【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 epartment of Education moved the start of the year to late August, one week before the first Monday in September. This went into effect in the 19801981 school year. In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest of the school body for an orientation(迎新)period. An orientation period helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings. In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for ining freshmen.（1）According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest? A.Schools in Denver.B.Schools in Cleveland.C.Schools in New York City.D.Schools in Boston.（2）Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year? A.Because of some political events.B.Because of the entrance examinations.C.Because of the increasing number of students.D.Because of the extreme weather.（3）How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah? A.About seven months.B.About eight months.C.About nine months.D.About ten months.（4）The article is probably taken from ________. A.a book about one39。s life storyB.an official website of educationC.an advertisement in a newspaperD.a sports magazine【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，美國開學第一天的日期沒有明文規(guī)定，因地區(qū)而異。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的”For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in midAugust and schools in Cleveland, …Monday in September.“ 可知，丹佛的學校在八月中旬開學,克里夫蘭的學校通常在9月的第一個星期一之前開始。波士頓，芝加哥，紐約和圣地亞哥的學校在9月的第一個星期一之后的周二或周三開始。綜上所述，丹佛的學校開學最早。故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的but in the 19761977 and 19771978 academic years，the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms，extreme cold可知俄亥俄州的學校受到暴風雪的影響，因而開學日發(fā)生了變化。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段 中的”In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts …next year.“可知猶太州學年從8月25日到8月30日開始，一直持續(xù)到5月的最后一周或明年6月的第一周，持續(xù)時間為九個月左右，故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。縱觀全文可知，本文介紹了美國學校開學第一天的日期的內(nèi)容，應屬教育類，故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 The picture of George Washington is on the onedollar bill. He served as American39。s first president from 1789 to 1797. President Washington has been called the Father of his country. The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, is on the twodollar bill. He was the main writer of the Declaration of independence in 1776. Jefferson was one of the most influential of the nation39。s Founding Fathers. He was also a plant expert, architect, musician and inventor. Another of American39。s greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln, is on the fivedollar bill. He served as the sixteenth president from 1861 until 1865. He successfully led the country through the Civil War, saved the Union and ended slavery. The picture of Alexander Hamilton appears on the tendollar bill. Hamilton was never president. But he was the first Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers. He was also an economist and political philosopher. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president, serving from 1829 to 1837. He supported popular democracy and individual liberty. His picture is on the twentydollar bill. Another president is on the fiftydollar bill. Ulysses S. Grant served from 1869 to 1877. Before serving as president, Grant was military mander of Union forces during the Civil War. Under his mand, the Union Army defeated Confederate forces. So who do you think is on the one hundreddollar bill? It is Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was never elected president, but was one of the Founding Fathers. He was also a leading writer and printer, political thinker, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civil activist, and diplomat. These American statesmen are on the front of the bills. The backs of the notes show images from nation39。s history or famous places. They are in order, the Great Seal of the United States, the signing of Declaration of Independence and the Lincoln Memorial. The others are the Treasury Building, the White House, the Capitol Building and independence Hall.（1）The design of the bills shows that Americans values their people39。s__________ . A.talents in many waysB.success in their careersC.inventions in new fieldsD.contributions to the country（2）For hundreds of years, those historic men on the bills fought for the nation39。s ____________. A.economy and powerB.independence and democracyC.wealth and success