today. Some cities in the United States, such as Los Angeles. Have moved to a year-round school calendar, which will bring less influence in their studies. Most cities still use the normal nine and a half-month calendars. To improve skills and to have a good level of preparation, experts suggested trips to museums, summer camps, and visits to libraries to keep kids active and interested the whole summer.

There are other educational systems that provide vacations while still keeping students' skills in a high level. For example. in Japan students attend class for seven weeks continuously, followed by two weeks of vacation. This continues go through all the year. In Italy, students attend class six days per week, but finish at 1:30 p.m. each day, so that school does not manage their life the way that it does in America.

Educational experts fear that the three-month summer vacation stops the continuity of learning. Just as students get used to new ways in reading, writing, or critical thinking skills, then the summer vacation comes, they shut down for a long period. When they go back to school after the vacation, they take up to two months to return to their previous level of understanding.And so the debate continues: whether to continue the present vacations or to seek changes.

【1】The students' abilities of the spelling and math are influenced in the summer vacation because they .

A.take the summer vacation too seriouslyB.do little work of math or spelling

C.don't like spelling and mathD.have to help work in the fields

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Students may keep reading in summer vacations.

B.The United States has stopped summer vacations.

C.The summer vacations have no influence on students' skills.

D.Now most children still work on farm in summer vacations.

【3】What does the underlined word "valid" in the second paragraph probably mean?

A.acceptableB.aimlessC.imaginableD.valueless

【4】What is the best title for the passage?

A.Do we need new Educational Systems?B.Do summer vacations confuse students?

C.Should summer vacations be changed or not?D.Should students improve ability in vacations?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要描述了假期對學(xué)生某些技能的影響，而有一些學(xué)者認(rèn)為假期對學(xué)生技能沒有影響，所以爭論還在繼續(xù)：是繼續(xù)現(xiàn)在的假期還是尋求改變。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二行However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting.“然而，他們的數(shù)學(xué)和拼寫技能只在學(xué)校里得到鍛煉�！笨芍�在暑假里，他們的數(shù)學(xué)與拼寫技能很少鍛煉，故答案選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段第三行Some cities in the United States, such as Los Angeles. Have moved to a year-round school calendar, which will bring less influence in their studies.“美國的一些城市，如洛杉磯。已經(jīng)改為全年的校歷，這對他們的學(xué)習(xí)影響較小�！惫�B項(xiàng)錯誤，根據(jù)文章第一段最后兩行However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting.可知暑假影響學(xué)生的技能，故C項(xiàng)錯誤。根據(jù)第二段第一、二、三行The first summer vacation appeared because the farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today.“第一個暑假的出現(xiàn)是因?yàn)檗r(nóng)場的孩子們在生長旺盛的季節(jié)有時間在田里幫忙干活，但是這個理由已經(jīng)不再被認(rèn)同了了，因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在真正在農(nóng)場工作的孩子越來越少了�！笨芍�因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在真正在農(nóng)場工作的孩子越來越少了，故D項(xiàng)錯誤。故答案選A。

【3】詞義推斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一、二行The first summer vacation appeared because the farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today.“第一個暑假的出現(xiàn)是因?yàn)檗r(nóng)場的孩子們在生長旺盛的季節(jié)有時間在田里幫忙干活，但是這個理由已經(jīng)不成立了，因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在真正在農(nóng)場工作的孩子越來越少了�！庇�since fewer kids actually work on farms today“很少有孩子去干農(nóng)活”，可知是不認(rèn)同的，故答案選A。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)本文最后一段最后一行And so the debate continues: whether to continue the present vacations or to seek changes.“所以爭論還在繼續(xù)：是繼續(xù)現(xiàn)在的假期還是尋求改變。”可知，本文主要講的是是否要改變暑假。故答案選C。