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Ⅲ. 阅读理解(8小题，共24分)

A (2015 •四川内江)

A high school in Rome,Italy sent 50 students on an exchange programme to a high school in Sheffield,England. The students from Italy spent one week watching the classes and taking part in other school activities including a musical concert. They also visited historical cities and went into the English countryside.

The school exchange is part of a programme which helps students see what life is like in another country. The programme is called Knowledge Exchangeand it has been running for fifteen years. The leader of the programme,John Watson,believes that it helps students to see what life is like in other countries,and it can also help to stop future problems.

Mario Verde,one of the Italian students,thought that the trip was a very good experience. It gave him the chance to meet English students and improve his English. He did think that the English teaching day was very long,and he was surprised that the students had to wear a school uniform,because students in his school didn't have to wear one. These were the things that were different. Jane Russell,one of the English students,liked the visitors from Italy. She thought that the boys were handsome,and spoke English well. She was surprised to learn that they went to school on Saturday. Jane thought that that was a terrible idea.

1. Why did the Italian high school send its students to England?

   A. To enjoy the musical concert.

   B. To experience British life themselves.

   C. To learn something about the school uniforms.

   D. To help English students know what Italian life is like.

2. We can learn from the second paragraph that .

   A. the programme “Knowledge Exchange” is welcome

   B. sending Italian students to England is not easy

   C. John Watson was once an exchange student

   D. the school exchange will be stopped soon

3. Why did Mario Verde like the exchange?

   A. England is beautiful and near to Italy. B. The English teaching day is so long.

   C. He did not need to wear a uniform. D. It helped him learn English better.

4. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 refer to (指的是) ？

   A. Having classes on Saturday. B. Wearing a uniform in weekdays.

   C. Taking English school activities. D. Visiting the English countryside.

Answer 1

2. A 3. D 4. A

Ⅲ.l. B 解析：由第二段中的“The school exchange is part of a programme which helps students see what life is like in another country. ”可知答案为   B.

2. A解析:通读第二段可知，Know-ledge Exchange这个项目很受欢 迎，故答案为A.

3. D解析：由第三段中的“It gave him the chance to meet English students and improve his English."

可知答案为   D.

4. A解析：由第三段中的“She was surprised to learn that they went to school on Saturday. Jane thought that that was a terrible idea. ”可推断，画线的that指的是 “周六上课”这件事，故答案为A.