Question

Robert is nine years old and Joanna （乔安娜）is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. 埃比尼泽山 Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.

Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.

Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in “The Centre”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Centre”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin… Think of your teacher 300 miles away!

1. The children in “The Centre” do not go to a school because ______.

A. they live too far away from one another.

B. they do not like school.

C. they are not old enough to go to school.

D. their families are too poor.

2. In order to send their children to school, parents in “The Centre” of Australia must have ______.

A. a property. B. a car.

C. a school room at home. D. a special radio.

3. Teachers in “The Centre” of Australia teach ______.

A. not in a classroom but at the homes of the students.

B. by speaking only and not showing anything in writing.

C. without using any textbooks or pictures.

D. without knowing whether the students are attending(出席) .

4. When children are having a lesson, they can hear their teacher.

A. but their teacher cannot hear them.

B. and their teacher can hear them too.

C. but cannot hear their schoolmates.

D. and see him or her at the same time.

5. A “Property” in Australia is a

A. house. B. school.

C. farm D. radio.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了乔安娜和罗伯特在艾比泽山上学，他们是通过双向无线电来上课的。当老师通过无线电点名后，就可以开始上课。老师也离着有300英里远。

1.They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.可知他们离着太远，所以通过无线电上课，故选A

2.短文School is a room at home with a two-way radio.可知必须要用一个双向无线电装置，故选D

3.

4.

5.In Australia they call a farm a property.可知在澳大利亚，他们把农场称为property.故选C。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。