閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Education for Japanese children is free for the first nine years and all children must go to school for six years of primary schooling and three years of secondary schooling. In the primary and secondary school, about 99.9% of school-age children are present. School usually begins at 8 o’clock in the morning and ends at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays. The school year begins in April and ends in March. There is a summer holiday in August and a winter holiday during the New Year season.
After nine years of schooling, students can enter the three-year high school by passing an examination and by paying a small charge each year. After high school, students can go on to study at different kinds of colleges, usually for four years. There are also two-year junior colleges.
小題1: The passage mainly discusses _____________.
A.colleges in JapanB.free education in Japan
C.education in JapanD.school time in Japan
小題2:If you want to go to high school in Japan, you must ______________________.
A.pay a small amount of money
B.study at primary and secondary school for 9 years
C.take part in the exam and pay a little money
D.pass the exam and pay a little money
小題3: What is not mentioned in the passage?
A.Types of colleges.B.Times for schooling
C.The teaching staff(教職員工)D.The number of children attending schools
小題4:How many days do the Japanese students have to go to school every week?
A.Two daysB.Four and a half daysC.Five daysD.Five and a half days
小題1:C小題1:D小題1:C小題1:D
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A.determine when people tend to remember their dreams
B.research whether dreams have anything to do with real life
C.find out how people explain their dreams and what impact that has
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D.Imagining a plane crashing on their planned route.
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A.Dreams can be a useful tool for learning and problem solving.
B.Most people disagree that dreams help them better know themselves and the world.
C.A majority of people believes that dreams can predict their future and try to find their meaning.
D.When a dream conflicts with people’s existing beliefs and desires, they tend to attribute less meaning to it.
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B.Another name of the American flag is “Old Glory” or “The Stars and Stripes”.
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A.There’s a connection between violence and sports
B.One cause of violence at sports events is alcohol.
C.There are many reasons for violence at sports events.
D.David Sampson and Dennis Brock have the same opinion.
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A.“I must drink some alcohol to stop myself feeling shy. ”
B.“ It’s safe to do what many people are doing. ”
C.“There are so many of us and not enough of them. ”
D.“ No one knows I’m doing this. ”
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A.Two.B.Four.C.Three.D.Five.
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A.how to turn games into big parties
B.why to install cameras in stadiums
C.how to prevent violence at sports events
D.how to avoid oneself behaving badly
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A.Never drink any alcohol no matter where you are.
B.Whenever you are watching a game, you should keep quiet.
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B.get students know that their teachers care about their parents.
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In the United States, a large-scale project supported by the American Cancer Society is now under way. If the experiment were successful, interferon could become one of the greatest medical discoveries of our time.
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A.Interferon has serious side effects, while antibiotics do not.
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D.They are different in structure, although they are both proteins.
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A.About 30.
B.About 50.
C.About 120.
D.About 70.
小題3:The passage tells us that ________.
A.it is difficult to produce interferon in large quantities because of its special structure.
B.interferon is produced widely in lots of countries.
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A.insects were just blown about by the wind
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