Question

【題目】 My name is Sally Maxwell, and I’m 15. I’ve been at Park School, London since I was 11. If I pass my exams next year, I’ll stay here until I’m 18.

Park School is a secondary school, about 20 minutes by bike away from home. Before I came here, I went to primary school, near my home. I started primary school when I was five and stayed there for six years.

The school day is from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm. We spend the first 10 minutes in our classroom while our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent. Then everyone goes to the main hall. There our head teacher makes a speech and tells us any news about the school. Lessons begin at 9:05 and last for an hour. We have two more lessons before school finishes.

This year I have 11 subjects: maths, biology, chemistry, French, history, geography, music and IY, PHSE, ADT and PE (these stand for Information Technology; Personal Health and Safety Education; Art, Design and Technology and Physical Education). Fortunately, we don’t have exams in every subject. PHSE is about the dangers of drugs and smoking, among other things. In ADT we also do things like learning to cook as well as drawing and design. Some people can do Italian and Spanish instead of French, but no one is learning Chinese yet! PE involves physical exercise, basketball, training in the gym and swimming – we’re really lucky to have a swimming pool.

I took exams when I was 7, 10 and 14 years old. Next year I will take my exams in eight subjects, and then I can do between three and five subjects for the exams in my final year.

We have a large sports ground where we play football, tennis and do athletics both during and after school hours. After school activities, such as sports clubs and language societies are popular, too. During the school year there are usually visits to museums and galleries, and to camps for activities, such as climbing and cycling in the country. There are parties and discos and a sports day, and the school play is a really important event. Once a term, there is a parents’ meeting, so our parents and teachers can talk about our progress.

What’s the best thing about school? English, history, music, and my friends. What’s the worst thing? Homework … and exams!

【1】How long has Sally been at Park School?

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【2】Will the teachers check whether pupils are present or not?

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【3】Which subject involves physical exercise, basketball, training in the gym and swimming?

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【4】How often does Sally’s school have a parents’ meeting?

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【5】What does Sally think of her school life?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】She has been at Park School for four years.

【2】Yes, he will.

【3】PE involves physical exercise, basketball, training in the gym and swimming.

【4】Sally’s school has a parents’ meeting once a term.

【5】It is interesting.

【解析】

本文薩利介紹了她上學(xué)情況，她在學(xué)校所學(xué)的科目，進行的考試以及學(xué)校舉行的活動。

【1】根據(jù)“My name is Sally Maxwell, and I’m 15. I’ve been at Park School, London since I was 11.”可知，她自從11歲就在帕克學(xué)校，現(xiàn)在她15歲，因此她已經(jīng)在這里15-11=4年，故填She has been at Park School for four years.

【2】根據(jù)“We spend the first 10 minutes in our classroom while our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent.”可知，老師檢查學(xué)生們的出勤情況。因此用肯定回答，故填Yes, he will.

【3】根據(jù)“PE involves physical exercise, basketball, training in the gym and swimming – we’re really lucky to have a swimming pool.”可知，體育課包括體育鍛煉、籃球、在體育館訓(xùn)練和游泳，故填PE involves physical exercise, basketball, training in the gym and swimming.

【4】根據(jù)“Once a term, there is a parents’ meeting, so our parents and teachers can talk about our progress.”可知，薩利的學(xué)校一學(xué)期召開一次家長會，故填Sally’s school has a parents’ meeting once a term.

【5】根據(jù)“After school activities, such as sports clubs and language societies are popular, too. During the school year there are usually visits to museums and galleries, and to camps for activities, such as climbing and cycling in the country.”可知，她在學(xué)校參加各種活動，因此她認為學(xué)校生活是有趣的，故填It is interesting.

這是一篇記敘文，短文講述了Sally在學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)生活情況。文章敘述清晰，內(nèi)容容易理解。題型是任務(wù)型閱讀，要求根據(jù)文意回答問題，考查學(xué)生們對文章細節(jié)的理解。做題時，先通讀短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)題目所問，鎖定短文相關(guān)句子，用簡潔、概括的語言作答。例如第4小題，根據(jù)疑問詞How often可知詢問頻率，注意文章中的表示頻率的副詞或短語；再根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞a parents’ meeting在原文定位答案。