Hi! My name is Robert and I live in Chicago. My school is called Parkside Elementary.  It is Jake and Elizabeth's school too.  Michael and Trevor's school is called Lincoln Middle School.  In the USA many students go to elementary school between the ages of 5-10, then middle school between the ages of 11-13, and then a four year high school, and last but not least, many people go to college or vocational school. Our elementary school starts at 8:30 am and ends at 3:20 pm. We go to school on Monday through Fridays and have the weekends off.
Some of the favorite sports here in America are basketball, baseball, football, soccer, hockey, and more. But, my favorite sport is football. My favorite player in the NFL (National Football League) is Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears ( the Bears are my favorite team too).
Americans wear jeans, a shirt, socks, shoes, and sometimes a hat. I usually wear a baseball hat, my favorite pants, and my favorite shirt. My pants have 4 pockets on it, and my shirt has red and black stripes on it.
There is no common agreement in the west about the best method of education. Many views can be found among parents, teachers, and students.
小題1:Students in elementary school stay at school for about ________days.
A．fourB．fiveC．sixD．seven
小題2:The writer’s favorite sport is __________.
A．basketballB．baseballC．hockeyD．football
小題3:The third passage mainly tells us __________.
A．the writer’s favorite sportsB．the writer’s favorite food
C．the writer’s favorite clothesD．the writer’s favorite color
小題4:“views”in the last passage means _________ in Chinese.
A．視野B．風景C．見解D．檢查

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要介紹了美國的學業(yè)制度,及作者自己的運動愛好和穿衣愛好.
小題1:根據(jù)第一段We go to school on Monday through Fridays and have the weekends off.描述,可知選B.
小題2:根據(jù)第二段But, my favorite sport is football. 描述,可知選D.
小題3:根據(jù)I usually wear a baseball hat, my favorite pants, and my favorite shirt.及本段描述,可知本段主要告訴我們作者最喜歡的衣服,故選.
小題4:聯(lián)系上文There is no common agreement in the west about the best method of education.在西方?jīng)]有關于最好的教育方法的共同協(xié)議,可知這個單詞指的是見解的意思,故選C.
點評：本文中長句較多，一時很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結出正確答案。
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