Question

We are a primary school in England. Our students start arriving at our playground from about 8:45 a.m. Most of the children live nearby, so they walk to school. But some children have to travel to school by car. Each of the children is dressed in a school uniform (校服) and carries the homework and packed lunch in a schoolbag.

School starts at 8:55 a.m. The teacher on duty blows a whistle (哨子) and the children line up in their class groups. They wait quietly for the teacher to send them to their classrooms. When they arrive at their classrooms, the children empty their schoolbags and put their homework in their boxes. After the children take their seats, the teacher reads out each child’s name in turn. Upon hearing his / her name, the child replies “yes, Mrs. (the teacher’s name)” and the teacher writes down whether the child is in school or not.

And then at 9:10 a.m. the children attend an assembly in our main hall. They sit on the floor in rows with the youngest children at the front and the older children at the back. As the children enter the hall, they listen to music quietly. Each week we have a different musical theme (主題). Besides, the children also listen to stories.

After the assembly, the first lesson of the day begins at 9:30 a.m. Our morning lessons are usually English and Maths. Each of these lessons lasts an hour. Between classes, the children have their morning break from 10:20 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. They eat their snacks (小吃) or play games like football on the playground. At the end of the break, the teacher on duty blows a whistle. The children stand still and wait to be told to line up.

Each day, the children have their lunch break from 12 noon to 1:10 p.m. Most of the children bring their own packed lunches from home. A packed lunch usually consists of sandwiches, fruit, a drink and a packet of crisps. Some children have a school dinner cooked in our school kitchen. While the children are waiting to have lunch or after they have finished eating, they play games on the playground or attend lunch-time clubs. We have teachers on duty, who look after the children during lunch breaks. After the lunch break, the children have afternoon lessons, which continue until 3:15 p.m. when the children go home.

A typical school day at a primary school in England
Paragraph outlines	Supporting details
Arriving at school	● The students start 1.______ the school playground from about 8:45 a.m. ● They come to school on 2.______ or by car.
The start of school	● At 8:55 a.m., the teacher on duty blows a whistle to make the children3.______ up, and then sends them to their classrooms. ● The teacher 4.______ the attendance (出席) of each child.
5.______	● At 9:10 a.m. the children attend an assembly in the main hall, where they listen to music or stories. ● They sit on the floor in rows at different6.______ according to their ages.
Morning lessons	● The first lesson of the day begins at 9:30 a.m. and each class lasts as 7.______ as an hour. ● The morning lessons are usually English and Maths. ● The morning break is from 10:20 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., when the children eat their snacks or play games.
Lunch breaks and afternoon lessons	● The lunch break starts at 12 noon and 8.______ at 1:10 p.m. ● During the lunch break, the students 9._____ lunch and play games or attend lunch-time clubs. ● School is 10._____ at 3:15 p.m.

Answer 1

1.reaching

2.foot

3.line

4.records

5.Assembly

6.places

7.long

8.ends

9.have / eat

10.over

【解析】

1. students start arriving at our playground from about 8:45 a.m.我們的學生從大約8點45開始到達操場，根據空格位置應該是arriving at 的同義詞替換，故填reaching

2. of the children live nearby, so they walk to school. But some children have to travel to school by car.大多數學生住在附近，所以他們走路到學校，但是一些孩子必須坐車到學校。根據空格前 的on可以得出這里是用一個介詞短語代替walk，所以填foot，on foot是走路的意思。

3. teacher on duty blows a whistle (哨子) and the children line up in their class groups.值班的老師吹哨子。學生們按班級排隊站好。Line up出現在原文中，意思為排隊站好

4. the children take their seats, the teacher reads out each child’s name in turn. 學生們坐下之后，老師按順序點名record the attendance 記錄出席，即點名。

5. then at 9:10 a.m. the children attend an assembly in our main hall. 在9點10分，學生在主廳集合。這里的行為是集合，故填assembly。

6. sit on the floor in rows with the youngest children at the front and the older children at the back.他們成排坐好，年紀小的還在在前排，年紀大的在后排。根據這句可以知道他們是根據年齡坐在不同地方，故填places。

7. of these lessons lasts an hour.每節課1小時。該空The first lesson of the day begins at 9:30 a.m. and each class lasts as ______ as an hour.as…as是固定 搭配，意思為：和…一樣…。長達1小時就是as long as 1 hour。

8. day, the children have their lunch break from 12 noon to 1:10 p.m.每天，孩子們的午餐時間是中午12點到下午1點10分。由此可知，1點10分的時候午餐結束，故填ends。

9. the children are waiting to have lunch or after they have finished eating, they play games on the playground or attend lunch-time clubs.當孩子們在等待午餐或者是在她們結束用餐之后，他們在操場上玩游戲或者參加午餐時間俱樂部。所以在午餐時間孩子們吃午餐或者參加俱樂部活動，故填have/eat

10. continue until 3:15 p.m. when the children go home.可知，下午3點15放學。所以該空填over，school is over,放學。

考點：考查說明性短文填空。