Question

【题目】根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
In the US Summer vacation starts in early June and ends around late August. Teachers will give summer homework. There are many classes and camps for middle school students. They can be about sports, cooking, boating or outdoor skills. Some students will try to make money by doing housework, such as babysitting or mowing the lawn(割草坪) for neighbours. Some will also do volunteer work, such as helping old or poor people.
In the UK ①Summer vacation starts around June 24 and ends on September 3. In Scotland, teachers hardly give schoolwork to kids to do during the summer. So, many of my friends and their families like to travel abroad.
In France Summer vacation usually goes from mid-June to the end of August. French students don't have any homework or extra classes over the summer. Some students like travelling around the world. ②They see nature in Africa or visit English-speaking countries to learn English. Other students have fun in France. They go to the beach, see friends and watch movies.
In Australia Summer vacation starts in late December and ends in early February. During the vacation, students have to finish their homework. They should read and write reports on three to five English books. They also need to work with their classmates to do science projects. Australian students often go to special interest classes during the vacation. They learn singing, cooking and so on.
（1）根据英文释义, 填写文中出现的单词。
: to look after a child or children while the parents are out.
（2）根据文中①处画线句, 在下面的句子中填人适当的词, 使两句意思一致。
Summer vacation June 24 to September 3.
（3）将文中②处画线句子译成汉语。

（4）根据短文内容, 简略回答问题。
In which country do students have to do their homework during the summer vacation?
（5）根据短文内容, 完成下面的句子, 空白处词数不限。
The summer vacation in is longer than that in any other country.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）babysit
（2）lasts/is/goes；from
（3）他们去非洲看大自然或者去(参观)讲英语的国家学英语。
（4）

Australia

（5）The US/America
【解析】
⑴猜测。根据解释中look after a child可知与小孩相关的单词，而to look……说明是动词，故填babysit。
⑵由to可知与from构成搭配：from……to从……到……。从6月24到9月3日是暑假所持续的时间，故填lasts或is或goes； from。
⑶他们去非洲看大自然或者去(参观)讲英语的国家学英语。
⑷细节理解。根据最后一段第二句During the vacation, students have to finish their homework. 可知澳大利亚的学生在假期要做作业，所以答案是：Australia
⑸通读全文可知美国的暑假：六月初到8月底；英国的暑假：6月24号到9月3号；法国的暑假：6月中旬到8月底；澳大利亚的暑假：12月底到二月初。所以美国的暑假时间最长。故填the US或America。