Question

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There’re two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they’re five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their study.
小題1:In America, summer holidays begin in ________.

A．September

B．July

C．May

D．February

小題2:Most American children go to school at the age of ________

A．five

B．seven

C．seventeen

D．eighteen

小題3:High school students ________ after class.

A．do housework	B．go to work
C．play baseball	D．do interesting things

小題4:In order to(為了) ________, many American college students work after class.

A．help their parents	B．get money for their study
C．help others	D．learn some useful things

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了美國的學校教育。學校九月份開學，每學年兩個學期。大多數孩子5歲上學，17-18歲高中畢業，高中每學期有5-6門功課，每門功課都有作業，課后做許多有趣的事。高中畢業后，很多學生上大學，為付高昂的學費，他們課后做兼職。
小題1:細節理解題。根據短文第一段The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June的描述可知，第二學期六月結束，暑假從七月開始。故選B。
小題2:細節理解題。根據第一段Most American children begin to go to school when they’re five years old的 描述可知，大多數美國孩子都是從5歲開始上學。故選A。
小題3:細節理解題。根據第二段High school students ---After class, they do a lot of interesting things的描述可知，高中學生課后可以做很多有趣的事。故選D。
小題4:細節理解題。根據短文最后一段 So many college students work after class to get money for their study.的描述可知，為了掙錢學習，很多大學生課后都做兼職。故選B。