Question

Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June. Usually American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
But unlike middle school students in China, high school students in America take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and have homework for every class. After class they do all kinds of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They may go to a small or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot for their higher education. So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies.
【小题1】In America, summer vacation lasts（持续）___________________.

A．one month	B．two months
C．three months	D．more than three months

【小题2】The underlined（下划线的）word “college” means _________________ in Chinese.

A．大学

B．公司

C．研究院

D．高中

【小题3】Many American students work after class, because they ___________________.

A．want to see interesting things

B．have to help the other people

C．want to make more friends

D．have to get money for their studies

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】D

解析试题分析：这篇文章讲述了美国的教育制度，有的和中国的学校一样，有的就有差别。
【小题1】细节题。根据文章可知，美国的第二个学期是从2月份到6月份，第一个学期是从9月份到1月份，可知，暑假持续两个月。故选B
【小题2】推断题。根据文章After high school, many students go to college.可知，高中毕业之后，许多学生就去上大学。所以college的意思是大学。故选A
【小题3】细节题。根据文章So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies.可知，很多学生课后去打工是为了为他们的学习赚一些钱。故选D
考点：社会现象类说明文
点评：本文的思路清晰，结构明确。首先对作者所说明的事情进行理解。本文细节题很多，对于细节题，学生在理解全文的基础上要对题目中关键字在文章中迅速定位，找到相对应的出处，答题比较备选答案的区别及和文章信息最相关的是哪个，即那个就为正确答案。