Question

   In the United States，“hitting the books”means studying a subject with great effort.

   One of the great challenges for students 1 taking tests. Students 2 long hours preparing for a test. They read all their books carefully,and then read them 3 and a third time. They prepare for 4 possible question. They study every night. They are “hitting the books”.

   In the United States,most children go to school 5 they are five years old. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes. School in these early years is 6 . The children learn to read and write,but they also play games and go on trips. There is no reason 7 such an early age for them to hit the books.

   This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become more difficult. Students must 8 world history,algebra (代數(shù)) and the life sciences. Tests become more common.

   Pressure 9 to hit the books,study hard,and advance (升級) . 10,most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school.

  Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain.[2013 山東涌博]

() 1. A. are   B. is   C. were   D. was

() 2. A. cost   B. take   C. spend   D. pay

() 3. A. a first time   B. a second time   C. a third time   D. a fourth time

() 4. A. all   B. no   C. few   D. every

() 5. A. when   B. since   C. for   D. that

() 6. A. boring   B. difficult   C. fun   D. strange

() 7. A. at   B. on   C. in   D. for

() 8. A. look for   B. learn about   C. set up   D. hear of

() 9. A. is growing   B. is disappearing   C. is falling   D. is going

() 10. A. Although   B. Even   C. Whatever   D. However

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C

閱讀提示：本文是一篇說明文，介紹美國的學(xué)生從小到大是如何接受 教育的。在美國，很小的孩子學(xué)習(xí)是比較輕松的，隨著年齡的增長， 他們的挑戰(zhàn)也越來越多，直到進(jìn)入高中才開始真正的花費(fèi)大氣力攻讀課程。

1. B 句子的主語 one of the greatest challenges for students 謂語動 詞用單數(shù)，故選B.

2. C spend的用法，spend…doing sth.，花費(fèi)一段時間做某事。

3. B句意:他們一遍又一遍地讀書，形式跟下文a third time保持—致。

4. D句意:他們要準(zhǔn)備每一個可能的問題。

5. A when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句。大多數(shù)孩子當(dāng)他們五歲的時候就去上學(xué)。

6. C根據(jù)下文:年齡很小的孩子學(xué)習(xí)讀書寫字、玩游戲、旅行，因此 對他們來說是很有趣的。

7. A考査固定詞組。at such an early age在年齡這么小的時候。

8. B句意:孩子們必須學(xué)習(xí)關(guān)于世界歷史、代數(shù)以及生命科學(xué)的書。

learn about在此句中是“學(xué)習(xí)關(guān)于”的意思。

9. A句意:壓力不斷增加，從而(要求大家) 刻苦學(xué)習(xí)，研習(xí)攻讀，而 且還會不斷升級。

10. C此空表轉(zhuǎn)折，許多學(xué)生上了高校才開始花數(shù)小時來研究課程。