Dear Parents,
As we start the second half of the spring term, I thought it important to update you on some key developments.
Post-16 Collaboration(合作)
We have entered into an exciting new collaboration with Bassaleg Comprehension School, Duffryn High School, St Joseph’s High School, and Coleg Gwent—The Newport West Post-16 partnership. We will be working together to deliver nearly 40 different courses at other schools and likewise, students from other schools will study some subjects here. Information about the courses available to students can be found on the partnership website www. Newftartwest. corn. uk.
Uniform
I would take this opportunity to remind all parents that students are not permitted to wear non-school uniform cardigans (開襟羊毛衫) in Newport High School. It is the responsibility of parents to make sure your son or daughter wears the correct uniform to school. This includes completely black shoes. Over the next half term we will be working with students to develop a cardigan with the school logo which will provide an alternative to the current school jacket.
School Catering.
We are currently seeking a new company to provide school meals. Our new catering provider will be in place at the start of the summer term and will be working with students, parents and staff to provide improvements to our current provision. I look forward to keeping you updated on this development.
Some key dates for you to be aware of over the next half term are:
Tuesday 15March
Year 9&10 Revision Conference
Wednesday 23 March
Year 12& 13 Parents Evening (4：00—7：00 p.m.)
Thursday 31st March
Academic Review Day
Friday 1st April
Teacher Training Day (school closed to students)
Friday 15st April
End of Spring Term
Tuesday 3rd May
Start of Summer Term
Thank you for your continued support.
Your faithfully,
Karyn Keane
小題1:Karyn Keane wrote the letter on behalf of ______.
A．Bassaleg Comprehensive SchoolB．Newport High School
C．St Joesph’s High SchoolD．Duffryn High School
小題2:What can be learned about the new collaboration?
A．It involves four schools altogether.
B．Course information will be mailed to every student.
C．Students can choose as many courses as they want.
D．It allows students to learn at other schools.
小題3:When will the new catering company start working?
A．In MayB．In April C．in MarchD．In June
小題4:What do we know from the passage?
A．Students will develop a logo for the school.
B．All parents will be invited to school on 23rd March
C．Students won’t go to school on 1st April.
D．The letter was written at the start of the spring term.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：本文講述的Newport High School介紹自己學(xué)校的課程設(shè)置，校服以及用餐等方面具體的信息。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Uniform
I would take this opportunity to remind all parents that students are not permitted to wear non-school uniform cardigans (開襟羊毛衫) in Newport High School.可知作者是代表著Newport High School這所學(xué)校的。故B正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)We have entered into an exciting new collaboration with Bassaleg Comprehension School, Duffryn High School, St Joseph’s High School, and Coleg Gwent—The Newport West Post-16 partnership.可知他們和很多其他的學(xué)校有合作，他們的學(xué)生也可以到其他的學(xué)校去學(xué)習(xí)。故D正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)Our new catering provider will be in place at the start of the summer term；  Tuesday 3rd May   Start of Summer Term可知是在五月份的時候開始的。故A正確。
小題4:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)
Friday 1st April
Teacher Training Day (school closed to students)
可知在4月1日，教師進(jìn)行培訓(xùn)，學(xué)校是關(guān)閉的，學(xué)生不需要上學(xué)。故C正確。
點評：本文講述的Newport High School介紹自己學(xué)校的課程設(shè)置，校服以及用餐等方面具體的信息。文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。
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